Quartz clock TFA-Dostmann Tick & Tack Round Blue White Battery AA

The TFA-Dostmann Tick & Tack Round Blue White Quartz clock set includes a wall clock and a matching toy learning clock designed to simplify teaching children how to tell time. The two clocks share identical dials so that what a child practices on the toy clock can be directly recognised on the wall clock. Clear markings show hours, minutes and quarter-hour intervals, and the bright blue-and-white design suits a child's room while remaining functional for everyday wall use. The wall clock is battery powered (AA) and measures 308 mm in width and height with a depth of 44 mm.

Advantages

The matching toy and wall dials make transfer of learning intuitive, and the detailed layout differentiates hours, five-minute steps and minute dots for easier reading. Moveable cardboard hands on the toy clock allow hands-on practice and checking of answers, while additional symbols indicate quarter past, half and quarter to the hour. The toy clock also supports development of fine motor skills through manual setting of the hands.

Suitable for

• Children learning to tell the time (recommended from about 5–6 years)
• Home or classroom practice with a visual match between toy and real clock
• Developing fine motor skills through manual adjustment of the toy clock hands

Key specifications

• Brand: dostmann electronic (TFA-Dostmann)
• Model / MPN: 60.3058.06.91
• EAN: 4009816034991
• Type: Quartz wall clock with matching toy learning clock
• Dimensions (W×H×D): 308 × 308 × 44 mm
• Power: 1 × AA battery (for wall clock)
• Dial features: identical dials on wall and toy clock; minutes marked with outer dots and five-minute numbers; hours printed on inner rings; quarter-hour symbols

How to use

Mount the wall clock on a suitable wall at child eye level for easier observation. Use the toy learning clock to set times manually with the cardboard hands, then ask the child to read the time on the wall clock to check understanding. Teach the meaning of the outer minute dots, the five-minute numbering, and the inner hour rings step by step: start with full hours, then quarters and halves, and finally intermediate minutes. Replace the AA battery in the wall clock when timekeeping slows or stops.

Recommendations for use

Begin time lessons around ages 5–6, progressing from whole hours to quarter and minute intervals. Regular short practice sessions and matching exercises between the toy clock and the wall clock improve recognition and confidence.