Saturday Evening Post Jigsaw Puzzle

For over three quarters of a century, master artist Norman Rockwell has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of Americans with his beloved Saturday Evening Post cover illustrations. Born in New York in 1894, Norman Rockwell painted his first of 322 Saturday Evening Post covers at the age of 22. This remarkable affiliation would span two World Wars and chronicle the invention of telephone, radio, automobiles and television. These two 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles depict the rich quality in his art. No other artist’s imagery speaks so directly to the essence of American life. In a style rich with humor and candor, Norman Rockwell conveys the ideals of freedom, democracy and equality. Truly the "People’s Painter", Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers unveil the poignant beauty of everyday life. These superbly crafted Saturday Evening Post jigsaw puzzles encourage the rediscovery and enjoyment of a marvelous piece of American Art History; still so relevant for today.

Visual Stimulation Helps Learning

Look at this Sweets And Treats 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. What do you see? How does it make you feel? Some experts believe what we take in through our eyes to be the most influential of all our senses. Our brain takes in and stores all the conscious and subconscious, subtle and overt nuances of all we see. These "imprints" can have a positive or negative influence on our ability and speed at which we learn. For example, then party puzzle picture above that has all sorts of candy, cupcakes, candles, etc., will imprint our consciousness much differently that a picture of a burning house, or a picture of a recently bombed city in Iraq. When we see these two images, the sweets and treats jigsaw puzzle above may invoke feelings of peace, love, togetherness and uplifting states of mind. The picture of a burning house may invoke feelings of stress and sadness. Science shows we learn better when we feel at peace. Allowing our young children to see destructive images does not activate the parts the brain congruent with accelerated learning power. On the contrary, it actually blocks some types of learning. Do you think soving an uplifting puzzle with your children will put them in a state of mind more condusive to learning?

1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles

Studies have proven that an active mind is healthy and less prone to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and solving puzzles is at the top of the list of activities to keep the brain in shape.

The best news is that jigsaw puzzles gifts are not expensive at all and can be found almost anywhere, including many grocery stores. There are jigsaw puzzles for the very young and the very experienced. You can even find puzzles for toddlers to start them down the path towards learning.

For the more advance jigsaw enthusiast you might want to consider a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Or, Perhaps if you feel like really challenging your mind why not try a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle.

Give A Gift For The Brain

Jigsaw puzzles gifts are the perfect choice for someone who loves to be challenged. You can find jigsaw puzzles for every age and ability level.

Puzzles for children generally have larger pieces to make it easier for little hands to grasp. They come in a huge array of shapes as well to help them develop their fine motor skills. Toddler puzzles are washable so you don’t have to worry about them putting the pieces in their mouths.

For the more advance jigsaw enthusiast you might want to consider a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Why not personalize it? There are quite a few places where you can submit a photo which is then turned into a jigsaw piece. You could create a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of a favorite family photo or a treasured vacation image.