Number Kids Puzzle

giftwise · February 20, 2020, 8:59pm

My second entry - this time I double checked and made sure ALL the information was there before I cut an printed it Made originally for our four year old niece and people just loved it. top
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This was done on the 1/4" MDF from Home Depot.

The uploaded file actually has two cut-outs per number to make it easier to get the numbers out.

EDIT
I realized I never listed my settings for this. Sorry
For 1/4 MDF from Home Depot I use
Speed: 135
Power: Full
Number of Passes: 2
Adding a second pass seems to allow the pieces to be just a tad looser and easier for kids to take out without them being so loose they fall out on their own.

evansd2 · February 20, 2020, 9:06pm

That double cut trick is pretty clever, use less materials. Nice touch.

giftwise · February 20, 2020, 9:08pm

I played with multiple ways to figure out which was the easiest way to get the numbers in and out while still holding them in place.

evansd2 · February 20, 2020, 9:09pm

Yeah, nicely done. Easier than trying to put pegs or something in the numbers.

cynd11 · February 20, 2020, 9:29pm

Very cute, and kind of you to share.

lightner · February 20, 2020, 9:30pm

Nice. (And when they get a bit older you can introduce them to “0”!)

giftwise · February 20, 2020, 9:31pm

That’s because 0 really isn’t a number, it’s the lack of a number lol

joe · February 20, 2020, 9:36pm

Source

dklgood · February 20, 2020, 11:53pm

Nice share. Thank you.

timjedwards · February 21, 2020, 12:23am

What’s your feeling on -1?

hansepe · February 21, 2020, 1:01am

giftwise · February 21, 2020, 1:04am

Yes, because I trust Wikipedia about as much as I trust Urban Dictionary

eflyguy · February 21, 2020, 1:08am

I think their 4-yr-old niece will survive on 9 digits for now…

robermar36 · February 21, 2020, 1:10am

Rough crowd…

timjedwards · February 21, 2020, 1:30am

But good vibes! All good. I usually count from zero, but I’m weird.

rbtdanforth · February 21, 2020, 1:49am

Not sure of the old math teacher’s tale but supposedly the invention of zero by the Arabs totally changed where math could take you.

Of course, you could start teaching the kids base 8 math

pauline.lally · February 21, 2020, 12:08pm

With 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren (and counting) this is a great share - Thank you.

mccormickmania · February 21, 2020, 12:38pm

I actually love it without the 0, it would throw off the symmetry.

jwilgil · February 21, 2020, 8:44pm

Im new to this…i can’t seem to see where to download this🤔

giftwise · February 21, 2020, 8:45pm

Just right-click the design and choose “save as”. That will give you the SVG files you can import directly into Glowforge app.