Froebel star

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Froebel star
Manufacturing

A three-dimensional paper star is called a Froebel star, which is woven from four strips of paper with a width-to-length ratio of around 1:30. The Froebel star was named after the founder of the kindergarten movement, Friedrich Froebel , but only at a later date. It is also known as the German Star or Froebel star in the English-speaking world . Because of its star shape, it is used as a Christmas decoration .

history

The formation of the folded star is not fully understandable. The star probably originated in Scandinavia and was folded there before 1800. In the Scandinavian countries, this star is also given away on other occasions, such as weddings, special birthdays or the like. Along with the Moravian Star, it is the best-known and oldest paper star in Germany.

There are new variants of the tips, Froebel balls, 3D Froebel stars, new points, "New Froebel stars", a Froebel cube, a Froebel cross and "Modern Froebel stars". Other objects that are woven from strips of paper or folded of paper and given the prefix "Froebel-" in Germany are the Froebel fish, Froebel heart, Froebel ball, Froebel cube, Froebel cross, Froebel basic shape and Froebel ornaments.

  • Froebel star as a Christmas decoration

  • Froebelsterne from Lauhala in Puna, Hawaii

  • Froebel star made of 12 strips with 48 tips

Naming

In his kindergarten concept for training fine motor skills, Friedrich Froebel used simple materials that the children should use to fold and weave different objects. In particular, accuracy, a feeling for proportions and geometry were trained. The star is the most famous object. The children were asked to stick the steps of the different variants for creating the stars in pattern books.

In the past, unused punched strips were often used to fold Froebel stars. They had become unusable when the IT systems were converted and were donated to day-care centers and schools as coveted handicraft material.

literature

  • Christine Lost: Learning from the stars. On the history of "Froebelstern" and "Hernnhuter Stern". In: Pedagogical Forum. 30/6 (2002), pp. 414-418.
  • E. Barth, W. Niederley: The child's first employment book: practical instructions for self-employment for younger children: At the same time for the hand of the mother and kindergarten teacher. 3. Edition. Belhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld 1887, OCLC 81649087 .

Web links

Commons : Froebelstern  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hildegard Geisler: TUC Advent Calendar 2000 - Christmas Land Erzgebirge. Chemnitz University of Technology , December 2000, accessed on December 11, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Christmas exhibitions . Stars and cribs. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . December 16, 2009, accessed December 11, 2013 .
  3. ^ Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood: Cascade Township woman makes German stars, wooden dulcimers. In: The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan. December 18, 2011, accessed December 11, 2013 .
  4. ^ Strip folding
  5. ↑ He makes 'Stars of Hope' to bring joy. In: Hamburger Abendblatt . November 7, 2009, accessed December 11, 2013 .
  6. ^ New and modern Froebel stars [1] , accessed on December 14, 2019
  7. ^ Armin Täubner: The great Froebel book. Frechverlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-7724-5924-5 , pp. 10 + 11.