Farming is one of the most important industries in the world. It is something every child should learn about. That will teach them more about where our food comes from, how it is produced, and the impact on farmers and the environment. The best way to explore it is playing with farm toys. They can be fun and informative at the same time.

Easily the greatest thing about toys is how many benefits they can provide for children. We want to look at ten they can get specifically from toy farms, including animals, buildings, and vehicles.

An awareness of nature

Firstly, the children will learn a great deal about nature. This includes different kinds of animals, crops, and how things grow. It can then extend to learning more about the environment and how important it is to us.

Motor skills

Children develop their fine and gross motor skills over time by handling different items, especially farm toys. Animals and farm vehicles are great here, especially when they have moving parts.

Hand eye coordination

Setting up a play farm is excellent for developing coordination too. For example, having to put animals in barns or moving vehicles around carefully can be really great.

Cognitive development

There is so much going on with farms that they can be really excellent for cognitive development. Children can learn about and come to understand different animal behaviours. It can help them to think about why they do things and build their reasoning skills.

Problem solving

Farms can also encounter all kinds of difficulties when children are playing. However, they can expand their ability to understand and react to problems. It can even help them to anticipate issues and plan ahead.

Emotional development

Children can quickly grow to love their toys and tend to spend a lot of time playing with their favourites. Giving them farm animals to look after can help develop empathy and the responsibility for caring for them.

Vocabulary

It is amazing how quickly children can build their vocabulary. Before you know it they can be using long words you don’t expect from them. Farm toys are a great starter here because they can learn the names of animals, buildings, vehicles, and various other farming terms.

Imagination and creativity

Without a doubt one of the best things about play farms is children can let their creativity and imagination free. They can explore whatever scenarios they choose; likely some that break the bounds of science but entertain them all the same.

Social skills

Farms are fantastic for group play because, just like the real thing, there is a lot to do. They can teach children vital social skills like sharing and cooperation. It helps build communication skills too.

Cause and effect

In a broader sense farms teach children about the consequences of different actions. For example, if they don’t take care of animals and crops there won’t be any food.

Do you want wonderful farm toys for your children?

JS Hubbuck Ltd has some of the most incredible toys. The ones we offer from Bruder are realistic scale replicas of different farm vehicles. The fact they are so close to the real thing means they are a great learning tool. Moving parts help children to refine their motor skills too.

So, if you want to order some of these wonderful farm toys, browse our website or contact us.