A child's toy transformable between a book position and a ball position, including a pair of end covers which each have round outer surfaces and planar inner cover surfaces, and a plurality of disc-shaped pages that have opposed circular planar surfaces with viewable indicia thereon. At least one flexible hinge in operative connection with each end cover and each page. In the ball position, the planar inner cover surfaces are in opposed facing relation and the plurality of disc-shaped pages are in abutting sandwiched relation therebetween. A releasable clasp may be engaged to hold the covers and pages in the ball position so the toy is readily rollable, and the clasp may be released to transform the toy to the book position in which the end covers are disposed away from one another and pages are individually movable to view indicia thereon.

A child's toy transformable between a book position and a ball position, including a pair of end covers which each have round outer surfaces and planar inner cover surfaces, and a plurality of disc-shaped pages that have opposed circular planar surfaces with viewable indicia thereon. At least one flexible hinge in operative connection with each end cover and each page. In the ball position, the planar inner cover surfaces are in opposed facing relation and the plurality of disc-shaped pages are in abutting sandwiched relation therebetween. A releasable clasp may be engaged to hold the covers and pages in the ball position so the toy is readily rollable, and the clasp may be released to transform the toy to the book position in which the end covers are disposed away from one another and pages are individually movable to view indicia thereon.

A modular mobile and accessory system, includes a flexible rod made of an elongated flexible member wrapped with a relatively softer material. The flexible rod has end caps on either or both ends, which end caps releasably engage corresponding accessory caps on an accessory, such as a toy or other item. The system includes a wearable headband for handsfree use of a toy or mobile to entertain a child. Other uses are contemplated, such as attaching the rod to a claw element which is secured to a crib or other fixed surface or element.

Objects made of waterglass-bonded sand, methods of making such objects and kits useful for making such objects. In some embodiments, an object according to the teachings herein is a final goods (as opposed to being an intermediate goods) such as a toy, a medallion, a building block, furniture, a wall, a portion of a sand castle and a sand castle.

A method is provided for designing a garment having a plurality of surfaces. The method includes selecting at least one surface from the plurality of surfaces to serve as a tactile stimulating surface. The method further includes selecting a texture for the at least one surface, different from that of at least a majority of the plurality of surfaces, configured to provide tactile stimulation to a touch sensing organ.

A transformable modular toy element is provided. The transformable modular toy element is for use in a toy construction system comprising a plurality of modular toy elements. The transformable modular toy element comprises a body portion and a head portion. The body portion comprises one or more coupling members, the one or more coupling members being adapted for releasably coupling the body portion with modular toy elements of the toy construction system. The head portion is attached to the body portion. The head portion comprises a cavity for receiving the body portion therein. The body portion is moveable with respect to the head portion between a retracted position where the body portion is retracted into the cavity, whereby the transformable modular toy element has a first shape, and a deployed position where the body portion is in the axial direction deployed from the cavity, whereby the transformable modular toy element has a second shape. The transformable modular toy element further comprises first locking means adapted to lock the body portion in the deployed position.

A tummy time promotion device may include a center panel, a first panel attached at a first angle to the center panel, and a second panel attached at a second angle to the center panel. The device may also include a mirror operatively attached to the center panel and a first visual stimulus element operatively attached to the first panel. Additional visual stimulus elements may be included on additional panels. In some configurations, the tummy time promotion device will have an intersection point of the center panel, the first panel, and the second panel at approximately 7-12 inches from the center panel.

A finger mounted spinning device having an elongated housing body, preferably having a plurality of LED lights mounted into the housing body. The housing body is provided with a circular opening adjacent one end, sized such that a finger may be inserted through the opening. An annular gripping member extends inwardly within the opening, mounted to the housing body in rotational manner such that such that the elongated housing body is rotatable about the user’s finger while the finger gripping member remains stationary on the user’s finger. When spinning about the user’s finger, the lights present a visible two-dimensional pattern

A finger mounted spinning device having an elongated housing body, preferably having a plurality of LED lights mounted into the housing body. The housing body is provided with a circular opening adjacent one end, sized such that a finger may be inserted through the opening. An annular gripping member extends inwardly within the opening, mounted to the housing body in rotational manner such that such that the elongated housing body is rotatable about the user’s finger while the finger gripping member remains stationary on the user’s finger. When spinning about the user’s finger, the lights present a visible two-dimensional pattern

The present invention relates to a book comprising a first outer cover having a substantially planar body defining a first aperture extending therethrough; a second outer cover having a substantially planar body defining a second aperture extending therethrough; and at least one inner element located between the first and second outer covers, the or each inner element having a substantially planar body defining an inner element aperture extending therethrough; wherein at least a portion of the first and second apertures and the or each inner element aperture are aligned with one another to define a receiving aperture extending through the book.