10 Best Shape Sorters for Babies UK 2024 | Fisher-Price, VTech and More

This beautifully-crafted multifunctional toy offers hours of learning fun, for children from 12 months to four years of age! It helps develop fine motor skills by encouraging children to thread the shaped beads, as well as matching shapes to the correct slots. 

Made from tastefully painted, FSC approved wood, this toy is not just educational, but sustainable too. It nurtures numeracy skills and helps teach littles ones how to tell the time. If you are looking for an eco-friendly way to entertain and educate your child, with a toy which has years of use in it, this our top choice!

This cute wooden shape sorter has 3 different sides, each with an eye-catching landscape, plus three engaging animals per side to place into their preferred homeland. The sturdy wooden 3D triangular prism design means that your child can be further entranced by rotating the landscapes, extending the playtime.

This is a great shape sorter for children over 18 months as it offers more challenging shapes and it requires coordination to rotate the playset itself. The beautifully illustrated scenes and animal figures encourage creative play, plus it is an absolute bargain!

Adorable, yet multifunctional, this bright and bubbly cookie jar shape sorter has oodles of features to help your baby learn about colours, shapes and numbers. With two modes, sounds, lights and a couple of (catchy but actually not irritating) songs to teach your child, it entertains whilst helping develop motor skills as well as problem solving and identification skills.

Made of plastic, this toy is easy to clean and super-durable. You'll want to supervise very young children as they play, as it is suitable from 6 months. Overall, a great toy that will entertain your child far into toddlerhood.

This dual-purpose toy, suitable for children aged 18 months+, includes eleven wooden animal shapes and a shape-sorting truck - doubling as a pull along toy. Always supervise children when they are playing with corded toys, such as this one. You'll enjoy helping your little one learn to identify different animals, whilst they develop coordination and problem solving skills.

If you are concerned about the sustainability of your child’s toys, you'll be happy to know that this sorter is made from responsibly-sourced wood. This charming toy will delight and entertain children and adults alike.

The perfect way to introduce younger babies to learning shapes - the Lamaze koala tree shapes sorter is suitable for children from birth.  They can enjoy a variety of textures, colours and subtle sounds, then later learn to match the shapes to the correct slots.

It is unusual to find a soft-form sorting toy, so it's even better that this is cute and encourages open-ended play too. It helps nurture fine motor skills as well as encouraging problem solving and sensory investigations. This is an excellent choice for those with a newborn to buy for.

This colourful drum-themed shape sorter, offers an interactive experience for your baby, not only teaching them to match shapes, but about colours and animals too. Featuring 30 melodies, as well as three sing-along songs and numerous phrases, the drum will help to kickstart your child’s musical and linguistic development.

Designed with education and fun in mind, this one is ideal if your child enjoys musical toys. It's easy to keep clean and comes with an off switch - a feature that every “noisy” toy should have!

This animal-themed rescue truck is great for children over the age of two, who are beginning to engage in imaginative play. Created from wood, it features a range of well-known safari animals that can be slotted into the sides of the truck.

If you are looking for the perfect toy for your toddler or pre-schooler, this sorter from respected toy brand Melissa & Doug, will not only give them hours of enjoyment, but will also help them learn and develop both physical and mental skills.

From popular children’s edutainment brand LeapFrog, this politely-spoken picnic basket shape sorter encourages both organisational skills and imaginary play. It features two modes to teach your child to recognise shapes and colours, and can help your child develop valuable physical and mental skills.

With bright, attractive colours and fun music (thankfully, there’s a volume control and an off switch!), this is a great toy for young children. Even though it's recommended for children from 6 - 36 months, we'd suggest waiting until 12 months and even then younger babies will need close supervision due to the hard plastic utensils.

Sometimes, simple designs are the best, and this Fisher-Price combo of shape sorter and rocking stack set is a fantastic example! They are made from brightly coloured, lightweight plant-based plastic. They are safe, easy to clean and can be used by well-supervised babies from 6 months. 

As you'd expect from Fisher Price, the shape sorter has been thoughtfully designed so that the 10 blocks fit easily within the main body, with a convenient handle to carry it around. It will help your child recognise shapes and colours and develop the motor and problem solving skills needed to negotiate the blocks into the correct holes. 

This traditional wooden shape sorter helps to develop your child’s co-ordination and problem solving skills, whilst teaching them about shapes and colours. Suitable from 12 months, it's sturdy with an impressive 20 differently shaped pieces!

This well-stocked shape sorter is a bargain and it comes with a one-year guarantee. It's a robust, complex and colourful wooden toy which will help your child learn while having fun. But do be aware that the lid is not attached, so can fall off when the child rotates the sorter - reviewers say that this is their only complaint about an otherwise good all-rounder.