Hape x The Met Majestic Animals Wooden Peg Puzzle is designed for toddlers ages 12–24 months, offering a simple and engaging animal puzzle experience that helps build early hand skills, shape recognition, and language development. The puzzle includes 4 animal characters—a horse, unicorn, lion, and elephant—blending real animals with mythical imagery to create a playful, story-rich learning experience.

Each puzzle piece features a large, smooth peg handle that is easy for little hands to grasp, lift, and place back into position. Through repeated play, children can strengthen hand-eye coordination, finger strength, and fine motor control. The clear animal silhouettes and simple shapes also support matching skills, animal recognition, and early vocabulary building, helping toddlers grow confidence as they learn through play. A smooth wooden surface and rounded edges make it safe and comfortable for everyday use.

Developed in collaboration with Hape and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with guidance from early childhood experts, this puzzle draws inspiration from animal imagery found across art, mythology, and history. Whether used for quiet play, sensory exploration, or as a child’s first puzzle, it offers a meaningful early learning experience enriched with creativity and cultural inspiration.

Item No.: E1463

Hape x The Met Klimt Mäda Primavesi Wooden Frame Puzzle is designed for children ages 4 years and up, combining puzzle play with portrait art appreciation and visual discovery. Through hands-on play, it helps develop observation skills, focus, hand-eye coordination, and emotional awareness. Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s Mäda Primavesi, this puzzle introduces children to a striking portrait filled with bold color, decorative patterns, and expressive character.

The puzzle includes 48 pieces and comes with a wooden frame, providing a stable and clearly defined space for building and helping children gain confidence as they complete the image. The portrait of Mäda, shown with a confident pose and richly patterned clothing, encourages children to notice facial expression, color variation, and visual detail, while strengthening visual recognition, matching, sequencing, and fine motor skills. Through this activity, children also gain an early introduction to portraiture as an art form and begin to explore ideas of emotion, personality, and beauty through observation and conversation.

Developed in collaboration with Hape and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with guidance from early childhood experts, this puzzle blends artistic inspiration, educational value, and meaningful play. Whether used for quiet time, parent-child interaction, or as an introduction to art, this wooden puzzle offers a creative and enriching learning experience.

Item No.: E1465

Hape x The Met Monet Water-Lily Garden Wooden Frame Puzzle is designed for children ages 4 years and up, combining puzzle play with art appreciation and nature observation. Through hands-on exploration, it helps develop spatial thinking, focus, and hand-eye coordination. Inspired by Claude Monet’s Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, this puzzle invites children to experience the gentle colors and poetic garden scenery of one of the world’s most beloved artworks.

The puzzle includes 48 pieces and comes with a wooden frame, providing a clear and stable area for children to build with confidence and enjoy a sense of completion. As they piece together the bridge, pond, and water lilies, children strengthen visual recognition, spatial awareness, and attention to detail, while also developing fine motor skills and problem-solving ability. The flowing colors and organic forms in Monet’s painting further encourage curiosity about nature, light, texture, and artistic expression.

Developed in collaboration with Hape and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with guidance from early childhood experts, this puzzle offers a thoughtful blend of artistic inspiration, educational value, and playful engagement. Whether used for quiet play, parent-child activity time, or as a child’s introduction to great works of art, this wooden puzzle provides a calm and enriching learning experience.

Item No.: E1468

Hape x The Met Unicorn in a Garden Wooden Frame Puzzle is designed for children ages 4 years and up, combining art appreciation, storytelling, and puzzle play to help develop observation skills, focus, and hand-eye coordination through hands-on exploration. Inspired by The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, the famous medieval tapestry from The Met Cloisters, this puzzle invites children into a rich artistic world filled with symbolism, nature, and imagination.

The puzzle includes 48 pieces and comes with a wooden frame that provides a stable and supportive space for building, helping children complete the picture with confidence. The scene features a unicorn resting within an enclosed garden, surrounded by plants and animals, encouraging children to observe shapes, recognize patterns, and understand how parts come together to form a whole image. Through this process, they can strengthen matching skills, sequencing, and fine motor development. The richly detailed artwork also sparks curiosity about stories, symbols, and history, supporting imagination and early language expression.

Developed in collaboration with Hape and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with input from early childhood experts, this puzzle offers a thoughtful blend of educational value, artistic inspiration, and collectible charm. Whether used for quiet play, parent-child interaction, or as an introduction to art, this wooden puzzle provides a beautiful and meaningful learning experience.

Item No.: E1469