Froebel® Gift 1, Yarn Balls

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Froebel® Gift 1, Yarn Balls

The institution we refer to as Kindergarten was developed in the early 1800s by Friedrich Froebel, a man who pioneered the concept of early childhood education. He encouraged children to learn from experience and draw their own conclusions through what he called objective play. To support this method of learning, he developed a series of " gifts " —innovative toys that help children develop an understanding of numbers, size, shape, texture, relationships, weight, cause and effect, motion, and vocabulary. The Yarn Balls (Gift 1) are simple, easy-to-hold forms in primary and secondary colors to hold, roll, and swing, helping the child understand the " whole " and build upon it. Each set contains twelve balls—six with cords and six without. Made of cotton yarn with polyester fill. Ages 18 months and up, with adult participation.

This product is offered in conjunction with MoMA's exhibition Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000, an overview of the modernist preoccupation with children and childhood as a paradigm for progressive design thinking. The Museum's Department of Architecture and Design brings together school architecture, clothing, playgrounds, toys and games, children's hospitals and safety equipment, nurseries, furniture, and books to examine individual and collective visions for the material world of children.

Featured in the MoMA Exhibition

Century of the Child

MoMA’s ambitious survey of 20th century design for children is the first large-scale overview of the modernist preoccupation with children and childhood as a paradigm for progressive design thinking. The exhibition brings together areas underrepresented in design history and often considered separately, including school architecture, clothing, playgrounds, toys and games, children’s hospitals and safety equipment, nurseries, furniture, and books.

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