The present invention is directed to an interactive tube that when stretched and released compresses to a random configuration.

A plush standing doll having a head and torso joined with arms and hands and legs and feet. Plush standing doll has the ability stand upright without falling over due to the internal frame which supports the doll. Backpack dollhouse is a backpack that converts into a dollhouse play area for plush standing doll, it is made with a detachable pouch that can be used to transport plush standing doll when the whole backpack dollhouse is not needed.

A plush standing doll having a head and torso joined with arms and hands and legs and feet. Plush standing doll has the ability stand upright without falling over due to the internal frame which supports the doll. Backpack dollhouse is a backpack that converts into a dollhouse play area for plush standing doll, it is made with a detachable pouch that can be used to transport plush standing doll when the whole backpack dollhouse is not needed.

A toy includes a noise emitting mechanism sealed within a hollow chamber of a water-impenetrable body and methods of making the same. The toy advantageously retains the functionality and appeal of a squeaky toy, but reduces the risk associated with air, moisture, saliva, bacteria, and/or water being drawn into the toy during play and providing an environment for mold and bacteria to grow within the toy.

The invention is a poseable doll and methods of making a poseable doll. The doll includes an internal wire that extends across a torso region widthwise and into both arms. Two wires extend separately into each leg, through the torso, and into the head of the doll. Alternatively, a single wire can be bent with its bend in the head so that the bent single wire can extend through the central region and into both of the legs. Terminal ends of all the wires can be curled. The method may include retrofitting a non-poseable doll in some embodiments.

The invention is a poseable doll and methods of making a poseable doll. The doll includes an internal wire that extends across a torso region widthwise and into both arms. Two wires extend separately into each leg, through the torso, and into the head of the doll. Alternatively, a single wire can be bent with its bend in the head so that the bent single wire can extend through the central region and into both of the legs. Terminal ends of all the wires can be curled. The method may include retrofitting a non-poseable doll in some embodiments.

The disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus and methods for assisting individuals in controlling respiratory rates. For example, a respiratory regulation apparatus is provided in the form of a plush animal toy that operates components to simulate the breathing rate of anxious individuals. The apparatus may include actuators that are controlled by a slotted cam that is dynamically rotated at varying speeds in a determined rotational direction. The actuators move inward and outward in relative directions to move a torso of the plush animal toy to simulate breathing. In certain aspects, actuators may expand outward while at the same time another actuator contracts inward to cause the torso to simulate realistic breathing movements. A processor controls the speed of the cam such that the simulated breathing of the animal toy apparatus can be reduced at a controlled rate to assist an individual in reducing their breathing rate to a calmer state.

A stuffed animal assembly for securing a stuffed animal to a user includes a stuffed animal that has a body, a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head. Each of the arms and each of the legs can be wrapped around a user's body to inhibit the user from dropping the stuffed animal. A pair of first mating units integrated into a respective one of the arms for securing the arms around the user. A pair of second mating units is integrated into a respective one of the legs for securing the legs around the user. A mood indicator is attached to the body of the stuffed animal which changes colors when the mood indicator is in thermal communication with the user's body to visually communicate the physical state of the user.

A stuffed animal assembly for securing a stuffed animal to a user includes a stuffed animal that has a body, a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head. Each of the arms and each of the legs can be wrapped around a user's body to inhibit the user from dropping the stuffed animal. A pair of first mating units integrated into a respective one of the arms for securing the arms around the user. A pair of second mating units is integrated into a respective one of the legs for securing the legs around the user. A mood indicator is attached to the body of the stuffed animal which changes colors when the mood indicator is in thermal communication with the user's body to visually communicate the physical state of the user.

Adjacent blocks are biased in directions of mutual contact using elastic cords, the adjacent blocks being changed so that surfaces having mutually different positional relationships are brought into contact with each other in resistance to the biasing force of the elastic cords, whereby the blocks can be transformed between a state of being folded so that the external shape becomes compact, and a state of being extended so as to take on the shape of an object to be expressed. Furthermore, at least two of the blocks among the plurality of blocks have a state in which two surfaces of each of the blocks simultaneously contact each other, the block-type transformable toy thereby being configured so that turning about the elastic cords is limited.