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Gigi the Cat

Gigi the Cat

Never before have I seen a puzzle character that came with it’s own backstory, but for some reason (and I love it) this one did. This is what is on the back of the box — written by the artist perhaps? Ceaco? Though I’ve never seen them do that on other puzzles….hmmmm. GiGi lives with colors and patterns and her companion, FiFi, the mouse. She has a pet named CoCo who is a Scottish Terrier. GiGi is adventerous. She loves…

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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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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.

PUZZLE REVIEW: Superheroes Unite

PUZZLE REVIEW: Superheroes Unite

Manufacturer:  Unknown Name:  Superheroes Unite (my own title) Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Unknown Piece Count:  24 Piece Quality:  Fantastic New / Used: New Fit:  Great Assembly: This is one of the best constructed foam children’s puzzles I’ve ever seen. The pieces are so thick and the way the image is printed and attached to the foam backing is great. Cole and I both love this puzzle and we always have a race to see who can finish first. The…

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Olaf

Olaf

Another one of my son Cole’s favorite puzzles is this adorable 63 piece puzzle of Olaf dressed in a rather cute, wine colored “Christmas Tree Sweater”. I cannot count the number of times we have assembled this one together, and Cole has even done it several times all on his own. He and Derek both loved the movie Frozen, and also really liked seeing the recently released Frozen II. The quality of this one is really nice, and because I…

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100 pc. – The Muppets Most Wanted

100 pc. – The Muppets Most Wanted

A few months ago Randy won some sort of “movie goers” gift box from one of the movie studios (don’t recall which one). We just recently got the box and inside was a cute little 100-piece jigsaw puzzle that was the movie poster for the new Muppets movie. Today Derek asked if we could put it together. Of course I never turn down an opportunity to do a puzzle with my little boy so we got it out and started…

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What Do Spiderman and Snoopy Have in Common?

What Do Spiderman and Snoopy Have in Common?

They were both Christmas presents for my son, Derek this year.  He desperately wants to help me with my Life puzzle, but Mommy is still a little gun shy on letting him help with that one just yet.  So, instead we worked on two puzzles together this week.  The first one, a Peanuts theme featuring Snoopy was 35 pieces, and almost made me want to go camping – not quite though!  LOL  The other one, Spiderman with friends and foes,…

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Puzzling in a Multi-Child Home – A Guest Post by Matthew at Puzumi

Puzzling in a Multi-Child Home – A Guest Post by Matthew at Puzumi

Hello to all of Penny’s readers! My name is Matthew, I’m the writer and researcher for Puzumi. We’re a puzzle company that prides itself on creating puzzles that help people train their brain, sharpen their skills and let folks have fun while doing this! A big focus of mine of late has been looking at how puzzles impact children during their development. From their earliest moments when they begin using puzzles that are simple cutouts of basic shapes, to more…

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