The wooden toy that still gets played with in three years.
or 4 payments of £6.74 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- No batteries ever
- Real chalkboard
- Hand-finished wood
- Works for 2-5 years
- Gift-wrapped ready
- Develops letter skills
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
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Real talk
One wooden set instead of ten plastic ones that snap.
You know the feeling: a box of cheap plastic arrives, your child plays it once, and three months later you're binning the broken pieces. The Wooden Post Box works the opposite way. Real wood, real weight, a working mail slot and chalkboard that invite 15-minute stretches of quiet, focused play. The kind that lasts.
This is the toy your child hands down, or the one your mum still mentions at Christmas because it Actually Lasted.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What you're getting
A complete post office in solid wood, painted post-box red, wrapped and ready to give.
The Post Box itself
Solid wood, hand-finished, painted in classic post-box red. A working mail slot for envelopes and a real chalkboard on the front where your child writes the day's deliveries.
- ✓ Solid wood construction, no plastic
- ✓ Working mail slot with smooth edges
- ✓ Real chalkboard with included chalk
Wooden envelopes and postcards
Lightweight timber pieces shaped like mail. Your child sorts them, writes on them with the chalk, and delivers them through the slot. No fiddly paper pieces.
- ✓ 3 wooden envelopes
- ✓ 3 wooden postcards
- ✓ Weight means they stay in play, don't get lost
Gift-wrapped and ready
Arrives in our signature ribbon-tied gift box. No assembly, no batteries, no hidden pieces to buy later. Unwrap it and play.
- ✓ Packed in Jaques of London gift box
- ✓ Ribbon tie included
- ✓ Ready to hand over at a birthday or to keep
Ships within 2-3 business days · Order by 2pm for Tuesday delivery
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £26.99
While they play
What it quietly builds while they play
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Early writing
Chalk, envelopes, postcards. Your child traces letters, writes names, practices hand control without the pressure of 'proper' writing.
Sorting and logic
Which envelope goes in the slot? Which postcard needs a message? Small decisions that build categorisation skills.
Storytelling
A post office is a perfect stage. Who's the postman? Where's the letter going? Imaginative play that keeps going.
Hand-eye coordination
Sliding envelopes through the slot, holding chalk, arranging the postcards. Precision play that feels effortless.
What families say about Jaques of London
What parents keep saying
"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."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"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!"
"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."
"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!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Years making wooden toys
Since 1795. We know how wood should feel, how slots should slide, how a toy should last.
Years of solid play
Not weeks. Years. Your child grows through it, hands it on, and you notice it's still in one piece.
Plastic pieces to break
Solid wood. No hinges that snap, no batteries that need replacing, no parts that wear out fast.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why this beats the plastic version
| Jaques Wooden Post Box | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Still playable in 3 years | ✅ | ❌ Cracks, loses paint, slot jams |
| No batteries or charging | ✅ | ❌ Requires 3 AA, always dead |
| Real chalkboard included | ✅ | ⚠️ Plastic button that beeps |
| Passes to younger sibling | ✅ | ❌ Too beaten up to gift on |
| No small parts to lose | ✅ | ❌ Loses envelopes by week two |
| Weight that feels real | ✅ | ⚠️ Hollow and light, tips over |
| No screen time guilt | ✅ | ❌ Lights and sounds distract |
- ✅ Lasts 3+ years
- ✅ No batteries
- ✅ Real chalkboard
- ✅ Heirloom quality
- ✅ Complete set
- ✅ Solid wood
- ✅ No guilt
- ❌ Plastic cracks fast
- ❌ Always needs batteries
- ❌ Beeping sounds
- ❌ Breaks too easily
- ❌ Pieces go missing
- ❌ Feels cheap
- ❌ Screen addiction
Ships within 2-3 business days · Order by 2pm for Tuesday delivery
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £26.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Asked by the parents buying this
How old should my child be to play with it?
From 2 years old. A 2-year-old loves pushing things through the slot and watching them fall. By 3-4, they're writing on the chalkboard and inventing post office stories. By 5, it's a full imaginative game they play with friends. One toy, four stages of play.
Is it really going to last years?
Yes. It's solid wood, hand-finished, and we've backed it with a 60-day warranty. One parent told us, 'Worth every penny full price' because she knows her child will play it for years and probably hand it down. The cost per year drops fast.
What if we need it by a certain date?
Order by 2pm and it arrives Tuesday. If you're cutting it closer, email us before you buy and we'll let you know what's possible. We know birthday gifts matter.
Can I return it if my child doesn't love it?
Yes. 30-day returns, no questions asked. And honestly, we've had one parent say it was the 'perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday' and another that it was 'the one wooden toy that still gets played with in three years'. It tends to stick around.
How much does it cost?
The Wooden Post Box is £26.99 today (down from £34.99). 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.
Ships within 2-3 business days · Order by 2pm for Tuesday delivery
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £26.99
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, when Jaques started making games, wood was the only choice. We've stuck with it because we've learned what plastic never will: a wooden toy that feels weighty, works smoothly, and lasts through three children actually teaches play itself. The Wooden Post Box is that toy. A working mail slot, a real chalkboard, envelopes your child can't lose because they're wood, not paper. This is what 225 years of toy making looks like: fewer pieces, more play, nothing to bin in three months.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
Ready to swap plastic for the toy
that actually lasts?
Was £34.99
£26.99 Save 22%
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee · 🚚 Delivery in 2-3 working days · 🏛️ Est. 1795
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