Time you can see
Waiting is hard when time is invisible. This timer turns minutes into something your child can watch shrink, so they know how long is left without having to ask.
- See time pass, with no numbers to read
- Sets to anything up to 60 minutes
- No batteries, no screen, no charging
- Sticks to the fridge, moves room to room
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If this sounds familiar
"Five more minutes" means nothing when you cannot see five minutes. So the question comes again. And again. And by the third time, everyone is frustrated, and nobody has done anything wrong.
Time is abstract. For a lot of autistic children, and for children with intellectual disability or developmental delay, it stays abstract long after we expect it to click. A clock on the wall only helps if you can already read time and hold it in your head.
Digital timers on a phone have the same problem, with a screen attached. The number changes, but nothing looks any different. And the phone brings everything else with it.
So transitions become something that happens to your child, announced by an adult, with no warning they could see coming.
You are not alone on this journey.
How it works
Twist to set
Turn the dial to the number of minutes you need, anything up to 60. The coloured band appears straight away.
Watch it shrink
The colour disappears steadily as time passes. Nothing to read, nothing to interpret.
It rings when it is done
A loud mechanical bell. Time is up, and everyone heard the same thing.
Before you buy, two honest notes
It ticks. Quietly and steadily, the way a wind-up timer does. Some children find that reassuring, because it is more evidence that time is genuinely moving. Others find it distracting.
The bell is loud. That is deliberate, so it carries between rooms, but it is genuinely loud rather than gentle. If your child is sound-sensitive, set the timer somewhere the bell is muffled, or stay nearby and lift it just before it rings.
We would rather tell you now than have it arrive as a surprise.
Why this timer helps
- See it, not read it, because the shrinking colour does the explaining
- Answers the question first, so your child can check the time themselves
- Always ready, with no battery to go flat halfway through a transition
- No screen involved, so no notifications and no device to hand over
- Moves with you, from the kitchen to the bedroom to the homework table
- Their colour, their choice, across 10 colours
How it compares
- Shows time passing visually, which neither a phone timer nor a wall clock does
- Works without reading numbers, so no literacy is required
- Runs with no battery and nothing to charge
- Brings no screen and no notifications into the room
- Lets your child check it independently, whenever they want
Why this matters
Time is one of the most invisible demands we place on children. We ask them to wait, to hurry, to finish, and then we are surprised when an abstract instruction does not land. Make time visible and you are not managing behaviour. You are removing a barrier.
Doctor Gemma, Autism Consultant
This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice please book an appointment with your family doctor or paediatrician.
Choose how many you need
One for the kitchen, one for the bedroom, so the timer is wherever the waiting happens.
- One timer, $29.99, in the colour your child picks
- Two timers, $49.99, best value, working out at $25.00 each
- Family set of four, $89.99, working out at $22.50 each
Free international shipping. Most orders arrive within 7 to 14 days, with a tracking link by email. You choose your colours on the next page.
Try it with confidence
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If it does not suit your child, we would rather you told us than kept something that sits in a drawer. Reply to your order confirmation email within 14 days of delivery for a full refund. This does not affect your rights if an item arrives faulty.
Questions families ask
Anything up to 60 minutes. You twist the dial to the time you need and the coloured band appears straight away, so it covers everything from a two-minute warning to a full hour of homework.
Free international shipping. Most orders arrive within 7 to 14 days, with a tracking link by email.
Yes, it ticks, quietly and steadily, the way a wind-up timer does. Some children find that reassuring, because it is more evidence that time is moving. Others find it distracting, and it is worth knowing that before you buy. The bell at the end is loud, deliberately, so it carries between rooms. If your child is sound-sensitive, set it somewhere the bell is muffled, or stay nearby and lift it before it rings.
No. It is fully mechanical. You twist the dial and it runs.
A steel body with a quartz glass face. It weighs 93 g and measures roughly 7.3 cm across. There is a magnet in the back, so it sits on the fridge, and it also stands flat on a desk or a shelf.
That is exactly who it is for. Nothing has to be read. The colour shrinking is the whole message.
Make the waiting visible
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