Mental Emotional Social Health Toy and Method

Abstract

A toy including a tube has a first end and second end and a connecting member disposed within and moveable relative the tube. The connecting member has a first end and a second end. The toy also includes a first topping ornament operatively coupled to the first end of the connecting member and a second topping ornament operatively coupled to the second end of the connecting member. The connecting member is sized such that when the second topping ornament is pushed nearly fully inside the second end of the tube, the first end of the connecting member pushes the first topping ornament nearly fully outside the first end of the tube and when the first topping ornament is pushed nearly fully inside the first end of the tube, the second end of the connecting member pushes the second topping ornament nearly fully outside the second end of the tube.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy comprising:
 a tube having a first end and second end;   a connecting member disposed within and moveable relative the tube, the connecting member having a first end and a second end;   a first topping ornament operatively coupled to the first end of the connecting member; and   a second topping ornament operatively coupled to the second end of the connecting member;   wherein the connecting member is sized such that
 when the second topping ornament is pushed fully or nearly fully inside the second end of the tube, the first end of the connecting member pushes the first topping ornament fully or nearly fully outside the first end of the tube, and 
 when the first topping ornament is pushed fully or nearly fully inside the first end of the tube, the second end of the connecting member pushes the second topping ornament fully or nearly fully outside the second end of the tube. 
   
     
     
         2 . The toy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an outer cover wrapped around an exterior surface of the tube, the outer cover having a first end and a second end, the first end of the outer cover being operatively coupled to a terminating perimeter of the first topping ornament thereby forming a first seam and the second end of the out cover being operatively couped to a terminating perimeter of the second topping ornament thereby forming a second seam.   
     
     
         3 . The toy of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a first elastic band disposed proximate the first seam; and   a second elastic band disposed proximate the second seam,   wherein the first and second elastic bands are configured to pull the terminating perimeters of the first and second topping ornaments radially inward towards a center of the tube.   
     
     
         4 . The toy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first elastic band coupled proximate to a terminating perimeter of the first topping ornament; and   a second elastic coupled proximate to a terminating perimeter of the second topping ornament,   wherein the first and second elastic bands are configured to pull the terminating perimeters of the first and second topping ornaments radially inward towards a center of the tube.   
     
     
         5 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the first topping ornament is in the form of a flower and the second topping ornament is in the form of a flame. 
     
     
         6 . The toy of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second topping ornaments include facial features such that the first and second topping ornaments have the appearance of a face. 
     
     
         7 . The toy of  claim 5 , wherein the first topping ornament has flower pedal elements extending outwardly from a circumference of the first topping ornament, and wherein the second topping ornament has flame elements extending from a circumference of the second topping ornament. 
     
     
         8 . The toy of  claim 5 , wherein when the second topping ornament is pushed fully or nearly fully inside the second end of the tube and the first topping ornament is fully or nearly fully outside the first end of the tube, the toy is in a flower stage, and
 when the first topping ornament is pushed fully or nearly fully inside the first end of the tube and the second topping ornament is fully or nearly fully outside the second end of the tube, the toy is in a flame stage,   wherein the toy may be cycled between the flower stage and the flame stage as needed.   
     
     
         9 . A method for reducing stress of a person, the method comprising:
 holding a toy having a tube and a first topping ornament connected to a second topping ornament, the first topping ornament and the second ornament being moveable relative to the tube;   configuring the toy such the first topping ornament is fully or nearly fully outside the tube and the second topping ornament is fully or nearly fully inside the tube;   interacting with the first topping ornament;   configuring the toy such the second topping ornament is fully or nearly fully outside the tube and the first topping ornament is fully or nearly fully inside the tube; and   interacting with the second topping ornament,   wherein the interacting steps reduce the stress of a person.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first topping ornament is in the form of a flower and the second topping ornament is in the form of a flame. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of interacting with the first topping ornament simulates smelling the first topping ornament and wherein the step of interacting with the second topping ornament simulates blowing on a flame. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second topping ornaments have facial features such that the first and second topping ornaments have the appearance of a face. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 repeating each of the configuring steps and each the interacting steps in order to achieve additional stress reduction of the person.