Abstract: A building structure formed from modular building elements, which include first modular building elements (1,9) having socket beam interconnection means (2), second modular building elements (13,14,15) and socket beams (7, 11) having first modular building element interconnection means (6); whereby a socket beam (7,11) forms an interconnection with at least one first modular building element (1,9) and at least one second modular building element (13, 14, 15) associates with a socket beam (7,11) and first modular building element interconnection, a socket beam (7,11) and at least one first modular building element (1,9) and at least one second modular building element (13,14,15) forming a configuration unit, the configuration unit being repeatable one atop the other, and being repeatable in a side-by-side fashion, a first modular building element associating or abutting with adjacent first modular building elements, a second modular building elements associating or abutting with adjacent second modular buildin

Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a modular toy building kit is provided. The kit includes a plurality of building panels, each having a circumference with edges. A plurality of tabs are defined on each panel with one tab defined on each edge. The kit further includes a plurality of connectors, each connector having a length and having slots defined along the length. Each slot is sized to slidably receive and temporarily retain a tab of a building panel. Another embodiment of the present provides a self-contained toy panel and connector building set. The set includes a base having a rectangular support surface with four corners. The set includes at least four connectors, each having a height and four longitudinal sides with a longitudinal slot in each longitudinal side. Each of the connectors is positionable adjacent one of the support surface corners.

Abstract: The present invention provides modular building panels and building block play systems incorporating the panels, which enable the building of life-size play structures. In one embodiment, a modular building panel includes a blow molded base having a top wall and a bottom wall, a first cover attached to the blow molded base over the top wall, and a second cover attached to the blow molded base over the bottom wall, the second cover having peg-receiving components.

Abstract: A toy construction block for releasable connection to another toy construction block is disclosed. The toy construction block is made from a resilient material and has a first face having alternating ribs defining alternating channels therebetween. The ribs and the channels of the toy construction block are cooperatively adapted to snap to the ribs and channels of the other toy construction block to releasably secure the toy construction block to the other toy construction block.

Abstract: The devise described herein relates to connecting plural multi-shaped non metallic bodies utilizing disc shaped permanent magnets. The invention consists of disc magnets with axial orientation. The disc magnets are adhered within the center of a plastic bearing. The shape of the plastic bearing consists of a spherical segment relative to the height of the disc magnet creating a pivot point in the center of the disc magnet. Magnet and bearing combinations are placed into the spherical segment cavities reset into the plural bodies. When plural bodies containing the magnet bearing combination are placed close enough to over lap the flux field of each magnet reaction will be instantaneous rotation of the opposing magnets to there position of attraction and subsequently connecting the bodies together.

Abstract: A toy building set comprising box-shaped building elements that have, in the horizontal plane, dimensions that are integer multiples of a horizontal module (L), and, in the vertical direction, a height (H) which exceeds the horizontal module. The building elements have a tubular opening at a first face. Elements are provided that have a tenon that can be introduced into the tubular opening. At its free end, the tenon is flexible and has protruding edges (23) for snap-effect with the second end of the tubular opening, and the tenon has a protruding portion (21) that serves to ensure that the tenon can be introduced only so deeply into the tubular as corresponds to the horizontal module (L). The building set comprises building elements (30) with coupling studs (31) on the top face and a cavity (32) with a tubular coupling means (33), whereby two such elements are able to interconnect with coupling studs (31) in contact with the sides of the cavity (32) and the tubular member (33).

Abstract: A plaything is formed from a single sheet of material having a first pair of parallel interrupted hinge lines (10 and 11) afforded by spaced hinge portions (10A, 10B, and 11A, 11B), and a second pair of parallel interrupted hinge lines (12, 13) afforded by spaced hinge portions (12A, 12B and 13A, 13B), the second pair of parallel interrupted hinge lines (12, 13) being at right angles to the first pair of parallel interrupted hinge lines (10, 11), and the sheet being so cut as to permit folding of the sheet about each of the hinge lines (10, 11, 12 and 13).

