The Children's Farm was opened in 1996 during the first phase of construction of the Sharjah Desert Park. Popular on weekends as well as during the week, the Children's Farm provides a relaxed, safe environment in which children and adults can observe domestic animals at close quarters. Through this interaction it is hoped that both children and adults will learn to respect the animals that share their environment.

The displays at the Children’s Farm form a circle with a duck pond in the middle. The path is covered with barusti so the visitors can spend time observing the animals while rmaining the shade. The circular shape is ideal for parents with young children, since it is easily to keep an eye on their children at all times. Concrete benches have been put around the duck pond for people that want to rest or spend time observing the animals. 

Hay has been made available for the visitors so that they can feed the animals. The animals at the Children’s Farm are very tame and they look forward to the hay. It is of great importance that the parents and teachers supervise the children because some animals can be really greedy. Most animals like a gentle pat or scratch on the neck. Unfortunately some visitors do not understand how to treat animals in a nice way and spoil the experience for them and others.        

The duck pond is the first thing that people will see when they walk outside in to the display area. Ducks and geese are paddling trough the water from the ovular shaped pond. In the middle of this pond is an island with trees in the middle where the birds can lie down in the shade. Chickens and peafowl also live in and around the duckpond area you can see them scratching with their paws trough the soil, looking for seeds and insects. During the mating season the peacocks have a beautiful train which they display to a peahen.

The species of duck that are on display are: Muscovie ducks, Mallard duck, and the brown and white Ruddie shell duck. All poultry gets checked for internal parasites twice a year. When the sample is positive the whole flock gets treated against parasites.  

The type of cattle we have at the farm all fall under the Zebu type of cattle that is mainly inhabitant in Asia and Africa. You can recognize Zebus from the hump on their back and the loose skin around their neck. The cows have a regular hoof cut and vaccination schedule, their faeces is checked for parasites twice a year. Unlike most domestic cows in the world, ours raise their own calves. Only if a problem occurs they will be milked. The Bull is normally left in the camp with the cows.

At the moment six ponies and two Arabian horses are housed at the children’s farm. Three of the ponies have been imported from Great Britain. The other three ponies are mare fillies that were born here. During the weekends and public holidays the three oldest ponies are used for pony rides. Sometimes adults are asking to do a pony ride but we canj only accommodate pony rides for younger children. Horses and ponies need a lot of care which only trained people can give them; therefore they are very expensive animals to keep. Our horses have a regular de-worming and vaccination schedule; their hoofs are trimmed by an professional farrier every six weeks. Each individual gets brushed once a day and exercised at least twice a week.                 

There are two camels at the Children's Farm. Both camels are available for camel rides during the weekends. The rest of the week the visitors can feed them hay and are they available for petting. The two female camels are normally gentle but children get easy frightened from their size and clumsiness. The camel rides in the weekends are popular but due to safety reasons we can not allow small children to ride on the camels. 

There are 4 donkeys at the farm. Snowy is oldest and the only stallion, he got his name because of his unsually pale coat which has become progressively lighter as he has got older. He likes having visitors at the farm and will often greet them with a customary nay.

For several years Snowy was alone but then Sandra arrived. She had been caught in a wadi and brought to the Children’s Farm as a result she was very shy at first. But Snowy helped her to still in. To our surprise we discovered that she had been pregnant when she arrived and gave birth to Lilly a few months after having arrived. Having grown up at the Children's Farm Lilly loves visitors and will often come up to the fence for a scratch.

Our newest donkeys is a mare named Lucy, she was been donated to the Children’s Farm. Lucy was already quit tame but with a little work is now quite comfortable walking on a halter.

The sheep are nice and gentle animals, with this character they are able cure children’s fear from animals. The sheep are gentler than the goats and will take the hay from the hands quietly. To keep the skin and the wool healthy sheep need to be shaved ones a year. At the children’s farm this usually happens around the month April. In May a ram will be introduced in the herd to have the first lambs born in October. The lambing period will lasts one and a half month. In October and November visitors have the chance to see the birth of a lamb.          

Goats are greedier than the sheep, they will hang with their feet over the wall to reach out for hay that the visitors present them. In the goat display camp a play area for the goats has been setup and you can see how they can jump huge rocks and palm tree trunks. At the age of one week kids already play on these rocks. The Billy goat will be introduced in the herd at the end off July. He will stay in the herd for two months. The kids will be born from the end of December till the beginning of March.    

A few guinea pigs are housed at the farm. These are not animals that come from Arabia but they are famous pets and are less likely to bite than rabbits. Some people have asked if the guinea pig have evolved from a mouse and rabbit cross.