Dubnetky – mag(net)ic acorn elf puzzle, DIY kit

You want to put together your own acorn elf, but aren’t you handy enough to work with a hot glue gun, or don’t you have a supply of acorns and other materials? Never mind, these magnets will not only make your acorn elves but other figures, animals, or monsters a lot quicker. And you don’t even burn yourself with a melting gun.

The acorn elf magnetic jigsaw puzzle contains a lot of pieces — dubnets — that you cut with scissors and can immediately assemble the first figures onto a magnetic-surface plate. You can stack your figures on the fridge, dishwasher, and other metal surfaces. You can also draw composite images on a sheet of paper under the pieces. or move the stacked characters around and easily create an animation – just get a smartphone on a tripod with a free app (such as Stop Motion Studio). So get ready for endless possibilities and plenty of hours of fun.

Buy on Zazzle

Dubnetky - magnet plates from ZazzleBecause Zazzle is Print on Demand e-shop, I had to compromise and make this product as simple as possible. I had to split the pieces into two plates:

The elf puzzle is usable if you buy only one part, but with both parts, you have a lot more possibilities and also all examples shown on this page are made from both sheets.

The product itself on Zazzle is only the magnetic plate (you have to have to cut out the pieces yourself with scissors – this is same as in Czech e-shop), but here you can download the PDF brochure with examples:

If you live near Czech Republic, you can buy it also on my Czech e-shop.

Share your creations!

Share your dubneteky creations with others too – share their photo or animation on your social networks with the hashtag #DUBNETKY, email me a photo at info@dubanci.cz, or upload it to the dubanci facebook group. Under the hashtag #DUBNETKY on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter), you’ll also find more tips, ideas, samples, animations, competitions, and extension materials associated with this magnetic puzzle over time.

Gallery of some creations from Dubnetky pieces

Videos – how it looks like

Look at what the pieces look like and how they are played:

And here are some samples of animations using the mentioned mobile app:

Or you can create animated GIFs:

Animated GIF - skateboard Animated GIF - jumper