The Children's Factory Cozy Cube is a soft foam crawl-in play space for infants and toddlers, available now across North America at The Sensory Supply. Designed for infant and toddler rooms, daycare centres, and family homes, it gives children from 8 months and up a safe, enclosed, low-stimulation space they can enter and exit independently - their own defined territory within a busy room.

Children crawl in through the soft ramp opening and settle onto the stuffed floor cushion inside. The 3" thick foam sides, covered in durable vinyl, provide the kind of gentle enclosure that young children find naturally calming - the soft walls make the space feel bounded and safe without being fully enclosed. The open roof keeps air circulating and allows adult supervision while preserving the sense of private space that makes the Cozy Cube genuinely useful as both a play zone and a decompression space.

Key Features of the Children's Factory Cozy Cube

• Soft Crawl-Through Opening with Ramp - Children enter through a low, easy crawl-through opening aided by a gently sloping soft ramp, making independent entry and exit accessible for infants as young as 8 months who are beginning to crawl
• Stuffed Floor Cushion - The interior is fitted with a plush cushioned floor that provides comfortable support for sitting, lying, and relaxed play, making the cube an inviting and comfortable retreat rather than a bare enclosure
• 3-Inch Thick Foam Sides Covered in Durable Vinyl - The walls are built from 3" foam covered in durable vinyl - thick enough to create a genuinely bounded space that provides gentle proprioceptive input through the soft walls while remaining safe for active young children
• Open Roof Design - The open roof allows natural light and air into the space, prevents the enclosed feeling that some children find overwhelming, and maintains clear lines of adult supervision without compromising the child's sense of a private, defined retreat
• Easy to Clean - The vinyl surface cleans with a non-bleach solution and a soft, damp cloth, making it practical for daily use in infant rooms and daycare settings where hygiene is essential
• Colours May Vary - The Cozy Cube is produced in a range of colours; specific colour cannot be guaranteed and may vary from images shown
• Pillows Sold Separately - Additional pillows can be added to personalise and enhance the comfort of the space; pillows are not included with the base unit
• Made in the USA - Designed and manufactured in the United States by Children's Factory, a trusted name in early childhood soft play and classroom furniture

Why Enclosed Spaces Matter for Young Children

Young children are drawn to enclosed spaces for the same reasons adults sometimes seek out quiet corners: the sense of boundary, reduced sensory input, and the feeling of having a defined territory of their own. For infants and toddlers, this instinct is particularly strong - the womb itself was a bounded, contained space, and soft-walled enclosures like the Cozy Cube provide a gentle echo of that containment.

From a sensory perspective, the soft foam walls of the Cozy Cube provide mild proprioceptive input - the sense of the space pressing gently against the body - which many young children and children with sensory processing differences find regulating and calming. Occupational therapists working with infants and toddlers on sensory integration often incorporate enclosed, low-stimulation spaces as a tool in sensory diets for children who benefit from reduced environmental input.

Skills & Development Supported by the Children's Factory Cozy Cube

• Gross Motor Development - Crawling up the ramp, manoeuvring through the opening, and positioning within the cube all engage and develop the gross motor coordination and body awareness that are foundational at this developmental stage
• Proprioceptive Awareness & Sensory Processing - The soft foam walls provide gentle, consistent proprioceptive input as children lean against and move within the bounded space, supporting body awareness and sensory regulation in the early months and years
• Self-Regulation & Emotional Wellbeing - Having access to a quiet, enclosed personal space supports the earliest stages of self-regulation, giving infants and toddlers a place to retreat when stimulation becomes overwhelming and to return to a calm baseline
• Independent Play & Autonomy - The Cozy Cube is a space a child can choose, enter, and use independently, building the earliest sense of personal agency and self-directed exploration
• Social Development - The open roof and the crawl-in opening allow children to interact with others from within the cube, supporting the balance between private retreat and social participation that is developmentally important in the toddler years

Ideal for

• Infants from 8 months and toddlers up to approximately 2 years and older
• Daycare centres, infant rooms, and toddler classrooms building quiet or calm corner spaces
• Montessori, Reggio, and progressive early childhood environments
• Occupational therapists and early intervention practitioners working with infants and toddlers on sensory processing and self-regulation
• Families creating a dedicated calm and play space for their youngest child at home across Canada and the US
• Neurotypical and neurodiverse infants and toddlers who benefit from soft, enclosed, low-stimulation spaces

• Dimension: 18" H x 32" W x 47" D
• Interior: Stuffed floor cushion
• Entry: Soft crawl-through ramp