Le Jardin du Moulin - Seasons Magnetic Calendar

The idea is beautifully simple: a large illustrated tree on a magnetic board, and over 100 magnets to dress it with through the year, bare branches in winter, blossom in spring, full green leaves in summer, and all the warm colours of autumn as the year turns. Children learn about time and the seasons not by being taught but by doing, by changing the tree themselves as the months go by, which is really the best way. It lives on the wall, it changes slowly and ritually through the year, and it is the kind of thing children come back to quietly on their own, which is always a sign that something has genuinely captured them.

We love it because:

• Over 100 magnets means there is real variety and detail to explore across all four seasons, not just a token few pieces
• The changing tree is a genuinely lovely way for children to understand the passage of time and the rhythm of the year
• Four envelopes included to store each season's magnets neatly, so nothing gets lost and the whole thing stays organised
• Large format at 39.5 x 48 cm means it makes a real statement on the wall and is easy for children to use independently
• The kind of thing that becomes a quiet daily ritual, checking the date, changing a magnet, noticing the season shifting
• Beautifully illustrated in the "Le Jardin du Moulin" botanical style, so it is as lovely to look at as it is to use

What's in the box:

• 1 large magnetic calendar board (39.5 x 48 cm)
• 100 plus magnets
• 4 seasonal storage envelopes

Great for:

• Ages 3 and up
• A bedroom or playroom wall where it can be visited and updated regularly
• Children who are beginning to understand days, months and seasons
• A birthday gift, Christmas gift, or back to school treat that genuinely gets used every day
• Early time concepts, seasonal awareness and the lovely independence of managing something yourself

Important to know:

• Dimensions: 39.5 x 48 cm
• Made from cardboard
• Contains small parts and magnets: not suitable for children under 3
• Not washable, so best kept away from sticky fingers where possible