Teaching children about farming is really important. The goal should be to ensure they respect the industry and want to get involved. The best way to do that is to learn by playing. With small world play, you can create a scale full working farm to show how everything works. Farm toys, including animals, vehicles, buildings, and people can create all kinds of different scenarios. It’s the best way to show what a day in the fields is like, as well as all the jobs that go into running a farm.

Think about the scale

If you like idea of creating a scale farm and fields, you need to think carefully about the size. There are some key things to look at. Generally, options include 1:16 and 1:32. You need to think about how much space you need to move everything around; the farms and fields will need to be bigger if you’re working with larger toys.

Easily the most important thing to think about here is safety. As you increase the scale, toys get smaller. This can create more hazards, especially if they have tiny moving parts. Think about the age of your children and how suitable the toys are.

Think about realism and the type of play too. If you have older children and want to give them a better idea of how farms work, larger scale, more realistic farm toys are best. Bigger is also better if it’s going to be heavy duty play; smaller toys are more likely to break.

Layout

If you want to give children a realistic idea of farming, it’s a good idea to have fields. You can do it the easy way and use fences on a carpet to create them, or go the extra mile and get artificial grass and realistic models. There are plenty of great options, including summer and autumn grass. You could also buy different ones to reflect specific times of the year and show how fields change.

When you’re deciding field size, make sure you think about the type of play. You’ll also need enough room for animals and vehicles. Think about buildings too. Ideally you want large, realistic ones like barns, sheds, and silos. They are the perfect basis for working farms, showing how to house animals and vehicles.

Free imagination

The best thing about toy farms is children can use their imagination to decide different scenarios. Maybe they need a day in the fields to harvest various crops. If so, make sure you have the vehicles they will need, such as a combine harvester and even a bailer. Or, maybe it is caring for animals in the fields. If so, you’ll need the animals and maybe even human figures and sheepdogs.

Want to order some wonderful farm toys?

Toys are the perfect way for children to learn about the world and see how different things work. They allow creativity and creating a variety of stories and scenarios. There are endless options, especially if you have a wide selection of toys.

If you want to buy high quality realistic farm toys, JS Hubbuck Ltd has some really incredible products from Bruder. Their vehicles are wonderful scale models, giving a great idea of how they actually work and move. As a result, they are perfect for teaching young budding farmers.

So, speak to us if you want to learn more about the fantastic toys.