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Can jigsaw puzzles help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?

Can jigsaw puzzles help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?

We all know how to keep our hearts healthy, but what about our brains? It’s puzzling that brain health is less publicised compared to heart health, as relative numbers of...
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Fathers Day 2022 Gift Guide: Jigsaw Puzzles

Father's Day Gift Guide 2022: I Love You to Pieces Dad 🧩

For many of us, our dad is our hero. He is the walking embodiment of the age old adage, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." And boy is he...
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Are jigsaw puzzles good for your mental health?

Mental Health Awareness Month 🧠 Are jigsaw puzzles good for your mental health?

There are many ways you can improve your mental health — from getting fresh air and exercise to eating healthy, taking up relaxation practices, or speaking with a therapist. There’s also...
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Star Wars Death Star Jigsaw Puzzle Is The Ultimate Jedi Challenge

May the 4th Be With You! Star Wars Day Death Star Jigsaw Puzzle Is The Ultimate Jedi Challenge

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.   It is a dark time for the Rebellion. The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with expanding the Galactic Empire's reach of the galaxy, has...
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Are jigsaw puzzles good for your brain? The many health benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles for adults and children.

The Many Health Benefits of Doing Jigsaw Puzzles for Adults 🧩

We know what you’re thinking. Jigsaw puzzles? What am I, 80? Well, hopefully you will be someday. So why not mentally prepare for it. Admittedly, jigsaw puzzles have a reputation as...
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Harry Styles You Are Home: Piecing Together the 'Harry's House' Puzzle

Harry Styles You Are Home: Piecing Together the 'Harry's House' Puzzle

Harry Styles has become known for teasing his next projects with cryptic puzzles, websites and social media accounts (remember Eroda?), and big mysterious billboards and adverts (remember DYKWYA?). Harry Styles fans have...
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Jigsaw puzzles hobby helps with grief and loss.

The Puzzle Of Grief: Putting Myself Back Together Again 🧩

Death shatters us on so many levels that our natural reaction is often to try to hold everything together. We try to be strong. We try to stay positive. We...
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Marge Simpsons solves a jigsaw puzzle on an episode of The Simpsons.

Mother's Day Gift Guide: I Love You To Pieces Mum 🧩

Rest. Relaxation. Respite. If you're looking for the best gifts for mum this Mother's Day to reward her for the hard work she's put into raising you, you've come to...
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Wordle Jigsaw Puzzle

Finished with today's Wordle? Try out these other puzzles!

Wordle is a deceptively simple guessing game where players are given six chances to guess a five letter word. A new 'wordle' is released every 24 hours, but for some,...
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The Idler Magazine and Rest In Pieces jigsaw puzzles

Peace by Piece: Idler Magazine Recommends Rest in Pieces Puzzles

Some people like the challenge. For others, it’s a way to unwind after a hectic day. Whatever the reason, jigsaw puzzles have a lot of fans. Die-hard fans include Tatler's...
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Sir Patrick Stewart shows off his Frank Stella Jigsaw puzzle on The Graham Norton Show.

Picard's Patrick Stewart Solves His Frank Stella Jigsaw Puzzle

Sir Patrick Stewart’s latest appearance on The Graham Norton Show has a “life imitates art” quality to it. At the beginning of Star Trek: Picard, the former Captain of the U.S.S....
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Keith Haring Jigsaw Puzzle

Pop Art To Puzzles: 10 Fun Facts About Artist Keith Haring

Pop art prince. LGBTQ+ art pioneer. Prolific AIDS activist. Keith Haring was all of these things and so much more. In his 31 short years in this world, Haring saw...
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