Hugimals are high-quality, adorable, weighted stuffed animals that “hug you back” to lower stress, boost feelings of calm, and help with sleep and focus. Hugimals combine the emotional connection of a favorite stuffed animal with the calming benefits of a weighted blanket. Hugimals are intentionally and beautifully designed to make them the ultimate therapeutic calming tool — on top of being, well, pretty adorable! They have neutral facial expressions rather than smiles, allowing you to feel whatever you're feeling in a no-judgment zone. They are made with calming colors and extra-soft fabric for a soothing visual and tactile sensory experience. And unlike other weighted products, Hugimals have a patent-pending removable weighted insert that makes Hugimals unique in two ways. One: it distributes a Hugimal's weighted pressure evenly throughout its body (rather than only in the middle) for the comforting sensation that your Hugimal is "hugging you back." And two: It makes Hugimals machine washable (unlike most other plush, which is spot-clean only.) Simply remove the weighted insert, and machine wash the outer plush when needed.