This Halloween season, my husband and I decided to take a tour of a relatively famous pumpkin farm in our own backyard. We drove to Helvetia, Oregon that is right outside of Hillsboro, Oregon, and Hillsboro is near Portland.  OK, now you get the idea on the location.  Helvetia happens to be the home of the Roloff Farm.  If the name sounds familiar, it's because the family is ...

I recently bought this book for my 2.5 year old daughter.  I chose this book for her for many reasons.   She loves books with a farm theme.  Since we currently live on a ranch she can relate to the items in the book.  This book is not your typical small sized board book.  It is a very large book with cover dimensions of 9 3/4" x 12".  I am impressed ...

LeapFrog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal set can provide hours of fun for your toddler.  It is aimed at ages 1 - 5.  My child is 18 months.  The set comes with 5 animals split into 10 magnets.  The main part of the set also is magnetic and attaches to the fridge.  One good thing about this product is the pieces can all be stored on the main set so you can take it with ...

The Fisher Price line of Little People Toys has a large variety of toys to choose from. One of our favorites is the Little People Animal Farm with sound playset. The Barn is a colorful toy that opens up to reveal a two level play set up complete with a ll the look of a mini farm in your toddler's hands. The silo opens and there are plenty of little doors and stalls for the animals, each com...

I bought the Leap Frog Fridge Farm Magnetic set to keep my daughter busy while I was in the kitchen.  The set comes with a magnetic reader and ten magnetic animal halves which fit in the reader.  When an animal is placed in the reader, it says "purple cow" or "yellow duck" (or whatever animal is placed there).  When the rear and head halves of the animals matc...

Fishing is a passion of mine that I do not indulge in enough. Zett's Fishing Farm is a stocked fish farm located just outside of Washington, D.C. and a favorite stop for everyone in my family.Zett's Fishing Farm is great for both locals and travelers. Due to the fact that this destination is a fish farm, you will not need to purchase a fishing license. Great news for those out of state ...

I purchased this trial size (12 oz.) of Nature's Recipe Farm Stand Selects for 0.99 at my local PETCO. They had trial sizes available to promote this new product from Nature's Recipe. I purchased it because on the packaging it listed that it had no beef, corn, wheat, by-products, fillers or artificial preservatives. It contained ingredients such as turkey for protein, fruits and vegetab...

I've got a dog with severe allergy problems to a lot of different foods. Some of the worst ones are associated with grains. He hacks, coughs, and if bad enough will even begin to throw up. Finding food for him can be next to impossible, and is usually very expensive or only found at a store across town from me. So I was completely surprised and very pleased to find an organic canned dog foo...

Animal Farm is a great short novel written by George Orwell. The book was meant to be an allegory of the Soviet government at the time. George Orwell didn't agree with Stalin's policies and decisions. The story takes place on a farm in which the animals overthrow the humans and start their own government. It is a very sarcastic look at what George Orwell was going through during those...

Grant's Farm in St. Louis, Missouri is a really neat place. I think it was started by Ulysses S. Grant  and is now run by the Anheuser-Busch, Inc. I have very fond memories of going there when I was a child and I was equally excited when I took my children there. They have lots of animals, some of which you can pet hands on. Me and my family loved feeding the baby goats. My picture sho...

#fullpost{display:inline;} There's this buzz gooing around the internet, that it became as one of the top 15 largest appliations on Facebook. I'm talking about FarmTown, a game developed by Slashkey, and in just a couple weeks, this game's traffic exploded on FB. I really don't know what's in this game, except that you plant, and harvest and sell your crops, and work for ...

The little people animal sounds farm by Fisher Price is a fun educational toy for little ones of all ages. The animals and people who come with the farm are large enough for little ones to handle. There is no worries about chocking or swallowing because of the size of the parts. The sounds of the animals are fun for the kids to imitate and listen to. This farm can also be combined with other li...

Even city folks like us enjoy one of our all time favorite cookbooks, Farm Recipes and Food Secrets from the Norske Nook. You won't find any delicious pictures of food in this cookbook, but oddly, it does not need them.  I find the recipes stand on their own.  I love this cookbook!  It was written and put together by Helen Myhre and Mona Vold.  Helen Myhre is t...

Our son loves animals, especially farm animals and this puzzle does not disappoint.  The puzzle pieces are raised so they are easy for little hands to pick up and put back into the correct place.  I like that the puzzle is made of real wood, not the cardboard that some are made of.  This means it is sturdy and holds up to the wear and tear of a toddler. Our son enjoys pointi...

I purchased the Little People Animal Sounds Farm for my 4 year old because he loves anything and everything to do with animals. This toy has been a HUGE hit with him. He loves all the animal sounds that the barn makes, like the chicken clucking when you slide the bale of hay in the loft. The horse 'neighs' when you open the barn door and the pink oinks when you open his pen. The animals...

A wonderful addition to my sons small collection of smartridges. This game is for the baby vsmile. Which is just like the regular vsmile except it has a remote that little hands can use. Four simple shapes and Four simple colors for them to learn. This has to be one of my favorites along with my sons favorites. The colors and graphics keep his attention along with the different farm animals. Th...

My daughter received this toy for Christmas when she was one year old. It's very cute, and I remember how much I loved my Little People when I was young. I was excited to share that joy with my little one. The box says it is appropriate for ages one and up, and, as it turns out, that just isn't true. It's a cute toy, and it makes great, real-sounding animal noises, which is cool. An...

We gave our 18 month old son the Fridge Farm Magnets for Christmas this year.  It's a great toy that really keeps him enetertained.  The toy consists of one large Farm shaped magnet that plays music and has a place to match the front and back of different animal magnets.  When you get a match, it plays a song and tells the name of the animal and the sound it makes. ...

LeapFrog has made another fun, but educational magnetic refrigerator toy. This toy teaches animal names, animal sounds, fun facts and music. Kids can mix and match each of the pieces to see how many creative and silly combinations you can make. The LeapFrog Animal Set can make up to 25 different animal combinations. You can also push the Farmer Tad button at the top and he plays five different ...

I received the Lamaze Infant Development System's stage one book - Discovery Farm as a baby shower gift. I had heard of Lamaze before but never bought any of their products. I was very pleased with this book. Discovery farm is an infant book made of cloth. It has different textutures of materials, cottony soft material for sheep for example, and lots of bright colours. This book introd...