Best Activity Cubes to Develop and Entertain Your Child

Your kid will love sliding colorful balls through the maze of paths in different trajectories: straight, curved, spiral, zigzag. This interesting solution will help your kid practice fine movements, as well as promote logic and hand-eye coordination.

It's worth noting that this activity cube doesn't have any sharp edges and is absolutely safe for kids' use. You can put it on any flat surface without worrying that it might hit your child and cause injuries. That the cube is not lightweight and made of solid wood is an advantage with respect to its stability. 

By spinning one of the gears, you can set all five wheels in motion and let your child watch a mesmerizing and enchanting beauty of rotating spirals. Your child will be eager to do the same himself/herself.

If you are interested in educational toys to promote logical thinking of children over 4 years, we also recommend you to read about marble runs.

Just look at the elaborate design of this cube toy! All sides are embellished with lovely figures that cannot go unnoticed - a petite butterfly, snail, bee, bird, and a bug that "fly" and "crawl" along the paths of a blooming "garden" on the top. On one of the sides, you will find a tree with birds and butterflies which your kid can shake to create an illusion that the birds are flying. The pictures of cute little creatures and plants on wooden surfaces of the cube add more fun and appeal to the game.

EverEarth company is famous for its high-quality and safe-to-use products, made from 100% FSC certified beech and painted with non-toxic water-based paint. Going the whole way to make our children's life better, the company also contributes to the preservation of our planet health. In 2011, they have started the "Plant-A-Tree" campaign to save woods, one of the greatest nature treasures. Every owner of an EverEarth product can register on the company's website for free and participate in the program. As a token of gratitude, the company will plant one more tree on its territory, once a new customer orders their toy. 

It is worth saying a few words about a shape sorter. There are little magnets built in each shape and each hole to hold the pieces in place. In addition to stability, this feature also makes this toy more attractive to kids who inherently love playing with magnets.

If you are looking for more toys to promote your little learner' creativity, please, look through our wooden blocks review.

On the electronic side of the cube, you can see a selector that you can slide to either learning mode or a play mode position. In the first mode, your kid will press piano keys and learn to recognize colors, shape, and animals, while in the second mode, he or she will actually hear the music. There's even a handset included that allows your kid to make phone calls. Like in many other activity cubes, this one has a block recognition area; once your child inserts a block in one of the slots, he/she will find out what letter's been hidden. Add to amazing sound and light effects, and you'll clearly see how great this VTech cube really is. Your child will never get bored playing with it.

Some people are rather skeptical about interactive toys and think them too noisy. Luckily, the manufacturer of this model has done everything to make it a favorite toy of both a child and his/her parents. All the games are pretty quiet and it's possible to switch the sounds off. If your kid refuses to play in complete silence, turn the volume up a bit so that it doesn't disturb other family members. In order to save the battery life, the cube will automatically shut off after being not in use for longer than 45 seconds. The cube runs off 2 AA batteries (included) that according to the feedback last for a year or so before you need to replace them. 

A cool thing about this interactive activity cube is that it provides up to 100 songs and phrases, including some really great and loved melodies of all times like, for example, "Three Little Kittens", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", and many others.

To keep your little music lover entertained, consider buying one of these fantastic baby mobiles.

As we have already mentioned, there are wooden ABC tiles along the horizontal wires. Each side introduces the picture of either an animal or another object the name of which starts with the letter written on this title. Cheerful colors and jovial illustrations will help your tot learn the alphabet in fun way.  

What makes this toy stand out from its competitors is that it enables learning through a peek-a-boo game. Take a look at the cube face with four doors, each bearing the picture of a person that stands behind it: a baker, a doctor, a mailman and a fireman. Not only can you use this toy to teach your kid colors, shapes and letters, it can also be used to learn some popular professions, including those written on the cube. 

Casting a look at the side with a maze wire, you will find many great winding tracks for car, bicycle, and bus races that your kid can use to either play alone or compete with his/her friends, moving tiny models of vehicles one by one down the tracks. This fun game helps promote hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Looking for an entertaining toy for your older child? If your son or daughter loves fast-paced games, gift him/her a slot car track.

The VTech Sort & Discover is a wonderful play cube to familiarize your kid with musical instruments. Pressing the keys with pictures and numbers, your child will hear animal sounds, learn the numbers, and hear lots of merry tunes. By switching to the piano mode, you can let your little one play the piano so he/she hears music instead of the sounds. All in all, the VTech  Sort & Discover activity cube can become a great toy to introduce your son or daughter to the world of music and animals and start to teach him/her letters, shapes and animals recognition at a very early age. 

They say that a book is the best present. Believe it or not, you will find one on the cube's panel. The book contains several pages easy for little fingers to turn over; either a "Hickory, Dickory, dock!" or "Mary had a little lamb" will start to play once your sweetie turns a page of the book. Would you like to activate more songs? Press a bear button above the book. Listening to these lovely melodies, your kid will develop sound perception and train his/her memory. What's also important (when buying music toys) is the option to mute the sound. With the VTech Sort & Discover activity cube, this won't be a problem. All sounds can be turned off and activated on demand. The cube is powered by 2 AA batteries.

Due to the compact dimensions, this cube will fit in any bag or storage basket of a stroller. Take it with you wherever your go and keep your little son or daughter entertained.