Wood, beads, the sound of falling rain.
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🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- Solid wood construction
- Multicoloured beads inside
- Supports hand-eye coordination
- Ships 2-3 business days
- Fine motor skills
- Auditory development
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
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Real talk
The toy that doesn't end up in landfill by January.
You stopped buying plastic tat that breaks before the new year. The Rain Sound Maker is wood and beads, nothing else. It lives in the toy box for years, then moves to the next child or the next home.
Your baby gets auditory play, visual tracking, and the kind of weight in their hand that feels real. You get peace of mind: solid wood, hand-finished, built to last more than one Christmas.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What arrives
One wooden rainmaker with a transparent sound stick, multicoloured beads, and bear and bunny designs at each end. Everything a baby needs to explore sound and movement.
The rainmaker itself
Solid wood construction with a transparent acrylic sound stick filled with vibrant beads. Weighs enough to feel substantial; light enough for hands aged 10 months and up to lift, shake and turn.
- ✓ Transparent tube shows beads trickling up and down
- ✓ Bear and bunny designs at each end
- ✓ No assembly, no batteries needed
Visual engagement through motion
Multicoloured beads trickle slowly when the toy is tilted or shaken. Babies watch them fall, then tip the toy and watch them trickle back. Builds visual tracking and hand-eye coordination naturally.
- ✓ Beads move at a pace babies can follow
- ✓ Encourages tilting, rotating and exploration
- ✓ Mesmerising to watch for toddlers learning cause and effect
Sized for grip strength you build
Designed to fit hands from 10 months through 3 years and beyond. Grasping, shaking and tilting all build fine motor strength. No screens, no app unlock, no learning curve.
- ✓ Fits developing hands naturally
- ✓ Encourages independent exploration
- ✓ Grows with the child through multiple play stages
Born in Britain, built to last.
Was £18.99
Rain Sound Maker - Rainmaker Sensory Toy: £8.99
While they play
What it quietly teaches
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Auditory awareness
The gentle rain sound develops listening skills. Babies aged 10-12 months are building recognition of pitch and rhythm; this toy does that without screens.
Visual tracking
Following beads as they trickle trains the eyes to move smoothly and follow movement. Essential for hand-eye coordination that supports later reaching and grasping.
Fine motor control
Shaking, tilting and rotating build the small muscles in hands and fingers. By age 2, babies using this toy are strengthening the grip needed for pinching and holding utensils.
Cause and effect
Tip the toy, beads fall. Turn it over, they trickle back. Toddlers learn that their action changes what happens, building understanding of how the world works.
What families say about Jaques of London
Parents and grandparents speak
"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"
"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."
"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Years making toys built to last
Est. 1795. We're Britain's oldest games company. The Rain Sound Maker follows the same heirloom principle: solid materials, hand-finished, designed to pass between children.
Toys and games sold since 1795
Over a century of families choosing Jaques. This rainmaker carries that weight: it's not a three-week wonder, it's a toy parents have chosen for their own children.
Ships fast from our warehouse
Order today, playing this weekend. We dispatch within 2-3 business days. No plastic packaging. 30-day returns until 31 January 2027 if it's not what you expected.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why this rainmaker over the plastic version
| Jaques Rain Sound Maker - Rainmaker Sensory Toy | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | ✅ | ❌ Plastic that cracks by spring |
| Weight in hand | ✅ | ❌ Flimsy, feels like nothing |
| Passed between siblings or gifted on | ✅ | ⚠️ Breaks before the next child |
| Beads move at a pace babies can follow | ✅ | ❌ Too fast, overstimulating |
| No batteries or charging | ✅ | ❌ Needs electronics, screen time link |
| Fills a landfill faster than the toy takes to break | ✅ | ❌ Yes, usually by Boxing Day |
| Cost per year over 5 years of play | ✅ | ❌ Plastic toy needs replacing twice |
- ✅ Solid wood
- ✅ Real weight
- ✅ Lasts years
- ✅ Gentle pace
- ✅ No batteries
- ✅ Not landfill
- ✅ Better value
- ❌ Plastic cracks
- ❌ Feels flimsy
- ❌ Breaks fast
- ❌ Too overstimulating
- ❌ Screen time link
- ❌ Disposable design
- ❌ Costs more to replace
Born in Britain, built to last.
Was £18.99
Rain Sound Maker - Rainmaker Sensory Toy: £8.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Questions grandparents and gift-buyers ask
Is this the right toy for a 1-year-old's birthday?
Yes. If your grandchild is turning 1, or between 10 months and 3 years, the Rain Sound Maker is the one. It grows with them: babies aged 10-12 months explore the beads with their eyes; toddlers aged 2-3 use it to build hand strength and understand cause and effect. One mum told us it was the 'perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday' and we see that across every age in that window., Catherine McCulloch
Does it really last, or is it one of those toys that breaks by January?
It's solid wood, hand-finished, and backed by a 60-day guarantee. One parent wrote, 'Not the usual tat from China' and another told us 'Toys that don't break after five minutes of play'. The weight and construction are the difference: this is made to pass between children. You can feel it the moment you hold it.
Is it worth the price compared to the plastic rainmaker at the supermarket?
One buyer said it best: 'worth every penny full price'. Solid wood costs more than plastic injection moulding, which is why it lasts longer. If this toy plays for 5 years in your home, then passes to another child, the cost per year is pennies. The plastic version usually needs replacing twice in that time, which costs more total and sends waste to landfill twice.
What if my child doesn't like it?
You have 30 days to return it. We'll refund or replace, no questions. Most families keep it because babies find the falling beads mesmerising and the sound calming. But if it's not right for your child, we stand behind it.
How much does it cost?
The Rain Sound Maker - Rainmaker Sensory Toy is £8.99 today (down from £18.99). Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.
What's your returns policy?
30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.
Born in Britain, built to last.
Was £18.99
Rain Sound Maker - Rainmaker Sensory Toy: £8.99
Our story
Making toys worth keeping since 1795.
Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.
Jaques has been making wooden toys since 1795. We don't make things because plastic is cheaper or faster. We make the Rain Sound Maker because a wooden rainmaker teaches differently from plastic: a baby shakes it and feels the real weight, sees beads trickle at a natural pace, and hears genuine sound without batteries or screens. It's the kind of toy we'd give our own grandchildren, and the kind that lives in a nursery for years, then moves to the next child. That's the Jaques difference.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
One rainmaker, no plastic,
ready to ship this week.
Was £18.99
£8.99 Save 52%
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee · 🚚 Delivery in 2-3 working days · 🏛️ Est. 1795
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