Cheeky Chompers Review
DISCLOSURE -THIS ITEM WAS GIFTED TO THE REVIEWER FOR THE PURPOSES OF WRITING THE REVIEW. ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ARE THE REVIEWER’S OWN.
Reviewed by Dottie Rood
Cheeky Chompers is a product for babies that helps with teething, weaning and lots more. The first product in the range was developed 13 years ago by friends Amy and Julie when they were on maternity leave and got frustrated by their babies teething toys constantly ending up on the floor and therefore needed picking up and resterilising to give back to their babies. And so, the ‘Neckerchew’ was born. The neckerchew is a dribble bib with a teether attached, it can be attached to your baby and so won’t be dropped on the floor and can also be easily located by the baby.
The product I received was the Darcy the Elephant teething gift box which arrived in a white box with lovely pale grey tissue paper and a pink sticker saying, “Made With Love”. It contained a Cheeky Chompers Handy chew, a Cheeky Chompers teething toy and a Cheeky Chompers Neckerchew. They were all made of lovely soft materials, with very calming colours and pleasing designs. Each product had lots of relevant information on that may concern some parents, for example they use 100% organic cotton, machine washable, no BPA (No BPA means the product is manufactured without Bisphenol-A, an industrial chemical used to harden plastics and can potentially cause health issues), no Phthalates (a similar chemical that is added to plastics to aid flexibility) and three layers of absorbency.
The Cheeky Chompers Handychew is a ‘sensory teething toy’, it is a lovely soft toy with a very pleasant elephant face, two big elephant ears, one is a textured soft plastic chew and the other is made of soft material that ‘crinkles’. It also has a trunk that doubles up as an attachable strap that can go around baby’s wrist.
The Cheeky Chompers teething toy is again a very cute elephant design that is textured, easy to hold and safe to chew. This toy is also dishwasher and steriliser safe, fridge friendly, non-toxic environmentally friendly and uses recyclable card.
The Cheeky Chompers Neckerchew as described above is a combined bib and teether. It is a lovely, muted shade of dusky pink, very soft material (there are lots of designs available some of which are reversible) and easy to fasten.
Cheeky Chompers has 12 products in total that in addition to the above include:
Teething accessories, Multiuse products, Attachable blankets, Weaning sets and an adaptation of the Neckerchew for older children and adults with oral, sensory or stimulation needs.
After gathering all the above information and being very pleased with the products themselves it was time to introduce them to a baby! It does say you can use some of the products from birth however I decided to find some slightly older children at our family nursery. We invited a few mums and their little ones to see how they took to the Cheeky Chompers products and how much they would use them. The whole event was a huge success! The babies really enjoyed chewing them and exploring the different textures and the mums loved everything about them. When I asked what they liked most they said, “they feel so soft and gentle and I love the colours”, “I really like the fact I don’t have to keep picking up his teether and cleaning it”, “look how long she’s kept hold of the teething toy she usually drops it straight away, brilliant”. I also took the toys home as I have a brand new grandchild and put them in the washing machine and the teething toy in the dishwasher and they came out like brand new!
The Cheeky Chomper products are different prices but with the Neckerchew at £11.99, textured baby teether £9.99 and the set I received £34.00 I think they are good value and I would highly recommend them.
Rating: 5/5
RRP: £34.00
For more information or to buy, visit cheekychompers.com