Abstract: A toy building construction set includes a plurality of building units, each building unit including an integral panel, an elongate column, and a connection member. The panel has a first and a second connection structure. One of four sides of the elongate column is a generally U-shaped channel. The column channel receives and is engaged with the second connection structure. The other three sides of the elongate column each have female connection structures so as to provide a female connection side to the building unit. The connection member is engaged with the first connection structure. At least part of the connection member projects outwardly from the panel so as to provide a male connection side to the building unit. The male connection side is configured to removably engage with the female connection side of a second building unit of the plurality of building units.

Abstract: An adapter block apparatus for enabling conventional toy building blocks such as LEGO®, DUPLO®, Megablock® or other building blocks to form racetrack and train track structures for accommodating toy vehicles such as MatchBox® cars and Thomas The Tank Engine® trains. Adapter track blocks are configured to interconnect on the bottom thereof atop conventional building blocks. The top surface of each adapter track block is configured with either straight or curved surface contours, and with either a flat, horizontal path or a sloped path, to provide a longitudinal, medial path for accommodating travel of toy racing cars and trains.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a block set for educational purposes. The block set features that a plurality of block units of the same color are integrated so as to build a block bar, and two or more block bars respectively of different colors are crosswisely combined to build a block bar combination, and two or more block bar combinations interconnect one another to thereby build a variety of structures having two or more colors, wherein the block bars of the same color are symmetrically disposed. The block set thus allows a user to learn a structural stability of the structures, a sense of balance, symmetry, a sense of harmony, etc. in a natural manner, through processes of building the variety of structures and repetition of those processes.

Abstract: In an assembly of modules with magnetic anchorage for the construction of grid structures, one or more elements for stabilisation of the grid structure are inserted in the form of panels (6, 12, 6″) which can be removably slotted in corresponding polygonal areas circumscribed by the modules of the grid structure.

Abstract: A construction set for constructing a user-definable apparatus, for example a robot, is provided with one or more construction set components. The components may include components that are reconfigurable into other construction set components, and that have at least one demarcation defining adjacent segments thereof The demarcations facilitate reconfiguration of the construction set components to produce other construction set components. The construction set may include an electromechanical drive assembly having an integrated speed control and operable to receive interchangeable, non-circular drive shafts. The electromechanical drive assembly may be configured to attach to and self-align relative to other construction set components. One or more of the components may be provided with openings through which the non-circular drive shafts may rotate. The drive shaft may be locked in relation to openings of components that allow the drive shaft to rotate via a lock plate. A bearing plate may also be included.

Abstract: A toy log assembly set is disclosed having various length stackable log-like structural members, nail-like fasteners and a hammer for building composite structures like a house or cabin and stimulating child development. Structural members may include base pieces and/or stacking pieces that are used to form the foundation and walls of the composite building structure. Each of the pieces has an aperture for receiving the fasteners to secure the pieces together and some or all of the apertures are countersunk to receive the head of the fasteners. A hammer may be used to insert the fasteners completely in the apertures.

Abstract: Disclosed is a block toy having a plurality of coupling beads each having a plurality of insertion grooves on the outer peripheral surfaces thereof, a plurality of coupling bars connecting the plurality of coupling beads to form predetermined three dimensional frameworks, and a plurality of assembling plates covering the spaces among the predetermined three-dimensional frameworks to form a whole shape, characterized in that each of all outer peripheral surfaces of each of the plurality of coupling beads is made with 8 sides along vertical and horizontal directions of a radially outer periphery thereof from the center thereof, thereby allowing the plurality of coupling beads to have basic angles 45°, 60° and 90°. Thereby, the assembling work of the plurality of coupling beads, the plurality of coupling bars and the plurality of assembling plates can be carried out in simple and easy manners and a delicate and complicated structure can be built.

Abstract: A toy building set comprising at least one toy building element with a body part provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy building elements, and a vehicle with a body that is provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy building elements. The vehicle is provided with at least one wheel that is journalled on a shaft and that extends downwards from the vehicle body for abutment on a drive face. The wheel or wheels have a rolling face with varying distances from the shaft on which it is journalled such that a waving movement of the vehicle is obtained when it travels across a plane drive face.

Abstract: A construction member, comprising an elongated body having a longitudinal dimension with a first end and a second end. Complementary end rotational joint portions are provided at the first end and at the second end of the elongated body, for interconnecting first end to second end a plurality of the construction member so as to form a polygon with construction members. A longitudinal rotational joint portion is provided in the longitudinal dimension of the elongated body for interconnecting two longitudinally adjacent ones of the construction member so as to interconnect polygons of the construction member at a common edge of the polygons to form a polyhedron.

