Another Finished "Project" - Jigsaw Puzzle!

Mel and I have been working on this in the evenings. Actually, I confess, I've worked on it off and on all day long during the week. :):) Mel usually doesn't help me very much with puzzles because he doesn't see the colors, so I was surprised and pleased when he started helping.

I love puzzles, both jigsaw puzzles and word puzzles. I was telling someone yesterday about their benefits in learning and keeping the brain active and functioning well. He was a little skeptical, so as I often do - I looked it up on the internet. I had come up with several of these myself (no blushes, it's true ha ha), but here is a paragraph from one website, written by Barbara White, of Beyond Better Development: Are Jigsaw Puzzles Educational?

"As an educator for many years, I can say with authority, that there is educational value in all types of jigsaw puzzles. The skills acquired and practiced in completing jigsaw puzzles are a foundational part of successful learning. Doing jigsaw puzzles develops several functions of the brain simultaneously as a child has fun and also learns. Most notably developed in this learning process are the abilities to reason, deduce, analyze, sequence, and develop logical thought and problem solving skills. Physically, eye-hand coordination and spatial awareness are also required to complete a jigsaw puzzle." (italics for emphasis mine)

So if you also enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, that's great! Keep your mind challenged and active!

Cheyenne was very jealous and wanted to sit in the box I'd put the pieces in for sorting. After chasing her out of it, chasing her off the puzzle, picking up the pieces she scattered on the floor out of pure orneryness to get my attention - I gave up. I emptied another box that she actually fits in better, put a small towel in the bottom, and now she is happy. She has her box now, where she often sits and watches me as I put the puzzle together, or work on other things.

I missed her while we were gone.