Travel Puzzle

A blank puzzle board is painted different shades for each row and placed within a box for a simple travel game with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-travel-puzzle

Puzzle Piece Bugs

Puzzle pieces are painted and twisted into wire to make fun little bugs with cindy derosier.  She adds on googly eyes to give them a face.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/01/twisteezwire-critters.html

Turkey Puzzle Game

Painted rocks and acorns are put together to make a turkey.  Kc adventures shares all of the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/handmade-turkey-puzzle-for-kids-on-thanksgiving

Puzzle Piece Autumn Trees

Puzzle pieces are painted red, orange and yellow to make the leaves for this fall tree from i heart crafty things.  She uses a paper brown bag to make the trunk and creates the bark by crinkling the paper.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2012/09/fall-tree-craft.html

Thrice the spice uses brown yarn for the tree trunk.

Get the instructions here:
http://thricethespice.blogspot.jp/2012/11/two-fall-thanksgiving-crafts-for-kids.html

Toilet Paper Roll Puzzle Blocks

Toilet paper tubes are painted and cut to connect together to make homemade stacking blocks with
carolinallinas.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.carolinallinas.com/2012/05/torres-con-rollos-de-papel-higienico.html

Castle Puzzle in a Box

An empty matchbox makes the perfect container for a miniature castle puzzle.  Kids get to cut the pieces and then put them together to make either the sample castle or a creation of their own.  Dada de l'enfant terrible shares a free printable to make the castle.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dadaenfantterrible.blogspot.fr/2014/05/chateau-de-poche-kapesni-hrad.html

Puzzle Piece Picture Frame

A unique idea for enahancing a photo frame is to glue on puzzle pieces around the frame edge.  A great gift for any puzzle lover.  From do it yourself gifts.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.do-it-yourself-gifts.com/fathers-day-craft.html

Make your own tangrams

Tangrams are a puzzle of seven pieces, which are put together to form different shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape using all seven pieces.  Most of the puzzles are animals such as a bunny, fox or dog, but there are other object ones too such as a house or boat. Dream a little bigger dresses up the original version with her diy tangrams using magnet and scrapbooking paper and glue. She includes a free download for you to copy the shapes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/magnetic-travel-tanagrams-tutorial.html

DIY Cardboard Puzzles

Having fun at home makes a homemade pizza puzzle.  The kids first cut pictures of foods from magazines and the glue them onto a round cardboard cut out.  She then cuts them into slices for the kids to put back together.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.havingfunathome.com/2011/05/homemade-pizza-puzzle.html

Mr. printables shares a fantastic United States puzzle printable.  You can print it out and glue it onto cardboard for longetivity.

Get the template here:
http://www.mrprintables.com/map-of-the-usa-jigsaw-puzzle.html

Hands on as we grow shows how to turn a cardboard box into a puzzle using numbers on one side and the products box front on the other.

Get the instructions here:
http://handsonaswegrow.com/two-for-one-cracker-box-number-puzzles/

Light Switch Puzzle

Skip to my lou has a really unique craft project, making a puzzle out of a light switch, string, paint and beads.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/06/08/diy-string-puzzle-craft-camp/