Oink oink , playing with the pigs (Playmobil 7021: Pigs)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Playmobil 7021: Pigs
Date:	17/05/08 (137 review reads)
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Advantages: super toys

Disadvantages: none

I was playing farms with the children last week and some of the animals I played with were the playmobil farmyard pig and piglets.
These pigs generally come with one of the playmobil farm sets but can be bought separately as an add on set. Often these pigs will just come in a bag not as box. This pack of pigs costs around £5.00. You can purchase this item on line at the playmobil shop http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites- GB-Site/en_ GB/Product-Detail?pid=7021&cgid=

Included in the pack of farmyard pigs are one adult pig and 6 little piglets. The mother /father pig the same design as the piglets only bigger. These pig/lets are made of a pink plastic. This is a smooth safe plastic. Each animal has the pig's curly tail, its rounded body and 4 legs. The legs do not move they are molded onto the body, Now to the head , this is movable fitted so that it moves up and down .This means you can make the pig move his head up and down at the feeding trough . The pig face is shaped so that it has a snout under the mouth is a smiling indented mouth there are two piggy ears perkily pointing upwards. Two little piggy eyes are indented into the face too the features are friendly.
This set comes with a brown feeding trough for the pigs to feed at.

This set is recommended for children aged 4 and over. I think it is a safe toy. This toy would be alright for a slightly younger child just watch they do not try to put the piglets in their mouths, although quite large I think the piglets would go into a child's mouth. I think that by the age of 6 or 7 that these pigs might be a bit babyish and if you want a toy farm you will find others more suitable for an older child .This really is a good addition to a playmobil farm set or a gift for a child who likes pigs.

This toy will help promote your child's imaginative play. It will help develop their knowledge of animals. I think this toy is best played with other playmobil farm toys your child can then put them in a pen or load them onto the truck to take them to market.
While you play alongside or with your child you can introduce new appropriate words to their vocabulary like pig mother piglet trough you can name the pig body parts. These pigs are useful for learning early math's counting the piglets.

This pig family is good for helping develop a child's motor skills, grasping, moving, and placing positioning.
These pig and piglets being a smooth plastic are easy to clean should they get dirty, just a hot soapy wash.



Playmobil toys are very good They are a German company started in 1876 making metal locks and fittings by the 1920's they were making metal toys. In 1958 they made hula hoops out of plastic and with this new plastic molding system other plastic toys developed and by the 1970's playmobil toys were developed and now are very popular.
Playmobil toys are very durable and ideal for nursery play school or home use. These pigs make a good addition to any toy farm

Do have fun playing / watching with your child and their toys childhood passes so quickly. It is a time when your child is learning so much just by playing so give them lots of opportunities.

Summary: Pink plastic pigs