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. …
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,…
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…
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.
This puzzle was too adorable to pass up at Walmart this morning. I loved the first Re-Marks 100-piece dog puzzle I did of a handsome little Boston Terrier. Read about him here. El Senor did not disappoint either. The pieces fit tightly enough together that I could pick it up with just two fingers and hold it. Always a plus in my book. I also grabbed another Re-Marks puzzle with it this morning as well. An adorable dog having fun…
Manufacturer: Sure-lox? Name: Soda Caps Series: Part of a 6-pack of puzzles box Artist / Photographer: Unknown Piece Count: 300 Piece Quality: Good – laid flat when assembled New / Used: New Fit: Good Assembly: This was probably my second favorite in this big box of six puzzles I picked up from WalMart a few years ago. Cinque Terre was my first favorite, but this one was a lot of fun to assemble too. Like my friend and fellow puzzle…
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…
Manufacturer: White Mountain Puzzles Name: Winter Village Stream Series: 6-in-1 boxed set Artist / Photographer: Unknown Piece Count: 300 Piece Quality: Very good New / Used: New Fit: Excellent Assembly: This was the first of a 6 in 1 holiday collector’s box of varying size puzzles by White Mountain Puzzles. The quality was good, and the pieces had a nice thickness. I believe this was another one I was able to stand up for a second without puzzle glue or…
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…
Children’s 24 piece Scooby Doo puzzle.