Farming toys- recommendations

[deleted user 837354]

Considering buying our near 3 year old terrorist a set farm yard set of toys for Christmas. I was wondering if anyone knew which manufacturer or even scale size would be best to get? It's a far different thing compared to the stuff I had as a lad that is for sure, looked in a shop the other day and was bewildered by the sheer variety now. The big models look amazing but it's going to fill up his room pretty fast with his fleet if they are all that size.

I would like to get him a few buildings and enough stuff, livestock etc to start him off, maybe £200 or so). Which brand of toys is best and would give value for money? Or should I get the wife to knuckle down and build the yard and buildings? She is very crafty and quite able to make a lot of cool stuff.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I was tempted by this one for Christmas, but the reality is that ours, 2 and 4, will trash anything half nice that you give them. It's £140 from millwood products.

 

[Beames]

My 6 and 3 year old have amassed quite a collection of 1.32 scale Britain’s and Siku tractors and implements. The 3 year old is a bit rough and I’m forever gluing things back together but I think scale wise it’s the one to go for.

 

[Chae1]

Don't encourage him.

Get him a doctors kit.

 

[Farmer Fin]

The bruder plastic 1:16 stuff is really good. The sisu 1.32 is also good but metal so it hursts more when they hit each other with it. As for farm sets most of them are out of stock already (brushwood / farmtoys online).

 

[Farmer Fin]

Ps get them more than just a Valtra!

 

[76masseyman]

1:16 Bruder. Can order spares if they break bits and it’s nicer to use out on the lawn in summertime.

 

[Horn&corn]

1:16 bruder is my 5yr olds favourite but it takes up a lot of room. I bought a job lot second hand but it was old and brittle so not a great idea. Siku was pretty resilient when I was a big kid

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

@mrs mtx

 

[icanshootwell]

Considering buying our near 3 year old terrorist a set farm yard set of toys for Christmas. I was wondering if anyone knew which manufacturer or even scale size would be best to get? It's a far different thing compared to the stuff I had as a lad that is for sure, looked in a shop the other day and was bewildered by the sheer variety now. The big models look amazing but it's going to fill up his room pretty fast with his fleet if they are all that size.

I would like to get him a few buildings and enough stuff, livestock etc to start him off, maybe £200 or so). Which brand of toys is best and would give value for money? Or should I get the wife to knuckle down and build the yard and buildings? She is very crafty and quite able to make a lot of cool stuff.

Thanks in advance.

A fendt pedal tractor was a big hit here, still going strong as well.

 

[24/7 farming]

1:16 stuff here for a 2 n 4 year olds at the min and gets a fair bit of use, more than the few bits of 1:32 they have (more fluttery for little fingers, and very dangerous if launched!!). as someone said their stuff spent most of the summer in the sand pit and garden, recently cleaned up and back inside again.
Can't wait till they a bit older to see if I can find all my old 1:32 stuff from parents house, gonna be interesting to see what I had!!

 

[Fendt516profi]

A fendt pedal tractor was a big hit here, still going strong as well.

How many times has it been rolled

 

[Fraserb]

Most of Bens(4) stuff is Bruder 1.16 scale, only bought a couple of bits new all the rest have been second hand for a fraction of the price of new.

 

[stablegirl]

We have a 4 year old and a 2 year old and they have 1.32 Britains and siku with Brushwood buildings.

The problem is the 2 year old wrecks everything. Alfie (4) is just the right age but Toby (2) has spoilt so much we will have to replace a lot when he's a bit older.

The big Bruder stuff is really tough they had them first and they are 99% intact and have been demoted to outside toys now.

 

[Cowslip]

We got our 3year old a brushwood set last year, it's very robust not broken anything but to be honest he prefers to use a cardboard beer box we painted one day to look like a barn

 

[mrs mtx]

so we are a brushwood family for buildings. Stay away from Britain’s sheds, they are pathetic.
We made the fields etc.
Then 1:32 Britain’s and siku for tractors. He’s 5 and has had this set up a few years. We used to be a 1:16 bruder when he was little as they are less breakable but he sold them all to fund his new 1:32 set up when he was about 3. I appreciate his carefulness etc may not be common practice for a small child!

 

[stablegirl]

This bit of 8x4 went down really well!

 

[Cowslip]

the brushwood shed complete with beer box straw shed

 

[76masseyman]

Think you both need the roofers in

 

[mrs mtx]

Think you both need the roofers in

I have roofs everywhere