Having them lined up like this makes them easier to count. You've got four rows of meebs, with 3 meebs in each row. So all together that's 4 times 3, which equals 12. From where you're standing you ...

There are 1… 2… 3… 4… 5 in that cupboard. Looks like there’s 5 in that cupboard. I’d say there are 5 in that cupboard as well. How many is that altogether ...