Weavable Construction toys for Young children

Abstract

This is a toy that involves weaving thin plastic strips through notches in a variety of fun shapes. It is designed for young children to develop finger dexterity as they manipulate the plastic strips to go in and out of the notches. The shapes vary in size, color, theme and complexity. Toy difficulty is graded by the number and sizes of notches and number of sides each strip has. The easiest toys designed for younger children have larger, less notches and simple strips. The more complex shapes have smaller and more notches and use strips that may have 2 or more sides or complex curves. In addition, some shapes and corresponding strips have holes so that after the strips are woven and aligned they can be laced with string. The types and themes of shapes that are woven with one or more strips are limitless.

1 . Weavable construction toys consist of a notched usually recognizable shape such as a triangle, heart or letter that is woven with one or more thin plastic strips that may vary in color, shape, size or length.
 Level of difficulty varies based on size, number of notches and whether or not lacing holes are added and can be marketed accordingly.   Although this patent specifies use of thin easy to use plastic, other   Fabrication materials used to make weavable construction toys are included in this claim.   This claim includes use of the weavable construction toy concept used in specific toy themed products such as alphabet shapes, water critter shapes (i.e. fish and sea shells), outer space (i.e. star, sun and moon shapes) or seasonal theme shapes (i.e. ghosts, witches, pumpkins).