The wooden toy that gets played with in three years.
or 4 payments of £6.24 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- Real chalkboard
- Working mail slot
- Wooden envelopes
- Ages 2-5
- Ships 2-3 days
- Hand-finished wood
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
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Real talk
Why parents in 2024 still choose wooden toys.
The Post Box isn't meant to trend on TikTok. It's meant to live in your house for the next 5 years, then go to your godchild, then to their sibling. This is the toy you buy once and stop thinking about.
Your kid learns to write messages, sort, take turns. You get back 60 minutes of unscreened play, every time the box comes out.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What arrives in the box.
Everything needed to play postal officer from day one. Hand-finished, no batteries, no assembly.
Post Box
Solid wood painted post-office red. Real working mail slot, hinged door at the back to retrieve letters. Weight and finish tell you immediately this isn't the version from a supermarket.
- ✓ Solid wood construction
- ✓ Hand-finished red paint
- ✓ Opening door at back
Chalkboard for messages
Attached chalkboard on the box front. Kids write their own letters, addresses, secret messages. Chalk included. Wipes clean every time.
- ✓ Write-on chalkboard
- ✓ Chalk supplied
- ✓ Reusable surface
Wooden envelopes and postcards
6 wooden envelopes and postcards fit through the mail slot. Smooth wood, designed for little fingers. Replaceable if lost, but most parents say they never get lost.
- ✓ 6 wooden envelopes
- ✓ Included postcards
- ✓ Real posting experience
Order by 2pm, it ships tomorrow.
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £24.99
While they play
What quietly happens while they play.
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Early writing
Chalk messages on the board, names on envelopes. Not lessons. Just play that builds fine motor and letter awareness.
Role-play and narrative
They're the postman, the sender, the receiver. Each game is a tiny story with a beginning and end.
Turn-taking and language
Two kids playing together means one writes, one delivers, they swap. Real back-and-forth without a screen.
Sorting and organization
Which letter goes in first? Where does it go? Spatial reasoning wrapped up in pretend play.
What families say about Jaques of London
What parents who bought it 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."
"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.
Stays fresh in rotation
Doesn't get old because the play changes. A 2-year-old posts envelopes. A 4-year-old writes letters.
No batteries or charging
Set it down, walk away. It's ready to play 6 months later exactly as it was today.
Return window if it's not right
Try it. If your child doesn't connect with it, we take it back until 31 January 2027.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why this, not the plastic version from the supermarket.
| Jaques Wooden Post Box | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Lasts through multiple children | ✅ | ⚠️ Plastic cracks by year 2 |
| Real working parts (not stickers) | ✅ | ❌ Printed on, peels off |
| Doesn't need replacing | ✅ | ❌ Budget for 3-4 replacements |
| Feels solid in small hands | ✅ | ⚠️ Feels cheap, breaks easily |
| No batteries or charging | ✅ | ❌ Needs batteries, loses parts |
| Gift-wrapped, ready to give | ✅ | ❌ Comes in plastic clamshell |
| 60-day return guarantee | ✅ | ❌ Non-returnable once opened |
- ✅ Lasts years
- ✅ Real working parts
- ✅ No replacing
- ✅ Solid wood
- ✅ No batteries
- ✅ Gift-ready
- ✅ 60-day returns
- ❌ Plastic cracks
- ❌ Stickers peel
- ❌ Budget 3-4 new ones
- ❌ Feels cheap
- ❌ Needs batteries
- ❌ Plastic packaging
- ❌ No returns
Order by 2pm, it ships tomorrow.
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £24.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Questions parents ask before ordering.
What age is this actually for?
Ages 2 to 5 is when the Post Box gets the most daily play. A 2-year-old posts envelopes and delights in retrieving them. By age 4, they're writing messages on the chalkboard, addressing envelopes, inventing postal games. After 5, some kids move on, but plenty keep it in rotation. Catherine McCulloch said it perfectly: 'Perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday', it grows with them.
Will it survive actual play, or is it 'look but don't touch'?
It's built for actual play. Solid wood, hand-finished, hinged door you can open and close 500 times. The chalkboard wipes clean. Wooden envelopes don't splinter. Parents tell us the same sets are still in homes 3, 4, even 5 years later. Not in a glass cabinet. In the toy rotation.
How does the cost work compared to buying cheaper versions twice?
A supermarket post box costs less upfront but lasts 18 months before the door breaks or the plastic cracks. By year 3, you've bought 2 replacements. This one costs more once. Played for 5 years, passed to a younger sibling or cousin, it costs pennies per year. Manda Monium summed it up: 'Worth every penny full price.'
When does it arrive, and what if it's not right?
Order by 2pm, it ships tomorrow via standard delivery. 60-day return window until 31 January 2027, no questions asked if it's not the fit you hoped. Leigh Hemmings reported: 'Arrived next day, saved Christmas.' Our gift packaging means it's ready to wrap or give as-is the moment it lands.
How much does it cost?
The Wooden Post Box is £24.99 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.
Order by 2pm, it ships tomorrow.
Was £34.99
Wooden Post Box: £24.99
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, we made the kinds of toys that survived nurseries, were passed between siblings, and got pulled from the attic 20 years later for the grandchildren. The Post Box is that toy. Hand-finished solid wood, a working mail slot, a chalkboard for tiny messages. No batteries, no trends, no plastic. It teaches writing, sorting, role-play, and turn-taking without a screen. It costs more because it lasts longer. It's not innovation. It's the opposite, the thing we've always done.
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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