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A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder includes a body having first and second opposing ends and a side wall extending therebetween defining an at least partially hollow cavity within the body. The body has in a closed configuration at least the first end sized and shaped t

A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder includes a body having first and second opposing ends and a side wall extending therebetween defining an at least partially hollow cavity within the body. The body has in a closed configuration at least the first end sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the body in a first generally upright orientation with the second end forming a top end of the body. The body has an open configuration in which the hollow cavity is at least partially accessible. A tank with a pump is disposed within the body and is capable of being at least partially filled with a fluid in order to play at least one predetermined game.

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We claim: 1. A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder, the toy play set comprising: a body having first and second opposing ends and a side wall extending therebetween, the first and second ends and the side wall defining an at least partially hollow cavity within the body,

We claim: 1. A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder, the toy play set comprising: a body having first and second opposing ends and a side wall extending therebetween, the first and second ends and the side wall defining an at least partially hollow cavity within the body, the first and second ends and the side wall generally surrounding the hollow cavity in a closed configuration of the body, the body having in the closed configuration at least the first end sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the body in a first generally upright orientation with the second end forming a top end of the body, the body having an open configuration in which the hollow cavity is at least partially accessible, the body including at least a first portion defining the first and second ends of the body in the closed and open configurations of the body and a second portion removably engaged with the first portion between the first and second ends to define the closed configuration of the body and being separated from the first portion between the first and second ends to define the open configuration of the body; a tank disposed within the body, the tank having a wall substantially surrounding a hollow interior thereof, at least a portion of the wall being at least sufficiently transparent to allow the interior to be viewed from outside of the tank, the tank being configured to be at least partially filled with a fluid in order to play at least one predetermined game, by inclusion of an opening to allow access to the interior of the tank; a closure removably disposed within the tank opening to sealingly close the opening to inhibit the fluid from leaking out of the tank through the opening; and a pump located to circulate the fluid within the tank during play of the at least one predetermined game. 2. The toy play set of claim 1, wherein the tank includes at least one movable component disposed within the hollow interior for movement in fluid within the tank by operation of the pump. 3. The toy play set of claim 2, wherein the at least one movable component is sufficiently neutrally buoyant in the fluid to allow the movable component to be moved within the tank by circulating the fluid within the tank. 4. The toy play set of claim 1 further comprising: a lid removably engageable with at least one of the first and second ends of the body in the closed configuration. 5. The toy play set of claim 4, wherein the lid is generally cup-shaped with an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end. 6. The toy play set of claim 5, wherein the lid is sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder, such that, with the lid engaged with one of the first and second ends of the body, the lid can be placed within the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the body in a second generally upright orientation with the other of the first and second ends forming a top end of the body. 7. The toy play set of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the body is generally semi-annular. 8. The toy play set of claim 1, wherein, with the body in the closed configuration, the first and second portions are engaged side-by-side in a first arrangement so that each of the first and second portions forms at least part of the side wall of the body, the side wall of the body being generally annular. 9. The toy play set of claim 8, wherein, with the body in the open configuration, the first and second portions of the body are engaged in a second arrangement in which the first and second body portions are stacked end to end. 10. The toy play set of claim 9, further comprising a lid removably engageable with at least the first one of the first and second portions with the body in the open configuration. 11. The toy play set of claim 10, wherein the lid is generally cup-shaped with an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end. 12. The toy play set of claim 11, wherein the lid is sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder, such that, with the lid engaged with one of the first and second portions, the lid can be placed within the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the toy play set in a second generally upright orientation with the other of the first and second portions forming a top end of the toy play set. 13. The toy play set of claim 1, wherein the tank is disposed within an opening in the side wall of the body so as to be visible from outside of the body with the body in the closed configuration. 14. The toy play set of claim 1, further comprising at least one figurine for use with the play set during play. 15. A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder, the toy play set comprising: a body having first and second opposing ends and an annular side wall extending therebetween, the first and second ends and the annular side wall defining an at least partially hollow cavity within the body, the first and second ends and the side wall generally surrounding the hollow cavity in a closed configuration of the body, the body having in the closed configuration at least the first end sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the body in a first generally upright orientation with the second end forming a top end of the body, the body including at least a first portion defining the first and second ends of the body in the closed configuration of the body and a separate second portion removably engaged side-by-side with the first portion between the first and second ends in the closed configuration of the body so that each of the first and second portions forms at least part of the annular side wall of the body, and the body having an open configuration in which the first portion defines the first and second ends of the body and the hollow cavity is at least partially accessible between the first and second ends, and the first and second body portions are releasably engaged together end to end at the second end of the body with the second body portion extending away from the first first body portion and first end of the body. 16. The toy play set of claim 15 further comprising: a tank disposed within the body, the tank having a wall substantially surrounding a hollow interior thereof, at least a portion of the wall being at least sufficiently transparent to allow the interior to be viewed from outside of the tank, the tank being configured to be at least partially filled with a liquid in order to play at least one predetermined game. 17. The toy play set of claim 16 further comprising a manually operable pump operably coupled with the tank to circulate the liquid within the tank during play of the at least one predetermined game. 18. The toy play set of claim 16, wherein the tank further includes an opening to allow access to the interior of the tank to at least fill the tank with liquid and further comprising a closure removably disposed within the opening to sealingly close the opening to inhibit the liquid from leaking out of the tank through the opening.