How to Select Online Jigsaw Puzzles

Online jigsaw puzzles are growing in popularity and thousands are available. Some can be enjoyed for little or no cost. Choose one based on your age level or artistic interest, or use online jigsaw puzzles as educational tools.

Instructions

Choose an Image

1. Embrace your love of nature by choosing an online jigsaw puzzle with the image of mountains, forests or bodies of water.

2. Decorate your computer's monitor with an online jigsaw puzzle that will eventually be a picture of roses.

3. Assemble a beautiful sunset in the form of a jigsaw puzzle. With their blended colors and lack of concrete definition, sunsets make for very challenging puzzle building.

4. Decide where you'd like to be most, then search online for a jigsaw puzzle that represents the place in a picture.

5. Select jigsaw puzzles that feature reprints of classic works of art like the Mona Lisa.

Determine Your Skill Level

1. Pick an online jigsaw puzzle that best matches your previous puzzle-assembling experience.

2. Involve your family members in the decision-making process when choosing an online jigsaw puzzle. Your kids may be more interested in building a puzzle with you if the subject is a favorite sports figure, cartoon character or animal.

3. Allow the most experienced family member to choose an online puzzle when selecting one to assemble.

4. Pick a puzzle that will move the imagination of all who will be involved in the assembly process.

5. Know that some of the online jigsaw puzzle venues will allow you to pick from a number of puzzle configurations, including piece count.

Increase Your Ability

1. Solve jigsaw puzzles online in increasingly shorter amounts of time. Build your thought-processing ability by testing yourself against the clock!

2. Select jigsaw puzzles that feature images of specific geographical areas of the world, like the Swiss Alps, so as to make the puzzle an educational or inspiring experience.

3. Find more exciting and challenging puzzles at websites like the Jigzone (see resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Pick online jigsaw puzzles with your puzzle-building experience in mind. If you really enjoy puzzles, begin with ones that are easier, then work your way up in skill level.

• When searching for online jigsaw puzzles your children may enjoy, be sure to monitor what types of puzzles they choose. If possible, direct them toward websites that offer puzzles specifically constructed for younger people.