does it work as a shape sorter
1624930
Most of the pieces will fit in any opening and the shapes aren't real defined. I would not use as a learning tool in that regard but still a very cute and well made toy.
1624931
My two year old granddaughter does both - she will put in the correct opening, but, as noted below, put smaller ones in to convenient openings...the most important part is that she has a great time playing with it, and it is durable.
1624932
Yes, it does - there is a special opening shaped for each of the animals. My sons love to put them in, then take the top off and dump them all out.
1624933
I got this gift for my niece who is two and a half, so I haven't seen it for a while. When she opened it, I noticed that quite a few of the shapes would fit in the slots of other shapes or could be put in sideways . I think it would work as a shape sorter for a kid that is able to see for complex differences in shapes rather than a toddler/baby just learning shapes. One reason I chose this was because of all the Noah's ark shape sorters, this was the only one with a deck that could be used for pretend play on the ark as well as the shape sorting.
1624934
Nope - most of the pieces can fit into any hole if they're turned sideways.
1624935
It does work as a shape sorter but some of the pieces are small enough to fit in more than one space. The shapes aren't as obvious as standard sorters with circles, squares, etc. My 2-yr-old son plays with it more as role play than as a sorter.
1624936
My son loves it! He is 16 months old and he loves standing the characters up. Great practice for his fine mother skills!
1624937
it works ok .... i am not in love with it ..some of the shapes fit anywhere and if you tilt the boat to get the pieces in the rest of the shapes fall out the other side
1628408
I use mine for checking print materials and print quality. It's fairly high powered and you can even see the dot matrix pattern in news print. I would think it should work fine for coins and for the price it would be worth a try. If you do get one please share it in your review so others who have similar interests may know too.
1435985
Yes, the whole thing is mesh, and the dividers are just mesh dividers that hook on the side, but can be moved so that there are no dividers. The dividers are not very sturdy, and the item isn't the most sturdy, but it works well for sorting, as long as you don't overfill the thing. Hope this helps!
1109836
Yes. Just use a ruler for straight line cut and you can cut any shape even a design if you are creative.
848478
As a non-techie, I believe that it will scan any flat object but with the same light/dark contrast issues, so some of your fabric patterns might scan well, while other might scan poorly.
2080226
yes .. there is are basic shapes (like a puzzle outline) that the pieces fit into. Kids loved it! Great item.
26382
I think so. it allows for very small incremental changes in diameter. I used to use my own personal adaptation of a circle jig but this is very accurate, sturdy and easy to use. My only complaint is that it can be easy to loose the 'pivot' pin (center of the circle).
66434
Yes if you have a program for it on your computer. This is a very flimsy item. Mine broke after the 3rd use.
1427249
yes. it actually works pretty well for that. I use it for directions as well.
1547431
Yes, if there are a few small pieces I generally place all of them together, laminate and then cut themto the shapes. Else you can cut to your preferred size ans is done well.
1057600
I would say yes. It works like an easel. It has feet that objects sit on. I've used mine with tablets, smart phones, etc., and it works with everything I've tried.
2237224
It should work fine to sort small packet of paper. I usually only have a couple of sheets in each slot at once, but it can hold a few more.
972881
No on this coin sorter it only does $1 coins, 25, 10, 5, 1 cent coins. I have no clue about any other sorters.
503371
Haven't tried it but would expect it to. It also has a function that transposes from one to four flat levels.
334828
No. I purchased and it doesn't sort. It's just a big head (and slightly smaller than the one that sorts).
1882153
It would if the overall size is about them same as a regular pencil. It will conform to any shape pencil.
1194024
Ivve used it to test print and or reverse engineer a design that I'm doing. It's also great when you need to print but the shape requires a reduction in size that you don't want to make.