The best baby activity cubes

The Hape Country Critters Play Cube is well made and durable, meaning hours of fun for years to come. It is a hub of activity, with a beaded spiral, shape sorter, turn table and a tap to the bottom activity. With five sides of fun and engaging activities, this cube is also coloured beautifully.

One review said: "By far the best toy we’ve bought for our one year old. We got it for his birthday last week and he has not stopped playing with it since. Really nicely made and sturdy. Have already recommended for friends with children of similar age!"

Not only is this Little Farm Wooden Activity Cube a great addition to your child's toy collection, as it helps to encourage problem solving and develop fine motor skill, but it's aesthetically pleasing to look at too. The beautiful design features soft colours. It has spinning tiles, rotating gears, bead spiral and shape sorter.

One review said: "Bought for my 7 month old as he love grabbing and moving things with his little hands. This keeps him completely occupied while I cook or fold laundry! It’s also very pleasing to the eye." Another customer wrote: "Lovely gift for my one year old grandson’s birthday. He really enjoyed it and wouldn’t put it down. He especially liked moving the beads on the wires"

This Zany Zoo Wooden Activity Cube has five different sides of fun and games to entertain and educate your little one. Each side encourages a different kind of play with doors to open, animals to explore, a bead maze to wind through, and colourful spinners to spin.

One customer wrote: "We ordered this for our youngest(5 months), but our older two (5 & 3 years) have been playing with it already. We had some other small items from this brand already and they were all very premium and solid. This one is even better. I had been used to seeing similar things in doctors waiting rooms to entertain kids, but they all had stickers on wooden boxes that had long since peeled off, not on this, all painted on the wood, it feels like it will last a lifetime. I wish I had bought it for our 5 year old when he was a baby, as it would have survived intact until now.
The box itself feels so sturdy, if it weren't for the darn metal parts on the top, I could probably use it for a workout of box jumps in the evening. I would recommend this to anyone."

The Wooden Activity Cube Hanoi Theme features plexiglass sides with a sorting shape game, so they can see their shapes in the cube too. It also has a bead slide, gears and other interactive elements. It suitable for children from 10 months old and helps stimulate sensorial development.

One for older children, each side of the Lewo Wooden Activity Cube introduces a way to play a different game, including alphabet and animal recognition, music xylophone, teaching clock, spinning gears and more. We love the A-to-Z letters and shapes for your little one to spin and learn too.

One review said: "Great product and keeps the small one entertained. And she can use it on her own as she gets older. But for now watching me do all the stuff is enough" Another wrote: "Keeps my 8-month-old entertained for ages, she loves it. Seems very well made and solid. I actually also bought this for my nephew last year, and his is still going strong and he still enjoys it now he’s 2"

Shaped more like a hexagon than a cube, the TOP BRIGHT Wooden Activity toy has seven engaging sides, including a bead maze, rainbow gears, recognition clock, shape sorter and animal flip board. The top can also be inverted and placed in the box for easy storage.

One review said: "Very impressed! Making a conscientious effort to buy non-plastic toys as much as possible. This has a small amount unfortunately but mainly wood. I also love that this is so many different activities in one toy. The paint colours are vivid and the wood good quality with smooth edges and an even finish. The range of activities is stimulating and educational. Not the cheapest toy but worth the money for quality and engagement value."

This VTech Busy Learners Activity Cube is great to encourage youngsters to sit up while they play, working on their balance and motor skills. With light-up buttons and a songbook of 25 different songs, it'll definitely capture their attention.

One review said: "This was the best purchase to help our daughter sit up independently at 6 months old. After a week of use, she learned to independently sit up and loves to play with this everyday. She’s 9 months now and this is still a favourite toy."

Shaped like an elephant, the TOP BRIGHT Activity Cube Baby Toy has plenty of engaging features for kids. Move the sliders to help the grizzly return to the stage and help the little lion ride a bicycle, shake the elephant's tail to rotate the three gears together and move the rainbow beads to promote early mathematics skills.

One review said: "I bought this for my niece's birthday (one year old) - and she loves it! There are lots of different parts to play with, move and spin, and with great colours to grab the attention. She spends ages playing, it keeps her occupied and absorbed and she doesn't get bored."

A sweet and compact design, the Woody Treasures Activity Cube has a fun bead maze, animal sliders, little frog, counter, and shape sorter. The four corners are finely polished with a rounded design that prevents injuries and accidents. It's also small enough for little ones to grab and turn easily, so they can play with any side they want.

One reviewer wrote: "This is a brilliant toy, I bought it for my little granddaughter to play with when she's with us. She is one and it is just the right size, she can pick it up, so able to turn it around to play with the different activities. The top comes off and you are able to put the bead maze into the box, making storage easier. Lovely that it is made of wood and she loves all the colours and being able to move things around. Would highly recommend it."

The TOP BRIGHT Wooden Shape Sorter Activity Cube features some great learning tools. It comes with a teaching clock, shape sorter and insects to teach baby about the world around them. It'll help them with some of the skills that they will need that are key to their learning and development.

One review said: "I purchased this for my grandson's 1st birthday. I read the reviews prior to purchasing, I knew it was on the smaller side. It is perfect, not too heavy, brightly coloured. The shape blocks are the perfect size not too big for his little hands and not too small to cause a choking hazard."