Abstract: An improved posable figure having extended life and resistance to failure, and being repeatedly posable in a realistic fashion. The posable figure has an inner skeleton including one or more primary members constructed of a bendable material such as metal wire, and an outer molded body covering constructed of a flexible substance such as an elastomer material. The inner skeleton also may include one or more secondary members molded over portions of the primary members, to limit flexion of the primary members and/or to connect the primary members to form an articulated structure.

Abstract: A toy brick includes a plastic main body, and a soft and elastic subsidiary part different color from the main body; the main body has a middle connecting through channel, first holding trenches on a front side thereof, and second holding trenches formed on surfaces of comers located between every adjacent two of upper, lower, left, and rear sides thereof; the subsidiary part has a middle sleeve portion closely fitted in the connecting channel of the main body, first covering portions adhered to corresponding ones of the first holding trenches of the main body, and second covering portions adhered to corresponding ones of the second holding trenches; thus, toy bricks of the kind will produce less noise when hitting each other or the floor, and are less hard at the corners.

Abstract: A large-size toy brick made of a soft material, more specifically of foam, said brick (1, 10, 20) being provided, on at least one top side thereof, with at least one groove (22) for slidable reception of a connecting member (30) devised for connection with a neighboring brick (1, 10, 20) provided with a mating groove (22), the at least one groove (22) and the associated connecting member (30) being configured to provide a form-positive connection in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the assembled bricks (1, 10, 20).

Abstract: An imagination-rendering, organic design construction kit for a child permitting the recurrent, selective assembly and disassembly of imaginary scenes, situations, objects, creatures and personalities. Different ones of the assembly components provided in the kit of the invention are characterized variously by solid color, by translucency, by transparency and by surface ornamentation. Interconnect structures provided in the kit of the invention enables different assembly modalities, including interference interfitment, as well as tethering, banding, snaring, clinging, stitching and skewering.

Abstract: The invention relates to a geometric construction toy for building cubic and square profiles and consists of a multiplicity of like dimensioned magnetizable bodies and interconnecting members. The interconnecting members have an axis of elongation and magnetic ends which magnetize and couple with a respective magnetizable body along a mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body. After coupling, the axis of elongation is axially coincident with one of the mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body and at an angle of 90° to each of the other axes. The magnetic ends of the interconnecting members are tapered for insertion into cylindrical recesses extending axially into the outer surface of the magnetizable body to permit stable magnetic coupling along a mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body.

Abstract: Mechanical and electromechanical components for rapidly constructing a user-definable apparatus may include components that are reconfigurable into other construction set components, and that have at least one demarcation defining adjacent segments thereof The demarcations facilitate reconfiguration of the components to produce other construction set components. Openings to substantially prevent sharp edges from being formed during reconfiguration may be included in the components. An electromechanical drive assembly having an integrated speed control and operable to receive interchangeable, non-circular drive shafts may be provided. The electromechanical drive assembly may be configured to attach to and self-align relative to other construction set components. One or more of the components may be provided with openings through which the non-circular drive shafts may rotate. The drive shaft may be locked in relation to openings of components that allow the drive shaft to rotate via a lock plate.

Abstract: Square and octagonal building elements for a set of toy building elements that are capable of being inteconnected in a releasable engagement both side-to-side and top-to-bottom. The side walls of the building elements include a groove and/or a split flexible tongue that is compressed when frontally forced into a groove in another such building element to effect a releasable restraining frictional engagement within the groove.

Abstract: The invention relates to a geometric construction toy for building cubic and square profiles and consists of a multiplicity of like dimensioned magnetizable bodies and interconnecting members. The interconnecting members have an axis of elongation and magnetic ends which magnetize and couple with a respective magnetizable body along a mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body. After coupling, the axis of elongation is axially coincident with one of the mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body and at an angle of 90° to each of the other axes. The magnetic ends of the interconnecting members are tapered for insertion into cylindrical recesses extending axially into the outer surface of the magnetizable body to permit stable magnetic coupling along a mutually perpendicular axis of the magnetizable body.

