Farmyard Fun Play Guide

🌾 Farmyard Fun Book – Play Guide

Welcome to the Farmyard Fun Book, where little hands stay busy and big imaginations come to life. This interactive busy book is designed to support fine motor development, early learning, problem solving, and imaginative play — all through hands-on, screen-free fun.

🐄 Front Cover – Peekaboo Cow

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, cause & effect, early engagement
Lift, peek, and play! The interactive peekaboo cow encourages curiosity and hand strength as children open and close the flap. Great for warm-ups before diving into the book.

Try this:
Ask, “Where did the cow go?” and “Can you find her again?”

✍️ Page 1 – Name Writing + Game Play

Skills developed: Pre-writing, hand control, early literacy, turn-taking
Practise writing your child’s name using the erasable marker. Flip the card over to reveal a game of naughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) — perfect for introducing simple rules, patience, and taking turns.

Try this:
Say the letters of their name out loud as they write each one.

🚜 Page 2 – Barn Shoelace & Finger Puppets

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, imaginative play
Open and close the barn doors using the shoelace threading activity. Practice tying, untying, and pulling. Inside, discover farm animal finger puppets ready for storytelling and pretend play.

Try this:
Create animal sounds or act out a day on the farm together.

👩🌾 Page 3 – Farmer & Tractor

Skills developed: Imaginative play, coordination, problem solving
The farmer rides in a tractor with turning wheels. Use the metallic key buckle to hook the tractor to the wagon. Removable fruit pieces attach with velcro for harvesting fun.

Try this:
Talk about where food comes from and what jobs farmers do.

🧰 Page 4 – Wagon & Farming Tools

Skills developed: Sorting, identification, vocabulary building
The wagon is filled with farming tools and more fruit to harvest. Encourage your child to identify items, name colours, and sort what belongs on the farm.

Try this:
Ask, “Which tools help the farmer?” or “Can you find all the fruit?”

🥕 Page 5 – Veggie Patch

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, colour recognition, early science
Harvest a variety of colourful vegetables from the veggie patch. This page supports pincer grip development and introduces healthy foods.

Try this:
Sort vegetables by colour or talk about which ones grow underground.

🍲 Page 6 – Cooking Pot

Skills developed: Imaginative play, sequencing, life skills
Cook the harvested vegetables in the pot. Stir, add ingredients, and serve up pretend meals.

Try this:
Practice sequencing by asking, “What do we cook first?”

🐑 Page 7 – Animals & What They Eat

Skills developed: Matching, memory, logical thinking
Match each animal to the correct food by placing it into the pockets. A zipper pocket is included for quick storage and tidy-up practice.

Try this:
Ask, “What does the cow eat?” and “Why do animals need food?”

🌈 Page 8 – Rainbow Button Maze

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, problem solving, colour matching
Guide the button through the rainbow maze. This page builds hand strength, coordination, and focus.

Try this:
Name each colour as your child moves through the maze.

🐝 Page 9 – Bee Threading 1–10

Skills developed: Counting, sequencing, fine motor control
Thread the bee through the leaves of each flower in number order from 1 to 10.

Try this:
Count aloud together and encourage your child to find the next number.

🚪 Page 10 – Mystery Doors Puzzle

Skills developed: Problem solving, persistence, fine motor skills
Open four doors — each with a different fastening — to uncover puzzle pieces that spell a special word: FARM.

Try this:
Encourage perseverance if a door feels tricky — this is where learning happens!

🧵 Back Cover – Large Zipper Pocket

Skills developed: Independence, organisation
A large zipper pocket makes packing away easy and keeps loose pieces secure — perfect for play on the go.