If You’re Big On Puzzles...
Guest Blogger Wendy Smolen found the largest puzzle in the world.
I like puzzles. 300-piece, 500-piece, Even the occasional 1000-piecer. But Ravensburger’s wall-size 32,000-piece Keith Haring: Double Retrospect
knocked every other puzzle out of my mind. Holding the Guinness World Record for the largest commercially available jigsaw puzzle, it actually contains 32,256 pieces (what’s 256 pieces, more or less?), measures more than 17 x 6 feet when completed, and weighs in at 42 pounds. But don’t worry---it comes with its own hand truck for toting around, and is conveniently packaged in eight separate poly bags. The picture itself is pure Keith Haring—an array of 32 intensely colored Pop Art images of Haring’s work, paying tribute to the late artist’s view that art should be enjoyed by everyone. The pieces are sturdy, premium grade cardboard, made to withstand the many fingers that will inevitably handle them. According to the Ravensburger experts, the puzzle should take around 400 hours to complete. Obviously, this is not a quick distraction for a rainy day---it’s more like a project for monsoon season, a month-long family vacation, or a classroom challenge. In full disclosure, I haven’t put this puzzle together yet. I’m still looking for an empty room to hold it, and lots of helping hands to make 400 hours fly. Volunteers welcome!
Guest Blogger Wendy Smolen is co-founder of Sandbox Summit®, a series of conferences that explore the synergy between play and technology.
scott baxter on April 11, 2011 at 09:36 AM
I'm a little confused about Wendy Smolen being a guest blogger. According to my count, since the start of the year, there have been ten blog posts, with five being written by Smolen. And, of the five remaining posts that Smolen did not write, one is simply a list of toys under $10 and another is a list of new toys. So, since 2011 started, there have been only three posts with anything more than a list of toys written by someone other than Smolen. When I compare this to omnivoracious.com, I see that there had nine posts in January alone. In addition, they have approximately twenty regular contributors.
Rug Cleaning Culver City on April 19, 2011 at 02:21 PM
I've always been a fan of Keith Haring's work. This is amazing and definitely would require a team to accomplish this. 32,000 pieces?! Is the white border part of the puzzle or just something to lay under the puzzle? Where do you find this?
-Steph
Fishing Games on May 06, 2011 at 07:02 AM
A puzzle like this would keep the bickering to minimum at a family reunion :D - I want to see the machine that produced such a item.
scott baxter on May 06, 2011 at 07:03 AM
Is this blog dead? It's been almost four weeks since there was even one post.
playmobil zoo on May 11, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Puzzles helps people to build more of their thinking skills and a great way to have some family bonding. A good example of learning in a fun way!
scott baxter on May 13, 2011 at 06:55 AM
When will this blog get another post. Better than a month since the last one.
plumbing on June 04, 2011 at 03:56 AM
There's a lot of huge range of classic and dimensional puzzle.But they have the same thing to offer.To let the player play with these puzzle and complete it.By moving its parts and find the perfect match to have a whole pictures of the art place in the puzzle.
Double Glazing on June 13, 2011 at 06:05 PM
What a huge puzzle! Puzzles are really good for kids since it motivates them to think critically. I highly recommend this stuff for kids.
Double Glazing on June 25, 2011 at 04:04 AM
WOW!! I don't know how long would it take me before I could finish a puzzle as big as that. Although, I am not really sure if I am capable of even finishing that!
family law sydney on September 12, 2011 at 12:34 AM
That is one mega puzzle. But I like a good challenge and no doubt families are looking for puzzles to solve as a family. It is fun for the whole family.
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UK Toy Stores on October 14, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Giving kids a variety of puzzles enhances their early childhood educational experience both at home and in school.
Funny videos on November 27, 2011 at 02:30 PM
agree, puzzles are very important not only for educational purposes.
Beauty me on December 04, 2011 at 01:06 PM
Bought one puzzle few days ago for my little son, just for "educational purposes" as you mentioned. Saddly he seems to ignoring it for now.