If you’re trying to cut down on clutter this Christmas and give a few special gifts that will last, an EasyRead children’s watch should be at the top of your shopping list. This educational, stylish and long-lasting gift ticks all your boxes so don’t let it get overlooked as just another stocking filler!
Take a look at what makes our watches the best choice for your little one and think outside the box this year with our Christmas gifting guide.
A children’s watch for Christmas
Unlike expensive toys that might get played with a few times and then left to collect dust in the toy cabinet, our children’s watches are designed to keep children engaged and to support their learning across the new year.
Every element on our watches has been designed to appeal to young children, from the clear educational layout to the customisable colour of the clock face. Each watch also comes with the option to choose the 12/24 Hour or Past & To method and our specially designed watches include all the information a young child needs to practice telling the time on their own.
We recommend our watches for all children aged 4+, so all that’s left to do is choose a strap in their favourite colour and wrap it up. Rather than bundling it in with several other gifts or hiding it away as a stocking filler, let’s take a look at how you can make a new kids watch the most exciting gift they receive this year!
1. Switch up the packaging
Keep your little one guessing by changing the packaging of their new children’s watch. This can be as simple as putting the watch in a completely different box, or you can get creative and change the shape of the package with lots of different decorations.
One of our favourites is creating a cracker out of a cardboard tube and it’s much easier to do than you might think! Simply pop the package inside a tube or rectangular box and wrap it up in a large sheet of Christmas wrapping paper. Then all you need to do is tie the ends with ribbon and store this fun, unique gift underneath the tree until the special day arrives.
2. Layers of excitement
We all love gifts that offer more than meets the eye, so give your recipient an exciting surprise by including the watch with another gift. There are lots of ways to do this so don’t be afraid to get creative, but if you’re looking for a tried-and-tested idea we’ve found that adding the watch to the arm of a cuddly toy always gets a great reaction.
All you have to do is take the watch out of its packaging, add it to the toy and watch their reaction as they realise it’s a two in one gift. It’s always a nice touch to add a bow to the cuddly toy so why not tie a ribbon around its neck or add it to the other wrist – or, if you’re looking to go all-out, you could wrap the entire toy up and add the ribbon on top.
3. Add a strap
Our watches come with one strap in the colour of your choice, but we also stock a range of additional straps for you to choose from. So, if your little one has more than one favourite colour, why not gift them a few extra straps to mix and match in the new year?
Our range contains all the colours you could want, from black and blue to pink and yellow, and even includes Blue Camo, Green Camo, and Pink Camo options for something a little different! They offer the perfect opportunity to personalise this new accessory every day, so now all that’s left to do is arrange the straps in a circle around the watch and package them up in a large box ready for Christmas morning.
4. Tick, tick, tick!
Our EasyRead watches come with the batteries already installed, which offers lots of opportunities to have fun with the ticking sounds when wrapping your gifts!
Why not add a playful twist to the fun of unwrapping a toy by hiding the watch inside it and asking them ‘what’s that sound?’. This can be as obvious or as tricky as you like, and you could even hide the watch inside a pre-built Lego set or a zip-up cuddly toy to make it a real challenge.
So, have a play around with potential hiding places and watch their curiosity and excitement grow as they investigate the sound.
5. Create a treasure box
Our watches are the perfect gift to combine with a few other surprises from our range and create an educational Christmas bundle. With quick delivery across our range you can choose all the extra bits you need for a complete gift set, including our:
Or any other gifts that take your fancy. Once you have everything you need, all that is left to do is put them in a large box and cover it in wrapping paper for a big present that makes them wonder what’s inside!
Gifting an EasyRead children’s watch this Christmas
With a wide range of colours, designs, and clock faces, our watches are as customisable as you need them to be, so browse our collection today to give an educational gift that will last.
It’s been a hectic few months for us here at EasyRead Time Teacher, attending five major trade shows in the first 3 months of 2017. In the UK you may have seen us talking to teachers at BETT and the Education Show, or showcasing our products to retailers at the Spring Fair. We also made our first marketing trip into Europe at Spielwarenmesse (International Toy Fair) in Nuremberg, Germany; and we’ve been showing our products to USA educational retailers at EDexpo in Las Vegas. We were shortlisted as finalists in the UK Educational Resources Awards, thanks to our KS1 maths time-teacher classroom sets.
We’re now pleased to announce our latest new product, which will be available in Australia, the UK & USA by the end of April. We have been hard at work for the past year developing our children’s alarm clocks – perfect for a child’s bedroom! We’ve given our alarm clocks three great features:
- A crescendo alarm, which starts with a gentle beep and gets progressively louder until it is turned off or the snooze button is pressed, delaying it for 5 minutes;
- The clock face is back-lit and acts as a night light, which glows gently in the dark and gets brighter when the snooze button is pressed;
- A silent sweep movement so there is no annoying ticking sound.
Our alarm clocks are available in two colour schemes – rainbow or red & blue. Of course we have made them for both time teaching systems – Past & To or 24-Hour. The alarm clocks have the same face designs as our wall clocks and children’s wrist watches, and come with a reminder of our simple step-by-step time teaching methods. Click here to view the new EasyRead Alarm Clocks.
Here at EasyRead Time Teacher, we love hearing feedback from our customers. We have always believed that our customers are our best advert. Take a look at what they are saying about EasyRead:
“The watch I ordered allowed my 9 year old dyslexic daughter to read the time like her classmates for the very first time! It has made such a significant difference to her life.”
“I would highly recommend this clock if your child has difficulty understanding how to tell the time – I wish I’d had something like this when I was a child!”
“My daughter has an EasyRead watch, we bought the matching clock and they really help with her understanding.”
