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I have a 5yo son who has recently shown a HUGE interest in puzzles. I'm tired of spending $5-$10 on puzzles that break and tear easily. Any suggestions on some better quality type of puzzles?
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We have always loved the Ravensburger puzzles, although they are a little more expensive than the regular dime-store variety. They seem to be more sturdy and on a little thicker cardboard base. Plus, some of the puzzles are so colorful! I linked to the 1-100 pieces page, but they have puzzles of every size and piece count.
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stellamaris wrote:
| We have always loved the Ravensburger puzzles, although they are a little more expensive than the regular dime-store variety. |
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I second Ravensburger puzzles. They do seem to last a lot longer that regular puzzles.
We also love Lauri Puzzles. If your scroll down in this link you will see the "big" puzzles they offer. These are great! My 7 and 9 year olds still enjoy doing these, and they last forever and the company offers replacements parts--a big plus for us! 
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We really like the Ravensburger puzzles, also. They have some lovely designs, as well as being sturdy.
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We have a lot of the Melissa and Doug wooden puzzles. They are pretty much indestructible, and come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, types, and varying levels of difficulty.
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These ideas look great! I've been looking at the Melissa and Doug floor puzzles,Theresa. Do you have any of them?
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Jenn Sal wrote:
| These ideas look great! I've been looking at the Melissa and Doug floor puzzles,Theresa. Do you have any of them? |
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I'm not Theresa, of course, but we have several of the Melissa and Doug puzzles including 4 or 5 floor puzzles and they are great. My 4 year old loves puzzles and he does really well with the 50ish piece floor puzzles.
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I'm not Theresa either but we have 4 floor puzzles and a great fire truck puzzle that the kids love!!!!!!
We have mostly Melissa and doug puzzle around here and if I remember correctly they are on buy 2 get 1 free at toys r us!
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Yep! We have dozens of puzzles. The floor puzzles are very popular, as well as the wooden framed puzzles.
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I too have children who love puzzles. We too love the Melissa and Doug floor puzzles.
One option for changing up the puzzle supply is to try and find a friend close by to do a puzzle exchange with. Last winter, a friend and I exchanged puzzles every Wednesday. I dropped off 3 puzzles at her house and picked up three puzzles of hers for us to use. It worked out really, really well.
I have had success finding discounted Melissa and Doug puzzles at Marshall's and Home Goods (owned by TJ Maxx).
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Another alternative is to buy them cheap at yard sales and thrift shops. i ususally get puzzles for under a dollar. I've yet to get one with missing pieces. Maybe I'm lucky.
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