WO2015132586A1

WO2015132586A1 - Kit of parts for assembling and disassembling an edible toy

Info

Publication number: WO2015132586A1
Application number: PCT/GB2015/050622
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sandra DRUMMOND; Rachel Turner
Original assignee: Drummond Sandra; Rachel Turner
Priority date: 2014-03-04
Filing date: 2015-03-04
Publication date: 2015-09-11
Also published as: GB201403768D0

Abstract

A kit of parts suitable for assembling and disassembling an edible toy, the kit comprising: at least one primary foodstuffs item having a first thickness and at least one primary aperture for receiving a secondary foodstuffs item, wherein each of the at least one primary foodstuffs item is rigid; and at least one secondary foodstuffs item having a second thickness and being suitable for interconnecting to each of the at least one primary foodstuffs item by being received into the at least one primary aperture; wherein the size, configuration and location of the at least one primary aperture is such that it enables the interconnection of each of the at least one secondary foodstuffs item with the at least one primary foodstuffs item.

Description

KIT OF PARTS FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING AN EDIBLE TOY

The present invention relates to a kit of parts for assembling and disassembling an edible toy. The invention also relates to a foodstuffs package comprising said kit of parts and method of packaging an edible toy.

Forming foodstuffs such as crackers or biscuits with surface decorations or apertures is well known. For example, surface decorations or apertures may be formed in crackers or biscuits for aesthetic reasons, that is to make the crackers or biscuits appear attractive to a person who might buy or eat them. For example, in order to make such product more appealing to children, crackers or biscuits may be formed as, or may include shapes, contours, or surface decorations of animals or well-known cartoon characters for example.

Apertures are also formed in crackers or biscuits for the purpose of providing means for the escape of gases formed on baking. In this case, pins are usually pushed through the cracker or biscuit dough while it is being shaped into a cracker or biscuit shape. The apertures so formed tend to close up at least in part on baking. The formation of apertures in biscuits to allow the escape of gases during baking is generally referred to as "dockering".

Further ways to enhancing consumer experience have been developed in the past. For example, three dimensional textures are desirable to this effect, and have been achieved by various means, for example in honeycomb structures, wafer layers, or certain chocolates such as Toblerone (RTM).

The present invention is intended to make foodstuffs attractive particularly to children.

To that aim, the present invention provides a kit of parts suitable for assembling and disassembling an edible toy, the kit comprising:

at least one primary foodstuffs item having a first thickness and at least one primary aperture for receiving a secondary foodstuffs item, wherein each of the at least one primary foodstuffs item is rigid; and

at least one secondary foodstuffs item having a second thickness and being suitable for interconnecting to each of the at least one primary foodstuffs item by being received into the at least one primary aperture; wherein the size, configuration and location of the at least one primary aperture is such that it enables the interconnection of each of the at least one secondary foodstuffs item with the at least one primary foodstuffs item.

The term 'edible' indicates being suitable for consumption, i.e. foodstuffs, while the term 'toy' refers to a figurine which children would find attractive to play with, such as an animal, a car, a plane, or a cartoon character. For example, the primary foodstuffs item may represent the body of a toy animal or a toy car, while the secondary foodstuffs item may represent corresponding legs or wheels.

The term 'foodstuffs' defines an edible item or food product. The 'foodstuffs' or food products with which the present invention is primarily concerned are of the kind generally referred to as 'crackers' or 'biscuits' in the United Kingdom and so are referred to throughout the specification. It will be understood, however, that such food products may be referred to differently in other countries, for example 'biscuits' are generally referred to as 'cookies' in the USA. As such, the specification herewith provides examples by reference primarily to 'crackers' or 'cracker pieces', 'biscuits' or 'biscuit pieces' although it will be understood that the term 'foodstuffs' is not restricted to these particular foodstuffs.

'Foodstuffs items' are also referred to as 'pieces' or parts of the kit of parts and represent components of the edible toy to be assembled and disassembled. In preferred embodiments, the primary foodstuffs items are crackers or biscuits. Preferably, the secondary foodstuffs items are made of a different edible material to the primary foodstuffs items, i.e. biscuits or crackers. This is particularly desirable for savoury foodstuffs such as crackers and cheese to make them more attractive to children. For example, cheese pieces may be received in the primary apertures to be interconnected with crackers. Alternatively, various sweets such as marshmallows may be included in the kit of parts to be received (i.e. plugged) and held in the apertures of biscuits pieces.

