Child's play center with interchangeable, preconfigured boards for different activities

Abstract

A play center for a child includes: a structure configured to removably receive a first board in a generally horizontal orientation, to removably receive a second board in a generally vertical orientation, and a storage area for receiving and storing additional boards that are interchangeable with the first and second boards; and a plurality of boards configured to be removably attached to the play center, each board being preconfigured for a particular activity to be performed at the play center, whereby each board can be swapped out to provide for a child is to participate in a different activity at the play center. Preferably, one or more pairs of the boards collectively are preconfigured for the particular play center activity and, more particularly, a pair of boards configured for being mounted in a vertical orientation and a pair of boards configured for being mounted in a horizontal orientation.

1 . A play center for a child, comprising a structure configured to removably receive a first board in a generally horizontal orientation, to removably receive a second board in a generally vertical orientation, and a storage area for receiving and storing additional boards that are interchangeable with the first and second boards. 
     
     
         2 . The play center of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of boards configured to be removably attached to the play center, each board being preconfigured for a particular activity to be performed at the play center, whereby each board can be swapped out to provide for a child to participate in a different activity at the play center. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . A plurality of boards for use with a play center, each preconfigured for a particular play center activity and configured to be releasably mounted to the play center, wherein the boards are interchangeable with each other in their mounting to the play center. 
     
     
         5 . The plurality of boards of  claim 4 , wherein one or more pairs of the boards collectively are preconfigured for the same particular play center activity. 
     
     
         6 . The plurality of boards of  claim 5 , wherein two pairs of the boards collectively are preconfigured for the same particular play center activity, with a first of the pair of the boards being configured to be mounted in a vertical orientation, and a second of the pair of the boards being configured to be mounted in a horizontal orientation. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A play center for a child comprising a structure and boards, each board being configured for a particular play center activity, and further comprising means for releasably and interchangeably mounting the boards to the structure of the play center. 
     
     
         9 . The play center of  claim 8 , further comprising means for storing the boards when not being used.