Hourglass Maxi

Hourglass Maxi

Especially sturdy & child-friendly

To equip our large hourglasses for the action-packed daycare & school everyday life, the hand-blown beautiful glass is securely anchored in an impact-absorbing foam cushion. The robust plastic housing ensures that our beautiful hourglasses can be actively used by the children.

How children develop a sense of time

"Time flies today," oh really — and what exactly is that supposed to mean? Our Maxi hourglasses help children develop a first sense of time. Because that isn't so easy. We notice that ourselves when we do something fun or every second in the waiting room seems endless. The Maxi hourglasses help the little ones feel when three minutes are up or what it feels like when the sand trickles from top to bottom for thirty seconds. Our Maxi hourglasses thus become a colorful, visual support for temporal sequences or processes.

Possible uses

Our colorful large hourglasses are suitable for many situations — regardless of age:

Daycare – playtime until tidy-up

• Show remaining playtime: “When the sand is down, we tidy up.”
• Structure transitions: 3-minute hourglass until circle time.
• Conflict resolution: 1-minute “cool-down” to calm down.
• Hygiene routine: make 30 seconds of hand scrubbing visible.

Fun games against the clock

• Building-stack challenge: “How many blocks can I stack before time runs out?”
• Word hunt: find things in the room that start with “B” in 1 minute.
• Movement bingo: 30 seconds of jumping jacks, then switch exercise.
• Drawing sprint: sketch an animal in 2 minutes — group guesses.
• Puzzle speed: work together for 3 minutes to place as many pieces as possible.

In school

Individual work

• Reading minute: 1 minute of silent reading, then briefly note a favorite passage.
• Writing prompt: 3 minutes of free writing about a picture or word.
• Math sprint: 30 seconds per task — focus instead of rush.
• Vocabulary quick-check: 2 minutes to note as many words as possible.
• Task “timebox”: 5 minutes of focused work, then a short break.

Group work

• Think–Pair–Share: 1 min. think, 2 min. exchange, 2 min. share.
• Station learning: 5-minute slots per station — clear transitions.
• Experiments: make 30 sec./1 min. waiting times visible.
• Discussion: each contribution max. 30 sec. — fair speaking time.
• Feedback rounds: 2 minutes per group for feedback.

Training & team settings

• Icebreaker: 30-second introduction round per person.
• Method training: 1–3–6 method with fixed time windows.
• Timeboxing in workshops: 5-minute slots per agenda item.
• Energizer: 1-minute activation between theory blocks.
• Feedback lightning round: 30 seconds per voice — everyone gets to speak.

Sturdy. Fascinating. Versatile. These are the Maxi hourglasses from KRAFT.