Mothercare Happy Safari Alphabet Cubes

My 4 month old daughter received these as a gift Christmas 2008. They are a pack of 6 cubes in a plastic container so you can keep them nice when your child's not playing. This isn't however, very child friendly. The cubes are machine washable which is an added bonus when you have a child who adores putting things in there mouth!! Each side of the cube has a letter of the alphabet and a picture and 5 of the cubes make a crinkle sound whilst the remaining one has a bell. Mothercare state they are to encourage reading, co-ordination and physical development and I would agree with all of those points. Although Mothercare state they are for ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I bought these for our son when he was 5 months old, he was starting to sit unaided and making his way round the room on his tummy. We needed more toys for him to play with and as I had enjoyed my blocks as a child I wanted my son to have some too. When I first saw the blocks I liked that they were soft, anything to keep my son from harm. I liked the bright colours and the fact they had the alphabet and pictures on them. My son loved these from the first time he started playing with them. At 5 months he was a little too young to pick them up easily though, as the blocks are quite large and his hands small. He is now almost 8 months ...  Read the complete review

I received these cubes as a gift when my child was about 2 months old (took a while for relatives in Scotland to get them transported down by my dad). These cubes retail for £8.99 and are available in Mothercare stores and on their website www.mothercare.com The cubes are about 10cmx10cm and have bright fabric outers with a soft sponge inner. The cubes are machine washable on a cool cycle. They come in a plastic case with a handle for easy storage, but unfortunately this case then needs to be kept clear of the child due to suffocation risk - using an alternative material may have prevented this being necessary. In the pack I got 5 of the cubes have a ...  Read the complete review