Educational wooden toy · Est. 1795★★★★★ 150 reviews

Teach time and dates without a screen in sight

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Solid wood build
Age 3-7
Fine motor skills
Fine motor + number sense
Screen-free learning
UK teacher designed
30-day returns
Klarna available

Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795

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Real talk

The toy you buy once and keep for life

This isn't the plastic clock your child will outgrow in 18 months. The Let's Learn Calendar Clock is solid wood, hand-finished, and built to pass to younger siblings or grandchildren. One buyer wrote: "Not the usual tat from China", and that's the point.

Your child gets to own the concept of time without a screen. You get a shelf piece that belongs there, and the certainty you'll never need to replace it.

Joe Jaques, Jaques of London

What's in the box

What arrives at your door

One wooden calendar clock, ready to play. No assembly, no batteries, no small parts to lose.

In the box

Calendar Clock

One solid wood clock face with movable hour and minute hands. Tabs for every day of the week and month of the year. Weather and season indicator dials. No batteries needed.

✓ Movable clock hands teach hour and minute
✓ Day, month, season and weather tabs
✓ Hand-finished solid wood, weight in your hand

Close-up of the clock hands and day/month slider tabs

Play style

Learn by moving

Your child turns the hands to find the time. Slides the tabs to mark today's date, the season, the weather. Touch, see, understand. Every play session is a lesson without feeling like one.

✓ Fine motor practice with every move
✓ Visual number and calendar recognition
✓ Part of a daily routine, not a task

The calendar clock displayed on a shelf or wall

Design

Belongs on the shelf

This doesn't look like a toy. It's furniture. Natural wood, clean lines, the kind of thing you'd keep in your house even after the children are grown. That's the Jaques difference.

✓ No plastic, no bright colours competing for attention
✓ Sturdy enough to pass from child to child
✓ Made to last decades, not seasons

Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday

Was £31.99

Teaching Clock - Time Telling Game: £16.99

While they play

What your child quietly learns

Looks like play. Works like a lesson.

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Time telling

Hands-on practice reading the hour and minute. No pressure, just repetition through play. Most children grasp the concept between ages 5 and 7.

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Days and months

A child points to today, finds tomorrow, notices the week cycling back. Calendar sense builds fast when it's tactile.

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Seasons and weather

Connects abstract concepts (autumn, spring) to the world outside. A child notes rain on the dial and watches it change through the week.

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Fine motor control

Moving small hands and tabs strengthens fingers and hand-eye coordination. Every adjustment is a micro-lesson in dexterity.

What families say about Jaques of London

What parents and grandparents say

★★★★★

"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."

Lynda Evans✓ Google review

★★★★★

"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."

Danella Jones✓ Google review

★★★★★

"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."

Irene Johnstone✓ Google review

★★★★★

"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"

Tegan✓ Google review

★★★★★

"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."

John A✓ Google review

★★★★★

"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"

Sarah Lardner✓ Google review

★★★★★ 4.5/5 from 203 reviews of this product · 4.6 average across 46,000+ Jaques reviews on Reviews.io and Trustpilot

Get ready for life

Why real play matters

Real brain growth comes from real play.

231

Years building toys that last

Founded in 1795, Jaques is Britain's oldest games company. If a toy comes from here, it survives. Over 100 million sold across centuries.

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Buy, it never needs replacing

The Let's Learn Calendar Clock is solid wood, hand-finished, made to pass on. One buyer said: "Worth every penny full price." Another: "Arrived next day, saved Christmas."

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Days to decide, no risk

If it's not right, return it within 60 days. We also hand-wrap every order, so it arrives gift-ready. No second trip to the post office.

Why this matters right now

Est. 1795 Britain's oldest games company We've been making toys since before the printing press was digital. Longevity isn't accidental.

Solid wood No plastic, no hollow core You can feel the difference. Weight, finish, the way it sits in a child's hands. Built to survive spills, drops, and sibling handovers.

23,000+ Orders shipped to UK homes When a toy works this well, parents order for siblings. Then grandparents order for grandchildren. That's how you know it works.

230 yrs of making things worth keeping Jaques of London has been crafting games and toys since 1795. This one is built to be handed down, not thrown out.

We really are different

Why this clock, not the plastic one

	Jaques Teaching Clock - Time Telling Game	Cheap Alternatives
Build material	✅	❌ Plastic cracks after 2 years of play
Batteries needed	✅	❌ Bleeping sounds, constant replacement
Will it survive a second child	✅	❌ Peeling stickers, loose pieces
Looks good on the shelf	✅	⚠️ Bright primary colours, looks toyish
Cost per year of use	✅	⚠️ Cheap upfront, replaced twice by age 8
Company will still be here in 50 years	✅	⚠️ Made by a brand from last year
Teaches without a screen	✅	❌ Uses a tablet app to unlock features

Jaques

✅ Solid wood
✅ No batteries
✅ Survives siblings
✅ Shelf-worthy design
✅ Pennies per year
✅ Company since 1795
✅ Screen-free play

Cheap alternatives

❌ Plastic cracks
❌ Battery drain
❌ Falls apart
⚠️ Looks plastic
⚠️ Replaced twice
⚠️ Brand startup
❌ App-dependent

Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday

Was £31.99

Teaching Clock - Time Telling Game: £16.99

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.

Questions & answers

Questions the right buyer asks

I'm buying for my grandchild's 6th birthday. Is this the right age?

Spot on. Ages 5 to 7 are when time-telling clicks. Younger children (3-4) enjoy moving the parts and learning the days. Older children (7+) use it to practise telling time without help. One reviewer wrote: "Perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday", meaning it grows with them. This is the one.

Will it actually last, or is that marketing?

Jaques has been making toys since 1795. Over 100 million sold. This clock is solid wood, hand-finished, with no plastic hinges or cheap parts to snap. One parent said: "Not the usual tat from China." Another: "Toys that don't break after five minutes of play." You're paying once so you don't buy it again at age 8, then again at 14 for the next child.

How long is delivery? I need it by the 15th.

Order by 2pm, it arrives the next working day. We also hand-wrap every order, so it arrives gift-ready. If you're cutting it close, message us before checkout and we'll flag it. One buyer wrote: "Arrived next day, saved Christmas."

Does it come with an instruction manual, or will I need to teach it?

You don't teach it. You play with it together. Turn the hands to the time you're having lunch. Slide the day to today. Over a few weeks, the pattern sticks. It's designed by UK teachers so it mirrors how children actually learn. No screen, no timer, no stress.

How much does it cost?

The Teaching Clock - Time Telling Game is £16.99 today (down from £31.99). Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.

What's your returns policy?

30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.

Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday

Was £31.99

Teaching Clock - Time Telling Game: £16.99

Our story

Making toys worth keeping since 1795.

Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.

In 1795, Jaques started by making solid wood games because plastic didn't exist and cheap alternatives didn't last. Two centuries later, that principle hasn't changed. The Let's Learn Calendar Clock is solid wood because we've watched too many flimsy clocks break in the cupboard. It's designed with UK teachers because we asked them what children actually need to learn time, not what screens tell us they need. Every Jaques toy is made to survive a childhood, then another. This clock will sit on your shelf, teach your child, and outlast the guilt about screen time.

Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London

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