Anyone else like to do jigsaw puzzles?

[HeartsCanHope]

Found this today: https://brilliantmaps.com/largest-puzzle-in-the-world/
I typically do 1000 piece puzzles. I've done 2,000 piece puzzles, but this puzzle has 60,000 pieces! I wouldn't have room for it, either. It's 29 feet long! Think it's beautiful, though.

[Donkees]

1. Amazing :)

A group of lovers of jigsaw puzzles from Wrocław purchased the largest commercially available jigsaw puzzle in the world at their own expense. We arranged them in fragments in our homes and put them together on January 29, 2023 at the National Museum in Wrocław. The puzzles were put up for a charity auction.

[HeartsCanHope]

3. Thank you for posting the video! I really appreciate that.

You are too kind!

[LoisB]

2. I love to do them. The largest I have ever done was 3,000. That 60,000 piece is very nice but I wouldn't have

room to work it nor would I spend $750 on a puzzle. I also do my puzzles alone.

[HeartsCanHope]

4. 3,000 pieces?! By yourself! I'm so impressed! Where did you put it?

We have a "spinner" for our puzzles and couldn't use it for the 2,000 piece puzzle. Had to put it on the dining room table.
We usually have one going at our house. The latest one is a 1000 piece White Mountain Puzzle called, "Fall Treats". Fortunately, (unfortunately?) for us one of our local supermarkets carries jigsaw puzzles and we love this particular brand. Wow, again, I'm impressed that you have completed a 3,000 piece puzzle by yourself. Very cool!

[LoisB]

8. I had to do it on the floor. I looked up Fall Treats - that looks like a great one! Most of the ones I do are 1,000

and 2,000 although I am not "above" doing a 500-piece if I like the picture. Putting together jigsaw puzzles is very relaxing.

[HeartsCanHope]

10. I agree, puzzles are so relaxing.

Again, just curious, what was the name of your 3,000 piece puzzle? What were the dimensions? Donkees posted about a 5,000 piece puzzle and on Amazon a Ravensburger 5,000 piece puzzle was about 60 inches x 40 inches. I am so impressed with you both!

[TwilightZone]

6. It's essentially sixty 1000-piece puzzles.

Works out to $12.50 each, which isn't too bad.

[LoisB]

9. That's true. I didn't think of it that way.

[HeartsCanHope]

11. That's nice price for a 1,000 piece puzzle!

We used to buy them years ago for about that price, but most 1,000 piece puzzles are in the $20.00 and up range today. We're homebodies mostly, so it's cheap entertainment and as Lois B. said, very relaxing.
Our local library checks out jigsaw puzzles and has one going there at the library, too, all the time. So we donate a lot of our completed puzzles to them. We haven't checked out any from the library yet--our stockpile is too big!

[TwilightZone]

13. That's pretty cool.

I think our library had something like that a long time ago. I haven't been in an actual library in so long that I'm not sure if they have them here or not. I'll have to check -- it would be a good place to donate completed ones, as you do.

I agree that they're relaxing. I work from home and I've been doing more of them lately to get away from the "office" and the related work stress.

[LoisB]

14. I never thought about donating to a library. Good idea. I have donated some to the V.A.

[TwilightZone]

5. When I was a kid, a friend of mine and I did a 5,000-piece puzzle in his mom's basement.

We weren't working on it full-time, but it took us a full summer. Her basement was the only place where we had enough undisturbed room.

[HeartsCanHope]

7. Okay, I'm even more impressed!

So did you put the puzzle on the basement floor? Just curious, what was the picture? Didn't know they made puzzles that large. 5,000 pieces, amazing!

[TwilightZone]

12. Yes.

They only used the basement for storage, so we cordoned off a section and built it on the floor. It was concrete, and I think we taped down some butcher paper or something like that. The puzzle was about five feet wide, as I recall.

I don't remember what the picture was. A beach scene, maybe. I just vaguely remember a lot of blue -- haha. I think we were about ten years old at the time.

I don't think I've done anything over 1,500 since and usually stick to 1,000. Might try a 2,000 sometime, out of curiosity.

