Frobel's Gifts

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Frobel's gifts were meant to be given in a particular order, the toys growing more complex over time. The first of frobe's gifts was a soft knitted balm, a wol ball and it's basically the first gift a child could get at the age of six weeks. Kids are asked to enumerate the differences between the two, and then they get a cylinder, which combines elements of both the ball and the cube.

In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, John, was an architect, but his most famous creation wasn’t a building. It was a toy set that kids have been playing with for over 100 years.

Inheriting Froebel's Gifts