a card showing dimensions of Darby the Bear Hugimal: 11" tall sitting, 6" deep, 8" wide, 100% adorable

A card sharing some features and benefits of Hugimals. Benefits include easing stress, emotional support, and that it's a great self-care gift for all

Child surrounded by plush toys including a sloth, fox, panda, and bear on a couch.

Darby the Bear

Name: Darby the Bear
Brand: Hugimals World
SKU: HUG001BR
Price: 68.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$68.00

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By popular demand from you, our community, Darby the Bear, an OG Hugimal and the sweetest chocolate brown bear, has come out of hibernation and is ready to give you and yours many comforting hugs. Now shipping.

Hi, I'm Darby,

I'm calm and contemplative and love being by your side. And I give the absolute best bear hugs!

Age 2+

Hugimals Benefits

HELPS KIDS & ADULTS FEEL CALM: Developed with doctors & therapists to lower stress and anxiety and increase calm in kids, teens, and adults through weighted Deep Touch Pressure.
WEIGHTED ALL OVER TO HUG YOU BACK! Hugimals weigh a substantial 4.5 lbs each, and unlike most other weighted plush with weight clumped only in one area, Hugimals have their weight distributed evenly throughout their body, head, arms and legs, for the blissful feeling that they are hugging you back.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOOL: Hugimals' facial expressions are intentionally neutral to support you in feeling any emotion in a no-judgment zone.
SENSORY BENEFITS: Weighted Deep Touch Pressure can help anxiety, stress and sleep. It can also help with focus, making Hugimals great study or work buddies.
SOFT AND LOVABLE: Extra-soft fabric provides a soothing tactile sensory experience.
MACHINE WASHABLE EXTERIOR: Weighted with non-toxic glass beads sewn into a secure removable weighted insert, which allows for machine washing of the outer plush.
SELF-CARE FOR ALL: Hugimals are a fantastic source of both comfort & sensory support for kids, teens, adults and seniors.
THE GIFT THAT HUGS THEM WHEN YOU CAN'T: When you send a Hugimal to a loved one, it will deliver all the loving hugs you can't always be there to give.
AWARD-WINNING HUGS: Hugimals have been recognized in TIME's Best Inventions, Good Housekeeping's Best Toys, Parents Magazine's Best Toys, People Magazine's Products Worth the Hype, the TODAY Show's She Made It "It List," and GLAMOUR'S Best Women-Owned Brands
RECOMMENDED BY: Real Simple, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Elle, Travel & Leisure, Parade, Oprah Daily and many more.

Weight

Approximately 4.5 pounds

Dimensions

11" tall sitting
20" tall full length
8" wide (side to side)
6" thick (front to back)

Bowie. Is. Perfect.

We just lost our harlequin fur baby Bowie. My daughter’s aunties pitched in to find a weighted snuggle toy for my 12-year-old daughter. Bowie the Panda came up, and it was a clear sign that she needed it.
Thank you! He’s helped her transition to sleeping without our pup.

So satisfying to hug!

Love them!! Was hoping to get a carry sac with them. The last two were the 4 th and 5 th I have ordered. The last 2 need to travel to my grand nieces. Would be nice for them to arrive in a box or a carry sac.

Please let me know if you would be able to send at a discount.
Alecia Binns

I'm 67 years old and i got this to help with my panic and anxiety attacks at bedtime. It really does help , I lay it on my low chest across the top of my stomach and the weight of it and cuddling it helps me to fall asleep. Also its adorable and very well made. The way it's made the weight stays in it's legs and belly and doesn't bunch up. Thank you Hugimals

Darby is the best!

I ordered Darby and my kids love sitting with her for instant comfort during the day. Thank you for creating such an amazing tool to help with emotional regulation!!

Koala from Allah

It was a gift from heaven! Cuddly, fluffy, and very supportive!!!

Sammy the sloth!!

I have officially COMPLETED my Hugimals world family!! Sammy was the final one I needed and I have a happy family now!! I can’t recommend Hugimals enough!! I love the comfort of having something to hold and love on. He did arrive with a hole I had to stitch on the back of his neck but I stitched him up!! Very comforting!! ☺️

I love this sweet bunny!

This weighted bunny is by far the BEST weighted animal I’ve ever owned, not only is the outside washable, the weight is perfectly distributed and it feels like a real hug. The fur is also incredibly soft. I highly recommend ^_^

I love Iggy 🥰💗

Iggy is so adorable! 💗 I love him and he has a forever home with me 🥰💗 his weight is perfect and so comforting and soft 💖 one of the best purchases I have ever made 💕 Thank you! 🫶🏻💗

Image showing a young woman with long dark hair resting with her eyes closed on a couch with Quinn the Koala Hugimal on her chest. The Koala is hugging her and she is hugging it back.

How do our weighted products work?

Similar to a big, comforting hug, the weighted pressure (aka Deep Touch Pressure) in our products brings on a relaxation response from your parasympathetic nervous system — and tamps down a fight-or-flight response from your sympathetic nervous system. When one of our weighted self-care products is placed on your lap, chest, or tummy, your body begins to lower production of the stress hormone cortisol and increases production of the “calming” neurotransmitters, including oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine, helping you feel comforted, relaxed, grounded, and secure.

Deep Touch Pressure has also been shown to help with sleep, as well as focus & concentration, making our products excellent bedtime companions and study/work buddies!

Enjoy the calming hugs!

FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION: Weighted pressure can help with focus, making Hugimals great study or work buddies when placed on a lap (like a weighted lap pad but way more adorable!).

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOOL: Hugimals’ neutral expressions are specifically designed to allow you to feel any emotion in a judgment-free zone (no forced smiles here.)

SENSORY BENEFITS: Hugimals’ extra-soft fabric provides a soothing tactile sensory experience, and their calming colors are inspired by the natural colors of river stones.

SELF-CARE FOR ALL: Unanimously positive reviews from our children's hospital pilot program show that Hugimals are "a fantastic source of both comfort and sensory support" for children. Our Gen Z and Millennial fans use Hugimals for self-care, stress relief and to help with sleep. They make great gifts!

This is an information diagram showing how to remove a Hugimal's weighted insert and wash the outer plush.

REMOVABLE WEIGHT: Your Hugimal is weighted with the same non-toxic glass beading used in many weighted blankets, sewn into secure sections within a removable weighted inner body for added safety.

WASHABLE! (AND WE DON’T MEAN SPOT-CLEAN ONLY): The weighted inner body is fully removable, allowing for easy washing of outer plush. We recommend washing the outer plush in a cold, gentle cycle. Best to wash in a laundry bag. Then hang dry.

BLISSFUL, FULL-BODY HUGS: With their weight distributed throughout their head, body and limbs, you feel the soothing sensation of your Hugimal “hugging” you back.