“My five year old daughter learned to tell the time in five minutes!”
“Fantastic watch! My Granddaughter can’t wait to go to school wearing hers!”
“Excellent, daughter is very happy! She learnt time within two days. The watch is very sturdy, highly recommended.”
“Best watch I’ve ever purchased for my daughter.”
“What a brilliant watch!! So easy to read and builds children’s confidence. I would recommend this watch to everyone!”
“Great products and excellent quality for the money!”
Would you like to see what all the fuss is about? Click here to view all our EasyRead products.
So you’ve bought your EasyRead Time Teacher clock…now what?
Practice makes perfect! Our clocks are designed to be taken off the wall and interacted with. Children will love the ‘hands on’ learning and then, seeing it every day up on the wall, they can practice and cement their learning.
We have even put the teaching methods on the back of the clock to make life as easy as possible! The simple design is brilliant for young children trying to get to grips with telling the time.
Take a look at our classroom clocks here.
Download our free resources here.
If you need any help or have any questions, please email us on [email protected] or call on 07865 470905.
Children with dyslexia, dyspraxia and many on the autistic scale may struggle to learn to tell the time easily. They especially have problems telling the time on a clock with hands.
It may be that you can tell whole hours and half hours but not smaller chunks such as 8:04. People with S.E.N. might find it difficult to distinguish between the minute and hour hands. Also concepts such as ‘to’ and ‘past’ on a clock might be confusing.
As a parent, there are several ways you can help your children to learn to tell the time:
Our EasyRead watches and clocks are clear and colourful with a large dial showing every detail your child needs. Our simple yet effective three step teaching system makes it easy for children to learn to read the time in terms of ‘minutes past’ and ‘minutes to’ the hour. Our equally as effective two step system teaches children how to tell the time digitally.
Feedback from our customers indicates that our EasyRead clocks and watches really helped their S.E.N. children to learn how to tell the time.
We had a great time at the BETT Show! Did you manage to visit us? Don’t worry if not, take a look at our great new products in action now:
The new EasyRead TwinTime Classroom Sets are ‘hands on’ teaching resources for children learning to tell the time. They are double sided and feature an analogue clock face with independently moveable hour and minutes hands on both sides – perfect for teaching a classroom full of children. Teaching how to tell the time using both the digital and analogue methods is easy as one side shows ‘minutes past and to the hour’ and the other side shows ’12 and 24 hour time’.
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40 million adults can’t tell the time according to a recent survey. The impact on their lives can be significant and it is easy to solve.
It’s never too late to learn how to tell the time, even as an adult. You might think it’s no longer necessary for you to learn how to tell the time. But clocks are everywhere: Grand Central Station, City Halls and even in cars! “I’ll meet you at a quarter after five” – this could be a problem!
EasyRead have the answer.
We are a family business dedicated to helping kids and adults learn to tell the time. Our clocks and wrist watches use both the digital and tradition ‘minutes past’ and ‘minutes to’ methods.
We have had over 50,000 worldwide sales; we are trusted by hundreds of schools and have a proven track record.
Click here for the wall clock.
Click here for the wrist watch.
Don’t forget our free resources.
It is never too late.
Every child has to tell the time eventually, but how do you start to teach them? Our wristwatches will make the process of learning to tell the time easy and fun. With an EasyRead Time Teacher wristwatch a four year old can learn to tell the time in just 10 minutes.
They’re comfortable and colourful, with a large clear face that shows the child everything they need to know to tell the time. The wristband will fit even the tiniest wrist and it’s removable, so you can wash it when you need to. Our simple step by step teaching system means that anyone can help them learn.
In addition, we also offer clocks for the home. Our three step teaching system is easy to master, enabling the children to learn with very minimum input from the adults around them.
Teaching kids how to tell the time can be a long and arduous process which can really test your patience. Countless “What’s the time?” questions can be exhausting, but we have the answer. EasyRead Time Teacher has designed a successful two-step system which will enable you to easily teach any child how to tell the time.
Have a go yourself and see how easy the two-step system really is.
This EasyRead clock face is available as a silent wall clock for the home or school or as a wrist watch kids can take anywhere.
Click here for the wall clock
Click here for the wrist watch
Now you never have to struggle with teaching your kids how to tell the time – EasyRead Time Teacher makes it as easy as 1 2 3!
At the beginning of the year there is so much to think about; have I enough school supplies? Am I up to speed with the curriculum? When was that meeting again? It might sound too good to be true- but with Easy Read Time Teacher we have the perfect way to teach children how to tell the time. Our two systems are so beautifully simple and effective you will want to use them straight away.
These systems for learning to tell the time will give children confidence to tell the time without help. Reassure their skills with one of our classroom wall clocks in two different sizes and colours.
The three-step system for learning to tell the time in ‘minutes past’ and ‘minutes to’ the hour is quick and effective. Simply read the number at the end of the long hand, then read which side of the clock the long hand is on (either ‘minutes to’ or ‘minutes past’), followed by the number at the end of the short hand. The two-step system for reading the time in terms of 12 and 24 hour digital time is equally effortless. Read the number at the end of the short hand, and then the number at the end of the long hand. Explain that in the morning we read the big hour number. In the afternoon we can choose to read either the big or small hour number.
The key to any success is practice, practice, practice. Teach the children to teach themselves while at play with our large wall mounted EasyRead playground clock. The clock is a robust weatherproof construction with toughened glass lens for extra durability. The face design replicates the EasyRead Classroom Clock and takes the same 3-step time teaching method from the Classroom to the Playground.
Sit back and relax safe in the knowledge that teaching the time is not another lesson to squeeze into your schedule, but a class all set up and ready to go.
