Chicken Silent Wall Clock for Children’s Rooms

A tall chicken cut from painted MDF, 28cm wide and 56cm high, with the clock face set into the body. It is a shape rather than a picture, so it works on a plain wall in a child’s bedroom without needing anything else hung around it. Two finishes are offered: a bright yellow that reads as the obvious cheerful choice, and a soft white that suits a calmer nursery scheme.

The movement is a silent sweep, which is worth insisting on in a room where a child is trying to fall asleep. The numerals are clear and evenly spaced, which makes it genuinely useful for a child learning to tell the time rather than being purely decorative. MDF keeps the weight low for a piece this tall, so it hangs from a single fixing.

Fit it securely and well above the level of a cot or a bed so it cannot be reached, pulled or climbed towards, and check the wall for concealed pipes and cables before drilling. It is a wall fixture, not a toy. Wipe the painted surface with a barely damp cloth; MDF should never be soaked or scrubbed with anything abrasive, and a mark left too long on the paint will be harder to lift than one wiped away the same day.

• Painted MDF body
• 28cm wide x 56cm high
• Silent sweep quartz movement
• Battery operated (1 x AA, not supplied)
• Two finishes: yellow or white
• Clear numerals for learning to tell the time
• Mount securely out of a child’s reach - not a toy