Fun stuff

Have some fun with the Year of Food and Farming!

We want you all to enjoy the Year of Food and Farming, so here’s a crop of games to help you have fun as you learn. We’ll be adding new fun stuff throughout the Year, so keep an eye on this page!

Hollyoaks star takes to the farm

Exciting video clips featuring TV soap actress Leah Hackett, who plays Tina McQueen in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, putting on her wellies to spend a day on a farm.

Watch the videos

Bee movie

Take a trip through a milking parlour, courtesy of the world's first ever COWCAM.

Ever wondered what the milking parlour looks like through the eyes of a cow? Well now you can find out.

Watch the Cow Cam

Christmas pudding recipe

Have a go at Raymond Blanc's superb Christmas pudding recipe!
See the recipe.

Or why not try Rachel Green’s Christmas pudding?
Try this recipe here.

Bee movie

Are you born to be wild? Try these games!

Play Bee-a-pet!
Play Spelling Bee

Shaun the sheep

Come join Shaun the Sheep down at the farm. The flock are playing up more than usual and Bitzer needs help rounding them up.

Play One Dog and
His Sheep Game

© Aardman 2007

Dining room game

This colourful game from the Schools Food Trust will test your knowledge of different food groups.

Play the School Food Trust’s Dining Room Game

Buzz Game

Play at being a farmer and see what you can do to give nature a helping hand while still making a profit. You can even play as part of a class league at school!

Play Buzz Game

Rat Rush

Help Remmy from the film Ratatouille, on his mission to eat well by leaping from one kitchen food to another!

Play Rat Rush

Farmer Frank's Farming Challenge

Test what you know and the best way to grow potatoes or apples using steps such as applying fertilizer, adding water, weeding, preventing pests and diseases and harvesting the crop – as well as taking care of the environment and making a profit!

Play Farmer Frank’s Farming Challenge


How much do you know about food, farming and the countryside? We'd like everyone to visit the countryside, grow or cook something during the Year of Food and Farming. Tell us what you're going to do here.

Ever thought about working in food and farming? Find out about all the jobs available.