Puzzle #12 - MasterPieces Family Time Summer Carnival 400 piece puzzle
Another puzzle from MasterPieces - this time it was a Family Time Puzzle. It is such an interesting concept... it has 3 different sized pieces and is designed for family members to work on together, including younger children. A neat idea and I think it really could work. The larger pieces were all together on one side of the puzzle, middle sized pieces in the center connecting to the smaller sized pieces on the left side. So you could have family working together at different levels of difficulty. I like the idea. I hate the 'Making America Great' caption on the barn and didn't see it until I had already purchased it. :( ugh... But the puzzle was fun to put together. Sadness, however, as it was missing a piece. That explains why I never could find a piece with brown and green that fit there! :)
I also took photos to show how my
puzzle caddy from Spilsbury works. It is the Jumbo size version and has easily handled every puzzle I have tried so far, including oversized 1000 piece puzzles. While I don't usually have to close it up with an unfinished puzzle inside, it certainly would work well to preserve the work.
What I like most is the surface for putting the puzzle together (that is basically a piece of white poster board on the matting - it allows the pieces to move easily, and the background color helps with identifying colors in the puzzle. The two sides keep puzzle pieces from moving around too much because they are slightly sueded or textured. You can use those pieces in the back to cover the sides for folding OR you can sort pieces on them and even hold them in your hands as you work. They are large, but they balance nicely in your hands.
Finished on February 6, 2022
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