So, I was looking for an alternative to a weighted blanket because I couldn't afford one, and I came across the idea of a weighted stuffed animal.

I got to thinking about how I could do it in a mess free fashion, and not overstuff the plushie or lose it's softness. After a bit of looking around I found the idea of using a sock to fill up, and that got me thinking on the medical side of things. Back when I'd sprain an ankle or something, I'd use a sock full of rice and toss it in the microwave to make a makeshift heating pad. It worked, and worked well too.

So I was thinking of how to stuff a plushie and use it for the same purpose of a weighted lap pad or something, but also a heating pad. I was thinking, what if you took some strong velcro and sewed it into the inside of the incision on the stuffed animal's back, so you could fold it in and it'd stay shut- but if you needed to readjust the weight amount/position you could just unvelcro it and take it out. Then I thought, well you can also probably take it out and put it in the microwave for a bit for those cold nights, or when your kid needs a little extra warmth.

Some people like certain aromas too, so a dab of some kind of mineral oil could be used too possibly. o: Me personally, I'm too sensitive for that, I'd end up sniffing my plushie all night and not getting off to sleep like I planned to.

You can easily just wash the plushie in cold water and air dry it, or even take the sock-rice out and wash it regularly. :3

Any thoughts? o: I think I'm going to do this with a test plushie sometime, a nice big soft bunny I have sitting in my room. x3