The Woopie Green activity cube is a wooden safari jeep with something to do on every side: a bead maze, gears, a shape sorter and turning blocks with animals. For toddlers from 18 months.

This wooden activity cube for toddlers is designed as a playful off-road safari vehicle, richly illustrated and packed with hands-on activities on its sides. On top sits a removable bead maze with colourful beads, and the walls have gears, a maze and a shape sorter with three blocks in different shapes. The set also includes two animal figures and two safari guide figures. The cube is made of wood, measures 30 × 22 × 18.5 cm and suits girls and boys alike. It encourages little ones to experiment on their own and discover new possibilities.

What your child develops

• Fine motor skills. Sliding beads round the maze, turning gears and gripping small blocks strengthen fingers and hands.
• Hand-eye coordination. Fitting a block into the right hole means matching what your child sees with how their hand moves.
• Shapes and colours. Sorting geometric blocks and looking at the pictures helps your child tell them apart and name them.
• Logical thinking. Finding the right hole or working out how the gears turn teaches cause and effect.
• Imagination and focus. The safari theme and figures inspire stories, while each activity trains attention.

How to play

Start with one side of the cube and show how it works: turn a gear or drop a block into the sorter. Then let your toddler turn the cube and find the next activity on their own. The turning blocks show animals that you can name and whose sounds you can copy together.

The figures let you act out a safari: the guides climb into the jeep, set off to find the animals and describe what they see. Two children can play with the cube at once, such as a brother and sister, each at their own side.

Why a wooden cube

A wooden activity cube is stable and heavy (1.75 kg), so it is less likely to slide or tip over during play. It is made of FSC-labelled wood, feels pleasant to touch and is built to last, so it can be passed down to younger siblings. No batteries are needed.

A great gift

The activity cube is a big, impressive gift for a child of one and a half to three – for a birthday or Christmas. It also works well as a joint present from several relatives.

What's in the box

• Wooden safari off-road vehicle
• Bead maze with beads
• Motor maze
• 2 gears
• Wooden beads
• Turning wooden blocks with animal illustrations
• Shape sorter
• 3 wooden blocks in different shapes
• 2 animal figures
• 2 safari guide figures

Find more toys like this in our developmental baby toys collection, or more ideas for this age in toys for 1–2 year olds.