Safe chewable stim toys and items

You can actually make a chewable from fabric yourself. See instructions here. 

Hi!

There are multiple options for chewers who for one reason or another cannot/don’t want their chewie to be made of silicone. 

None of ARK Therapeutic products are made from silicone. These are a great option as they are all available in 3 different toughness levels, meaning that almost regardless of how avid of a chewer you are they will have something that suits your needs. 

Chubuddy also makes some chewies from other materials than silicone. The springz bracelet, the strong tube or the Zillas are not made from silicone. 

Hello and welcome!

I can relate to the excitement of finding out how many amazing chewies only to find out the shipping costs (and added import taxes) would make it basically impossible for someone to buy chewies regularly (when old ones break, testing out what they like etc).

I have done some looking around and here is what I’ve found:

Amazon.de

-Amazon has quite a few chewies. Most are made of silicone, which is a safe material to use but isn’t nearly as durable as some other materials that are used in chewies (such as ARKs XXT, Chubuddy’s strong tube material etc). Most sellers and products are not selling established brands and their products. This may not automatically be a “red flag” but some products are very clearly just “copied and pasted” (such as ARKs brickstick) but made in a slightly different size and in different materials.

https://www.persempretoys.de/spielzeug-besondere-kinder/autismus-adhs?dir=asc&order=price

-These guys seem to be resellers of offical Chewigem products. Prices are higher than in Chewigems own UK store, but you will save money on shipping and taxes so this will most likely save you money.

https://senso-care.de/ark_therapeutic

-These guys sell ARK Therapeutic products at reasonable prices. 

https://ringelfee.de/640-ark-therapeutic

Flower Chewies by ARK Therapeutic - https://bit.ly/3OIqNxV (link to all 3 products)

The flower chewies from ARK Therapeutic come in 3 different styles: handheld, pencil topper and pendant.

The petals of the flower are available in ARKs 3 different color coded toughness levels (regular, XT and XXT). In the Flower Wand, the green stem is always made with green (XT). This means that you can try out two different toughness levels in one product, great if you are just between two different levels or just want to try out the different ones.

The flowers are available in various shades of pink, red, purple, blue and yellow. Green and orange are not available (as of writing this review).

As the flower is quite thick, this chewie is not meant to be chewed with back teeth. Because it is quite thick it also means that this chewie feels harder than a slimmer chewie in the same toughness level. Keep this in mind. If the chewer usually prefers XXT, I would recommend considering with going with XT if this chewie is thicker and bigger than the chewies the chewer is used to. The stem on the handheld version can reach the back teeth.

I would say that this is a chewie that lives up to the quality that we have come to expect from ARK chewies. It is also nice to have the same design in 3 different models - meaning that if a chewer really likes this style they can have one that is handheld (used at home for example), a pencil topper for use at school and a pendant to bring with them outside or on trips.

Welcome! For you I would recommend getting something hollow as it should mimic the feeling of a pacifier (to my knowledge, at least). The thing i immediatly thought of was the strong tube from chubuddy (https://chubuddy.com/pages/strong-tubes) but they are quite hard, so i think the slim one may be best for you. Alternatively you could try out some of ARK Therapeutics products, almost all of them are solid. A slimmer one, like the Kryptobite (https://www.arktherapeutic.com/arks-krypto-bite-chewable-gem-necklace/?aff=17), might work well for you? Followers, any of you experienced something like this?

Feel free to send in another ask if you didnt like either of these options!

Have you seen Ark Therapeutics new chewie, the RoboChew?

hi i love in canada i'm wondered if you know of anywhere in canada that sells the full line of ark chewies and/or the line from the company that makes the zilla ans i think it the strong stick is the other one? as i like them but shipping and currency exchange with is usd canadian dollar makes them to expensive to be worth the money

Here are some places in Canada that sell chewies:

http://chewigemcanada.ca/

https://www.amazon.ca/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SiliconeCanada?ref=l2-shopheader-name

When I read your question I immediately thought of the Brickstick in XT. It's textured and can reach back teeth for molar chewing. Other options, such as the kryptobite and bitesaber exist, too. To see all of ARKs chewies that are chewable with back teeth, click here.

ARK Therapeutic makes two different chewie cases. I’ll link to both of them here: 

Bigger case

Smaller case

There are a few different ones that I'd recommend.

The most durable option by far is the Strong tube by chubuddy.

unfortunately most of the discreet chewies are chewelery, but ARK does make some really discreet pen topper chewies!

Other than that you could enjoy the MEGA kryptobite.

I would rate the Zilla as durable as or even more durable than the XXT. When it comes to softness it depends on the individual chewie (depending on how thick it is) but overall the Zilla is about the same toughness as the XT.