Abstract: An educational toy with interchangeable spheres for teaching the user to produce words, progressions, mathematics, patterns and other educational arrangements and sequences comprising a shaft with a permanently affixed stationary sphere on one end and a removable threaded sphere on the other. A plurality of educational balls having various graphics and horizontal throughbores that are slid onto the shaft in a user selected order when the threaded sphere is removed and retained thereon when it is replaced.

Abstract: A hub strap is provided to secure a wheel cover, having narrow openings to a wheel rim having slots for a tire mounted thereto. The hub strap consists of a belt to extend through two slots in the wheel rim and two narrow openings in the wheel cover. An assembly is for connecting opposite ends of the belt together in a removable manner. The belt will secure the wheel cover to the wheel rim to eliminate loss and damage to the wheel cover.