Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in Milwaukee, WI

You can't drive anywhere around Downtown Milwaukee without noticing the Allen-Bradley Clock tower. A staple of the City's south side, not only has the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower been a long standing landmark in Milwaukee, it's an awesome tool for your pre-schooler to understand the fundamentals of telling time.

The original tower opened in 1962 and in the mid-1970s was converted into the Temperature Tower while an even larger, taller clock was erected to the northwest.

Here are some facts you can share with your kids: The current clock tower is listed in Guinness World Records as the world’s largest four-faced clock. Because the octagonal faces are nearly twice the size of the faces of London’s Big Ben, chimes were never added in order to allow Big Ben to remain the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. Each hour hand is 15.8 feet long and weighs 490 pounds. Each minute hand is 20 feet long and weighs 530 pounds. The hour markings are 4 feet high.

I can't think of a better example for sharing how to read the big hand and the little hand than on one of the worlds biggest clocks. Can you? Share your time telling experiences in the comments!