Electronic learning toy

A method of controlling an electronic learning toy that includes a housing having a surface and an output device mounted to the housing, the method comprising:

• providing an input device mounted on the surface at a first area;
• providing an overlay mounted on the surface to move relative to the surface from a second area in which the overlay is disengaged from the input device to the first area in which the input device is engaged by the overlay;
• receiving input from the input device;
• determining whether the overlay is in the first area;
• if the overlay is not in the first area, sending a signal to the output device to perform a first action;
• and
• if the overlay is in the first area, sending a signal to the output device to perform a second action.

A toy comprising:

• a housing having a surface;
• an output device mounted to the housing;
• an input device mounted in a first area on the surface;
• an overlay mounted on the surface to move relative to the surface from a second area to the first area;
• and
• a controller connected to the input device to operate on the output device in a first mode when the overlay is in the second area and the input device receives input, and to operate on the output device in a second mode when the overlay is in the first area and the input device receives input.