Abstract
A bedsheet with a storybook, find word game for children and a koala plush is disclosed. This system includes a flat top sheet consisting of a storybook printed on 20 smaller square-shaped sheets, a find word game, a keyboard, an open book with questions about the storybook, and encouraging affirmations to help a child develop good behavior. The system also includes a flat bottom sheet consisting of encouraging affirmations and copies of the book cover printed on it. The system further consists of a koala bear plush with a button for recording and a button for playing a story/message located inside the ears, a pillow and carrying straps attached to the plush and having a book with pages which serve as pouches, a ball of yarn piece for playing the find word game, a separate pouch for storing more storybooks, and two external re-recordable sound/voice modules for recording stories, songs and messages.
Claims
1. A bedsheet with children's story book and game comprising: a flat top sheet consisting of a children's storybook; an open book with questions about the storybook; a find word game with words from the storybook; a keyboard; a pair of hands below the keyboard; and affirmations of encouragement of a child's healthy behavior printed on the top sheet.
2. The bedsheet as in claim 1, wherein the said storybook is printed on smaller square-shaped sheets and is attachable to the flat top sheet described in claim 1.
3. The bedsheet as in claim 1, wherein the said flat top sheet has square-shaped illustrations about the storybook printed on it; thereby, allowing the corresponding story page to be attached or detached from it.
4. The bedsheet as in claim 1, wherein the find word game described in claim 1 can be played using yarn pieces to trace out the words provided in the word list.
5. The bedsheet as in claim 1 comprising a flat bottom sheet consisting of encouraging affirmations and copies of the storybook cover printed on it.
6. The system described in claim 1 having a koala bear plush consisting of: the bear plush, a pillow attached to the body of the bear, twin adjustable straps and a handle loop at the back for easy carriage of the plush, and a booking having pages which serve as pouches for housing two re-recordable modules, a family photo and a ball of yarn pieces for playing the find word game described in claim 1.
7. The system described in claim 1 having a ball of yarn pieces for tracing out the words in the find word game described in claim 1.
8. The system described in claim 1 having a separate pouch for storing more storybooks.
9. The system described in claim 1 having a pillow case for a separate pillow with encouraging affirmations on both sides.
10. The system described in claim 1 having two re-recordable modules for recording stories, songs and messages to be replayed later.
11. The system according to claim 1 and 6 whereby the koala plush further comprises a button in the right ear and a second button in the left ear.
12. The system of claim 11 whereby the button in the right ear when pressed, records a message or story.
13. The system of claim 11 whereby the button in the right ear, when pressed, plays the recorded message or story.
14. The system of claim 6 whereby the said pillow attached to the koala plush further comprises a button which if pressed, plays a pre-recorded message or story.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a top view of the top sheet of the present invention: a bedsheet with children's storybook and a find word game.
[0017] FIG. 2 is a top view of the bottom sheet of the present invention showing the story book cover and encouraging affirmations printed on it.
[0018] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention, showing the bedsheet on a bed.
[0019] FIG. 4 shows the top view of one of the twenty square-shaped story book sheets in one position and another sheet flipped open in another position.
[0020] FIG. 5 is the front view of the koala plush fitted with a pillow and a book which acts as storage pouch for the re-recording modules, a family photo and the yarn piece for the find word game.
[0021] FIG. 6 is the back view of the koala plush showing straps for carrying the plush.
[0022] FIG. 7 shows the yarn pieces for playing the find word game.
[0023] FIG. 8 shows the pouch for storing more storybooks.
[0024] FIG. 9 shows the front and back views of the pillow case for an extra pillow having encouraging affirmations printed on both sides.
[0025] FIG. 10 shows the top view of one of two external sound/voice recording modules.
[0026] FIG. 11 shows the back view of the plush with the zipper opened and a side view of the plush converted into a full pillow.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0027] Detailed descriptions of the present invention according to the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1-10 of the drawings are provided herein.
[0028] In FIG. 1, the present invention, a bedsheet with children's storybook and a find word game is disclosed. The invention comprises a flat top sheet having the following printed on it: a storybook 1 printed on twenty removable square-shaped sheets, a find word game titled Nyrah's word search 2 in an octagon shape and having the word list below it, a typing keyboard 5 titled Type Your Own Story having a standard keyboard layout, a pair of hands 4 below the keyboard, an open book 3 with questions about the story read from the story book, the following encouraging affirmations 7: be a friend, be bully proof, show confidence, bully free zone, show compassion, speak out, never use violence, and hate the action, not the bully. Also printed on the top flat sheet the story book title NYRAH'S BULLY FRIEND 6, positioned below the story book with an X crossing out the word BULLY and the affirmation STOP BULLYING 8a, 8b on both sides of the book title. Further, the STOP BULLYING affirmations are each printed on top of a handprint.