Abstract: A modular construction system has at least two profile parts for releasable coupling with a coupling part. The coupling part has on each of at least two sides one or more radially protruding lips. The lips on one side may be rotated to engage a portion of a profile part while the lips on another side may be rotated to engage a portion of another profile part, thereby securing the profile parts to one another.

Abstract: A toy building element comprising one or more first beam-like parts (23, 24) with a plane internal face and an external face, and one or more other beam-like parts (21, 22) with a plane internal face and an external face. The beam-like parts are assembled in at least one corner whereby two internal faces are caused to form an angle of less than 180° relative to each other. At least the first beam-like part (23, 24) is/are provided with an opening (7) that extends transversally thereto from the external face to the internal face, and the opening (7) is arranged so far towards the corner that the plane for the face of the plane internal face (4) of the second beam-like part (21, 22) intersects the opening in the plane for the face of the plane internal face (3) of the first beam-like part (23, 24).

Abstract: A construction toy comprises a multiplicity of straws, wherein at least some of the straws are joined together with a first straw extending through a second straw via a pair of transversely aligned holes in the second straw. Further, at least some straws are joined together longitudinally by an end of one straw extending tightly into an enlarged socket end of another straw. The invention includes a punch for punching the transverse holes in a straw, a cutter for cutting the straws to a desired length, and an expander for forming the enlarged socket in an end of a straw.

Abstract: A card holder is built up with flat parts that are detachably contained in a board before being used to assemble the card holder. The board may be made of a plastic material or a cardboard and is stamped with dies to provide the parts. The parts are then detached from the board to build up the card holder. The board with the parts removed therefrom is used as a base of the card holder, and two generally Y-shaped parts are vertically inserted into two slots provided on the base to serve as two supports for holding a plurality of cards in two deep openings thereon. Other parts may be assembled into decorative models for vertically inserting on the base to also act as a counterbalance to the cards held in the two supports.

Abstract: A welding kit to provide a welder with information and instructions concerning particular types of welds and the formation of such welds. The welding kit includes a welding instruction manual and several metal sheets that include a plurality of pre-cut metal pieces. The metal pieces are used to form one or more welding projects with instructions provided by the instruction manual.

Abstract: A construction piece covered at least partially with display loop fabric and having one or more double sided hook-surfaced tabs removably affixed to said fabric so as to permit the attachment of one construction piece to another.

Abstract: A moveable and sectional block toy, including: a main frame which has a motor operating by receiving the input of a switching signal from the external and driving gears rotating by receiving the driving force of the motor; a plurality of gears which rotate with engaging the driving gear and a plurality of wheels which operate with assembling at a selected gear among the gears; and, a plurality of connection stands for one another connecting the main frame, the gears, and the wheels, thereby shaping one unitary body.

Abstract: A method of packaging the toy building elements for a set for building a toy model in which the model is separated into definable sections. The elements for each section, including elements for interconnection to other sections are separately packaged, along with instructions for assembling the separate sections. Instructions are further provided for interconnecting the sections to form the desired model.

Abstract: A toy building set of building elements (10, 14) having a coupling means (11, 12, 13) by which building elements (10, 14) may be built together. One of the building elements (20) contains a camera, which is adapted to record images of its surroundings. A user may built a remote-controlled toy (30) in which the building element (20) with the camera may be arranged in positions and with an orientation at the user's option. A film production system with a camera and recording and editing facilities. Movable objects and a plurality of predefined positions for the movable objects, and means for holding the movable objects in selected one of the predefined positions when the camera records one or more images. Thereby the movable objects can be placed accurately and repeatedly in predetermined positions. The predefined positions are preferably defined by toy building elements having coupling means for interconnecting building elements.

Abstract: A kit for making a personalized hands operated puppet, the kit comprising a sculptable block of material, such as a flexible foam, that may be readily cut and trimmed to form a head portion that can be manipulated by the hand of the puppeteer. The kit may further include a piece of fabric to be glued to the mouth opening to help stimulate the mouth of the puppet, a pair of eye balls to be inserted in eye sockets, an elongated sleeve, with simulated arms, for receiving the puppeteer's hand to operate the mouth motions of the puppet, and a pair of rigid wire members that may be used by the puppeteer's other hand to manipulate the arms of the puppet. A process for making the puppet is also disclosed.

