Hape Country Critters Play Cube| Wooden Learning Puzzle Toy for Toddlers, 5-Sided Activity Centre with Animal Friends, Shapes, Mazes, Wooden Balls, Shape Sorter Blocks and More

I had been looking for a play cube for my younger son, so when this went half price near the holidays I pounced on it. I was looking for something that my son could use to pull himself up and hold onto while playing, and even though he's big for his age it hasn't tipped over (though it does slide sometimes). It also doesn't have any (even minor) damage, even after having two boys banging on it very enthusiastically over the past week. (To give you an idea, I also have the Melissa and Doug Pound and Roll tower, which had major dents in the top and all the balls after one play session with my older son.) Usually I like my toys simple and classic --nothing too cutesy or cartoony-- so I wasn't anticipating liking the look of it, though I know Hape toys are always excellent quality. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the attention to detail on this toy. The jumble you see on top is actually three different themed bead tracks: One is fish that appear to be jumping in and out of a pond. one is an earthworm that goes into the "ground" and back up again, and the last (my favorite) is bugs which fly into (and through) the mouth of the frog on top. The balls are similarly not just balls, but they are designed to look like flower faces (and there is even a designated place to put the mallet when not in use!). The shapes can all be stored in the cube, as it is designed to keep them from falling out once you put the shapes through the holes. (If the cube is jiggled too much they do fall out, though.) The "bee hive" not only makes fun noise for little ones, but it can also be turned into a game by trying to get the bees into their hives by turning it faster or slower. I myself actually find that one fun! The last side (which is not pictured) is a maze of sorts, with animal heads. Unlike other ones I've seen, this one seems to have a point-- you move the animal heads to the end of the maze in a specified color order, and move them back to their designated "homes". Overall, I love the quality and attention to detail of this toy, and both my sons (almost one and almost three) love this.

Great product! My 11-month-old absolutely loves it! He can stay entertained with this cube for a long time. It’s very thoughtfully designed with so many different activities and learning opportunities. I can see him continuing to discover new things even a year or two from now. The quality also feels excellent. My little one likes to chew on the small hammer, and the paint hasn’t peeled at all.

This is one seriously adorable, entertaining activity cube! I am so pleased with the quality of this item. Bright, vibrant colors, quality craftsmanship, easy to put together, and multiple entertaining activities for your toddler! My son is 1 year old, and I purchased this after seeing how much he loved a similar activity cube at our local library- although this one is far superior! I had wanted a few different toys for his first birthday- a wire bead maze, a ball roller coaster, a shape sorter, and some sort of spinning gear-like accessory. The Hape Country Critter activity cube was a perfect all in one option, had an bright, playful design that wasn't too babyish but would still be attractive to a child and spark the imagination, and was from a reptuable brand of childrens toys I felt I could trust. They have completely went above and beyond my expectations with this toy and my son adores it. At only 1 year old, can see him enjoying this activity cube for many more years and thanks to Hapes quality craftsmanship I trust it will easily last that long. Thank you for creating a wonderful product that children can enjoy, and a toy parents can feel good about letting their child play with!

I am cheap so when I saw the $100+ price tag I thought nope, that's wayy too much for a baby's toy. I went ahead and got it anyway though lol. And I'm glad I did. This thing is beautiful in person! Once unboxed it has such a wow factor!! Each side has activities. And the side that made me buy, was the side with the spinner. I knew my picky kid would love that. And I saw no other cubes with that feature. It also has a side where the child can take this hammer like tool and wack balls down! Perfect for my kid that loves to wack things, drop things and see things roll! I love, love love this cube! The quality is undeniable. My child is so picky with his toys, with such a short attention span, most of the other toys I bought either never got played with by him or he played once and never had interest again. It has been a while now and every day he is still coming out to play with yhis thing. We worth the money!!! It even has a shape sorter in it. Very pleased mama bear.

Amazing toy, different sides of the block will be used as he grows up. My baby started playing with this when he was 7 going on 8 months and mainly the side with the spinning wheel or watching balls roll down the tracks. He likes the dogs on tracks but just likes to bring them all down to the bottom and doesn't particularly understanding getting them to the right color. I think he will like the shape sorter when he's older. As far as tippability - it has only tipped once when he grabbed the top of the yellow wire. If he grabs the actual cube it is very stable. Even grabbing the blue wire to pull himself up we've had no issues. He's 21.5 lbs now and it's still stable, but started pulling up when we got this toy and cruising at 8 months. We do watch him because if he falls he does sometimes knock himself on the side which leaves bruises. The main con of this toy are the paint on the balls. He definitely likes to put them in his mouth and they are very chipped after only 2 months of use (see photo). My husband actually threw the balls away while I was at work one day because he thought the baby was getting paint in his mouth. I've written the company to ask about replacement balls but haven't heard back yet.

I got this when my kid was 7 months old. He didn't play much with it then because he was not rolling over/crawling/walking..just sitting up basically but even sitting he was pushing the balls down & using the hammer/mallet thing. He was afraid of the spinning thing but he is sensitive to sound. He plays with this activity center EVERYDAY. I feel like he's always discovering new things about it. He loves the spinning thing now at 14 months. But he loves the blocks & top part too. The quality is so nice. Smooth. We did have to sand down the hammer/mallet because his toddler friend came over and beat it so hard creating chips but its back to its normal state now. He uses it to stand. I would definitely recommend. I did purchase other ones & the quality, size just doesn't compare. It is a heavier piece so baby can use to stand and bare their weight. The picture I attached, hes 11 months old.

