The Slightly Unnerving Carrot Review

The Slightly Unnerving Carrot Review

I got this weird carrot stress toy at Menard's a few days ago for like 2 dollars, and honestly, despite it being a tad bit cursed visually, it's quickly become one of my favorite things to stim with.

The outside of the carrot is a smooth silicone texture, though it is a bit sticky. It doesn't leave any residue on your hands, but it does attract dust and pet hair, so you'll need to wash it pretty regularly. Perhaps the baby powder trick that works with mochi squishies would work on it?

The inside is filled with sand, and the whole thing holds whatever shape you put it into. It takes a bit of skill to get it back to its original shape but it isn't too hard to do. It makes a delightful crunchy sound and feeling that I really enjoy! It is also pretty heavy due to being filled with sand, so if you like weighted toys it's pretty decent for that too.

Despite it being pretty cheaply made, I can't deny how much I like this thing. I just really like crunchy stims,,,,,

Overall I give this a 7/10, taking away some points due to the stickyness.

(p.s. Though the silicone is pretty durable, I wouldn't recommend this for aggressive stimming since I don't know how much it can take! You can find this and the banana version of it in a lot of stores, they're pretty easy to find.)

a little zuko sketch from a long drive that I colored

as promised, here are my favorite attacks i did for artfight 2020 !

the characters in order are:

cyrena by littleberryart on artfight

caliope by PisTachitow on artfight

kiari by @brieflydoodles

kyle and theo by @electropastry

hydro byThespotteddeer on artfight

amory by mephistopheles on artfight

kandi by raccoonbabe on artfight

kiban by Sydpeep on artfight

ace by @brieflydoodles

Attention people who know how to knit!

I have a blanket that was given to me as a baby and for twenty-three years it has never ceased to be a source of comfort as well as my favorite texture to use for stimming. However, it has been through years of use and is beginning to fall apart and that gives me more anxiety than literally anything else in the world. I have a pattern for it that I have ZERO idea how to read, let alone recreate.

So, I’m looking for someone who can read and recreate this blanket - either make a tutorial video that I can see on YouTube so I can follow along and make my own that way, or send me the one that you make. I am willing to pay substantially for this!

If you are interested, please send me a message and we can talk details. I’ve attached the pictures I have of the pattern from the magazine it comes from, so you can see if it’s possible for you. If you’re not interested, still PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THIS. There is not much I wouldn’t do to get a replacement, or a way to make my own. If you have any friends not on Tumblr who might interested in doing this, let me know about those, too!

Thanks in advance!

1, 5, and 6 please and thank you!!

 1. What does your sensory haven look like and what does it include?

I know this is a hypothetical question, but there's actually a very real place that I would consider a sensory haven for me! There's this place in St. Louis, Missouri called the City Museum and it is AMAZING. It's called a museum but it's really more of a 15 story tall jungle gym with lots of cool funky exhibits and activities. Some things I remember liking were a mock cave system, a human sized hamster wheel, a scrap metal jungle gym that was about 100 feet off the ground at many points, the world's largest pencil, and a very large wall panel full of doorknobs. I wouldn't recommend it for people who have lots of auditory sensory issues or are sensitive to bright light, but if you love climbing and swinging and just playing around, it is AWESOME. I really want to go back some day.

5. What kinds of music give you the most sensory input?

Pretty much just ... Any music I like lol. Mostly stuff with a super bouncy/dramatic rhythm. I play percussion, so I have a very deep physical reaction to rhythm even putting sensory stuff aside, so if it has a funky rhythm I'll definitely do some body stims along!

6. What is your best impromptu/unconventional stim toy?

I have so many from over the years... some examples are:

Any drumsticks or mallets. No I do not spin them like most percussionists do, I smack myself in the head, neck, and calves with them

Cats!!! They're soft and make cute noises! And the like to be pet so everyone wins!

My school laptop. Singing about the noise they make when you wack them shits is satisfying to me

Jewelry. this is a p common one but boy did I do it a lot as a kid

Plastic straws at restraunts

I used to take apart mechanical pencils and pens over and over as a kid

So there you go!!! Thank u so much for the ask, I really like answering these!!!

for @electropastry ! their dnd characters Kei & Lyric having a break