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Around the World: 4/1/20 Update

Around the World: 4/1/20 Update

You know, you would think with all the extra time I am spending at home these days due to COVID-19, I would have made a lot more progress on this puzzle than I have. ? But, alas that is not the case. Both Randy and I are still holding down our full-time jobs, which we are extremely grateful to have right now, while also trying to help our two boys navigate a whole new way of learning. It has been…

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Play and Make Ice Cream Pops

Play and Make Ice Cream Pops

I loved this puzzle! It was so much fun and a very easy assembly for sure. I haven’t heard of very many of these pops, but most of them look delicious, and I would love to try several. My absolute favorite one was the soccer ball — isn’t it cute? I also really liked the looks of each of these. The fit on this puzzle was pretty loose and there was only one piece shape other than the edges, but…

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Family Time

Family Time

This week I had the pleasure of doing something I am not sure if I have done since I was a very young child, if even then. I worked on a puzzle with my mom and my brother! It was so much fun too. We all had a great time working on it together. I selected this image specifically because of the type of dogs represented. Each of these cuties looks very similar to a dog one or more of…

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The Heart of An Angel: Brody’s Story

The Heart of An Angel: Brody’s Story

February is American Hearth Month and February 14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day.  Of course, we all know Valentine’s Day is a day filled with hearts and love, but also an excellent day to bring awareness to an extremely important and under advocated medical condition of the most vital heart of all – our own.  According to the CDC, Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs), the most common type of birth defect in the United States, affects nearly 1% of live…

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Puzzle Review: Disney Friends

Puzzle Review: Disney Friends

Title: Disney Friends Manufacturer: Ceaco Series (if any): none Piece Count: 200 Purchased New or Used: New Piece Quality: Great Assembly: Picked up this super cute little puzzle to do at my in laws the last time we were there. However, I didn’t end up doing it until well after we got back. Cole helped a little bit, but once Mickey’s face and Pluto’s butt were assembled he said he was done. ? This puzzle has a lot of nice…

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Minions — At Work

PUZZLE REVIEW: Minions — At Work

Manufacturer:  Ravensburger XXL Name:  Minions: At Work Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Pixar Piece Count:  100 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly:  When Cole was about 4 years old he was really into doing jigsaw puzzles all the time.  He was getting quite good and fast at the 48 piece puzzles so I got him a stretch goal puzzle – this 100 piece, high quality Ravensburger puzzle of The Minions.  This adorable puzzle was NOT easy. …

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PUZZLE REVIEW: California: The Golden State

PUZZLE REVIEW: California: The Golden State

Manufacturer:  White Mountain Puzzles Name:  California:  The Golden State Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Unknown Piece Count:  1000 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly:  I absolutely LOVED this puzzle!  It was one I received years ago from a small company called Games 2 Puzzles.  I did a review of their website on the blog and they sent me two puzzles which  I got to pick out.  Of course, being a native Californian, this one was my…

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Fresh Cut Puzzles

Fresh Cut Puzzles

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Koren, a 25-year-old software engineer and burgeoning puzzle designer living in Berkeley, CA. Alex is on the brink of bringing a unique and much desired product to woodie puzzle enthusiasts around the world — an affordable, high quality wooden puzzle with beautiful, theme-based whimsies! A couple of years ago Alex started puzzling with a group of friends. They completed numerous 500 and 1000 piece cardboard puzzles. Halfway through the build,…

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What’s A Fancy Girl to Do?

What’s A Fancy Girl to Do?

Indeed, what is a fancy girl to do when presented with so many glittery and gorgeous options?? Wear them all of course! ? This is my first Fancy Nancy puzzle, but will certainly not be my last. What an intoxicatingly fun puzzle to piece together. I loved every second of it, and at 100 pieces it was just the right amount of difficulty I was looking for after a long day of cleaning amd planning for a host of upcoming…

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ABCD Heroes

ABCD Heroes

A cute and sweet little 48 piece puzzle my mother in law got for Cole on our last trip down to visit them. They are always buying them something every time we go down there. Grandparents are awesome, aren’t they?i I would love to see this one in a full A to Z puzzle, but not sure if there are characters starting with every single letter in the alphabet.