{"product_id":"chunky-wooden-farm-puzzle","title":"Chunky Wooden Farm Puzzle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSeven farm animals that lift out and stand up on their own\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost first puzzles stop being interesting the moment the last piece goes in. This one doesn't, because the seven animals aren't really puzzle pieces — they're chunky wooden farm animals that happen to live in a board. Take them out and they stand up on the floor, and the farm carries on somewhere else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🐴 Seven animals, and all of them have a name\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorse, lamb, cow, dog, pig, hen and duck. At this age naming is as much of the game as placing — you say \"duck\", they hand you the duck, and a few weeks later they're saying it back. Seven familiar farmyard animals is a good deal more useful for early vocabulary than seven abstract shapes, and it's why this kind of puzzle earns its place before a child can do any actual puzzling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🧩 Chunky, for hands that grab rather than pinch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces are thick — the whole board is 2cm deep — so they're picked up with a fist rather than a fingertip grip a one-year-old hasn't developed yet. Underneath each slot is a full-colour farm scene, so even when the piece is out there's something to look at and talk about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🚜 Then they walk off the board\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause each animal stands upright unaided, they get played with well away from the puzzle — lined up along the windowsill, taken to the bath queue, tucked into a pocket. Expect to find the duck under the sofa. That's the toy doing its job, not failing at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🌱 FSC 100% wood, designed in the UK\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood is FSC 100%, from well-managed forests — a stronger claim than FSC-certified, and worth knowing if that's something you look for. The paints and lacquers are non-toxic and child-safe, it's designed here in the UK, and it's independently tested to EN71 with UKCA and CE marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we like about it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven named farm animals — horse, lamb, cow, dog, pig, hen and duck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery piece stands up on its own, so they double as farm animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick, easy-grip pieces on a 2cm board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-colour farm scene printed under the slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFSC 100% wood with non-toxic, child-safe paints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned in the UK, tested to EN71\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable from:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 3 years, as stated on the packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 — horse, lamb, cow, dog, pig, hen, duck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoard size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30cm x 21cm x 2cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e FSC 100% wood, non-toxic child-safe paints and lacquers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned in:\u003c\/strong\u003e the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafety:\u003c\/strong\u003e independently tested to EN71, UKCA and CE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e wipe with a damp cloth, don't soak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e❓ Frequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou sell three farm puzzles — which one do I actually want?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA fair question, and they're closer than we'd like. Shortest version: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/farm-peg-puzzle\"\u003eFarm Peg Puzzle\u003c\/a\u003e is the easiest to start with, because the pegs give small fingers something to hold. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one\u003c\/strong\u003e is the one to pick if you want named animals and pieces that stand up and get played with off the board. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jumini-farm-chunky-barn-shaped-puzzle\"\u003eChunky Barn Shape Puzzle\u003c\/a\u003e has a barn-shaped board and line drawings rather than a colour scene underneath, which makes the matching slightly harder. All three are wooden, FSC and rated from a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe box says 1 to 3 years. Is that really all the use I'll get?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThat's the window in which the \u003cem\u003epuzzling\u003c\/em\u003e is the right level of difficulty — by three, seven chunky pieces won't hold anyone's attention. But the animals are the part that outlasts the board: they stand up, they get carried about, and they end up in a farm on the rug long after the puzzle itself is easy. We'd rather quote the packaging honestly than pretend it's a toy for five-year-olds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill a one-year-old manage it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThey'll manage taking the animals out long before they manage putting them back, and that's completely normal. Expect several months of lifting, carrying and handing pieces to you before the matching clicks. It isn't a sign the puzzle is too hard — it's the stage before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the pieces really stand up on their own?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThey do. That's the thing that makes this one worth having over a flat puzzle: seven animals that work as a toy as well as a puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWipe with a damp cloth and don't soak it. Painted wood doesn't take kindly to sitting in water — and at this age it will need wiping, because everything goes in the mouth first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🔍 Its companion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chunky-wooden-garden-puzzle\"\u003eChunky Wooden Garden Puzzle\u003c\/a\u003e is the same format in a different world — garden creatures instead of farm animals, same chunky pieces, same 30 x 21cm board. The two make a natural pair for a first and second birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🚜 More from the Jumini farm range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same farmyard characters run right through the range, so these collect rather than compete. Roughly in the order little ones are ready for them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/pop-up-farm-animals\"\u003ePop Up Farm Animals\u003c\/a\u003e — from 1 year. Press one down and it springs back up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/farm-peg-puzzle\"\u003eFarm Peg Puzzle\u003c\/a\u003e — from 1 year. Nine chunky pegs on a board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChunky Wooden Farm Puzzle\u003c\/strong\u003e — from 1 year. This one: seven standing animals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/jumini-farm-chunky-barn-shaped-puzzle\"\u003eChunky Barn Shape Puzzle\u003c\/a\u003e — from 1 year. Seven pieces on a barn-shaped board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chicken-coop-set\"\u003eChicken Coop Set\u003c\/a\u003e — from 18 months. A coop with a cockerel, hen, chicks and egg crates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/pig-sty-toy-set\"\u003ePig Sty Toy Set\u003c\/a\u003e — from 18 months. A sty, pigs and two muddy puddles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/farm-lacing-game\"\u003eFarm Lacing Game\u003c\/a\u003e — from 2 years. Threading, with a farm scene board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-farm-dominoes\"\u003eWooden Farm Dominoes\u003c\/a\u003e — from 2 years. Animals one side, numbers the other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/scarecrow-stacking-game\"\u003eScarecrow Stacking Game\u003c\/a\u003e — from 3 years. Ten scarecrows numbered 1 to 10.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the whole \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jumini-farm\"\u003eJumini Farm range\u003c\/a\u003e, or compare across brands in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/toddler-puzzles\"\u003epuzzles\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e❤️ From our family to yours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully chosen products for babies, toddlers and parents. Browse the whole \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jumini-farm\"\u003eJumini Farm range\u003c\/a\u003e and the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wooden-toys\"\u003ewooden toys\u003c\/a\u003e — free UK delivery on orders over £25.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jumini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54127272788315,"sku":"JU2535","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/3626\/7611\/files\/Chunky-Farm-Puzzle-_NEW-design_-Inside-Out-Toys-168364863.jpg?v=1789935740","url":"https:\/\/forthebaby.co.uk\/products\/chunky-wooden-farm-puzzle","provider":"For the Baby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}