Abstract: An action figure having synchronized speech and facial expressions comprises a body defining an internal cavity, a head attached to the body and being deformable into a plurality of facial expressions, and an electrical circuit disposed within the cavity and operatively coupled to a sound generator. The electrical circuit and the sound generator output an audible first speech mode and an audible second speech mode. An actuator operatively coupled to both the head and the electrical circuit is arranged to synchronize the first speech mode with a first facial expression and to synchronize the second speech mode with a second facial expression.

Abstract: A drawing aid assembly includes a tracing screen, a light generating assembly, a controller, a storage area, and a selector. The light generating assembly is arranged to cause a light spot to impinge upon a first side of the tracing screen and the light spot is transmitted to a second side of the tracing screen such that the position of the light spot may be recorded by a user. The controller controls the light generating assembly such that the light spot is arranged to impinge at a number of predetermined positions upon the tracing screen in accordance with a figure to be traced. The storage area retains data defining a number of figures, the storage area being accessible by the controller. The selector enables the user to select a figure to be traced from the number of figures within the storage area.