An educational apparatus is disclosed. The educational apparatus has one or more first sheet members including a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side each having first markings indicating the same first surface area, and one or more first attachment portions disposed along some or substantially all of a perimeter of the one or more first sheet members. The educational apparatus also has one or more second sheet members including a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side each having second markings indicating the same second surface area, and one or more second attachment portions disposed along some or substantially all of a perimeter of the one or more second sheet members.

The disclosed technology relates to a construction toy made of expanded plastic foam extrusions. These extrusions are assembled with or without fasteners into a wide variety of configurations and optionally the extrusions are cut safely to a desired size.

In a first aspect, a construction toy element is provided and includes a body and a first circumferential row of arms extending from the body. The body has an axis, and has a first axial end and a second axial end. A first circumferential row of arms extends from the body. Each arm includes a root end and a free end, and has a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The root end projects from the body in a direction that is angled towards one of the first and second axial ends relative to a normal direction to a surface of the body.

A folding toy is formed from a series of interconnected panels. Adjacent panels are flexibly joined at their respective side edges. Each of the panels may fold in two directions relative to its adjacent panel. A bottom edge of each of the panels may be supported on a ground surface. A plurality of notches is formed in a top edge of each of the panels. The panels of the folding toy may be folded and configured as desired to create a child play space, such as a fort. A cover placed over the top edges of the toy can serve as a roof. For ease of storage, the panels may be arranged into an accordion-folded configuration.

A craft kit (100) of separate parts adapted for assembly into an article and instructions therefor is described. The craft kit (100) includes a frame part (110) in the form of a handgun shape, the frame part (110) including a stock (112), a barrel (114), a hammer (113), and a trigger (115) integral therewith, and a pair of grip-shaped parts (120), each fixedly attachable via first fastening means to a respective side of the stock (112) on the frame part (110). The craft kit (100) includes a pair of semi-cylindrical shaped firing cylinder halves (130), each firing cylinder half (130) attachable via second fastening means to a respective side of the frame part (110). Each of the frame part (110), grip-shaped parts (112) and firing cylinder halves (113), together with the first and second fastening means, comprise the entirety of a non-lethal, handgun-shaped article assembled from the craft kit (100).

An assembler for construction toy elements is provided. Each construction toy element has a plurality of arms extending from a body, wherein each arm includes a root end projecting from the body and a free end having a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The assembler includes an alignment receptacle having a set of alignment structures defining positions along the alignment receptacle, each of the alignment structures receiving at least one of the construction toy elements and inhibiting movement thereof to other positions along the alignment receptacle. The assembler also includes a set of element conduits, each of the element conduits having a receiving opening securely receiving the at least one of the construction toy elements from a corresponding one of the positions along the alignment receptacle. Further, the assembler includes a motion alignment structure controlling relative movement of the set of element conduits and the alignment receptacle between a first pose, in which the receiving openings of the element conduits are spaced from the alignment receptacle, and a second pose, in which each of the receiving openings of the element conduits are situated adjacent a corresponding one of the positions of the alignment receptacle to securely receive the at least one construction toy element located at the corresponding one position.

A game for children where the players roll a hook and loop receptive ball (such as a large tennis ball) at a plurality of hook and loop covered game pieces placed on a game board, so that the game pieces become attached to the ball. The game board can be in the form of a zoo, an ark, a house, etc. and the game pieces can be in the form of animals, numbers, letters, words, family members, etc. Players roll the ball to pick up the game pieces, and then place them in a collection area (such as a zoo cage for an animal). The first player to place all of their game pieces in their collection area is the winner. The game is a learning tool aimed at children ages 3-9 years old.

In a first aspect, a construction toy element is provided and includes a body and a first circumferential row of arms extending from the body. The body has an axis, and has a first axial end and a second axial end. A first circumferential row of arms extends from the body. Each arm includes a root end and a free end, and has a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The root end projects from the body in a direction that is angled towards one of the first and second axial ends relative to a normal direction to a surface of the body.

A soft building block assembly includes at least one soft building block element formed by soft material and having at least one buckling portion; by stacking of the soft building block element elements, various kinds of toys being formed; a Shore value of the material of the soft building block element is between 20 to 95. Material of the soft building block element is selected from one of PE(Thermal Plastic Elastomer), TPR(Thermal Plastic Rubber), TPU(Thermal PU, PU(Polyurethane) or thermal static material, such as silica rubber. the soft building block element has at least one of a buckling portion and a coupling portion, and the buckling portion of a soft building block element is buckled to the coupling portion of another soft building block element.

A toy that is comprised of diverse cylindrical tubes, channels, and spouts to provide entertainment and educational value for the user through engineering a route for the transfer of water and other objects. These tubes are positioned in manners of various directions and secured to a surface, likely a shower wall or bath tub, with rubber suction cups or other affixing mechanism, which are easily repositioned and moved by the user. The issue addressed with this invention is as follows: children become easily bored and unengaged in the shower or bath, and this toy would provide for not only entertainment, but engineering experience for the child, as they would be constructing an effective path for the water.