To those Pezheads out there you will know this is a great Pez collectible puzzle.For many years we attended the Pezmania convention at the Holiday Inn in Independece, Ohio.   Our youngest daughter was into collecting Pez so our family made the 5 hour trek each July with my brother, his wife and our niece ,who also collected Pez.  Between these two girls t...

Both my mother and I love Thomas Kinkade's paintings. Mom also loves putting together puzzles, so when I thought of a birthday gift for her, a puzzle of a Kinkade's painting seemed like a perfect choice. Since Christmas is just around the corner, I decided to shop for a Christmas-themed one.I found this one, named The Night Before Christmas, on Amazon, and I loved it the moment I saw it...

Most of us can put puzzles together, not my husband!  He can't put any flat puzzle together without trying every piece in every spot. Ask him to build a 3-D  puzzle and he can do that. So as a joke gift, i purchased this puzzle of 1,000 pieces(that anybody else could do), for him.   It is for ages 8 to adult and is a picture of Jurassic World of Dinosaurs. This...

This puzzle is 530 pieces, and is 9.5" in diameter. The Antique Globe assembles into a free standing sphere, except for the collar stand, that is for displaying.  In making this puzzle you use traditional jigsaw pieces, that fit into the sphere. As you build the puzzle it curves skyward, and takes form  where you will see the ancient  marining charts . The look is ...

This alphabet floor puzzles comes in a brightly colored box with a carry handle. I gave it to my grandson for Christmas last year and he still loves it.Floor puzzles usually are oversized, and this one is no exception. For every letter of the alphabet, there is a corresponding artist's rendition of an animal to go along with it. The illustrations are fun and kind of quirky. (A jaguar lies a...

This is one of the biggest and hardest puzzles I have been involved in putting together! My mom had received it as a gift shortly after discovering her love for puzzles. After several smaller ones, this 1500 piece project by Trefl was the challenge she wanted. As you can see from the photo, it is a nature scene, a beautiful picture of Banff National Park in Canada. I have not done very many jig...

We like to build puzzles and i found this one at a yard sale. It was different from the usual puzzles. It is a pack leader wolf shaped puzzle. Listed as an unique wildlife image over 3 feet long. Hard to find something large enough to build on, and hold all the pieces. Also the pieces are  very small.The building picture is of a wolf leader on the run(shaped like a wolf), with 4 small ...

We bought this personalized photo puzzle from DiscountPhotoGifts.com. The moment I saw the heartshaped puzzle, I knew it would make a great wedding portrait. The process is very simple: you choose the item you want, upload your own photo, adjust the image so that it looks just right, and then proceed to pay. The personalized puzzle will be then made and shipped to you.DiscountPhotoGifts.com has...

I always love jigsaw puzzle. I bought this jigsaw puzzle when going back to my hometown. It’s made in China, branded Qi Hua Yao Cao, model number 1000-H25. I wanted something challenging in a jigsaw puzzle so I chose the 1000-pieces one. The size of this jigsaw puzzle when finished would be 75 x 50 cm. It’s pretty large actually. The quality of this jigsaw puzzle is pretty good. The...

  I was given the CSI: Double Down puzzle as a gift at Christmas.  My sister came over and we decided we'd work on it together along with my husband.  The contents of the picture is a crime scene, so I don't suggest putting the CSI puzzles together with children.    Piecing this together was quite a challenge because not one picture of the actual puzzl...

I have been making puzzles for 4 years now, and my favourite brand has always been Educa. There are a lot of reasons behind this. To begin with, they have a wide range of options. A person who wants to give it a try can find easy pictures with 500 pieces while experienced puzzle makers opt for 1000, 2000 and above without hesitation.  That's because piece shapes are good and the puzzle...

My two year old daughter received the Go Diego Go! Animals Learning Floor Puzzle as a gift from my brother. She was very excited since she absolutely loves puzzles. My experience level is high since we do this puzzle together almost every day. This 2 ft x 3 ft puzzle has 48 pieces that are made out of sturdy cardboard and are very managable for a toddler. The box says ages 3...

When I was leaving on vacation, I wanted to take something that would occupy my mind while on the plane. I like doing puzzles and mind games, but I don't like crosswords. I had never tried to do a sudoku puzzle, but I knew the rules and idea behind it. I decided to find a book of them to take along with me. I didn't want a huge book, so when I went looking I just went straight for the s...

This is a puzzle and book for the intrigued person who likes mysteries. The 1,000 piece puzzle is very difficult and measures 23"X29". The story is written by John Lutz who also wrote"Single White Female".You will need to find the clues as you read and do the puzzle. In doing so you can solve the  mystery.           ...

As soon as I saw this cute little puzzle I knew I would be buying it.  This puzzle is called "The Magic Triangle" featuring Mickey, Minnie and Pluto.There are actually two solutions to the puzzle - to be found by trial and error and many frustrating tries of starting over.   I thought it would be easy to do but it proved to be a little bit of a challenge!There are nine equil...

There is a sudoku game printed every day in my newspaper, and there are lots of free versions available online.  But I had read about this downloadable version in a newspaper article, and it sounded interesting -- especially because the article said the game keeps track of your average solving time so you could tell if you were getting better.  So I looked up the game online, and saw ...

The Rubik's cube, the puzzle that has boggled the minds of millions of enthusiastic problem solvers worldwide, is a challenge that continues to stump people even to this day. The cube is a brilliant toy for anyone who is looking to sharpen their dimensional thinking skills, or even just someone who wants to try a whole new realm of challenge. The cube comes as a single piece, and can be pur...

When my oldest son was 2, he just had this fascination for puzzles and trying to put them together. I went out to Walmart one day on a mission: to find puzzles for a 2 year old. They had the usual wooden puzzles with the knobs on them, but he had moved past those quickly. I found some puzzles that said they were for children 3 and older. I purchased a 24 piece Sesame Street "Art School&quo...

this boarders with being action/adventure/fps/puzzle. your tool in this game is a gun that shoots 'portals'. you use these portals to get from point A to point B, access hard to reach areas, and gain momentum by falling/shooting yourself out of them. it has alot of valve's sense of humor throughout it. my2 complaints of the game are it's too short, and it's too easy. at...

The 100 piece Pirate Bounty Floor Puzzle by Melissa & Doug is an absolute joy to put together with children of various age groups.I love this puzzle because the colors are so vibrant and colorful. The size of the puzzle and it's pieces are also terrific...the puzzle is HUGE, in fact, we spread it out on the floor and put it together there! The size of the pieces are a bit smaller than t...