Advantageously, the secondary foodstuffs items is suitable for connecting to each of the at least one primary foodstuffs items. This 'standardisation' of the first and secondary foodstuffs items is achieved by using standard dimensions across the items and apertures in the kit of parts. In other words, items in the kit of parts are interchangeable, so that they interconnect to each other. For example, foodstuffs items such as crackers or biscuits may be packaged as a set of four or five interlocking pieces featuring such a standardised locking and fitting mechanism across all pieces to enable cross fit of pieces where possible (for example leg pieces fit with the body of a pony or dinosaur, or wheel pieces of car fit with any other toy vehicle pieces), although it will be appreciated that this is not essential.

In order to facilitate grip of the received foodstuffs item and aid manufacturing, an aperture may be a through hole, being made entirely through the foodstuffs item. In other words, the apertures have thicknesses equal to the thickness of the foodstuffs item. It will be appreciated, however, that this is not essential to the invention, and that apertures, particularly in the form of plugholes, may be formed as blind holes, for example, and still be able to receive foodstuffs items with the same effect.

The apertures may be "open", being located at the periphery of the primary foodstuffs item, thereby forming a recess. Alternatively, the apertures may be "closed", being located anywhere on the surface of the foodstuffs item but away from the periphery, and through the foodstuffs item. An open aperture may be thought of as a "slot" for removable slotting in another foodstuffs item, and in particular, a rigid foodstuffs item.

In some embodiments, the at least one secondary foodstuffs item may be provided with a secondary open aperture for engaging with the at least one primary aperture to enable the at least one secondary aperture to be received into the at least one primary aperture. The secondary open aperture is also suitably shaped (i.e. has a suitable its size, configuration and location) to enable interconnection between the primary and secondary foodstuffs items. As with the primary open aperture, the secondary open aperture may also be provided as a slot, thereby forming a "slotting mechanism" for interconnecting the items.

Advantageously, one of the primary or the secondary foodstuffs item, in use, may act as a support (i.e. a stand) for the assembled edible toy, so that the assembled toy may be positioned on a flat horizontal surface for example, with the secondary foodstuffs item contacting the surface and without toppling over. Preferably, such a support is a rigid support. One or more such supports may be used, and the supported item may be supported in an upright vertical position, as will be described in more detail below.

The closed primary aperture may also be a slot (for example of elongated shape), for receiving and holding a secondary foodstuffs item perpendicularly to the plane of the primary foodstuffs item. In this case, the secondary foodstuffs item may be held at an angle of about 90 degrees to the primary foodstuffs item to facilitate interconnection between the two items.

Alternatively, the closed primary aperture is referred to as a plughole, having any suitable shape, for example a circle. The secondary foodstuffs items have suitable dimensions and consistency (i.e. deformable) for being received into the plughole. A secondary foodstuffs item held into the plughole of the primary foodstuffs item is said to be plugged into the plughole. The secondary foodstuffs items may have areas of soft texture (such as marshmallows or gummy sweets) which is in contrast to the texture of the rigid primary foodstuffs item (such as a biscuit). This would give the assembled edible toy an attractive texture further enhancing the consuming experience.

Preferably, the at least one primary aperture is configured to removably receive the secondary foodstuffs items, so as to facilitate disassembly of the edible toy. 'Removably' refers to the edible toy being disassembled without at least the primary the item (i.e. the cracker or biscuit) losing its structural integrity, for example the cracker or biscuit not crumbling during assembly or disassembly. With the present invention, therefore, the edible toy is robust and may be assembled and disassembled multiple times although it will be appreciated that disassembling the edible toy is not essential.

A further advantage of the present invention is that the relative position of the assembled items (whether slotted or plugged into each other) leads to a three dimensional texture of the edible toy. As explained above, such three dimensional texture is desirable and has not been previously achieved in this manner previously.

In some embodiments, matching chamfered edges may be used for the aperture and outer edge of the foodstuffs item, respectively, to enhance grip between the aperture and the secondary foodstuffs item being slotted into or plugged into the aperture. 'Chamfered' refers to angled edges with respect to the surface of the item, and 'matching' refers to the angles being complementary so that the respective chamfered edges fit against each other to maximize grip of the interconnecting items. Advantageously, such 'chamfered' or 'radiused' edges reduces the risk of chipping of the foodstuffs item.

