A heat retaining stuffed doll assembly for providing a heating device that is attractive, safe, and desirable for use by children. The heat retaining stuffed doll assembly includes a heat retaining material enclosed by a casing member, an outer skin enveloping said casing, the outer skin having an appearance of a predetermined form attractive to children.

A pillow that can be folded or rolled into a plurality of configurations is described. Preferred embodiments of the pillow typically comprise an elongated viscoelastic foam pad that can be evenly folding into half, thirds or quarters to create a formed pillow of varying thicknesses. Additional configurations are possible by rolling the pad or unevenly folding the pad. A pillow covering can also be provided that is longer than the foam pad such that the excess portion of the covering can be tucked under the formed foam pad to hold the pillow in its formed configuration. Because of its customizability, the pillow is adaptable for use by all types of sleepers including back sleepers, side sleepers, stomach sleepers and sleepers who switch sleeping positions during the night.

A recline adjustment apparatus locatable on a vehicle seat to control a recline angle of a rearwardly-facing child car seat relative to the vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a cover to be placed on the vehicle seat. The apparatus further includes a recline adjuster. The recline adjuster also includes a plurality of height creation pockets coupled to the cover, and a plurality of bolsters sized to be inserted into and removed from respective ones of the height creation pockets. The height creation pockets are arranged so that insertion of selected ones of the bolsters into respective ones of the height creation pockets controls a height of the recline adjustment section.

A pillowcase alone and in combination with a unique pillow design which provides an interior pocket open at an outer margin thereof for receiving and protectively storing small articles or objects such as a watch, jewelry, small personal mementos, notes and cards, photos, soft sculptures and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the pillowcase has a generally rectangular shape adapted to receive and cover two thin pillows together, or alternately, a conventional pillow. A pocket, smaller than the main portion of the pillowcase, formed continuously with, or as an extension of, each side panel of the pillowcase, is sewn together around exposed outer margins thereof. When folded inwardly, the pocket is positioned or tucked within the interior of the pillowcase against a conventional pillow, between or against two thin pillows, or within or against a pillow with a pocket-receiving cavity. The pocket is then open to receive the articles.

A soft play pillow having a secret hiding place cavity concealed by a door. An item such as a small stuffed animal or toy is hidden in the secret hiding place to intrigue children and entice them to play a quiet game of game of peek-a-boo with the pillow and the item inside. The soft pillow preferably has indicia which together with the item visually indicate an illustrated theme, such as, an animal barn or building theme, frog and lily pad theme, horse theme, religious theme, vehicular theme or bear theme. The soft pillow may include additional cavities and additional doors, and may further include places to hold books and pictures.