Farm

All the Ways to Play:

  1. Musical Farmyard Cube Toy:

    Perfect toy for new sitters to work on using two hands to engage with a toy, thus working on increasing independence with sitting. Also great for exploring different sensory and cause/effect components on each side of the cube.
    Functional Language: animal names and sounds; “I see…”

  2. Melissa & Doug Latches Barn Toy:

    Increase fine motor strength and coordination by working on latching and unlatching barn doors to let animals in and out of the barn. 
    Functional Language: open, close, barn, in, out, lock, unlock

  3. Tender Leaf Toys Chicken Coop:

    Practice clucking, cheeping, and cock-a-doodle-do-ing with this fun chicken coop set! Model the different sounds as you hold up the animal, pause and wait for your little one to imitate you.
    Functional Language: chicken, rooster, chick, eggs, cheep, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo

  4. Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Jumbo Knob Puzzle:

    Work on grasping/releasing, matching, and puzzle skills with this farm animal puzzle. Label animal names and sounds as you lift and place the puzzle pieces.
    Functional Language: puzzle, in, out, animals and sounds

  5. Fisher-Price See ‘n Say:

    Perfect toy for working on using two hands together. Help your little one stabilize the toy with one hand while they pull the lever down with the other to hear the animal sound.
    Functional Language: stop, go, truck, build

  6. Bundaloo Plush Farm Animal Toy:

    Great for babies of all ages! Work on grasping and releasing, imitating animal sounds, putting in/taking out, and imitation skills with these soft farm animals. Your little one will love learning how to press the buttons to hear each animal sound.
    Functional Language: barn, in, out; animal names and sounds

  7. MEGA BLOKS John Deere Truck:

    This truck is great for fine motor (block building and stacking), gross motor (pushing truck around the house), and language development (making tractor sounds and noises). It’s great for 12+ months.
    Functional Language: on, off, in, out, stack, tractor, stop, go, beep, vroom

  8. Melissa & Doug Wooden Barn Toy:

    Engage in open-ended play as your little one pretend to be and care for the farm animals.
    Functional Language: barn, up, down, in, out, animal names and sounds

  9. Battat Farm Animal Play Set:

    This farm set is great for small hands to grasp the animals. Model the different animal sounds when your little one picks up the animals. You can introduce around 12 months.
    Functional Language: animal names and sounds

  10. Farm Friends Hand Puppets:

    These puppets are great for pretend play and making different animal noises. Ask your little one to “tell you a story,” then continue prompting them asking, “what happens next?!” to encourage open-ended play and storytelling.
    Functional Language: animal names and sounds, on, off, more

  11. Matching Eggs:

    Increase fine motor and bilateral coordination skills by matching and aligning these egg halves. Also great for practicing imitation skills by practicing to crack the eggs, PAUSE and wait for your little one to imitate you.
    Functional Language: eggs, colors, shapes, together, apart, pull, push

  12. Wooden Take-Along Sorting Barn Toy:

    Expand on shape sorting skills by matching and fitting barn animals into the barn. Practice imitation skills by making animals complete different movements (jumping, dancing, walking) and sounds, then PAUSE and wait for your little one to imitate you. 
    Functional Language: in, out, barn, farmer, animals and sounds

How to Set the Play Scene:

You have your farm toys & the books to match, but how do you set them up for play? Our Ways to Play Guides can help with that!

If your little one loves farms, be sure to check out our tractors, animals & trains pages, too!

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