With the holidays right around the corner and the expected shipping delays, there's no time to waste picking your holiday gifts. Puzzle Warehouse has been busy stocking new puzzles and brands! Here are a few of my favorite new releases from Puzzle Warehouse. CONTINUE READING
I was an elementary-junior high teacher in a former life and used puzzles in my classroom because I believe children learn a lot of valuable skills when putting together age-appropriate puzzles. In additional to physical and mental skills, they also learn persistence and the joy of accomplishment. So I introduced my granddaughter to puzzles when... CONTINUE READING
Halloween is here and who better to usher us in than the Master of Macabre himself, Edward Gorey! His wonderfully unsettling images were always a source of great joy to me. I still own a copy of his "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" that I actually read to my children. I also remember with great fondness his... CONTINUE READING
It wouldn't feel like Halloween without assembling a Halloween puzzle. Puzzle Warehouse has a great selection of Autumn and Halloween themed puzzles. The one I am reviewing here is currently out of stock, but there are several similarly themed puzzles. Because this year is unprecedented, I am really wanting to assemble cute/happy puzzles. Here are... CONTINUE READING
My Rating: 9/10 Happy Halloween to all of you jigsaw junkies. I hope you all had a great Halloween and enjoyed some good treats. Well as I mentioned in my previous review I love seasonal puzzles. We simply couldn't let Halloween pass without a review of this stunning specialty shaped puzzle. This puzzle when assembled... CONTINUE READING
Charles Wysocki. That name has been synonymous with puzzles since at least the 1990's. I think it's safe to say that the man is a puzzle institution. I actually bought this puzzle last year around November. Halloween had come and gone and I still hadn't found a keeper Halloween puzzle. You know what I'm talking... CONTINUE READING
I have asked myself this question more than once. Why is a puzzle that looks into the innards of someone’s home, store, or doll house so appealing? Is it that I’m anonymously and safely peeping in windows? Or is it simply that they make for an interesting puzzle experience? Of course, it’s the puzzle experience.... CONTINUE READING
Happy Spooky Season! As soon as October started, I pulled out my spooky puzzles. It is my favorite way to get into the Halloween mood. I got the SunsOut Queen of Shadows 500-piece puzzle as one of my Puzzle of the Month picks. The art is by Nene Thomas who specializes in fantasy illustrations. The... CONTINUE READING
Who says you can’t travel during the pandemic? With Eurographics Globetrotter puzzles you can travel to so many places, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico. Each puzzle is 1000 pieces, grid cut, a collage of landmarks from each country, finished size 19 ¼ x 26 5/8 (48.89 cm X 67.63 cm). Beautiful little clips of all... CONTINUE READING
