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5 Adorable Farm Activities and Books

 

All I can think of while I write this post is “Old McDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o” — funny how music always creeps in on you and gets stuck in your head 🙂

Last week’s Discover & Explore Fun on the Farm linky turned up some really fun crafts that can be paired with great kids books for some ‘hi-ho the dairy-o’ fun (sorry, just couldn’t resist).   And we’ve included affiliate links if you’d like to check out the details on any of the books too!

 

 

Farm Activities & Books for Kids

 

Build a Barn

One of the first things you always need on a farm is a big, red barn — so why not make one yourself with these ‘make your own barn‘ tips from Homegrown Friends

 Make your own Barn

 

Of course, you should pair this activity with the wildly popular book Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown.

And be sure to also visit their Farm Week ideas for more fun!

 

Create some Animals

Next, you’ll need some animals — Buggy & Buddy‘s cute windsock farm animals will fit the bill perfectly! 

farmanimals

 

And what better book to read with these than Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.

 

Play Farmer

What’s next?  Well, we have the barn and we have the animals, so I guess we need a farmer!  Kids will enjoy playing farmer with this interactive & easy to put together farm sensory bin from Life with Moore Babies.

 Play Farmer with this fun sensory bin

 

Match the activity with the funny tale of Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round for a great laugh!

 

Make a Scarecrow

And everyone knows that a farmer needs a scarecrow to protect those crops.  The kids will have a ball putting together their own Paper Bag Scarecrow like our friends at Play*Learn*Love!

 farmscarecrow

 

I would highly recommend sharing The Lonely Scarecrow with the kids for this activity — it’s one of our favorite fall reads!

 

End the day right!

And what better way to end a long day on the farm than with a great farm-themed bath like this one from Bath Activities for Kids!

 Fun farm-themed activities for kids

 

Pair it with a copy of this waterproof version of Barnyard Bath by Sondra Boynton for some good, clean fun!

 

 

More Farm Posts from the Discover and Explore Co-hosts

Farm Activities for Kids

Fun on the Farm (KC Edventures)

Peek-A-Boo Farm Animals Activity (Buggy and Buddy)

Read and Play Farm Sensory Series (Fantastic Fun and Learning)

Farm Activities for Toddlers (Twodaloo)