After searching for some time for an activity cube that offered more than just spinning letters and zigzagging chunks of wood, I came across this gem. While a bit pricier than other cubes of its kind, it offers much more interactive and educational fun than its competitors. The BALL SIDE enables children to see and enjoy the effects of gravity and sloping (though it would have been cool if Hape had made this with differing slope grades so children could see how the balls move faster on the steeper grades and slower on the more shallow ones, but that's not the case); the SHAPE SIDE helps reinforce shape recognition, colors, and more concepts of gravity as the shapes fall through the corresponding slots and are "held" inside the unit until the child pulls the little red "plug" and allows them to fall; the ANIMAL MAZE SIDE offers fine motor and color matching practice as well as problem solving and math concepts (Which color comes First? Next? Last?), and the BEEHIVE SIDE allows children to explore g-force type of activity as they spin the hive slowly or quickly to watch the little wooden bees either slowly ride along the outer edge of the hive or plink into one of the hive ledges as the hive spins faster (a younger baby/child may need adult help to spin it fast enough for the plinking effect). The BEAD MAZE on the top of the cube offers more fine motor activities as well as problem solving practice as they figure out how to move the beads through the wire to get to the end or other side. As other reviewers have noted, this cube is high quality and sturdy, and has nice soft edges to help ease the blow of any accidental falls into the corners of the cube. The reason I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because our cube arrived with an incorrectly attached piece of wood on the inside of the cube (the ANIMAL MAZE side) which, if left as it was, rendered 3 of the animals incapacitated as they were stuck on the straight edge of the maze and couldn't get over to the other side (nor could the rest of the animals get over to the straight edge side). Thankfully, we were able to fix the issue with minimal effort and it works just fine now, but quality control should have caught the issue before it went out the door. I would definitely recommend this great cube to anyone considering it, as it offers so many wonderful, interactive, and educational components for little ones (Ages 1 and up (even the adults in this household enjoy playing with this one!)).

I'm so glad my son got this activity cube had a gift from his grandma! Yes it is pricey and I would never buy it because it's out of my budget but I absolutely love love love it. Everything came in perfect condition. Easy to instale, my husband didn't even need to read the instructions. I love the fact that I can hide the shapes, ball and hammer inside the toy since I feel like my son is to young for it yet. Which means he will grow into the toy! It is so durable that I know it will last for baby #3. It is stable that my 8 month of that is 21lb can stand up using the toy and I am NOT worried about it tipping over on him. OVERALL GREAT TOY! I wish Hape made more effortable toys so I can buy some more but I understand that they are expensive because they are designed so safe, fun, educational and creatively beautiful!

Questo gioco multiattività è spettacolare, quando mia moglie mi ha chiesto di acquistarlo come regalo per il primo compleanno della nostra bimba ero abbastanza titubante sia per il prezzo e sia per il fatto che forse difficilmente lo avrebbe apprezzato visto l'età minima consigliata di due anni. Appena arrivato invece mi sono dovuto ricredere fin dal momento in cui ci ho messo le mani sopra. Arriva praticamente montato, l'unica cosa che dobbiamo fare è girare la parte superiore e fissarla con le viti e la brugola in dotazione, fatto questo è praticamente pronto all'uso. FACILITA' DI MONTAGGIO: 10 La qualità costruttiva è sorprendente, realizzato completamente in legno robusto a parte i percorsi in metallo della parte superiore, colorato con pittura ad acqua e materiali atossici, un prodotto che sicuramente durerà negli anni. Le dimensioni si attestano sui 35 x 35 x 50 cm. QUALITA' COSTRUTTIVA E MATERIALI UTILIZZATI: 10 Ha ben 5 attività, una per lato, tutte divertenti e varie: Lato 1: Il classico gioco delle forme, composto da 5 forme geometriche che andranno inserite negli appositi scomparti. Troviamo poi una cordicella da tirare per far ricadere le forme e ricominciare il gioco. Lato 2: La ruota labirinto. Il bimbo si divertirà a far girare la ruota e vedere le simpatiche faccine muoversi all'interno del labirinto. Lato 3: Un labirinto in cui il bimbo si divertirà a far seguire i percorsi alle varie forme. Lato 4: Dall'alto il bimbo farà partire le tre palline colorate attraverso un martello, queste scenderanno attraverso dei percorsi in discesa. Lato Superiore: Questa zona è molto ricca di colori e piste in metallo. VARIETA' DEI GIOCHI PRESENTI: 10 Non credevo potesse già piacerle tanto visto che mia figlia ha solo un anno, invece è davvero entusiasta di questo gioco. La cosa bella è che ci divertiamo anche noi a giocare con lei, ovviamente non riesce a sfruttarlo ancora al pieno delle sue potenzialità quindi cerchiamo di aiutarla in alcuni percorsi. Devo inoltre segnalare che non sono presenti pezzi piccoli che possono essere ingeriti. DIVERTIMENTO: 10 Di listino costa 145 euro. io l'ho pagato su 115, ma ora ho visto che è presente qui su Amazon a 110 euro circa. Il prezzo è alto non lo nego, ma la qualità costruttiva, i materiali utilizzati, la varietà di giochi presenti ed il divertimento assicurato mi portano a dire che il rapporto qualità/prezzo è più che giusto. Assolutamente consigliato! RAPPORTO QUALITA'/PREZZO: 10

This Hapes wooden activity cube has been the BEST buy. Our 10month old is obsessed with it! We have a busy, curious and adventurous little boy who never sits still for very long.. now spends hours exploring this activity cube. It's well-made, easy to put together and sturdy. Looks gorgeous too! We deffinately recommend with 5 stars!

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Compre el cubo para un bebe de 1 año, además de ser precioso trae juegos con los que el bebé está muy entretenido y va descubriendo como resolverlos poco a poco. Muy buena calidad y acabados.

This is the 2nd one I bought, both children love it. Very good quality, the hammer is their fav.