Froebel Gifts

The precision of these beechwood building blocks designed by Friedrich Froebel for the first Kindergarten has won international praise from Architects. Also known as Froebelgaben or Gifts three, four, five and six progressively introduce more complex shapes and possibilities for creative play, active learning and design. These four boxes with sliding lids contain 91 beechwood blocks.

• 8 one inch cubes,
• 8 blocks 2 x 1 x .5 inches
• 21 one inch cubes, 6 half blocks, 12 quarter blocks.
• 18 blocks 2 x 1 x .5 inches, 12 blocks 1 x 1 x .5 inches, 6 blocks 2 x .5 x 5 inches

The wooden box with a sliding lid contains a sphere, cylinder and two cubes made of beechwoood and a frame which can be assembed using the box as the base. Also included are strings and a stick.

Box size (in inches) 7.5 x 3 x 2.5
weight 1 pound

Presentation set of Froebel's Kindergarten Gifts 1-6

Recommended for teachers, architects and artists who wish to understand and explore the creative possiblites of the original Kindergarten gifts designed by Friedrich Froebel.

A naturally stained wooden box with a plexiglas cover contains the six rainbow colored balls of the first gift, the second gift with an easy to assemble frame and all the wooden blocks to present the third, fourth, fifth and sixth gifts without individual boxes. Also includes the extra hollow blocks and halfcylinders designed by Goldammer.

Box size (in inches) 11 x 11 x 3 weight 6 pounds