Toy play set with viscoelastic fluid

Abstract

A toy set includes a container, a toy configured to be disposed within the container and having a coating configured to dissolve within a liquid, and a powder material. The powder material, the coating dissolved by the liquid, and the liquid are configured to mix to provide a viscoelastic fluid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy set, comprising:
 a container configured to receive a liquid;   a powder material configured to mix with the liquid in the container to produce a viscoelastic fluid; and   a toy configured to be disposed within the container and comprising a coating, wherein the coating is configured to dissolve within the viscoelastic fluid.   
     
     
         2 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the powder material is configured to mix with the liquid to produce the viscoelastic fluid having a first color, and the coating is configured to dissolve within the viscoelastic fluid and change the viscoelastic fluid to a second color, the second color being different from the first color. 
     
     
         3 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the coating is configured to dissolve within the liquid to produce a fluid solution, and the powder material is configured to mix with the fluid solution to produce the viscoelastic fluid. 
     
     
         4 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the powder material is configured to mix with the liquid to produce the viscoelastic fluid having in a first color, and the coating is configured to dissolve within the liquid to provide a fluid solution of a second color, the second color being different from the first color. 
     
     
         5 . The toy set of  claim 4 , wherein the fluid solution is configured to mix with the powder material and/or viscoelastic fluid and change the viscoelastic fluid to a third color, the third color being a mixture of the first color and the second color. 
     
     
         6 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the powder material is configured to cross-link with the liquid to provide the viscoelastic fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the toy comprises a base layer, and the coating covers the base layer such that dissolving the coating exposes the base layer. 
     
     
         8 . The toy set of  claim 7 , wherein the coating is liquid-soluble, and the base layer is not liquid-soluble. 
     
     
         9 . The toy set of  claim 7 , wherein the viscoelastic fluid is of a first color, and the base layer comprises a second color, different from the first color. 
     
     
         10 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises:
 a body defining an interior configured to receive the powder material and the toy; and   a cap configured to couple to the body to cover the interior, wherein the cap is configured to detach from the body to expose the interior for removal of the toy from the interior.   
     
     
         11 . The toy set of  claim 10 , wherein the powder material is configured to be disposed within sealed packaging stored within the interior of the container, the sealed packaging being removable from the interior upon detachment of the cap from the body. 
     
     
         12 . The toy set of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises an indicia indicating an amount of the liquid to be added to the container to sufficiently mix with the powder material to produce the viscoelastic fluid and dissolve the coating. 
     
     
         13 . A toy set, comprising:
 a toy comprising a liquid-soluble coating configured to dissolve within a liquid to provide a fluid solution of a first color; and   a powder material configured to cross-link upon contact with the fluid solution to provide a viscoelastic fluid of a second color, different from the first color.   
     
     
         14 . The toy set of  claim 13 , wherein the powder material is of a third color, different from the first color and the second color, and the second color of the viscoelastic fluid comprises a mixture of the first color of the fluid solution and the third color of the powder material. 
     
     
         15 . The toy set of  claim 13 , wherein the liquid-soluble coating comprises the first color. 
     
     
         16 . The toy set of  claim 13 , comprising a container configured to receive the toy and the powder material, wherein the container comprises:
 a body defining an interior configured to receive the toy and the powder material; and   a cap configured to removably couple to the body, wherein the container is configured to transition between an open configuration in which the cap is detached from the body and a closed configuration in which the cap is coupled to the body.   
     
     
         17 . The toy set of  claim 16 , wherein the cap is configured to receive an amount of the liquid that sufficiently dissolves the liquid-soluble coating to provide the fluid solution for cross-linking the powder material. 
     
     
         18 . A toy set, comprising:
 a powder material configured to cross-link upon contact with a liquid to provide a viscoelastic fluid of a first color; and   a toy comprising a liquid-soluble coating configured to dissolve upon contact with the viscoelastic fluid, wherein dissolving the liquid-soluble coating within the viscoelastic fluid changes the first color of the viscoelastic fluid to a second color, different from the first color.   
     
     
         19 . The toy set of  claim 18 , wherein the liquid-soluble coating comprises a third color, different from the first color and the second color, and the second color comprises a mixture of the first color and the third color. 
     
     
         20 . The toy set of  claim 18 , wherein dissolving the liquid-soluble coating changes a third color of the toy to a fourth color, different from the third color.