MY FIRST CALENDAR

Young children have almost no grip on time. Yesterday, tomorrow and next week are all roughly the same idea.

This is a fabric wall calendar built to fix that, with days, months, weather and seasons that your child moves themselves. Setting it each morning becomes a small ritual entirely under their control, and that combination of routine and autonomy does a great deal for a small child's sense of order.

It is also the fastest answer to the question every parent gets asked twenty times before a birthday. Pointing at where we are and where the day sits works far better than explaining it.

Soft fabric with pieces to move by hand, so nothing tears and it can be used independently. Illustrated in the Lilliputiens style, so it belongs on the wall of a bedroom rather than in a classroom.

Lilliputiens is a Belgian brand, founded in 1995 and designed by a team largely made up of parents working alongside early-childhood specialists. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

TIME MADE VISIBLE - Days, months, weather and seasons laid out where a child can see and move them. Young children have no natural grasp of time, and a calendar they operate themselves is how it starts to make sense.

A MORNING RITUAL THEY RUN - Setting the day and the weather each morning gives a child a small job that is entirely theirs. Routines like that do a surprising amount for a sense of security.

ANSWERS THE ENDLESS QUESTION - Is it today? Is it tomorrow? Pointing at a calendar is far more effective than explaining, especially before a birthday or a trip.

SOFT FABRIC, NOT PAPER - Pieces to move by hand with nothing to tear, so a three-year-old can use it independently without anything being ruined.

IT LOOKS GOOD ON THE WALL - Illustrated in the Lilliputiens style, so it works as part of the room rather than as a piece of classroom equipment. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

3+ Years

Fabric wall hanging with movable fabric pieces