Our daughter has sent Art several Ravensburger puzzles which are very well made that Art has enjoyed putting together.
They are all about 1,000 or more pieces and keep him quite occupied.
And then our son decided to also send him some puzzles.
We were stymied by this. How would a sphere hold together?
The pieces were numbered on the inside so it wasn't tooooo difficult to contruct.
And here it is! The pieces were plastic and held together well. I wondered how he would press in that last piece and not have it collapse. By golly! It fit right in.
Ummm...
Our son didn't stop there.
Here's the other puzzle he sent!
Good gosh! 3,000 pieces? That should take him into 2021.
That globe is about the coolest puzzle I've ever seen--but I can't wait to see more of that 3000 piece Beatles one! You guys have some fun kids :)
ReplyDeleteThat globe is really something and deserves a display spot.
ReplyDeleteI love jigsaw puzzles. If you are not familiar with WASGIJ (jigsaw backwards) you should check them out. Available on Amazon usually. The picture is not what is on the box, but shown from the perspective of a person in the puzzle. They have original and destiny puzzles that have different perspectives. Lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteHello Pudge450! Thank you for your visit and comment. I see you and Peg both mentioned the WASGIJ puzzle. I went to both your sites and see they are unavailable. Thank you again for stopping by.
DeleteGreat gifts!!
ReplyDeleteGood activities for an engineer. I would have lost my mind.
ReplyDeleteI buy a puzzle every year at Christmas for our family. The last several years I've gotten them from a company called Wasgij (jigsaw spelled backwards). The puzzles are not what is shown on the box, but instead, show the view from some time in the future, past, or other position. For instance, a park scene might show the same place and most of the same people 25 years in the future. One scene was a traffic jam as viewed as viewed by someone beyond the point where the traffic stopped, looking back on the vehicles in the jam. The people and scenes are drawn in a cartoonish fashion with wild patterns on the clothes, making it really fun. Art or your son might enjoy those; we certainly do. I sometimes get them from Amazon, sometimes they're available elsewhere. I just do a search. That globe is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so difficult, AND original. I'm going to look this up. Stay safe, Peg. Thank you for your visit.
DeleteI never could finish a puzzle like that
ReplyDeleteI'm not into puzzles much but that globe is really interesting and I would love to have it displayed. That is a puzzle you can use.
ReplyDeleteI have to show George these. He's going through the ones we have at light speed.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it looks difficult, Art says it was quite easy because of the numbers under each piece. Still, it was the MOST unusual puzzle Art has ever done and he really had fun with it. It's funny because before this pandemic, the only time he did puzzles was at our daughter's home.
DeleteAll I can say is WOW!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Hi George! It's so nice to meet Mage's super wonderful husband.
DeleteI absolutely love that globe puzzle. What an amazing creation! I would display it also. I'm not good at puzzles at all (both my daughters are), so that 3,000 piece one is daunting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and amazing. Your kids are good at keeping you out of trouble! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThey're certainly trying their best to keep us home. It's funny that during that first month at home, we NEVER went out and younger friends brought over things we needed. Now we go out to the grocery store and farmers market once a week. Granted, when we do, we make sure to wear our masks, keep our social distance and sanitize before we get back into the car and wash our hands when we get home.
DeleteArt, you are now officially the only flat earther I respect (or like).
ReplyDeleteheh,
cousin walt
Thank you for my early morning laugh, Walt.
DeleteFor a puzzler (is that a word?) these are great gifts. I think your kids are having fun too, just finding them.
ReplyDelete3000 pieces! They must be very tiny. 2021 indeed. Maybe even 2022...
ReplyDeleteMy mom and I did a puzzle every winter. We always had a card table set up and worked one one right after another.
ReplyDeleteVery cool thing. Perfect for Art!
ReplyDeleteWe're enjoying this.
ReplyDeleteI love his expression! Our granddaughter loved her summer puzzles. They are back into school and online learning. It's been tough. We have them next week and I'll be getting them outdoors!
ReplyDeleteI never even heard of a puzzle like that. It's really cool, and I would display it, too if I ever were successful at putting something like that together!
ReplyDeleteHow do thye make a puzzle like that. I wonder.
ReplyDeleteOh, these puzzles are great. Will check them out as gift and maybe for myself.
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