Farmyard Fun - Farm Themed Busy Book

Page 1: Big Red Barn

The barn can be opened by untying the laces - perfect for practicing threading, lacing and tying up laces. Inside the barn there are 4 animal finger puppets for role playing.

Page 2 - 3: Farmer and Tractor

The farmer and all the fruits on these pages are removable. The tractor is connected to the wagon by a buckle that can be undone. There are also removable tools for imaginary play and discussion around work that is done on the farm.

Page 4 - 5: Veggie Patch and Cooking Pot

Our veggie patch features 9 different types of vegetables. Great for learning about vegetables, how they grow, their colours, textures and shapes. There is also a friendly scarecrow watching over the veggie patch which adds another element for fun story telling. The Cooking Pot page has a semi-attached lid that can be opened and closed, a clear pocket for inserting the veggies from the opposite page, a ladle and some seasoning for imaginary play and discussion around recipes and the steps involved in preparing a meal.

Page 6 - 7: Number Fence and Animal Babies

The Number Fence page features a colour coded fence designed to help familiarise young children with numbers and counting up to 6. Each of the farm animals are accompanied by their babies. The babies are attached with velcro. this page is perfect for matching and learning about farm animals and their young.

Page 8 - 9: What Do They Eat and Windmill and Haystack Puzzle

This page teaches children about the food our favourite farm animals eat. The food is kept in a zipper pocket and matched to each animal by inserting them in each animal pocket. In addition to the educational benefits of this page, there is also plenty of opportunity to exercise fine motor skills. The Windmill and Haystack Puzzle is great for developing problem solving and reasoning skills as well as identifying small, medium and large.

Page 10 - 11: Rainbow Cloud and Busy Bee Countdown

Rainbow Cloud involves matching each of the coloured buttons to the corresponding coloured rainbow. The Busy Bee Countdown page is a threading activity. Your child will learn to count up to 10 or count down to 1 as they thread the busy bee through each of the flowers.

Page 12: FARM Barn Doors
This last page features 4 doors that open in different ways. Inside each door is a letter that spells out FARM that can be assembled at the bottom of the page.

Age Guide: 3 - 7 years

Size: 20cm x 20cm

Wipe gently with damp cloth

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