Animal Design Children's Wall Clock

Learning to read an analogue clock is much easier when the clock is worth looking at. Each of these has a friendly animal or rocket shape built around a clear dial, with numerals large enough for a child to follow and hands that stand out against the face. Nine designs are offered, from a wide-eyed owl and a round penguin to a lion, a flamingo, a bee and a rocket, so there is one to match almost any bedroom.

The bodies combine ABS with wood elements, which keeps them light on the wall while giving a warmer look than all-plastic nursery decor. The colours are bright but not garish, closer to a modern illustrated storybook than a cartoon, so the clock still suits a room that has been decorated with some care. Each is a self-contained shape rather than a printed circle, which makes it read as wall decoration even from the doorway.

The movement is a silent quartz sweep with a quiet pendulum action, chosen deliberately so it will not tick through a nap or bedtime. It runs on battery power with a keyhole hanger on the back. Mount it securely and well out of a child's reach, using a fixing suited to your wall, and check for pipes and cables before drilling. This is wall decoration, not a toy.

• Nine animal and rocket designs
• ABS and wood construction
• Silent quartz sweep with quiet pendulum action
• Clear numerals for learning to tell the time
• Keyhole hanger, single fixing
• Battery powered (battery not supplied)
• Mount securely out of a child's reach, not a toy
• Check for pipes and cables before drilling