To best explain Gift 10, it is important to recap Froebel's system. Froebel divided his kindergarten activities into Gifts and Occupations. The Gifts were materials that could return to their original form while Occupations were crafts that could not be undone. Due to their limited technological means, the early kindergartens did not have a solution for a framework Gift. Usually drawing was used, especially on a blackboard where the play could be erased and the blackboard returned to its original state. Actual construction of frameworks was handled in the Occupation of peas-work. This involved soaking dried peas overnight until they were soft enough for toothpicks to be used to connect them. Once the peas dried, the creations were set.