Coca Cola Jigsaw Puzzle

Here are some interesting facts about Coca Cola you may not have known. Coca Cola was first made in Atlanta, Georgia and to this day, the headquarters remains in Atlanta. In fact, Atlanta is home to the World of Coca Cola, which features flavors from around the world. While visiting, you'll be able to try 70 different beverage products. On May 8, 1886 Dr. John Stith Pemberton made the first batch of syrup for Coca Cola. Another fun fact was that Coke was originally intended to be a type of medicine. This was typical of many sodas in the 1800s. Another fun fact is that Pepsi would be invented just a few years later in North Carolina. Coca Cola has become extremely popular. There are even Coca Cola jigsaw puzzles you can buy. One 40 piece Coca Cola puzzle is three dimensional and in the shape of a can. In fact, the brand sells 1.4 billion servings each day, which is up from 9 servings back in 1886 when it was developed. You could show someone a Coke can and they'll be able to tell you what it is, even if they live in Tokyo. No other brand is as recognizable as Coke is. One last fact is that Coca Cola is the most popular soft drink in the entire world. Pepsi is a close second followed by Mountain Dew. While the numbers change from time to time, Coke has always had the upper hand at the holidays. After all, the image of Santa Claus (the one we think of today) was made for the Coke Company.

What Is A Wasgij Puzzle?

If you are a puzzler you probably already know what Wasgij Puzzles are. If you are a fairly new puzzler you may be saying "what is a wasgij puzzle". Well our friends at Ravensburger make a puzzle that shows you a picture on the box that is only a clue to what the picture on the puzzle is. The picture on the box will show you some sort of setting like a picnic, sporting event, or camping excursion where there are people or animals that are running scared looking over their shoulder or all in the same direction. Then the actual picture on the puzzle will reveal what everyone is running from. This is some real rainy day fun or a good way for the whole family to relax after a long day and ads a bit of anticipation to the puzzle. It is fun trying to figure out what the mystery is before the puzzle is complete. You can even make a game out of it to see who can figure it out first. What do you think about a puzzle that does not give you the final picture on the box, but only a clue?

Fun Hippo Facts

Hey kids, how many of you have a stuffed hippo? They are not very popular are they? Hippos are the third largest animal in Africa. Only the elephant and the rhinoceroses are bigger. There are some interesting facts that you may not have known about Hippos. Did you know that Hippos spend most of the day submerged in rivers or lakes? The only part of them that is out of the water is their eyes, ears and nose. This way they can see, breathe and hear while the rest of their body is under water keeping them cool from the hot sun of Africa. They only come out of the water at night and will walk up to 5 miles to find short grasses to graze on. The word Hippopotamus comes from two Greek words meaning river horse. They even have webbed toes to help them paddle through the water. When they go all the way under water their ears, eyes and nose automatically close so no water gets in and they can actually walk along the river bottom and hold their breathe for up to 5 minutes. Hippos are 12 to 15 feet long and can weigh up to 5000 to 8000 pounds. That is as big as a pickup truck. Their two tusks in their lower jaw can grow up to a foot long. Don't worry though they only eat vegetation, grasses and water plants, but don't go near them because they do not fear humans and are considered one of Africa's most dangerous animals. Baby hippos are born under water and can swim almost from the moment they are born. They even nurse under water. Hippos can live up to 40 years old in the wild. Lions, crocodiles, leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs will often kill baby hippos, but the adult hippos are rarely attacked. People used to think that hippos sweat blood but that is not true. Actually, hippos' sweat has an oily red pigment in it that makes it look like blood. Now you know some interesting facts about hippos you can have one of the first stuffed hippos in your class and tell them all about it.

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Do you love the smell of fresh cut flowers sitting on the kitchen table in the spring? Some people just do not feel they have the knack to arrange flowers. It is true that arranging flowers is an art form but anyone can get enjoyment from trying. Even if you don't have a single vase in the house, you can still enjoy cut flowers. Look at the arrangement in this flower puzzle on the left. Wine, beer, and mineral water bottles come in interesting shapes and colors. These containers effectively make arrangement a very basic affair that anyone can do. Be sure to choose flowers with large heads like gerbera, lilies, orchids or sunflowers - add one stem per bottle and line them up on your mantelpiece. Jugs, teapots, tumblers, baskets like the one in this flower jigsaw puzzle, and even jam jars can all be used for displaying flowers and other plants. With smaller containers such as teapots and jam jars, the flowers look better with short cut stems. This style makes the flower heads appear to "float" on the rim of the pot. Choose flowers with full heads like carnations, dahlias, chrysanthemums and daffodils. Mass in separate colors or fill out with interesting foliage for a rural countryside look. Glasses and jars can also be put inside more attractive non-waterproof containers to hold the water for the flowers. What do you have around the house you could put some fresh flowers in?

Color Puzzle

Do you have children at the age where they are learning their colors? Most children love spending time with their parents and grandparents. Solving colorful jigsaw puzzles could be a way to enjoy quality time together as well as help them learn their colors. Children's minds are like sponges and are always looking for more information to soak up. You could have them help you by sorting colors or picking a piece of a certain color to put into the puzzle. They will also learn puzzle strategies just by watching you. Here are a few color puzzles that I found for you to look at.

Wooden Puzzles Teach About Animals

Try a wooden puzzle to teach your children about animals. Children love animals and love solving puzzles. You can get a Forest Friends Wood Puzzle, Grand Canyon Wildlife Wood Puzzle, Safari Friends Wood Puzzle, and more to get your children excited about learning. Sometimes as parents it is a challenge to get our children excited about learning. Do you hear "I'm bored" throughout the summer or spring breaks? Wooden jigsaw puzzles are small enough they do not take all day to do yet interesting enough to keep them interested. Behind the pieces of these puzzles are interesting facts about the animals in the puzzle. This makes learning fun. Try some wooden puzzles this summer, you won't be disappointed.

Last Supper Jigsaw Puzzle

Has even the Last Supper been supersized? Now researchers are saying the food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium. Does the food in this Last Supper Jigsaw Puzzle look supersized to you? Using a computer, these researchers compared the size of the food to the size of the heads in 52 paintings of Jesus Christ and his disciples at their final meal before his death. What they found it that the size of the main dish grew 69 percent; the size of the plate, 66 percent, and the bread, 23 percent, between the years 1000 and 2000. Why is the food in paintings like this and panoramic jigsaw puzzles portraying the Last Supper being supersized? The Bible says the Last Supper took place on a Passover evening but gives little detail on specific foods besides bread and wine. "There's nothing else mentioned. They don't say there's a fruit cup or carrot cake," though other foods such as fish, eel, lamb and even pork have appeared in paintings through the years. The paintings used in the study were featured in the book "Last Supper," published in 2000 by Phaidon Press. They include perhaps the most famous portrayal of the meal, by Leonardo da Vinci. Computer technology allowed them to scan, rotate and calculate images regardless of their orientation in the paintings. Details are in the April issue of the International Journal of Obesity. Some do not think this is very meaningful science. We have real life examples of the increase in portion size — all you have to do is look at what's being sold at fast-food restaurants. A more contemporary test would be to analyze portion sizes in Super Bowl commercials. That would be a much more meaningful snapshot of how this society's relationship to food has changed.