# Numberblocks

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Numberblocks and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Parents recommend it for young children because it builds an intuitive sense of numbers, holds kids' attention, and includes more math than people expect.

## Why people recommend it

- Teaches numbers and math intuitively (3 comments): "the show gave him an intuitive understanding of numbers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46243455)) "both my kids love it and have learned so much from it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46245442)) "It's fun and has more math than what you may expect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50293954))
- Kids love it (2 comments): "both my kids love it and have learned so much from it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46245442)) "My 5-year-old loves the British series Numberblocks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46240046))
- Fun with catchy songs (2 comments): "It's fun and has more math than what you may expect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50293954)) "The numberblocks theme song goes so hard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46240104))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bluey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bluey.md): 20 recommend
- [Sesame Street](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sesame-street.md): 8 recommend
- [Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mr-rogers-neighborhood.md): 7 recommend
- [Peppa Pig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/peppa-pig.md): 6 recommend
- [Paw Patrol](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paw-patrol.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Numberblocks", https://hackerapproved.com/p/numberblocks/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).