Abstract: A building block and a method for building structures from the building blocks is disclosed herein. The building block has a male element, a female element, and a lock mechanism. A first block can be reversibly locked to a second block when a third block is inserted into the first block. The blocks can be sized for use as toys or for use in building temporary or permanent structures. In addition, the blocks can be sized and shaped to resemble boards or lumber for constructing temporary or permanent structures such as decks or fences and can be assembled without using nails or other reinforcing or connecting devices.

Abstract: A toy comprising a plurality of removable able members, each member having a predetermined shape, such that the members, when assembled in a predetermined order, form the outer shape of the toy, each member also having a plurality of removable elements of a predetermined shape that are insertable into a correspondingly shaped void in the member, whereby the toy may be assembled with or without the elements being within their corresponding members.

Abstract: A toy is built up with freely connectable parts to embody a modeled figure, so that a player is trained to employ his or her thinking and imagination in the process of building up the modeled figure. The connectable parts include a piece of body part provided with first slits having a predetermined depth, and two pieces of arm parts and two pieces of leg parts, each being provided with at least one second slit for suitably engaging with one of said first slits and thereby connecting the arm and the leg parts to the body part to form the modeled figure. The body part and the leg parts are also provided with third and fourth slits, respectively, so that two modeled figures may be stacked by engaging the third slit on a first modeled figure with the third or the fourth slit on a second modeled figure.

Abstract: A building kit for making various play structures for children, comprising at least a first set of foam tubes of a predetermined length; each said foam tube having opposing first and second ends in spaced apart relation to each other and an axial extending opening in each end extending at least partially along the length of each foam tube, at least one first connector having spaced apart apertures for receiving one or more closed cell foam tubes in a friction fit relationship; and at least one angled connector having two legs joined at an apex in co planar angled relationship to each other; said legs adapted to be inserted into said apertures in said opposing ends of said foam tubes in a friction fit relationship.

Abstract: A set of toy building blocks has several different basic block shapes with multiple numbers of each shape. Each block has a magnetic base at one end that enables the block to be attached magnetically to the base end of another block. Further, each block has one-half of a mechanical connection at its other end that is complemental to certain of the connectors on other blocks in the set. The mechanical connectors at one end of the blocks and the magnetic couplings at the other, together with a variety of different shapes, preferably of abstract form, permit a wide variety of toy structures to be created and erected in accordance with the child's imagination and creativity.

Abstract: A game or toy comprises a plurality of rectangular elements each having a substantially square upper face and a substantially square lower face interconnected by four rectangular side faces. The upper face of each element has an alphanumeric character printed on it or molded onto or into it. The side faces of each element are dimensioned so that the elements are free-standing on any side face. Two adjacent side faces of each element have projecting half star shaped connectors means formed on them, while the other two adjacent side faces have complementary grooves shaped to receive and retain the retain the projecting connectors of another such element, so that the elements can be joined together side face to side face in two mutually perpendicular direction to form a two dimensional crossword or number game. Auxiliary connecting elements are provided for connecting the rectangular elements together with their upper faces at right angles, so that the game can be played in three dimensions.

Abstract: A sectional cubic block includes a plurality of layers of structural elements, a smallest one of which is an elementary cube and the other ones are proportionally increased in dimensions based on the elementary cube and all include three plane walls that separately extend in directions of x, y and z axes and therefore define an inner space adapted to receive a next smaller structural elements therein. Each of the structural elements, except the smallest one, is formed from a plurality of elementary frames sequentially proportionally increased in dimensions based on the elementary cube. Each of the elementary frames includes three continued right-angled parts that are respectively included in three planes extended in the directions of x, y and z axes. This particular configuration of the elementary frames enables children to freely stack the elementary frames to create many changeful shapes.

Abstract: A combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like having male connectors formed on one side of the container and female receptacles formed on an opposing side, wherein a male connector is threadably engaged with the container side such that it can be unscrewed to allow dispensing of the container's contents, and wherein a protrusion is recessed within one of the female receptacles for holding and/or carrying of the container. Identical containers or similar containers possessing similarly dimensioned male connectors and female receptacles can be connected to one another and/or stacked by engaging the male connectors of a first container with the female receptacles of a second container, and so on, essentially providing toy building blocks.

