Comments on: Something’s Puzzling Me http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/ Living a TV-free life ... with a few crafts and books thrown in! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arlene http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Arlene Tue, 27 May 2008 20:12:41 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-3425 Why not wrap each puzzle with plastic wrap before putting it away. The wrap will keep the pieces in place, and it is inexpensive! Why not wrap each puzzle with plastic wrap before putting it away.
The wrap will keep the pieces in place, and it is inexpensive!

]]> By: Sara Shalom http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Sara Shalom Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:44:07 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1759 Hi! First of all, I want to say that I like the new look of your site, and enjoy reading your posts very regularly. Thanks for "putting it out there"! We have 2 puzzle solutions: For the wooden kind, we keep a stack of the empty boards beside a crate full of zip locked baggies, each one holding the pieces of one puzzle. You just have to find the right baggie and the right board. I know you don't like baggies, but my boys are 3, 5 and 6 and it works well for them. For cardboard puzzles with more pieces, I don't like those cardboard boxes. So, I take all the pieces and put them into disposable plastic storage containers (like tupperware), with the cut-out photo of the puzzle taped to the lid. They stack nicely and are easy to keep track of. Hi! First of all, I want to say that I like the new look of your site, and enjoy reading your posts very regularly. Thanks for “putting it out there”!

We have 2 puzzle solutions: For the wooden kind, we keep a stack of the empty boards beside a crate full of zip locked baggies, each one holding the pieces of one puzzle. You just have to find the right baggie and the right board. I know you don’t like baggies, but my boys are 3, 5 and 6 and it works well for them.

For cardboard puzzles with more pieces, I don’t like those cardboard boxes. So, I take all the pieces and put them into disposable plastic storage containers (like tupperware), with the cut-out photo of the puzzle taped to the lid. They stack nicely and are easy to keep track of.

]]> By: Mom and Kiddo http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Mom and Kiddo Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1544 We put the puzzles in clear, shallow plastic bins, so if they spill, there are fewer pieces per box. Plus Ikea sells bins that are exactly the right size for the puzzles we have, that way the pieces don't (normally) fall out. But it probably helps that we don't have very many. We put the puzzles in clear, shallow plastic bins, so if they spill, there are fewer pieces per box. Plus Ikea sells bins that are exactly the right size for the puzzles we have, that way the pieces don’t (normally) fall out. But it probably helps that we don’t have very many.

]]> By: Christine http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 Christine Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:53:00 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1543 I'm a stacker, too, and not in that easy-Mom-Club solution group either. LOL I’m a stacker, too, and not in that easy-Mom-Club solution group either. LOL

]]> By: Marsha http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 Marsha Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:43:00 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1541 Sometimes we put all of the completed puzzles in a pile under the coffee table.<br/><br/>Often, we put all of the puzzle pieces in a big plastic Halloween pumpkin, and leave the empty puzzle boards stacked up somewhere. My daughter likes to spread out all the puzzle boards, dump out the pieces, and work on all of her puzzles at once! Sometimes we put all of the completed puzzles in a pile under the coffee table.

Often, we put all of the puzzle pieces in a big plastic Halloween pumpkin, and leave the empty puzzle boards stacked up somewhere. My daughter likes to spread out all the puzzle boards, dump out the pieces, and work on all of her puzzles at once!

]]> By: Kate in NJ http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Kate in NJ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:56:00 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1540 We have our wooden puzzles in a side table with nice deep drawers. <br/>Maybe some of those closet organizer shelves would work?<br/>I clicked on comments thinking you would have many great ideas for me to steal..not because I had one.lol We have our wooden puzzles in a side table with nice deep drawers.
Maybe some of those closet organizer shelves would work?
I clicked on comments thinking you would have many great ideas for me to steal..not because I had one.lol

]]> By: Matt Pregont http://unplugyourkids.com/2008/01/11/somethings-puzzling-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 Matt Pregont Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:31:00 +0000 http://74.52.60.18/~marybun/blog/?p=396#comment-1539 I put each puzzle in a big ziploc bag. The pieces fall out into the bag, but at least they're all together.<br/>~angel I put each puzzle in a big ziploc bag. The pieces fall out into the bag, but at least they’re all together.
~angel

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