Jigsaw puzzles had their origins in the mid-18th century as a handsome pedagogical tool, the artisanal alphabet blocks of their day. These “dissected maps” drilled children in geography.

With Americans across the country stuck at home, demand for jigsaw puzzles is surging. Puzzlemakers can't keep up. "Around the second week of March, we notice sales at one of our largest retail ...

Perhaps this explains why jigsaw puzzles made a major comeback during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with sales going up by 370%. It's an easy, inexpensive way to unplug for kids and adults ...

Where you do jigsaw puzzles is almost as important as how you do them. “In official competitions, vinyl-plastic is used so that the pieces move quickly across the surface,” says Alvarez-Ossorio.

A small Long Island business that cuts one-of-a-kind jigsaw puzzles gets a lift amid the fallout from the pandemic. By John D. Tulenko The change was as sudden as it was baffling. For some reason ...

From 3,000 pieces to over 40,000, here are some of the largest jigsaw puzzles you can buy in 2025. Focus Reset. Skip to content. IGN Plus. Home. Search. Reviews. News. Guides. Interactive Maps.