Froebel's Kindergarten Gifts, 1890-1900 | National-Louis University Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Froebel's Kindergarten Gifts, 1890-1900

ID: 14/010

Creator: Froebel, Friedrich (1782-1852)

Extent: 5.0 Cubic Feet

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Froebel's Gifts were toys designed by Friedrich Froebel as part of his Kindergarten Method. They are usually made from basic geometric shapes and are designed to teach children about geometry, forms, movement, color, mathematics and other skills, all through play and exploration.

This collection has examples of the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Gifts.

Administrative Information

Processing Information: Described at the box level.
Single level minimum description

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Gifts 1, 2 and 3],
[Box 2: Gifts 6 and 7],
[Box 3: Gifts 4, 6 and 9],
[Box 4: Gifts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6],
[All]

Box 4: Gifts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6: Gifts 2,3 and 5 are not complete. There are 2 6th Gifts, the first is in the standard cube shaped box, the other is in a smaller and shorter rectangular box.