Where the primary foodstuffs item is a short dough biscuit, the diameter of the biscuit is preferably not less than 40 mm. An example of such a biscuit has a diameter of around 5 mm, and a thickness of at least 5mm, preferably around 6mm. Preferably, the primary foodstuffs item comprises at most three apertures, so that the rigidity of the primary foodstuffs item and the robustness of the assembled edible toy is not compromised.

The primary and secondary foodstuffs items may have comparable dimensions, with preferably equal thicknesses to facilitate mass production, although it will be appreciated that their thickness may vary across their surface depending on the surface decoration used.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a foodstuffs package comprising a kit of parts as described above. Such a package provides a plurality of edible parts which may be assembled by children for example. This interaction with the kit of parts further enhances consumer experience.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of packaging an edible toy by providing a kit of parts as described above. Advantageously, by packaging the parts to be assembled in a disassembled state, the edible toy may be provided to the consumer in standard packages already in use, such as crackers, crackers and cheese, biscuit, or biscuits and jelly packages.

According to yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided an edible toy assembled by a kit of parts as described above.

Examples of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figures 1 A and 1 B respectively show perspective views of a first disassembled and an assembled edible toy;

Figures 2A and 2B respectively show perspective views of a second disassembled and an assembled edible toy;

Figures 3A and 3B show side views of the foodstuffs items shown in Figures 2A and 2B;

Figure 4 shows another perspective view of the foodstuffs items shown in Figures 2A and 2B;

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a third disassembled edible toy;

Figures 6A and 6B show further perspective views of assembled foodstuffs items;

Figures 7A and 7B show views of foodstuffs items with chamfered edges;

Figures 8A and 8B respectively show perspective views of a fourth disassembled and an assembled foodstuffs item;

Figure 9A and 9B respectively show perspective views of a fifth disassembled and an assembled edible toy;

Figure 10A shows further views of foodstuffs items with chamfered edges;

Figure 10B shows a side view cut section of the foodstuffs items of Figure 10A;

Figure 1 1 A shows further perspective views of assembled and disassembled foodstuffs items with chamfered edges;

Figure 1 1 B shows side views corresponding to the foodstuffs items of Figure

1 1 A;

Figure 12A shows a further perspective view of an assembled foodstuffs item with chamfered edges;

Figure 12B shows a top view cut section through the foodstuffs item of Figure

12A;

Figures 13 shows a perspective view of assembled foodstuffs items with a vertical plug mechanism; and

Figure 14 shows a perspective view of a assembled foodstuffs items with a vertical slot mechanism.

Figure 1 A shows a disassembled edible toy 100 (in this example, a toy dinosaur) which may be assembled, as shown in Figure 2B, from a primary foodstuffs item 2, such as a cracker or biscuit piece, and a secondary foodstuffs item 2, for example, another cracker or biscuit piece. In this example, the primary and secondary foodstuffs items (2,1 ) respectively represent the body and legs of the toy dinosaur 100. As may be seen from Figure 1 A, the primary foodstuffs item 2 is shaped to have a number of open apertures around its periphery, while the secondary foodstuffs item 1 has two open apertures 1 A either side of the secondary foodstuffs item 1 1 A.

In this example, the primary foodstuffs item 2 is suited to receive the secondary foodstuffs item 2, via an open aperture 2A as indicated in Figure 1 A. The two open apertures 1A are identical, although it will be appreciated that this is not essential. The respective thicknesses of the foodstuffs items 2, 1 (which are respectively equal to the thicknesses of the open apertures 2A, 1 A) are comparable, i.e. each thickness is about 6mm. It will be appreciated that the dimensions of the items 2,1 may vary depending on the composition of the foodstuffs. [Preferably, the surface area of an aperture is around 10-15% of the area of the area of the biscuit piece. The primary and secondary foodstuffs items (2,1 ) may thus be slotted together via their respective open apertures, so that they form a 90 degree angle to assemble the edible toy 100 (or formed biscuit with a three dimensional structure), as shown in Figure 1 B. As such, the secondary foodstuffs item 1 provides two supporting portions, on which the assembled toy may rest on a flat surface, together with part of the primary foodstuffs item 2, to support the edible toy as shown in Figure 1 B.

