Farm Playset - Farmyard Book Includes Wooden Farm Animals

This set is listed as suitable from age 1, with 9 wooden characters sized for little hands and a farmer, horse, duck, sheep, goat, cow, pig, chicken and cockerel to sort and name. The story mat is 30cm x 30cm, so it works on a lap, a cot tray or a small table without needing floor space. If your child is at the stage of copying animal sounds and pointing at pictures, this matches that stage directly.

The characters and play set are crafted from sustainable wood, not plastic, and are decorated with water-based paints rather than solvent-based ones. This matters for toddlers who still mouth toys, since water-based paint is a safer finish for that stage. The wooden pieces also give more weight and a nicer feel in small hands than a moulded plastic figure, which helps with the fine motor grip and place play the set is designed for.

You get 9 wooden characters in total: a farmer plus a horse, duck, sheep, goat, cow, pig, chicken and cockerel. These sit on a 30cm x 30cm play mat that acts as the farmyard scene. A storybook is included as well, so the same characters can be used to act out the story on the page or moved freely around the mat for open-ended play. There is one of each animal, not sets of multiples.

It is both. The set pairs 9 wooden farm characters and a play mat with a dedicated farm storybook, so the toy is built to support storytelling and reading together rather than one or the other. The idea is that a child moves the wooden farmer or cow while a parent reads, linking the word, the sound and the object. This is described as Montessori-inspired, meaning the learning comes through hands-on handling rather than a screen or app.

The pieces are decorated with water-based paints rather than sprayed lacquer or plastic coating, which is worth knowing before you wipe them down. Source detail does not go further into a specific cleaning method, so treat them as you would any painted wooden toy and avoid soaking. Because the paint is water-based rather than a solvent finish, it is a reasonable choice for toddlers who handle and mouth toys during play.

The set is suggested for ages 1, 2, 3 and 4, so it is built around toddler and pre-school play rather than being a toy a child grows into. It suits the stage where a child is learning animal names and sounds and starting basic storytelling with an adult. Once a child is reading independently the storybook element becomes less central, though the wooden animals can still be used for open-ended imaginative play beyond that age.

It fits the age range well, since it is suggested from age 1 and combines a physical toy with a storybook in one gift rather than two separate purchases. The set is designed to spark imaginative play, build language through sound and story recognition, and develop fine motor skills as the child places and moves the wooden animals. For a first or second birthday, the mix of sensory play and reading together is the main appeal rather than screens or batteries.

The box contains one 30cm x 30cm farmyard play mat, 9 wooden characters, being a farmer, horse, duck, sheep, goat, cow, pig, chicken and cockerel, and one farm storybook. That is everything needed to start playing, with the story, the scene and the characters all supplied together. Nothing extra needs to be bought separately to use the set as intended.