An educational box toy for teaching one or more of the alphabet, numbers, colors, spacial problem solving and hand-eye coordination, the box toy comprising:
- a series of blanks constructed of sheet material, the blanks being dimensioned and configured for selective erection by folding into a corresponding series of box-like members, each box-like member having six faces, each blank comprising nine panels, including:
- four first panels aligned along a longitudinal row having longitudinally opposite ends, the first panels including an end panels, with an end panel adjacent each end of the row, intermediate panels between the end panels, a bottom edge, a top edge laterally opposite the bottom edge, and first fold lines between corresponding adjacent first panels for enabling folding of the first panels into corresponding four sides of a corresponding box-like member;
- a first additional panel extending from one of the first panels, and a first additional fold line between the first additional panel and the one first panel for enabling folding of the first additional panel into overlapping juxtaposition with a first panel;
- a second panel extending in a first lateral direction from the bottom edge of the longitudinal row of first panels, adjacent a first panel, and a second fold line between the second panel and the adjacent first panel for enabling folding of the second panel into a bottom of the corresponding box-like member;
- a second additional panel extending in the first lateral direction from the bottom edge of the longitudinal row of first panels, adjacent a first panel, and a second additional fold line between the second additional panel and the adjacent a first panel for enabling folding of the second additional panel into overlapping juxtaposition with the second panel;
- a securing arrangement for securing the second additional panel in the overlapping juxtaposition with the second panel;
- a third panel extending in a second lateral direction, opposite to the first lateral direction, from the top edge of the longitudinal row of first panels, adjacent a first panel, and a third fold line between the third panel and the adjacent first panel for enabling folding of the third panel into a top of the corresponding box-like member;
- a third additional panel extending in the second lateral direction, opposite to the first lateral direction, from the top edge of the longitudinal row of first panels, adjacent a first panel, and a third additional fold line between the third additional panel and the adjacent a first panel for enabling folding of the third additional panel into overlapping juxtaposition with the third panel;
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- a further securing arrangement for securing the third additional panel in the overlapping juxtaposition with the third panel;
- the series of blanks being dimensioned and configured such that each consecutive box-like member of the series of box-like members is smaller than and receivable within a larger next consecutive box-like member of the series of box-like members for enabling the box-like members of the series to be assembled into a nested arrangement of box-like members.