My little girl received this as a baby gift when she was born so it didn't become useful until a few months in. Before she could crawl, she would notice the noises each animal would make (if you have a dog, I would suggest keeping the duck away as it is eerily similar to the PetSmart quacking ducks and my dog went NUTS and the duck went missing for days), and she would turn her head toward the sound. As my daughter grew and started grasping objects, the fuzz on the rooster and the feet on the duck became her favourite playthings to feel. Now that she's walking and running with things in her hands, she will not go anywhere without carrying the barn around like a purse. She also especially loves making noises by opening the velcro clasp over and over. Typically, I come home from work and she's dumped the animals out (leaving the duck for our dog, of course), and is swinging the barn around by its handle. For a surprsingly simple set of toys, we have had almost a year's worth of fun with it. I just purchased the "My First Pet," set for her because she loves this farm one so much. A note though, my set did not have the animal's names written on them like they do in the image. I am not sure if the rest are like mine or like the image. Perhaps I am just lucky and have to get my permanent marker out...