13 best wooden farm sets to let your child’s imagination run wild

wooden farm sets

by Samantha Ball |
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Wooden toys are a lot more sustainable than plastic, and if your little one is obsessed with farmyard animals, why not buy them some wooden farm sets that will last them years?

Farmyard animals are probably the first animals sounds your little one starts to learn and recognise, so they will love having some cute farmyard toys to play with.

Wooden toys are also a lot more durable and long-lasting than plastic toys, they can survive rough play and can be passed on to other children once your child has grown out of their toy so nothing will go to waste or break after a few minutes.

Our favourite wooden farm sets shortlist 2023:

Our favourite overall wooden farm sets: Workshop Wooden Farm Toys
Our favourite puzzle wooden farm sets: Melissa and Doug Wooden Toy Peg Puzzle**
• Our favourite portable wooden farm sets:** Melissa and Doug Fold and Go Barn
Our favourite Montessori wooden farm sets: Tender Leaf Toys Stacking Farmyard

A farm toy set will give your little one hours of imaginary play and will help them understand more about nature, animals, shapes, colours and dexterity. Plus, when the toy sets are made of wood, it gives a more natural feeling and experience.

Best overall wooden farm sets

The Workshop Wooden Farm Toys is an adorable set that comes with different farm animals, farmers, a wooden fence and barn. It's beautifully designed, and even comes with a little pouch to keep all the wooden farm figures stored safely when not being used.

One review said: "This is a great educational toy for young children. It allows you to play and learn with your children and have fun along the way. It’s a great price"

Pros

  • Beautifully designed
  • Traditional farm pieces

Cons

  • Some mentioned the roof could come off easily after awhile
Dimensions:13.5 x 18 x 15.5cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 17 x farm figures
  • 1 x fence
  • 1 x farm barn

Best wooden farm sets train

While not technically a farm set, the Bigjigs Rail Farm Train Set is perfect for little ones who love farm animals and trains. It even has a little train carriage for transporting little wooden farm animals! It's a 44 piece set, with trains, carriages, animals, haybales and more!

Pros

  • Compatible with other wooden train tracks
  • Wooden farm animals and transport carriage

Cons

  • No onsite reviews
Dimensions:48 x 101 x 20cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 44 x piece set

Best puzzle wooden farm sets

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Rrp: £20.99

Price: £18.02
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This Melissa & Doug Wooden Toy Peg Puzzle is made with sturdy wooden puzzle pieces that will slot easily, making it fantastic for toddler play. Plus, the charming farm backdrop will allow them to ask questions about animals and farming.

One review said: "Our 20-month-old has a love of animals, and she is just getting into jigsaws; the size of the pieces are great for her tiny hands, but what has helped is she learnt that you match the pieces with the pictures, unlike other much more expensive jigsaws this is a game-changer, really helped her so I ordered more."

Pros

  • Peg handles that are easy to hold
  • Encourages fine motor skill development

Cons

  • Can't replace puzzle pieces
Dimensions:29 x 2 x 20cm
Suitable for ages:2+ years
  • 8 x peg puzzle pieces

Best shape sorter wooden farm sets

The Personalised Wooden Farmhouse Shape Sorter can have your little ones name on it! The shape sorter is beautifully designed and comes with a range of different farm animals that can be pushed through the right shaped holes into the barn. The lid lifts so that they can easily get them out too.

One review said: "Very pleased with this purchase and would recommend to family and friends."

Another review said: "Lovely toy, really impressed with how good it looks and the quality."

Pros

  • Name of animals on one side for learning
  • Helps with hand eye coordination

Cons

  • Animals are not double sided
Dimensions:23.5 x 17 x 19cm
Suitable for ages:12+ months
  • Personalised up to 16 characters
  • 9 x farm animals

Best touch and feel wooden farm sets

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Price: £84.77

Stimulate their senses and encourage little ones to identify objects by touch with this Vilac Feel and Find Farm Game, with a huge selection of farm animals, vehicles, and more for them to find. A fun game they can play on their own or with your help.

One review said: "Fantastic wooden set. It has lots of different wooden shapes to feel and find. You can use the cards to find a specific one, or just suggest what they can find."

Pros

  • Beautifully decorated farm house
  • Easy to grab shapes

Cons

  • There's no lid
Dimensions:15.5 x 15.5 x 16cm
Suitable for ages:2+ years
  • 21 x wooden pieces
  • 1 x storage tub

Best fold and go wooden farm sets

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Price: £33.99
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The Melissa and Doug Wooden Fold and Go Barn is a compact wooden barn that opens wide for more playing room. It comes with some farm animals and a wooden corral, so your little one can set up a little farmyard! It also has a wooden handle to make it easy to transport.

One review said: "Bought as a gift for an animal mad three year old who will love this. It's not massive but looks well made. I haven't been able to have a good look yet as it's to be a Christmas gift. I love wooden toys, and I'm hoping he will too. It's a simple design, but kids love putting things in and of spaces, so I'm sure his other animals will take a turn too. It had a large opening and closing doors at the back and a carrying handle."

Pros

  • Folds up to take on the go
  • Spacious barn

Cons

  • Animals aren't wooden
Dimensions:34 x 27.6 x 19cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 7 x plastic farm animals
  • 1 x wooden ladder
  • 1 x folding farm corral

Best animal wooden farm sets

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Price: £16.80 (was £21)

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To add to their farm set, why not purchase these cute Wooden Farm Animals to populate their little barnyard? With traditional animals like cows, sheep and pigs these wooden toys will be your toddler's absolute favourite in the toy box. They even have little felt tufts on some of the animals!

