Hape Beads Around Wooden Activity Toy

As soon as your baby can sit upright, an abacus-style bead maze is the right cause-and-effect toy. The beads slide along curved wires, and the baby pushes them back and forth for what feels like an unreasonable length of time. Hape’s version has a weighted base that doesn’t tip, smooth bead movement, and bright bead colours. We had this one out from 8 months to 16 months in our test household.