Abstract: A geometric model construction system comprised of a variety of shape elements. These shape elements are connected to each other along edges by connector strip parts in a hinged, sliding union. This union allows a full continuous range of angular positions between adjacent shape elements. Polyhedra and other geometric forms may be easily built up by joining connector strips onto multiple shape elements. These shape elements may be flat or curved polygons of a sheet material (10) or may be skeletal wire frame elements (12). Hinged sliding joints between shape elements and connector strips are accomplished with hinge-leaf (30) and hinge-pivot features (42). Female features of c-shaped cross-section are designed to admit and grip male features of circular cross-section along shape element edges (14). Finished models may be easily disassembled and parts reused. They are also suitable for long term display, and will not degrade over time.

Abstract: A kit that can be assembled to make a moving toy comprises a container having at least one wall portion movable between a closed position closing an opening in the container and an open position allowing access to the inside of the container through the opening. A shaft supported for rotation relative to the container has a first portion disposed within the container. A plurality of mechanical parts are selectively locatable on the first portion of the shaft to be supported for rotation with the shaft relative to the container. A plurality of design parts are provided for location outside the container. The kit includes structure for connecting at least one of the mechanical parts on the shaft to at least one of the design parts thereby to transfer rotational force from the shaft to the design parts to move the design parts relative to the container.

Abstract: A number of connectors each have a central hub and flexible arms radiating out from the hub, which may interlock orthogonally with other hubs or structural members. A twist in the flexible arms permits axial flexing in addition to the lateral flexing capability in all directions. Distal receiving ends of the flexible arms have laterally expanding and contracting flexible loops, arms, coils, sleeves, cables, or spring-loaded forked arms capable of contracting and expanding from two to ten times the thickness of the flexible arms to accommodate a wide range of sizes of tubes attachable to the flexible arms. Various colors, lengths, and diameters of inexpensive drinking-type straws may connect between connectors to form a wide variety of structural shapes.

Abstract: A color-coded ornamental article worn by a person having a plurality of interconnected pieces. Each piece has a colored face representing a digit according to a given code. The pieces are arranged in a sequence to form a number or date. Each piece has openings in the sides and a connector cap is received in the opening so that adjoining pieces may be interconnected. The connector cap may be a locking or a manually removable type. An end cap closes the openings which are not immediately adjacent to another piece.

Abstract: Personalized products with a kit which includes a computer software program, preferably including a scanner module, for creation of custom images conforming to the shape of the personalized product or a portion thereof The software, thus, creates an image that can be printed on an appropriate transfer medium (e.g. a sheet of paper having a releasable adhesive and peelable backing sheet for protection of the adhesive surface). In one preferred embodiment, the software created image can be mounted within indented areas on a three-dimensional article, including a picture frame. In a second preferred embodiment of the invention, each of the component parts of the product to be created are labeled or identified with machine readable code (e.g. mini-bar code).

Abstract: A toy building set comprising a plurality of building elements which each are provided with hinge parts, a first type of hinge parts comprising a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped shaft part of a building element, a second type of hinge parts comprising a claw device consisting of two elastic fingers extending outwards from a building element at a distance from each other, so that the two elastic fingers between them form a track which is narrowed at the distal end of the fingers with respect to the building element, so that the rod-shaped shaft part may be pressed into the track through the narrowed part of the track, said hinge parts additionally comprising a third type of hinge parts being provided with a shaft stud which has an external diameter corresponding to the thickness of the rod-shaped shaft part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a toy construction kit comprising a plurality of elongated rod members of different lengths; and a plurality of joining members. Each joining member is configured and dimensioned to be capable of connecting at least three rod members together around a common vertex point in a weave pattern such that the rods do not pass through the vertex point but are oriented about it in a clockwise or counter-clockwise arrangement. At least some and preferably all rod members are formed with a zig-zag configuration to avoid bending the rod members at vertex points. After making a structure by weaving the rod members and temporarily or permanently connecting them with the joining members, unique and original space frames are obtained. These objects form another embodiment of the invention.

Abstract: A planar toy element interchangeably attached to other planar toy elements to form an arrangement of elements which may define a planar or three-dimensional object. The planar element may be pliable or soft, may be soft or may have toy items attached thereto or integral therewith.