How to Select Toy Farm Animals

Toy animals are a favorite of every child, and farm animals seem the most popular animal toy next to teddy bears. Many children pretend to live on a farm and milk cows, ride horses or raise sheep. Select from many forms of toy farm animals to give to your little farmer for her birthday or as a special gift.

Instructions

Select Farm Toy Animals

1. Select a toy farm animal that is age appropriate. Choose the proper size and materials for a toy farm animal based on the intended recipient.

2. Choose a larger farm toy for a toddler or young child who needs durability and the ability to maneuver over-sized parts with small hands. More detailed farm toys are meant for older children and adults.

3. Pick from a large selection of horse toys and accessories for the horse lover in your home. This well loved farm animal, a special favorite of young girls, comes in a variety of sizes and breeds.

4. Select common farm animals like cows, pigs and chickens as toys for children. Other toy farm animals include goats, sheep, ducks and horses.

5. Grab a toy dog for the play farmhouse or several toy farm cats for the barn. Not all toy farm animals need to be livestock.

6. Select a barn or wooden stalls to serve as farm animal accessories. Choose a barn that serves as a carrying case and wooden fencing to enclose the horse stall areas.

7. Buy toy farm animals made of a variety of materials. Toy farm animals are available in stuffed, plush varieties, hand-carved wooden shapes and molded forms made from resin or metal.

8. Find toy farm animals that come in fractional sizes, just like toy farm equipment. Toy farm animals come in 1/16, 1/32, 1/64 and other sizes, including life size.

9. Choose toy farm animals made from non-toxic materials and mineral oil-based finishes, particularly for small children. Toys often go directly in the mouth, so it is best if they are constructed from safe, approved materials.

10. Buy peg farm animals to accessorize wooden farm toys. Certain wooden wagons and trailers are designed to hold peg cows and horses perfectly. They can even hold peg people!

11. Consider buying hand-constructed toy farm animals instead of mass-produced ones. Retired woodworkers or farmers who enjoy the smiles of delighted children design many of these simple wooden horses, cows and pigs.

12. Buy toy farm animals online, at major discount retail stores, farm equipment supply stores or online auction sites like eBay.

Tips & Warnings

• Small parts can be a choking hazard for little ones. Remember that buying age-appropriate toys is more of a safety issue than a developmental issue.