This puzzle was a great thrift store find! It was still sealed in the original plastic, pristine condition and no missing pieces. I hadn’t done one with whimsy pieces that isn’t a wooden puzzle before. Before opening it, I felt dubious about the quality- how would it hold up to intricate shapes, being cut from cardboard? Actually, it was very well made. Nice sturdy pieces. The shapes are oddly cut enough to be a lot of fun, but don’t have tiny little narrow parts that would make them get damaged easily. Some of them I just couldn’t tell what they were supposed to be, though. I think this is a badge, a lizard and a wrench?
Others were pretty easy to discern- here’s a duck, lamp, scissors, key, star, game piece, guitar, book, car, boot, thumb’s up, two sitting kids, and one that I thought looked like a hat with animal ears but it’s probably something else. There were more tool shapes and the Eiffel tower in here too, but I know I didn’t spot all thirty whimsy shapes!
And plenty of just unique oddballs, too! (along with regular-shaped pieces).
It was a decent challenge with the odd shape cut, while not being too hard because of the relatively low piece count, so I finished in just a few sittings. Really nice after a frustrating puzzle to do one so engaging and fun.
Finished size 18 x 24″.
