I love puzzles. Way back in my memory I can hear my mom saying she loved puzzles too so I guess I come by it honestly. But they make me so happy. Especially if they have good colors. I'm also a sucker for any game with pieces that have good feel- if ya know what I mean. I have been collecting these for the last 10 years. I cannot explain it but we've really managed to keep most of the pieces- a festivus miracle Jerry!! Here are some of my favs:
Color Puzzle:
My good friend Melanie just bought this for Lucy's birthday and I almost cried. Isn't it beautiful? Lucy loves it too and I'm having fun teaching her colors like Chartruese and Ochre. :)
In the background you can see some of the pieces from another great game/puzzle, Blokus:
I love the pieces of this game- they just look pearly and I like all the different shapes. It's very simple with only 2 players- perfect for a younger child but becomes much more challenging with 3 or 4 players. We really have enjoyed playing it.
Magnetic Color Cubes:
I couldn't resist buying this for Daniel last Christmas. And all the boys really enjoy making designs with these beautiful little cubes.
I love this game and those solid wooden blocks. Really fun family game and I've played it with 3 year olds.
Lonpos Puzzle:
I found this one online for $6 a few years ago. Now the price seems to be $10-15 but I still think it's a great buy. Using the instruction booklet you can make the puzzle very simple or quite difficult- there are some I still can't do. Bonus: the pieces have excellent feel.
Jonah stacking puzzle:
I got this one at Target for $10 when Jonah was a baby, unfortunately I've never seen it since. I LOVE this puzzle and play with it as much as the kids. I can't believe we've kept all the pieces but I sort of guard with my life, so maybe that explains it.
Rubick's cube- you were all tortured by this one in the 80's so I'll forgo the pic. I remember many frustrating attempts to solve the cube that of course ended up with us breaking off the pieces or stickers. So you can imagine how impressed I was when I started dating Curtis and learned that he had read a book on how to solve the Rubick's and could do it in a minute or so. I'm not embarrassed to admit it was a total turn on. I know, I'm a nerd. Anyway, for one reason or another I had never learned myself until last year.
During Christmas break I spent 2 weeks watching youtube vids and finally solved it. My fastest time is about 3 1/2 minutes- how do those crazy people do it in 30 seconds? So far none of my boys have been interested long enough for me to teach them. If only they knew what a chic magnet it would make them!
