Abstract: An aqueous bubble-forming composition, suitable for use as a child's toy, comprises a sucrose ester present in an amount by weight from about 3.3% to about 5.3%, a water soluble polymer in an amount by weight of from about 11.5% to about 14.0%, sweetener in amount by weight of from about 1.8% to about 4.0%, and water in amount by weight of from about 75% to about 83%. Small amounts of additional flavorings may be added to further improve the taste of the obtained solution.

Abstract: A toy water gun operable in accordance with two distinct modes of operation. In a first mode of operation, the toy water gun receives and stores pressurized water directly from a municipal water supply. This is achieved using an adapter which allows water to flow under pressure into a reservoir of the gun such that the user need only depress a trigger to cause water to eject through the nozzle of the gun. In a second mode of operation, a fill cap or other opening is exposed so that unpressurized water may be poured in or otherwise received into the gun. A manually operable pump is included so that the unpressurized water may be pressurized whereupon depression of the trigger will cause the water to be ejected from the gun.

Abstract: A novelty alarm clock system incorporating a game of skill comprises an alarm clock base unit including a clock assembly operative to display the current time and to audibly reproduce an audible alarm when the current time corresponds to a preselected alarm time, and a sensing element. The sensing element detects a remotely actuated alarm interruption signal and, in response thereto, discontinues the audible alarm for at least an interval of time. A game of skill is introduced by the manner in which the alarm interruption signal is remotely actuated. Specifically, a remote hand-held unit supplies a narrowly focused visible beam of light which must be precisely aligned with the sensing element (i.e., the target) on the alarm clock base unit in order to terminate or suspend reproduction of the audible alarm signal.