Interacting and Changing Mural and Method

Abstract

A method and a kit for making a mural. The kit has wall panels with which to form a first mural image. The kit also contains is components for a foreground image which are placed onto the background image by the same person who placed the background image or a different person than the person who mounted the background image. In some versions, these components are related by a theme. The kit provides for creative play by children allowing them to customize a mural image, sometimes formed by another, with components designed to re-positionably adhere or connect to the background image. The background image is designed to re-positionably adhere or connect to a wall or similar structure, such as a wall in a bedroom. The components can have the shape of a variety of characters or objects such as animals, people, toys, and other patterns, etc.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of creating a mural comprising:
 providing a first wall panel depicting a mural image;   and   mounting the mural image on a wall,   
       wherein
 the mural image forms a background image for receiving components of a customizable foreground image; 
 and 
 the first wall panel comprises an outer surface with a component mounting means. 
 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a second wall panel and assembling the first and second wall panels into the mural image. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the component mounting means uses physical or chemical adhesion, magnetism, or static attraction behavior for mounting the components to the background image. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the components are small enough for a child to manipulate. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the components has a theme that unifies it with another of the at least one components. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein at least one component has a theme that unifies it with the background image. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the components comprise an inner surface with a background mounting means. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the background mounting means uses physical or chemical adhesion, magnetism, or static attraction behavior for mounting components to the background image. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one panel has an edge positioned above a floor a maximum distance of 4-5 feet. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the wall panels further comprise registration marks. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the components are re-positionable. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the wall panels are re-positionable. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein at least one component has the shape of a character with re-positionable subcomponents. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the character is a vehicle, a toy, a plant, or an animal. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein at least one component has the shape of a clothing article. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein at least one component has the shape of a weather pattern, a sun, or a moon. 
     
     
         17 . A kit comprising:
 one or more wall panels each depicting a section of a mural image;   and   one or more components of a customizable foreground image,   
       wherein
 the wall panels comprise a rear surface mounting means, 
 the wall panels comprise a component mounting means, the components comprise a background mounting means, or both the wall panels comprise a component mounting means and the components comprise a background mounting means, 
 and 
 the mural image forms a background image adapted to receive components of the customizable foreground image. 
 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the component mounting means uses physical or chemical adhesion, magnetism, or static attraction behavior for mounting the components to the background image. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 18 , wherein the wall panels further comprise registration indications. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 19 , wherein the components are re-positionable and the wall panels are re-positionable.