present invention the chewable end cap 12 is attached to the end of the writing instrument body 4 by means of a pin insert 16 the chewable end cap 12 is retained by the pin insert 16 piercing the solid end cap of the writing instrument body 4 the protective end cap 8 is slideably positioned over the chewable end cap 12 when the chewable end cap 12 is not in use as shown in fig7 the protective end cap 8 fits snugly over the chewable end cap 12 to ensure that the chewable end cap 12 is protected from germs and unsanitary conditions fig8 is an exploded view of several variations the present invention the chewable writing instrument 2 includes a writing instrument body 4 which is equivalent to the body of a conventional pen or pencil the writing instrument body 4 is preferably cylindrical in shape and has a circular opening at each end thereof a writing element is positioned within a first circular opening and an end cap is positioned at the end opposite the writing element the chewable writing instrument 2 also includes a chewable tip cap 10 and chewable end cap 12 preferably the chewable tip cap 10 and the chewable end cap 12 are protected by a protective tip cap 6 and.