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Tractor & Farmer (non-powered version)

Name: First Friends Tractor & Farmer (non-powered version)
Brand: Tolo
SKU: 76104

A First Friends Tractor with its own Farmer, in a non-powered version that children push along the floor by hand. The farmer lifts out and sits back in the seat, has a squeaking tummy and clicking head, arms and legs, and his hat turns for different looks. Children drive the tractor around the farm, chase after it and add engine sounds and stories. At home it plays in the living room; in a nursery or classroom it is made for group play.

Item number 76104 · EAN 0019287761047

Key features

Non-powered tractor

Pushed along by hand, with no batteries or motor.

Farmer included

Squeaking tummy, clicking head, arms and legs; safe for teething.

Moveable hat

The farmer's hat turns around for different looks.

Strong and durable

Built to withstand repeated pushing, chasing and floor play.

Learning & development

Movement & gross motor

Children push the tractor along and crawl or run after it.

Hand-eye coordination

Seating the farmer and steering the tractor guides careful hand control.

Imaginative play

Children invent farm jobs for the tractor and its driver.

Language development

Talking about wheels, farm and driving builds vehicle vocabulary.

Playguide

How to play and learn

Written by Tolo for parents and early-years staff: what to do with the toy, and what the child is learning while doing it.

1–5 YEARS

1Introduce your child to the First Friends driver and his quad bike - encourage independent exploration but if necessary demonstrate the character's moving, clicking parts and show your tot how the driver fits into his quad bike.

2Show your baby that the toy moves and encourage your child to push it along the ground and crawl after it.

3Show your baby how to pull back the vehicle and watch it race across the floor. Encourage movement to retrieve it.

4Imitate the sounds a quad bike might make and praise your baby for any effort made to join in.

18 MONTHS +

5Show your child how to place the driver in the quad bike.

6Encourage them to do it by themselves and to either push the toy along the floor, or pull back to make it spring into action.

7Encourage your toddler to chase after it.

8Imitate the sound effects of a quad bike and encourage your baby to do the same - ‘brum brum, beep beep’

9Talk with your older child about the quad bike - What does it do? Where would you see one? Who might use one?

10Relate the toy to pictures or real quad bike and show your baby the similarities between the two.

11Talk about the appearance of the quad bike and its driver - e.g. what colour it is, how many wheels has it got?

12Introduce younger children to new language such as steering wheel, headlights, horn, etc.

13Encourage your child to use their imagination to play. Let your child take the lead but help with ideas if necessary.

14You may like to bring in other Tolo characters, vehicles and accessories to help your child create a colourful and imaginative world down on the farm or out on the African plains!