One review said: "I bought this to complete set as also bought Pay and Store Farm set and Tractor and Farmer set. Just like the other sets they are quality wood and look good. These will survive years of play by small children."

Pros

  • Wooden bodies with felt features
  • Chunky bodies that are suitable for little hands

Cons

  • Barnyard not included
Dimensions:Up to 11cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 2 x cows
  • 2 x pigs
  • 2 x chickens
  • 2 x sheep
  • 2 x ducks

Best wooden farm sets with book

This sweet Wooden Tractor and Pop-Up Peekaboo! Tractor book set will be your little one's new favourite activity. Read the book that matches with their toy, and they will feel like a real-life farmer. It even comes with two little wooden toys that can sit in the trailer at the back of the tractor.

One review said: "My 2-year-old son's new favourite toy. He loves this tractor so much, and it is keeping up with quite a rough child handling it. The wheels are of lovely quality, and the wood of the tractor and trailer are still looking quite nice after lots of play."

Pros

  • Includes a Peekaboo! Tractor book
  • Moving tractor

Cons

  • Some found that the wheels would catch on the tractor
Dimensions:N/A
Suitable for ages:18+ months
  • 1 x wooden tractor
  • 2 x wooden animals
  • 1 x book

Best classic wooden farm sets

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Price: £81.79

This adorable New Classic Toys 10850 Wooden Farm House set will be both bundles of fun and educational. It comes with farm animals that will help children with their hand, brain and eye coordination. You can also teach your children shapes and develop their cognitive abilities while role-playing.

One review said: "Lovely classic toy for a toddler! Once constructed (a couple of screws) stays together really well despite being dropped etc.! Little one loves it and all the figurines. Smaller pieces may be too small for younger babies - duck, rabbit and cat have been confiscated until little one learns not to put them in his mouth!"

Pros

  • Traditional farm set
  • Beautifully designed

Cons

  • Not suitable for small children
Dimensions:27 x 20 x 26.5cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 1 x classic farm
  • 1 x moveable tractor
  • 14 x wooden accessories

Best magnetic wooden farm sets

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Price: £25.00
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These Melissa and Doug Wooden Toy Farm Magnets are inspired by farm animals and scenes. They can stick onto any fridges or magnetic surfaces and can be stored in a convenient wooden storage case once your little one is done with playing.

One review said: "Find this a great toy for entertaining my toddler while I’m preparing dinner, animals are stuck to the fridge and he moves them around and tells me the sounds. Highly recommend"

Pros

  • Sticks to any magnetic surfaces
  • Includes farm scenes as well as farm animals

Cons

  • Might be too thin for little hands to take off magnetic surfaces
Dimensions:14 x 20 x 3cm
Suitable for ages:2+ years
  • 20 x farm scene magnets

Best Montessori wooden farm sets

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Price: £29.99
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This Tender Leaf Toys Stacking Farmyard set helps children to develop their hand eye coordination, creative thinking and motor skills. It can also teach them dexterity and shape recognition as they stack the farm yard animals. It even comes with a storage pouch.

One review said: "Small pieces of wooden toys, well made and with attention to detail, with a 2D design on both sides. Taken for a 3-year-old boy who really liked the gift. Recommended."

Pros

  • Teachers cognitive skills
  • Different farm animals

Cons

  • Some expected the animals to be larger
Dimensions:13 x 13 x 13cm
Suitable for ages:2+ years
  • 13 x wooden stackable animals

Best Bigjigs wooden farm sets

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Price: £50.99
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This cute little Bigjigs Toys Mini Farm Yard Play Set with Wooden Animals is perfect for role-playing and is an easy one to keep tidy in the playroom as all the play pieces can be stored in the barn. Take it on the go on family visits to the grandparents and they'll be more than happy to play with the wooden characters.

One review said: "This is absolutely charming and my granddaughter loves it! An ideal 1st farm set with cute wooden accessories is beautifully made and sturdy and sure to last a long time. Conveniently packs away with figures inside. Definitely recommend."

Pros

  • Unique characters
  • Portable

Cons

  • Some mentioned that the wooden set might not withstand lots of tumbles
Dimensions:12 x 23 x 15cm
Suitable for ages:3+ years
  • 14 x play pieces
  • 2 x farmer figures

Best Chad Valley wooden farm sets

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Price: £18.75 (was £25)

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This huge Chad Valley Wooden Farm with 40 pieces to play with. Little ones will love to play with their imagination, explore the farm, and learn more and more about the farm animals they see. It even comes with a floor to really set the farmyard scene.

One review said: "I bought this for my great Granddaughter as she loves farm animals and I'm so glad I did as she was over the moon with it."

Pros

  • Large farm yard play set
  • Beautifully designed

Cons

  • Some mentioned the wood was not that sturdy
Dimensions:60 x 50 x 32cm
Suitable for ages3+ years
  • 40 x piece
  • 1 x floor piece

Are wooden toys better for the environment?

There are many benefits to swapping plastic toys for wooden ones. Some plastic toys contain chemicals and harmful substances like BPA and phthalates, whereas wooden toys are made from natural materials, which can be safer for your children to play with.

Samantha Ball is a Product & Lifestyle Writer for Mother&Baby and freelanced for the website for two years before joining the team full time. She's a mum of two and loves browsing for the best products and cute outfits.

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