Many years ago, a relative gave a project pack on Farm Animals to M. It contained over 50 pre-drawn animals. I only took it out last month and got M to help cut them.
Then the boys painted both sides of every piece.
While they were painting, I made a hen coop, stable for the horses, pig sty, cow shed and a simple barn from a big stash of cardboard boxes that I have saved.
The kids loved them! Especially little chip who would use them for pretend play for over an hour each time. He talked to the animals, fed them, pretended that it was night and put the animals to 'bed', then it was daytime and they have to wake. He moved them around the 'farm' and pretended that the animals interact with each other and throughout, he giggled at his own jokes.
Watching him play like this makes it all worthwhile...
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