[HeartsCanHope]

15. I guess I'm also impressed that 2 kids stuck to working on such a big puzzle for a summer, Twilight Zone!

I've always liked puzzles, but I've always stuck to 1,000 pieces or less. It's a communal activity in our house, my husband, son, and I work on them together. My son talked us into the 2,000 piece one. It was fun, but took a long time. As you and Lois B. said, it's so nice to have something calming to do that has nothing to do with all the chaos swirling around us!
Our county library system is awesome! They check out everything from books, music, audio books, DVDs and blue rays to tools, puzzles, musical instruments--it's amazing what you can get from the library. I live in a St. Louis County suburb, and they recently joined forces with the St. Louis City library system. We have online resources, too. Most of my books are online from the library, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, Twilight Zone. I'm facing cataract surgery soon, and being able to enlarge print type when I'm tired is fantastic. Our library system also does a ton of community outreach. They have so many programs that really make a difference in our community. They feed kids all year round, offer formula and diaper supplies, offer drive-up flu shots and Covid boosters, recycling drives, Computers for the community to use, really good speakers on a wide ranging number of subjects, story hours, author talks--the list is endless. I donate money to the library every year in their Friends of the Library program because they give so much back to the community.
Lois B, I didn't think of the VA, just knew that the library wanted puzzles. I'll check into that, too. I'm always looking for a new way to recycle. The VA might want books, too. I have a more than lifetime supply! It's a sickness, really! I worked in public libraries when I was younger, and was a school librarian for a while. Don't need any more, but I cannot seem to turn down new books, DVDs, CDs, or puzzles!
Thanks for the replies! You take care.
P.S. Thanks again, Donkees, for posting the video and pictures!

[Figarosmom]

16. My largest room is only 24 feet

So I'm thinking this is for a classroom or a McMansion. It is nice and would be quite the feat to get it all together.

[HeartsCanHope]

17. It is truly amazing!

I would have to start in my living room/great room and go down the hall in sections! I loved that the people in the video all worked together and then auctioned off the sections of the puzzle for charity. What a unique way to give back to the community!

[pansypoo53219]

18. i help if i see one. i am good at it. too good.

[HeartsCanHope]

19. It's a very good skill to have.

Don't understand what you mean by "too good", if you could expand on that? Are other people jealous of your skill? I'm intrigued by your statement.

[Luciferous]

20. My grandpa used to love doing puzzles.

His dining room table always had a puzzle on it, and any time we were over we would work on them with him. I don't do puzzles much anymore, but thanks for bringing up a special memory for me 🙂

[HeartsCanHope]

25. My paternal grandparents did the same thing.

My paternal grandma was the biggest puzzler in the family. She always had a puzzle going on a card table. We always knew one thing we could buy her for birthdays and Christmas!

[a kennedy]

21. Yikes.....60,000 pieces and it costs $749.99......

[AllaN01Bear]

22. om goodness.

[Sogo]

23. It must come divided out into individual sections, otherwise how could they take home pieces

and return with a completed section? If you had a few pieces from one end of the 29 feet and a few pieces at the other end of the 29 feet, you'd never be able to return with a a square like they show in the video....

Also, I don't know where you'd ever begin if all 60,000 pieces were jumbled together.

Maybe I just would never have the patience for something like that!

[HeartsCanHope]

24. Right, Sogo, if you look at the section entitled "Highlights include:" in the information about the puzzle...

It says " 60 interlocking 1,000 piece puzzles can be assembled separately and brought together to make one gigantic master piece."
and "Each puzzle is sealed in a separate bag, simplifying the assembly process, and ensuring no pieces are lost." So you figured out all the logistics of putting it all together. I just thought it was a great idea to assemble it for a charity auction! As Twilight Zone pointed out, "It's essentially sixty 1000-piece puzzles. Works out to $12.50 each, which isn't too bad." Unless you've got the big bucks it's too expensive for most of us.

[wendyb-NC]

26. Yes, love most jigsaw puzzles

I like the 1000 + piece ones that have pieces that are uniquely shaped.

[HeartsCanHope]

27. Do you have a favorite company?

I like White Mountain, Laurence King, and Ravensburger puzzles the best of the ones I've bought. Ravensburger are the best quality, White Mountain puzzles are fun, and the Laurence King has literary puzzles.

[wendyb-NC]

28. Not really

My favorites have been the National Parks, retro culture, the solar system, wildlife, the Tree of Life, vintage seed packs.

[claudette]

29. I love to do puzzles!!

I even have an app on my tablet called Puzzle Crown and enjoy it every day. I’ve never tried one over 1000 pieces since I don’t have the space to do large puzzles. Yours is amazing!!

I usually glue the pieces to a cardboard back and either hang it up or donate it.

[HeartsCanHope]

30. Now this is an app I would use! I'll have to download it.

You can work on a puzzle anywhere! Thank you for mentioning it.
The puzzle in the article isn't mine, it is a puzzle put together by a group and then auctioned for charity. There were 60 small puzzles of 1,000 pieces that were then put together into a 29 ft long and 8ft. wide whole puzzle. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear. Just wanted to share the article. The largest puzzle my family has done was 2,000 pieces. Thank you again for the puzzle app!

[claudette]

31. You're very welcome

I think you'll enjoy those puzzles at your leisure - and you can download them so you can work on them without Wi-Fi.
Enjoy!