National Candy Day

With Halloween gone and Thanksgiving right around the corner, who can even think about more candy. ME!!! I’m not the only one, because there is a day dedicated to candy. It’s National Candy Day which is held on November 4^th each year.

It’s hard to imagine that when candy first came to America, only the wealthy could access it. I mean can you imagine not being able to satisfy your sweet tooth? I read a little about this day dedicated to all those candy cravers on National Today’s website. They went on to describe how candy became more accessible to all people, not just the wealthy, during the industrial revolution.

National Candy Day was my excuse to build some of Puzzle Warehouse’s candy themed puzzles. You can never go wrong with a Springbok puzzle, so I began my candy themed puzzles with Sweet Tooth, a 500-piece candy filled puzzle.

I never get bored of Springbok’s funky little shapes of candy goodness.

The bright colors and enlarged candy collage made if fun to build.  I will say, that the one thing that amped up the challenge was the repeat of candy.

Two Snickers-which I’m fine with, a few Reese’s Peanut butter cups-again which I’m totally cool with, but a repeat of Mike and Ike? UGGGHHH That is one I’m going to dispute, because I don’t like that kind of candy. But, as my grandmother would say, “To each his own.”.  After all, who am I to judge your favorite candy?

Puzzle Warehouse carries a ton of Springbok candy-themed puzzles which you can check out for yourself here.

Next, I worked on a 1,000-piece MasterPieces puzzle called Hershey’s Candy Shop. It gave me nostalgic vibes.

When I saw the checkered floor and big signage on the walls, I knew it’d be a fun one to work on.

Even the pops of color from the jackets hanging up and the bag on the floor were fun to search for when sorting. Yes, I sort…usually.

The selection of candy themed puzzles available are overwhelming.  

How adorable is Micro Puzzles’ 150-piece mini entitled none other than Candy? If you’ve never done a Micro Puzzle, you have to give it a try. They’re reasonable priced and come in these little plastic vials which is perfect to throw in your bag and do on your lunch break. For more info on Micro Puzzles, be sure to check out Ambassador Gail’s blog post all about them here.

If Micro Puzzles aren’t tiny enough for you, there’s even a 50 piece puzzle called Candy Collection by Brain Tree.

Sweet Paris by Trefl combines candy and Surrealism. Gummy bears on the walkway and enormous cotton candy. So scrumptious.

Cartoon puzzles are always fun for me whether it’s Jumbo’s Wasgij puzzle or something else. The solid sections of colors and the little cartoon elements in them are something I really find to be entertaining to puzzle. That’s what I thought of when I came across Hersheyville by Masterpieces.

Unfortunately, I didn’t pick up this one, because it was only 100-pieces. But if I had younger kids in my house, I’d totally use them as an excuse to puzzle it.

Sometimes I just want to puzzle something simple and not overthink. I suppose it depends on what mood I’m in. It’s safe to say that no matter what kind of mood I’m in, I’m pretty much always in the mood for some candy (and puzzles).

Before I conclude, be sure to check out some of your favorite candy companies, because most of them offer sales in honor of National Candy Day…a most perfect excuse to have some sweets!  Whatever you do, make time to puzzle.

Jaime  @introvertedpuzzler