Busy tables

Busy tables or cubes are a bundle of educational fun once babies can sit and stand up.

The beauty of them is that they come in all shapes and sizes, with a variety of activities.

We brought an oversized one that stayed with us for several years until it was loved and used to pieces. 

It's great that you can usually find a smaller, portable version of a particularly favourite game, especially in charity shops.

Sophia's favourite game was the wire maze, and she had several separate portable ones of varying sizes as well. She spent hours and years at this game. She even had a tiny one that fitted in her lap, and that could come with her on car journeys.

No matter the style or the games involved, they are great for hand-eye coordination, alleviating boredom, and hand strengthening. They can grow with the child, with the basic abucus for example,  being introduced as a sliding game that has the possibility of turning into a counting game and later on a maths aid.