[0029] FIG. 2 discloses the bottom sheet of the present invention comprising the story book cover 11a-e, the affirmation Don't Be A Bully 10a-d, and additional affirmations printed on both sides of the sheet 9a, 9b: My voice matters, I speak with kindness, I speak with love and I care about others. FIG. 3 discloses a perspective view of the top bedsheet as it appears on a laid bed.
[0030] In FIG. 4, one of the twenty removable square-shaped sheets on which the story book is printed is disclosed 12. In the first position, the square-shaped sheet 12 is shown attached to the bedsheet at the four corners 13a-d and the story 14 is printed on top of the sheet. In the second position, the square-shaped sheet is flipped open from the top right edge revealing a square shaped illustration of the story. The story printed on the removable square-shaped sheet corresponds with the illustration.
[0031] FIG. 5 discloses a koala plush fitted with a pillow and which is used in conjunction with the bedsheet described in FIG. 1. The koala plush consists of a button inside each of the two ears 20a and 20b, two eyes 21, a nose 22a and mouth 22b, a pair of hands 23a, a pair of feet 26, a pillow 25 attached to the koala and a book 24. The pillow part of the plush consists of another button 20c which when pressed, plays back a pre-recorded message or story. The button in the right ear 20b if pushed, records messages/stories and the second button in the left ear 20a, if pressed, plays back the recorded message/story.
[0032] FIG. 6 discloses the back view of the koala plush consisting of twin straps 30 for easy carrying of the koala plush from a child's house to another location. The straps further have an adjustable system 31 to increase or decrease the length of the straps. The koala plush further consists of a handle loop 27 also for carrying the bag and located above the straps 30. FIG. 6 also discloses the inside pages 28, 29 of the book 24 disclosed in FIG. 5. The inside pages serve as a pouch for storing the re-recording modules, the yarn pieces for find word game and a family photo. 20a and 20b shows the location of the two buttons for recording and playing back messages and stories inside the left and right ears of the plush respectively. 36b is the zipper for converting the plush into a full pillow.
[0033] FIG. 7 discloses the yarn pieces for the find word game described in FIG. 1. A child can play the find word game by using a piece of yarn to trace out the words provided in the word list of the game.
[0034] FIG. 8 discloses a pouch for storing more story books which can be attached to the bedsheet disclosed in FIG. 1.
[0035] FIG. 9 discloses a pillow case which is designed to be used with a separate pillow. The pillow case consists of the following encouraging affirmations Don't be a bully and be a friend on the corners of the front side and in the middle of the back side.
[0036] FIG. 10 discloses one of two external re-recordable modules for recording stories, songs and messages to be replayed later. The module consists of a round shaped button 32 for starting the recording process, a speaker 33 for playing the recorded sound and an indicator light 34. FIG. 11 discloses the back view of the pillow part of the plush 35, the zippers for converting the plush into a full pillow 36a and 36b, the straps for carrying the plush on the back 30 and the handle loop 27. Also disclosed is the converted plush into full pillow 37.
[0037] The objective of the present invention is to provide a comprehensive and effective system of learning for a child. The child easily learns how to read from the story book 1 attached to the bedsheet as shown in FIG. 1. After reading the story, the child plays the find word game 2 which contains words from the book and also helps the child remember some of the new words learnt from the story. Furthermore, the child is encouraged to learn how to type by practicing on the keyboard 5 also printed on the bedsheet. Also, the present invention aims to teach the child good behavior as well as how to treat others through the affirmations: be a friend, be bully proof, show confidence, bully free zone, show compassion, speak out, never use violence, and hate the action, not the bully 7 printed all over the bedsheet, and STOP BULLYING 8a, 8b printed all over the bedsheet. Lastly, the invention also challenges the child in the learning process by asking questions provided on the open book 3 about what was learnt from the storybook.
[0038] It is important to note that the scope of the present invention is not limited in size, design specifics, materials from which they are made, or shapes. As such, other designs of the present invention require different styles, but the same concept with the embodiments described herein.
Alternative Embodiments of the Present Invention
[0039] In another embodiment of the present invention, the koala plush does not have the twin back straps and no opening in the back. However, it comprises a small opening on the right side for the module, a button in the left ear for music, a button in the right that's plays original children's book stories, a button in the left hand for volume, a button in the right hand for downloaded files, a button in the left foot for on/off switch and there's an earphone port, and USB port in the right foot, a book and a pillow.