Suitable methods for measuring areas of the at least one aperture are known in the art. For example, in the case of crackers or biscuits, a cracker or biscuit may be first photographed from directly above and a print produced in which the cracker biscuit is shown on an enlarged scale. Other suitable procedures for measuring areas of an aperture are, for example, image analysis techniques, or the use of a planimeter (which is a well-known mechanical device for measuring areas). Where a planimeter is used, it is possible in many cases to mark the boundaries of the aperture(s) and the periphery of the biscuit and the lines defining the zones (both taken at the upper surface of the biscuit) on the biscuit itself (using, for example, a suitable finetipped pen), and to take the planimeter measurements from the biscuit so marked.

Figures 2A and 2B respectively show another assembled/disassembled edible toy 200 (a toy lion) in accordance with the invention. Figure 6A also shows the assembled edible toy 200. Unlike the example in Figure 1 A and 1 B, the primary foodstuffs item 2A has two open apertures suitable for slotting together with secondary open apertures 1 A of the secondary foodstuffs items. The secondary foodstuffs items 1A in this example are identical (representing legs) to those which may be used for the edible toy 100 (the toy dinosaur) shown in Figures 1 A and 1 B. As such, a kit of parts using all the pieces shown in Figures 1A,1 B,2A and 2B may be packaged together to form an interchangeable kit of parts, where the pieces are standardized (i.e. the leg pieces fit both body pieces of the toy dinosaur and the toy lion).

Figures 3A and 3B show side views of the foodstuffs items 2,1 shown in Figures 2A and 2B. The angle A indicated in Figures 2A and 2B is approximately 25 degrees, preferably not higher than 35 degrees. With reference to Figure 4, the average thickness t2 of the secondary foodstuffs item 1 is smaller than the varying thickness of the primary aperture 2A, preferably about 90% of the average thickness t1 of the primary aperture 2A.

Figure 5 shows another edible toy 300 (a toy airplane) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention in a disassembled state. In this example, the primary foodstuffs item 2 (the body of the toy airplane) is a cracker and has a closed aperture 2B. The secondary foodstuffs item 1 (the wings of toy airplane) is a piece of cheese which has a width such that it slots into the closed aperture 2B to assemble the toy. [dimensions TBC] Figure 5A shows the edible toy 300 in an assembled state, wherein the cheese wings of the toy airplane have been slotted into the body at an angle of 90 degrees. Preferably, the width t3 of the secondary foodstuffs item 2 is about 0.9 of the thickness of the closed aperture t4.

Figures 7 A shows a perspective view of the disassembled toy lion 100 described above, wherein the primary and secondary foodstuffs items 2,1 have chamfered (i.e. radiused) edges to enable better grasp of the slotting mechanism. Figure 7B shows a side view (left) and a front view (right) of the secondary foodstuffs item with chamfered edges. Using chamfered edges reduces the risk of chipping of the foodstuffs item. This risk is also reduced, for example, during manufacturing of items such as sandwiched biscuits.

Figures 8A and 8B respectively show another edible toy 400 (a toy car) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, in a disassembled and an assembled state. Two open apertures 4A of the primary foodstuffs item 4 (e.g. a cracker or biscuit piece) are shaped as half disks to enable two secondary foodstuffs items 5 (such as cheese, cracker pieces, biscuit pieces, gummy sweets or marshmallows) to be plugged into the two open apertures 4A. The plugging operation may be performed by applying pressure (e.g. with a finger) onto the secondary foodstuff items 5 located over the respective apertures 4A to thereby insert them into the aperture. The secondary foodstuffs items 5 may also be unplugged by a similar pressing operation. Where the secondary foodstuffs item 5 is a soft textured item such as cheese, jelly pieces, a gummy sweet or marshmallow, its diameter is preferably around 1 10% of the inner diameter of the aperture 4A, and the soft textured item 5 when pressed changes dimensions (i.e. is reduced by 10%) during the plugging operation to match the inner diameter of the aperture 4A.

Figures 9A and 9B respectively shows another edible toy 500 (a smiley face) in accordance with the invention, in a disassembled and an assembled state. The primary foodstuffs item 4 has four closed apertures 4B. It will be appreciated that the number and shape of the apertures (whether open or closed) is not essential. Figure 10A shows a perspective view of the smiley face 500 shown in Figures 9A and 9B, wherein the primary and secondary foodstuffs items 4,5 have chamfered edges 6 as described above. Figure 10B shows a side view cut section of the assembled edible toy 500.

