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Jigsaw Puzzle Hoarder

Another month, another jigsaw puzzle completed. Whenever I have spare time, I like to keep myself busy with my hobby! Piecing jigsaw puzzles together! Recently, my friend, who is selling her house, has been clearing items and gifted me two of her puzzles. Both puzzles were at least 15 years old! The quality was okay. One thing I love about jigsaw puzzles is that they are evergreen items. It doesn’t matter if it’s 10 years or 20 years time, the puzzle will still be in good condition if it’s stored properly.

Jigsaw Puzzle Sales At Erasmus Darwin House

Normally I don’t like to go crazy with buying jigsaw puzzles, but this hobby has become more and more serious for me. Therefore, can you imagine how I felt when I saw an advert for the largest jigsaw puzzle sales at Erasmus Darwin House (15^th March 2023)? I did give it a lot of thought as to whether I should swing by at all as I already have 8 unopened puzzles at home! Since it was the first day of the teachers’ strike, I decided to pop out with my daughter to check it out.

Clementoni Jigsaw Puzzle

Last Christmas, I bought a lot of brand new jigsaw puzzles during the sales and came across Clementoni. I didn’t know they made jigsaw puzzles. I only knew of this brand through STEM toys that I had reviewed. I did wonder if the quality of the puzzles is any good, but still ended up buying six boxes of the Clementoni jigsaw puzzles. In total, I must have bought 10 boxes of random puzzles! My new year resolution is to challenge myself to do a puzzle a month.

Cheatwell Games MindTrap Review

MindTrap is a challenging lateral thinking puzzle game that Cheatwell has secured the rights to one of the best-loved games of the Twentieth Century. You can either work as an individual or as a team to solve mysteries, conundrums, riddles, and logic problems. It is packed with 509 puzzles, brainteasers and trick questions that are guaranteed to give your brain a thorough mental workout. It is suitable for ages 12 and above.

Gibsons Puzzle Lucky Dip

One of my favourite hobbies is solving jigsaw puzzles. I do sometimes find them quite stressful, but at the same time, very satisfying when I find the missing pieces. I probably do an average of 4 – 6 puzzles a year. Recently, I’ve done more than usual as I bought three packets of Gibsons puzzle lucky dips. In total, I have 9 different puzzles to do. It didn’t take me long to complete them all; a 1000 piece set will probably take me 3 or 4 evenings.

Carnovsky Jungle Jigsaw Puzzle Review

This unique 3 Pictures in 1 Jungle jigsaw puzzle’s illustrations were created by the artistic duo Carnovsky. Using three different images that sit on top of each other, the resulting picture is mesmerising.

By using one of the three different colour viewing glasses (Red, Green & Blue provided in the puzzle) to help you to isolate each layer of the image, turn one puzzle into three stunning pictures or you can scan the QR code to turn your mobile device into a magical viewing lens.

Epic Escapes Room Game Review

Create your very own escape room experience with a series of puzzles/challenges and real locks in your very own home with this Epic Escapes box! This Epic Escapes box does not contain any board or numbered cards, unlike other escape games. Inside the box, it is packed with codes, hidden messages and clues as well as physical props and gadgets, including real lock boxes and padlocks!

Customise Your Own Photo Puzzles

Many of you will have noticed that I often blog about jigsaw puzzles as it is one of my favourite hobbies. I find piecing together a puzzle is so satisfying and provides a great sense of achievement! Besides that, it is a great work out for the brain and can be beneficial for improving problem-solving, motor skills and eye coordination for all ages.

Cloudberries Crossroads Jigsaw Puzzle Review

One of my favourite hobbies is doing a jigsaw puzzle. I always find it so satisfying and get a great sense of achievement! Of course, besides that, they are a great work out for the brain and can be beneficial for improving problem-solving, motor skills and eye coordination for all ages.

Ravensburger No Ball Game 1000 Puzzle

Did you know the benefits of piecing jigsaw puzzles? First, they are a great tool for mindfulness. What I mean by mindfulness is that by focusing on placing the pieces together, it helps you to shut out day-to-day stresses and worries, especially during times like these.

Ravensburger Selfies-Dogs’ Delight Puzzle

If you are looking at things to do with your child or things to do just for yourself during this horrible lockdown period, why not sit down and enjoy some time out with a jigsaw. Did you know that piecing jigsaw puzzles are a great tool for mindfulness? By focusing on placing the pieces together, it helps to shut out day-to-day stresses and worries. Not only that, but regularly participating in mindfulness can also have long term benefits.

Christmas Gift Guide 2019

It is almost that time of the year! Christmas is fast approaching! This year, we have so many exciting new and existing products to showcase to our readers! I hope this Christmas gift guide will give you some inspiration to start shopping for your loved ones!

These items are not very extravagant but they are just different enough that your loved ones will know you put some thought into it. Now let me surprise you with what we have here today!

Carlton Books Puzzles & Quizzes Books Review

Are you scratching your head with what to do with your children for the rest of this summer or how to get them learning something new each day? Then why not get them a few puzzle and quiz books for them to do one question a day to keep their mind sharp! We all love solving puzzles in this household and have numerous puzzle and quiz books on our shelves as they are always packed full of witty questions!

Jumbo Games Toy Story 4 Puzzles Review

Today, we’re super-excited to introduce you two amazing Disney Pixar Toy Story 4 movie collections and a 4in1 puzzle pack from Jumbo Games! I’m sure many of you will know that the long-awaited fourth film Toy Story 4 has recently broken global box office records for an animated movie! It comes 24 years after the first film and we love the previous movies!

Ravensburger 3D Children’s World Map Globe Puzzle Review

This half term, we have been busy by piecing the Ravensburger 3D Children’s World Map Globe. This is a 180-piece 3D puzzle ball featuring beautifully illustrated animals on the world map and comes in a rotation stand. It is suitable for aged seven and above.

We are no strangers to Ravensburger 3D puzzles! In fact, over the years we have pieced many of these Easy Click Technology range of puzzles!

Jigsaw Puzzle Hoarder

Jigsaw Puzzle Sales At Erasmus Darwin House

Clementoni Jigsaw Puzzle

Cheatwell Games MindTrap Review

Gibsons Puzzle Lucky Dip

Carnovsky Jungle Jigsaw Puzzle Review

Epic Escapes Room Game Review

Customise Your Own Photo Puzzles

Cloudberries Crossroads Jigsaw Puzzle Review

Ravensburger No Ball Game 1000 Puzzle

Ravensburger Selfies-Dogs’ Delight Puzzle

Christmas Gift Guide 2019

Carlton Books Puzzles & Quizzes Books Review

Jumbo Games Toy Story 4 Puzzles Review

Ravensburger 3D Children’s World Map Globe Puzzle Review

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