Wooden Realistic Farm Animals – Collectible Set – Montessori & Waldorf

The Farm Animals Realistic Collectible Set brings together seven domestic species in hand-painted wooden figurines accurate to the real animals — the horse's musculature, the cow's markings, the goat's beard. Each is carved individually from solid ash wood.

Carved from solid ash wood. Finished with olive oil. Water-based, non-toxic paint. No plastic components. EN71 certified. Each piece is unique.

Realistic farm figurines invite children to study the animals carefully — comparing sizes, identifying breeds, creating farmyard scenes alongside our stables and paddocks. This builds observation, classification and spatial thinking through play.

Part of our Realistic Animals & Birds collection. Also available as cartoon farm animals for younger children. Pairs beautifully with our wooden farm buildings.

HORSE: Height: 9.7 cm ; Width: 11.0 cm ; Depth 2.8 cm (3.82 x 4.33 x 1.10 inches)

COW: Height: 7.2 cm ; Width: 11.4 cm ; Depth 3.4 cm (2.83 x 4.49 x 1.34 inches)

DONKEY: Height: 8.0 cm ; Width: 8.3 cm ; Depth 2.0 cm (3.15 x 3.27 x 0.79 inches)

GOAT: Height: 8.0 cm ; Width: 8.3 cm ; Depth 2.0 cm (3.15 x 3.27 x 0.79 inches)

SHEEP: Height: 4.8 cm ; Width: 6.0 cm ; Depth 2.0 cm (1.89 x 2.36 x 0.79 inches)

DOG: Height: 5.0 cm ; Width: 5.7 cm ; Depth 1.7 cm (1.97 x 2.24 x 0.67 inches)

PIG: Height: 3.8 cm ; Width: 8.0 cm ; Depth 2.2 cm (1.50 x 3.15 x 0.87 inches)

Body: linden wood. Doors and details: solid ash wood. Finish: olive oil. Painted details: water-based, non-toxic paint. Hinges: metal, child-safe. No plastic components. EN71 certified. Sanded to a smooth surface with no sharp edges.

Realistic farm animal figurines connect children to the working world in a way that cartoon figures cannot. When a child holds an accurately rendered wooden cow or horse, they begin to think about real animals — their size, their needs, their relationship to the landscape. This is the beginning of agricultural literacy and ecological understanding, built through play. Waldorf education has always placed farm animals at the heart of early childhood learning for exactly this reason.