One of the wonderful aspects of working with wooden toys is the memories it brings of your own childhood. When I was three or four, one of my absolutely favourite toys was my toy farm. Children have played with wooden farm toys for centuries and today’s children show the same enthusiasm for life of the toy farm as us, our parents and our grandparents. We have compiled the following guide to wooden farm toys to help our customers choose the perfect farm for their children.
Le Toy Van Pippin Farm (pictured above) is a deluxe toy farmyard that sits on a sturdy wooden base. The front of the farm is bordered by a sturdy fence which also encloses a duck pond (with an apple tree to one side) and a paddock in front of the cow shed. Alongside the cow shed, the farm buildings comprise extensive stables, a hayloft and a barn.
Pippin Farm is complemented by a number of Le Toy Van toys, such as the Sunny Farm Animals, the Farm Playmat, Budkins Farm Workers and the very popular My Green Tractor. The tractor has a driver and pulls a detachable trailer (it tips!) or a seed spreader. This lovely toy tractor has a very familiar livery and will remind eagle eyed children of some of the real life tractors they see from car windows or on visits to farms.
Bigjigs Meadow Farm is very popular with customers who are seeking value for money. This colourful wooden farm comes with two wooden dolls, wooden animals and farm machinery and implements. The farm buildings comprise barn, stables, cowshed and hay loft, with duck pond and small paddock completing this lovely farm set.
Meadow Farm offers fantastic value for money.
John Crane Tidlo Oldfield Farm has a beautiful farm house that sits alongside the stables and cowshed which in turn are next to the barn and hayloft. Oldfield Farm has two duck ponds, a large paddock and a pig sty. The Tidlo Farm Family would make an excellent addition to this farm, as would the Pintoy Farm Animals.
No farm is complete without livestock!
Our tenant farmers!
The Melissa and Doug Fold and Go Barn is a clever twist on the classic wooden farm toy. The barn opens out to reveal a barn with stalls and stables, a ladder, fencing and seven farm animals. When it is time to tidy up, all the pieces will pack inside the barn which can be folded up and carried away using the wooden handles.
The Le Toy Van Barnyard is a compact toy farm that sits on a wooden board and features a barn with hayloft and ladder, cowshed and stables. The stock-proof fence at the front provides a safe barrier for any visiting animals.
Bertie’s Tractor is a perfect companion to the barnyard. Children love farmer Bertie who drives this vibrant red tractor and pulls a red trailer which may even have room for a stricken chicken or two!
Everyone loves Bertie and his tractor.
Bluebell Stables is a gorgeous toy stable set from Le Toy Van. The beautiful pony Bluebell lives in these lovely stables which have two pink stable doors, a trough, cobbled outer area and all the tools you need for everyone’s favourite job – mucking out!
If Bluebell is competing in a gymkhana, then what could be more useful than the Bluebell Horsebox and Pony set which features a 4x4, horsebox and pony, all decked out in gentle pastels.
If your farm needs an extra vehicle and some extra livestock, then may we suggest the Plan Toys Tractor and Trailer with Driver and the Plan Toys Farm Animal Set, which features a pleasingly woolly sheep!
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In order to help our customers compare all of our farm toys, we have compiled a useful photo guide on our google+ page. We are always happy to answer your questions either by telephone at 01626 221 380/1 or via email to [email protected].
