Provide enough medium-sized cardboard boxes so that each pair of children can use one for a wagon. Cut two holes in one side of the boxes and thread a piece of soft rope through the holes for a pulling handle.
For relays, spread throughout the room items such as bags of flour, buckets of dirt or sand, plastic eggs, stuffed farm animals, child-safe tools and other items that might be used on a farm. The goal is to make the box heavier throughout the race.
Have pairs of preschoolers work together to pull their "wagon," gather one of each of the items throughout the "farm," then pull the box back to the starting line.
Place some hay or straw in a small child-sized swimming pool or a large tub. Hide some plastic or stuffed farm animals in the "haystack." Preschoolers may take turns to find an animal in the haystack, then show it to their classmates.
The game can be varied by hiding plastic eggs, ears of corn and other farm food items.
Form a circle with the preschoolers. Begin to play farm music, such as "Old MacDonald," and have the children walk around in a circle. When the music stops, children will drop to the floor and roll as if they are piggies in the mud. When the music begins again, the "piggies" will stand and continue walking in a circle.
Mount onto construction paper, pictures of different foods and items we find around us that originated from a farm. For each picture of a "store bought" item, have a matching "farm animal or growing thing. "
Spread out the farm pictures face down on a table or the floor. Spread out the "product" pictures face up, in a separate space. Have preschoolers take turns choosing a face down picture, then matching it to the face up pictures.
Some combination examples: Milk, cow; eggs, chickens; can of corn; corn on cob; wool items, sheep; cotton towel, cotton plants; can of beans, bean plants; wheat, bread.
Cut out farm animal heads from poster board. Tape each head securely to a dowel stick or rolled newspaper. Let preschoolers choose an animal to ride. Mark a large circle with tape or chalk. Play lively music and let the children pretend to be on a farm animal carousel.
Provide a non-threatening maze for the preschoolers to play in. Mark off an outdoor area with chalk or powder, making lots of turns and potentially confusing paths. Preschoolers can follow the maze without the feeling of being lost in a tall corn maze.
Provide a tractor tire for the preschoolers to play on. The kids may jump in and out of the tire, balance to walk along the edge without falling off, see how many friends can sit inside the tire, and a variety of other activities.
Fasten pictures of several farm animals on the walls or items around the room. Have duplicate pictures of each animal. Children will take a picture from a bag, then go find that matching animal.