There’s 56% off the Kidcraft Bead Maze Cube Learning Puzzle at Amazon, selling at £21.98 instead of £49.99

• Five activities in one small space

I bought my girls an activity cube similar to this at a Nearly New Sale a few months ago and I think they’re a great invention. Not only are they quite space saving, and easy to pop between the two car seats on holiday (we have a big car), but they entertain for a long time, and once my baby is a bit bigger, both girls will be able to play at the same time.

This learning puzzle has a farm theme, complete with tractors, trees and a big farmhouse. There’s a bead maze with pieces of solid wood, and a tracking maze with six different pieces to move. One of the sides is a shape sorter and another has rotating gears.  Finally there are movable tiles with numbers on one side and colourful shapes  on the other.

This is sold through Amazon, so delivery is free, and if you want to see it in action, there’s a video on the website too.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

There’s 15% off the East Coast Activity Cube at Amazon making it £28.99 including free delivery.

• Entertain for hours with the East Coast Activity Cube

I think this is quite a lot of money for  a toy, actually, but then there’s a lot you can do on it and learn from it.

Suitable for kiddies from 12 months up , the cube features a clock on one face with a moveable hand and bright colours, a fun xylophone with the pin bit – I know it has a name, but I don’t know what it’s called – that makes the music, an interesting looking maze, beads on a wire thread and so on.

The cube is made of wood, and painted with non-toxic paint, so no problems if it ends up in little mouths.

Reviews of this product are so-so. While some loved it, even the ones that loved it didn’t like the xylophone as it has no tune.  Another likes that is it supports different stages of development and a few mentioned having to tighten the screws, so something to keep an eye on.

Overall though, a nice item and something that should keep your little one amused.