Figure 1 1 A shows further perspective views of assembled and disassembled edible toy car 400 described above with chamfered edges. Figure 1 1 B shows side views corresponding to the assembled edible toy car 400 shown in Figure 1 1 A. Figure 12A shows a further perspective view of the toy car 100, wherein only one wheel 5 is plugged in. Figure 12B shows a top view cut section through the foodstuffs item of Figure 12A.

Figure 13 shows a perspective view of an assembled edible toy 600 (a toy Santa) with a vertical plug mechanism, wherein the primary foodstuffs item 2 has a closed aperture which is a plughole 2B and acts itself as support for the secondary foodstuffs item 1 . In this case, when the secondary foodstuffs item 1 (representing the body) is plugged into the primary foodstuffs item 1 (representing the legs), the secondary foodstuffs item 1 is the one that is being vertically supported. The secondary foodstuffs item 1 has a narrower portion to be received into the plughole 2B and is therefore suitably shaped to be plugged into the primary foodstuffs item 2. In this case, the plughole 2B, may be a through hole or a blind hole.

Figure 14 shows a perspective view of an assembled edible toy 700 (a toy snowman) with a vertical slot mechanism, wherein the primary and secondary foodstuffs items 2, 1 , each have open apertures 2A, 1 A which are matching slots. In this example, the primary foodstuffs item 2 (representing the legs) forms a vertical support for the secondary foodstuffs item 1 (representing the body).

By way of example, each of the primary foodstuffs items in a kit of parts according to the invention may be a short dough biscuit formed according to methods known in the art. In general, a dough is described as a short dough if it contains per hundred parts by weight of biscuit flour:

20 to 75 parts by weight sugar;

15 to 70 parts (typically 25 to 70 parts) by weight fat; and

0 to 30 parts by weight added water.

'Flour' in this context is known as a fine ground cereal grain having substantially no particles of diameter exceeding 1 mm. 'Added water' does not include water which is in the form of moisture contained in the flour, fat, sugar, or any other ingredients.

The flour, sugar, fat and added water are combined to form a dough, and the dough is formed into dough pieces having a recess or aperture of the desired dimensions and at the desired locations.

The dough pieces forming the primary (and, optionally, secondary) foodstuffs items may be formed by any suitable method, for example, by using a rotary moulder or by sheeting the dough and cutting the dough pieces from the sheet. Preferably, a rotary moulder is used to form the dough pieces. As is generally known in the art, a rotary moulder comprises a rotatable roller, the cylindrical surface of which is provided with a plurality of recessed moulds (commonly referred to as "impressions") for forming dough pieces of a desired shape and size, means for forcing the dough into the recesses, means for removing excess dough, and means for removing the dough pieces from the roller. In the manufacture of the primary (and secondary) foodstuffs items according to the invention, the recesses are so shaped that the dough piece formed has at least one recess or at least one aperture the sizes and positions described above.

It will be understood that the short dough biscuits described above may further contain a particulate material. Preferably, such particulate material may include at least a substantial proportion of which has a particle diameter of not less than 1 mm. The presence of such particles distributed throughout the biscuit has the effect of changing the texture of the biscuit. The particulate material may be selected from edible particulate materials of which, under the conditions of mixing and baking, discrete particles remain and can be discerned in the baked biscuit. Examples of such particulate materials are cereals, nuts, and coconut. The nuts are preferably kibbled (i.e. ground or coarsely chopped), and may be, for example, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans or walnuts. Chocolate chips are another example of edible material to be added to the biscuit dough.

On average, where the biscuit pieces are of short dough, they preferably have the largest dimension (i.e. a length or diameter) in the region of 5 cm, with a width in the region 50-70% of the length, and a thickness of at least 15% of the smallest dimension across the biscuit piece. This may ensure that the biscuit piece is robust enough for handling, especially by children, during assembly and disassembly.

Although the figures described above do not show surface decorations on the foodstuffs items, it will be appreciated that this may be applied to the foodstuffs items using methods known in the art.

