Jigsaw Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles feature very greatly during the first few years of our lives, when parents would buy those giant puzzles for us to play with. And kids will not tire of one puzzle, they can assemble it, mess it up, and assemble it again many many times and not get bored with it, until the day one or two pieces disappear, and Donald’s eyes are never seen again.
Mom used to love getting those 1000pcs – 3000pcs behemoths. For days, we would sit, hunching over the puzzle on the floor, sorting puzzle pieces into colours or patterns, and our eyes would water, and we would promise to go to bed once we’ve completed this portion here, and we’d get chased to bed anyhow. I got quite good at it; I would commit some colour or pattern to memory, scan the pieces, and after a short while, could pick out the correct piece to be fitted on the puzzle. I would yearn to finish a puzzle as quick as possible, but also dread the day the final piece gets laid down on the puzzle, as it would mark the end of a good time (at least for me). Finished puzzles get framed and hung on walls in the house. Soon, we ran out of walls, and the puzzle-buying stopped.
Later on 3D puzzles came out, usually made of wood or foam board. Every friend’s house had a few sitting prominently in display cases, akin to works of art. The foam ones are interesting, they have famous landmarks like the Eiffel Tower or Empire State Building and more. But I suspect dusting duties are made harder with these fragile works lying around the house.
There are no jigsaw puzzles in my current home, the other half has no interest in it, and I want to save the walls for future cross-stitch works. Instead, I play jigsaw puzzles online, yeah, that’s lame, but it’s my idea of a lunchtime break. I play this game called PuzzleBee in Facebook, and I’ve spent $$ buying credits to continue playing puzzles posted by other users.
Recently, came across a set of mini jigsaws called MasterPieces World’s Smallest 1000 piece puzzle series, featuring artwork by artists Bonnie White. Each 1000pc puzzle in the series are about 11.5″x16.5″ in size, that’s quite small. I have not seen an image of how small the pieces are. Each puzzle comes in an attractive tin, great for collectors. I am quite intrigued with this set, and have contemplated buying at least one. But I doubt the tin would last the hot and humid weather here, it will surely turn rusty in a few years.
Found a video posted by an online toy company showing the size of the tin:
I have found 6 in the series so far, don’t exactly what is the final number.
Captain Bob’s Harbour
Captain Bob’s Harbor 1000 Piece Mini Jigsaw Puzzle
Mermaid’s Cove  Mermaids Cove 1000 pc World’s Smallest Tin |
The Whale Watchers  The Whale Watchers 1000 pc Mini Tin |
Colors of Fall  Colors of Fall 1000 pc Mini Tin |
Waiting to Cross  Waiting to Cross 1000 pc World’s Smallest Tin |
Watching Over the Bay  Watching Over the Bay,1000 pc Worlds Smallest Tin |
Clicking on the pictures or links will bring you to Amazon.com, you could purchase it there if you want I wish you hours of fun ahead.
I might just buy one in the next few weeks. When I do, I’ll post more updates here.
Tags: 1000 piece puzzle, bonniewhite, jigsaw puzzle, masterpieces, smallest
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