This Gift consists of 6 soft yarn balls of approximately two inches in diameter -- one each in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Each ball has a string, (approx. 6 inches long) with a loop on one end so that they can be dangled. It is introduced while the child is still an infant and is used for children ages 6+ mos. (with adult participation) to 4 years. The balls come packed in a ziplock polybag. Froebel recognized that a ball is often a first or favorite toy of infants. It is lightweight and easy to grasp or hold. For Froebel, the ball symbolized unity because it is a complete whole, a pure form. The whole is the beginning of understanding and everything else is derived from the whole.
Dimensions: two inches in diameter / six-inch looped string
Ages: 6 mos. to 4 yrs old |
