Animal Friends Peg Puzzle

Features

• OFFICIAL THE MET LICENSED TOY: Includes William® the hippo, inspired by the famous blue figure in The Met’s Egyptian Art collection.
• MADE FOR LITTLE HANDS: Chunky wooden pieces with easy-to-hold pegs encourage grasping and coordination.
• FOUR FRIENDLY ANIMALS: Features a hippo, owl, bunny, and boar for early animal recognition.
• DEVELOPMENTAL PLAY: Supports fine motor skills, visual matching, and spatial awareness.
• SAFE FOR BABIES: Smooth, nontoxic wood with rounded edges for safe, hands-on discovery.
• EXPERTLY DESIGNED: Created in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and early-childhood educators.

Product Description

Encourage your little one’s first learning moments with the Hape x The Met Animal Friends Wooden Peg Puzzle, designed for babies ages 12 months and up. This four-piece puzzle features friendly animals, including William ® the hippo from The Met’s Egyptian Art collection, along with an owl, bunny, and boar, each with simple shapes and gentle colors that are easy for small hands to grasp and place.

Large wooden pegs support fine motor development and encourage early hand-eye coordination, while the animals introduce babies to storytelling and recognition in a playful, age-appropriate way.

Crafted from safe, durable wood and developed in collaboration with early-childhood specialists and The Met, this puzzle helps bring art and nature into everyday learning.

Owl

, 1753–58. Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Garbat, 1961

Netsuke of Rabbit

, 19th century. Japan. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

Standing Boar

, ca. 14th century. Indonesia (Java). Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987

Hippopotamus ("William")

, ca. 1961–1878 BCE. Egypt. Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917