Abstract: A doll of this invention includes a torso having an upper chest portion, a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head, the chest includes a predetermined area of a predetermined shape, such as a heart which is constructed from translucent colored plastic material. A light is located within the cavity behind the heart to create a varying silhouette which corresponds in configuration to the doll upon the illumination of the light within the doll. The varying configuration of the silhouette is created by rotating an object between a lamp and the translucent colored plastic material, and this imparts a varying size and shape to the silhouette. In its broader aspects, the present invention is not limited to a doll, but instead to the concept of a rotating object(s) positioned between a translucent imaging surface and a source of illumination can be utilized in a variety of other environments and objects.

Abstract: A doll includes a body having a torso defining a cavity housing a shelf and closed by a door. A user tears a sheet from a note pad, writes a "secret" upon the sheet, inserts the sheet into a pocket into the star-like body and inserts the latter upon the shelf. The door of the cavity is closed and the star-like body and the "secret" upon the note is displaced for subsequent reuse. The "secret" can also be written upon the sheet torn from the note pad using a pen with conventional "disappearing" ink. Preferably a door or doors of the doll is then locked by a suitable time-delay mechanism to prevent access to the note until the ink/secret has disappeared, thus telling the user/child that the "secret" has been received by the "inner child" or doll and is respected (secret) thereby through its disappearance. Further, in lieu of blank sheets, a stack of preprinted sheets or cards may be provided each with a different "secret" or message thereon which the user can select, fold, insert into the star-like body, etc.

Abstract: A therapeutic doll for self-help that can be used outside of a therapeutic or self-help session. The doll includes a heart area which can be illuminated and a speech-producing device which outputs encouraging messages. The doll also includes a variety of icons, such as a liquor bottle or pill bottle, which symbolize personal vices. The doll includes a shelf inside its cavity for placement of these icons. Use of the doll encourages the user to confront his or her problems and abstain from using liquor, drugs, etc.

Abstract: A therapeutic doll for self-help that can be used outside of a therapeutic or self-help session. The doll includes a heart area which can be illuminated and a speech-producing device which outputs encouraging messages. The doll also includes a variety of icons, such as a liquor bottle or pill bottle, which symbolize personal vices. The doll includes a shelf inside its cavity for placement of these icons. The shelf is collapsable by the push of a button mechanism allowing the icons to fall through a hollow portion in the doll and into a knapsack coupled to the doll. Use of the doll encourages the user to confront his or her problems and abstain from using liquor, drugs, etc.