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The Christmas Housewarming Gift That Made Their New Place Feel Like Home
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If you’ve ever stood in Target holding a scented candle, wondering,
“Is this really the best I can do for their first home together?”
— this one’s for you.
In this article
The first Christmas in a not-quite-finished home
They’d just gotten married.
New rings, new keys, new apartment.
Also: new pile of boxes in every corner, a couch without a coffee table, and exactly three forks in the cutlery drawer because “we’ll sort the rest this weekend.”
It was December. Outside: twinkle lights, Christmas playlists, cozy photos on Instagram.
Inside their place: bubble wrap, moving tape, and a kitchen sink working overtime.
Every night looked about the same:
- takeout containers because the pots were still in a mystery box,
- mugs with half-finished tea,
- one sad, gray supermarket sponge next to the sink that smelled… questionable.
When their friends said, “We’ll swing by this weekend with a little housewarming gift,” they pictured the usual suspects:
- another candle (they already had three from the wedding),
- a bottle of wine (nice, but gone in one night),
- or some pretty decor they’d feel guilty about not displaying.
Nice? Sure.
Useful after the Instagram story disappears? Not always.
The gift that looked small but landed big
Saturday night, doorbell rings.
Their friends show up with a simple kraft bag and a bottle of sparkling water.
Inside the bag wasn’t a plant, or a picture frame, or anything fragile.
It was a DoYourClean Christmas Friends sponge gift box.
At first glance, it looked almost too cute to be practical:
- a magnetic lid that clicked shut with a soft snap,
- a tray of 18 flat sponges laid out like chocolates,
- tiny gingerbread men, snowmen, stockings and candy-cane characters smiling up at them.
“Wait,” the bride squinted.
“Are these… Christmas sponges?”
Her friend laughed,
“Yes. For the sink. I figured you’ll see them way more than anything I put on your shelf.”
They ran one under water, just to see.
In a few seconds it puffed up from a thin card into a full, squishy cellulose sponge — soft in the hand but firm enough to actually scrub the dried pasta off last night’s plate.
There was something quietly perfect about it:
- not too expensive
- not overly personal
- but paired exactly with the messiest, realest part of their new life together: that little corner where dishes, coffee rings and cookie crumbs pile up.
Meet the Christmas sponge box that lives in the sink, not a drawer
What made this tiny gift stick in their minds wasn’t just the Santa hats and gingerbread smiles. It was how often they actually reached for it.
The DoYourClean Christmas Friends and Santa Friends sponge gift boxes were designed for this kind of “new home, new rhythms” season:
- Each box has 18 sponges (6 festive designs × 3 each).
- They arrive as flat sheets — easy to store, satisfyingly “magic” when they swell up in water.
- They’re made from plant-based cellulose, not plastic foam, so they feel more in line with the “we’re trying to build a better home together” vibe.
- They’re rich-foam sponges, so a tiny bit of dish soap turns into a sink full of bubbles — perfect for those long December baking sessions.
- And the best part: they slowly disappear as you use them. No extra clutter, no “Where do I put this?” guilt.
Most housewarming gifts end up on a shelf. This one lives right where real life happens: next to the sink, in the middle of crumbs and cocoa stains and late-night dish piles.
Christmas Friends vs. Santa Friends: which one fits your couple?
If you’re picking a housewarming gift for a newlywed couple in December, you basically have two sponge “casts” to choose from:
Christmas Friends Sponge Gift Box
Think cozy Christmas movie energy:
- gingerbread cookies, candy canes, stockings, little treats
- warm, playful designs that feel like holiday baking and hot chocolate
- great for couples who love hosting, baking, or going all-in on festive decor
Perfect if their kitchen already has fairy lights, a holiday candle burning, and maybe a tray of cookies cooling somewhere.
👉 Christmas Friends Sponge Gift Box (18pcs)
Santa Friends Sponge Gift Box
This is the “Santa is absolutely real in this house” set:
- different Santa faces and outfits, little red hats, cozy details
- fun, a bit cheeky, memorable in photos
- great for couples who have a playful sense of humor, or who are planning to have kids around in the future holidays
Perfect if they’re the type who will absolutely wear matching Christmas pajamas “ironically” and then secretly love it.
👉 Santa Friends Sponge Gift Box (18pcs)
Either way, you’re not just handing them something to look at.
You’re giving them something that’ll quietly show up in their nightly kitchen reset, again and again.
When you just want a housewarming gift that feels real
The newlyweds from our story still haven’t finished decorating their living room.
There are picture frames waiting for photos, and a rug still rolled up in the corner.
But if you peek into their kitchen on any random December night, you’ll see:
- a sink that’s been through dinner, dessert, and maybe some late-night toast
- a little Christmas Friends or Santa Friends sponge covered in foam
- two people doing the small, ordinary work of building a life together
Every time they reach for that sponge, they remember who gave it to them — not because your name is engraved on a plaque, but because your gift quietly makes their everyday mess a tiny bit easier.
If you’re stuck between another candle, another bottle of wine, or something that actually joins their new routines, a DoYourClean sponge gift box is an easy yes:
- festive enough to feel like a Christmas present
- practical enough to earn a permanent spot by the sink
- small and thoughtful enough to feel like it was picked with their real life in mind, not just their Instagram feed
Ready to bring a little bit of warmth (and foam) into someone’s new home?
