Fröbel Star

A fröbel star is a Christmas decoration made of paper and is primarily used in Germany. ==Description[ Edit] == The three-dimensional fröbel star is made up of four identical strips of paper with a width-length ratio of 1: 25 to 1: 30. The procedure of weaving and folding can be completed in about forty steps. The product is a flat paper star with eight points and eight cones. The Assembly statement could be stopped, resulting in a two-dimensional eight-pointed star without cones.

Making fröbel star has its origins in the German folklore. Traditionally, the stars was immersed in and sprinkled with glitter after folding. The star can be considered a form oforigami, because he is made of identical sheets of paper and put together without glue. However, because folding is combined with weaving is the more an edge form of origami. ==History[ Edit] == The fröbel star bears the name of the German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852), founder of the kindergartenconcept. He encouraged the use of paper folding in pre-primary education with the aim of transmitting simple mathematical concepts for children. However, it is likely that this component and that it has not invented Fröbel long been was common knowledge. Fröbel encouraged paper folding to as an activity for young children and he popularized treatises on activities for children, that's how his name and the folding instructions have become related to each other.

Descriptions of how to make a fröbel Star need to fold date from at least the 19th century. In Germany is the name Fröbel stern since the 1960 's the common name for this paper decoration. It is used as decoration on Christmas trees and wreaths, and garlands and make mobiles . Fröbel star are common in Germany, although few people know how to make them.