The foodstuffs items may be coated or partially coated with an edible material, for example, with chocolate or icing which may be frosted icing or glazed icing. Further, a primary foodstuffs item may include two or more crackers or biscuits, for example biscuit pieces stuck together with a suitable filling to form a sandwiched biscuit. The bonding of biscuits to create a sandwiched biscuit for example may be achieved by depositing icing, chocolate compounds, marshmallow pieces, processed cheese, jam, or butter cream between the biscuit pieces.

Alternative examples of foodstuffs items suitable for the present invention are crackers of the type 'wholemeal crispie', 'wholemeal crisp crackers' or wholemeal 'cheese crispies' which are well known in the art. By way of example only, a 'wholemeal crispie' typically includes:

Ingredient Amount (Kg)

Flour 50

Wholemeal flour 50

Fat 25

Glucose 15

Malt 15

Vol 2

Salt 2

Soda 1

S M S 10% solution 0.7

Water 52

A number of industrial processes known in the art are suitable of manufacturing foodstuffs items suitable for the present invention. One example is the manufacturing of rotary cut or rotary moulded biscuits known as 'custard cream shells':

Ingredient Amount (Kg)

Biscuit flour 100

Shortening 32

Powdered sugar 34 Golden syrup 2

Skimmed milk powder 3

Salt 0.5

Sodium bicarbonate 0.5

Ammonium bicarbonate 0.37

Vanilla/caramel essence 0.075

Water 15

Cocoa powder (optional) 0.2 The shortening, sugar, syrup, salt and essence are first blended while the remaining ingredients are added subsequently. The resulting dough mixture is baked an a wire band such as a steel band which minimizes expansion due to the known 'keying' properties of the wire band. Advantageously, this allows for a 5-10% expansion of the surface area of the product, and increases robustness of the resulting foodstuffs item.

Engraved rotary moulding rolls are known in the art. Die areas of such moulding rolls are preferably manufactured by sandblasting or bead blasting and then coated with a suitable material such as Teflon (RTM). Advantageously, this reduces surface tension between the dough piece and the engraved surfaces of the moulding roll. This enables the baked dough piece to be released from the moulding roll. Vacuum packing techniques known in the art may be optionally used to protect the integrity of the formed product. Rotary moulded biscuits, as described in the example above, are essentially soft dough biscuits. Alternative processes of manufacturing biscuits suitable for the present invention include wire cut and rout press process known in the art.

Claims

A kit of parts suitable for assembling and disassembling an edible toy, the kit comprising:

at least one secondary foodstuffs item having a second thickness and being suitable for interconnecting to each of the at least one primary foodstuffs item by being received into the at least one primary aperture;

wherein the size, configuration and location of the at least one primary aperture is such that it enables the interconnection of each of the at least one secondary foodstuffs item with the at least one primary foodstuffs item.

A kit of parts according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary aperture is an open aperture.

A kit of parts according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary aperture is a closed aperture.

A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one secondary foodstuffs item has a secondary open aperture for engaging with the at least one primary aperture to enable the at least one secondary aperture to be received into the at least one primary aperture.

A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one primary aperture is a slot.

A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein one of the primary and secondary foodstuffs items, in use, acts as a support for the assembled edible toy.

A kit of parts according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the secondary foodstuffs item is held at an angle of about 90 degrees to the primary foodstuffs item. A kit of parts according to claim 3, wherein the at least one primary aperture is a plughole.

A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claim, wherein edible material in the at least one primary foodstuffs items differs from edible material in the at least one secondary foodstuffs item.

10. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the secondary foodstuffs item has a soft texture.

1 1 . A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the secondary foodstuffs item is removably received into the at least one primary aperture.

12. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one primary foodstuffs item comprises at most three primary apertures.

13. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one primary aperture has a first chamfered edge for contacting the at least one secondary foodstuffs item.

14. A kit of parts according to claim 13, wherein the secondary foodstuffs item has a second chamfered edge matching the first chamfered edge.

15. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one primary foodstuffs item is a cracker or a biscuit.

16. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one secondary foodstuffs item is a cheese piece.

17. A kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the primary and secondary foodstuffs items have approximately equal thicknesses.

18. A foodstuffs package comprising a kit of parts according to any one of the preceding claims.

19. A method of packaging an edible toy by providing a kit of parts according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

20. An edible toy assembled by a kit of parts according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

21 . A kit of parts or edible toy substantially as described herein with reference to and/or as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.