Farm Activities for Toddlers

Farm week is full of things little hands love: animals to count, barns to build, tractors to drive and textures to touch. It's also a great time to talk about where our food comes from.

Everything below goes with Episode 6 of Sprocket & Sprout. Do a little each day, or pick the ones that fit your week.

Watch

• Farm! Episode 6. The full episode: Letter F, Number 6, farm patterns, farm textures, a sing-along and story time.

• Dig It. Plant It. Grow It. This week's music video. Dig, plant a pretend seed, then grow up tall like a sunflower.

• Sprocket's Workshop: Farm Patterns. Spot the pattern and figure out what comes next.

• Grow with Sprout: Farm Textures Up Close. Look up close and guess what it is.

• One More Page! Every Single Day. A cozy read-along story to wind down with.

Snacks

• Cow Toast. Turn a slice of toast into a cow face with a few simple toppings.

• Letter F Snacks. Fish, fruit and more foods that start with the /f/ sound.

• Farm Trail Mix. Scoop, count and shake a snack to carry out to the field.

• Fruit Tractor. Build a tractor you can eat, with two round wheels.

Projects

• Build a Barn That Holds the Most Animals. Build a barn, fill it with toy animals, then count them.

• Salt Trail. Draw the letter F in a tray of salt, shake and try again.

• Farm Landscape Collage. Tear and glue hills, a barn, a sun and fluffy clouds.

• Dough Balls. Roll six, count six, squash six.

Books

• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. One of the funniest farm books around. Get the book on Amazon

• Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown and Felicia Bond. A gentle walk through one day on a farm. Get the book on Amazon

• Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown. A bouncy bedtime book that makes you want to dance. Get the book on Amazon

• The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney. A classic about helping, hard work and fresh bread. Get the book on Amazon

Talk about it

• Talk About It: How Do Farmers Move Heavy Things?. Wheelbarrows, tractors and other farm helpers.

• Talk About It: How Can We Make Texture in Art?. Fluffy, scratchy, rough and soft, in art you can feel.

Free printables

• Farm Machine Match (free PDF). Match each farm helper to its job, then count the ones with wheels.

• From Farm to Lunchbox (free PDF). Match each farm friend to the food it gives us.

Looking for more? See all our free printables.

Letter and number of the week

This week's letter is F and the number is 6. See Letter F Activities for Toddlers and Number 6 Activities for Toddlers.

Keep going

The supplies we used are in our Week 6 Amazon list. Browse every Week 6 post, see all the weeks, or get the free Passport and collect a stamp for each week you finish.

Every child is different. Please use your own judgment about what's safe and right for your family. Always supervise children during activities and while eating, and adjust foods for allergies, dietary needs and your child's age and chewing ability. Sprocket & Sprout shares these ideas for fun and learning only. We are not responsible for any injury, allergic reaction, damage or mess that may result from trying them. This post may contain affiliate links; if you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.