Pop-up Play Set

A play set comprising:

• a main panel section having a first and second side lateral edge, and also having an upper main panel surface and a lower main panel surface;
• a pair of side panel sections, each of which is pivotally connected to one of the first and second side lateral edges of the main panel section, and each also having a upper side surface and a lower side surface, the first and second latch panel sections each being releasably attachable to each other;
• wherein when the play set is in a first orientation, the main panel section and the pair of side panel sections are oriented generally co-planar to each other such that the upper main panel surface and upper side surfaces define a play surface having a perimeter, and wherein when the play set is in a second orientation, the pair of side panel sections are adjacent each other and in a plane parallel to the main panel section to define a play set case, and the upper main panel surface and upper side surfaces define an inner compartment of the play set case, and the first and second latch portions are reliably attached to each other,
• further wherein in the first orientation, at least one of the main panel sections and pair of side panel sections includes an elongated member extendable therefrom in a telescoping manner to define an additional play surface outside the perimeter of the main panel sections and side panel sections.