Both the barn with a working winch and the stable with two opening doors come with an hinged roof, well the rest of the buildings have easily removable roof panels. Le Toy Van the Farmyard is all your need in a farm set, it has everything; from the base to the barn, the stable to the pig sty. For example, if your child enjoys battling in Minecraft and likes to have some creative control, the Villager Raid is a great choice. But if your child likes sea creatures and you want a more straightforward, more affordable set, the Coral Reef may be ideal.

This is an updated version of the now discontinued farm set of the same name, only this one doesn't include a silo, but instead replaced with a more interesting working winch. This all is positioned on a laminated, colorfully printed baseboard which also acts as the boundary for the farm, and can be move into different shapes. Well finished in the same colour theme as before, the overall design is much different, this time featuring larger, taller buildings with access to the buildings coming from outside the farm yard.The design on the MDF is printed with assembly required. Well the The Oldfield Farm comprises of a multiple farm buildings, there's also a ladder to access the hayloft. 3. Early Learning Centre: Brambledale Farm The selling point on this set is the 'take along farm' meaning it can be carried anywhere due to the carry handle fixed to the roof. And they certainly don't work with brands that make basic plastic farm animals and scale tractors; such as Britains, Bruder, Schleich and Breyer. Minecraft LEGO sets to suit a wide range of ages. The critical age group is around 7-10 years old, and most sets are designated as suitable for kids 7+, 8+ or 9+. LEGO is a fantastic way to improve problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning and hand-eye coordination at this age.

Most young farmers will be drawn to the working winch that takes up items to the storage room above, and below this hayloft is where you keep then animals undercover. If only used for big farm animals, it works a treat. And will especially fit in with Schleich, Papo, Safari and similar brands. There's lots of farm animals to keep up interest, with a family of figures to run the farm, fencing to make pens, and a few home comforts. 10. Playmobil 4897: Country Take Along Farm

Self-Assembly wooden farm sets

Before we move on, you may be interested 1:16 scale sets, because this scale is far to large - farm sets don't exist. Instead you can look to 'self-assembly' buildings. LEGO/Playmobil farms Assembly is required but with very easy slot together design. Its colour theme is based on modern farm buildings with a milking parlour to the right, a big through barn to the left.

Bright and colourful are only the words you could use to describe this delightful self-assembly wooden toy farm set. Working parts include a sliding barn door and a crane but a flimsy mat. Comes complete with fencing but all accessories shown are sold separately. 2. John Crane: Tildo The Oldfield Farm

Ideally the kids will use the baseboard as a boundary for play, with the fencing sections creating a secure compound for the farm animals. Brushwood's follow up to their My First Farm come their latest release simply named, My Second Farm. Early Learning Centre's second attempt at a farm following on from the rather to realistic theme, but very dull Cobblestone Farm. John Crane's very own toy farm comes under many names among them Tidlo and Branching Out, but you still end up with the exact same set.

This is a dairy farm, so a space is left for them in the cow shed on the end. Both buildings can only be accessed from the outside, so more room is needed when setup. 7. Bigjigs Toys: Cobblestone FarmBut then again, it can be used for 1:32 scale farm toys only, and you might find you could fit a scale tractor inside the shed. All in all, this large farm is available in the Playmobil 'Country' series, so you're free to add to the playset with toys within the same collection, be it farm related or similar.