Rebel Girls Puzzle 
by Guest Writer Roberta Shore

We invite you to read Roberta Shore's review on the following jigsaw puzzle. Since she has discovered the advantages of jigsaw puzzling, she has reviewed/journaled several that will be available on this website. 

Rebel Girls -Innovators MasterPieces Ribbon Cut 100 Pieces Finished dimensions: 11.5” X 15”

Rebel Girls Puzzle - Roberta's Review

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Rebel Girls -Innovators MasterPieces Ribbon Cut 100 Pieces Finished dimensions: 11.5” X 15”

Rebel Girls -Innovators

MasterPieces
Ribbon Cut
100 Pieces
Finished dimensions: 11.5” X 15”

My confident puzzler difficulty rating: easy fun

There are three in the series of Rebel Girls featuring athletes, inventors and musicians. This one features remarkable scientists from history. MasterPieces describes them as a way to “empower the next generation of girls to dream big and become trailblazing inventors of the future.”

Quality: Great! Pick up off the table perfect when complete. The box is sturdy and small and opens with a top flap. Inside is a sealed bag of pieces, there is no poster. The full illustration is on the box top, and color match to pieces is excellent. There was no puzzle dust. There was some sheen to the large, solid pieces. There were no false fits. No pieces were together uncut or damaged in any way, and none were missing.

Getting Started: Find the edge pieces and sort by color. With only 100 pieces, I turned all the pieces face up, turned all text pieces to read upright, and just sorted out the edges. It was easy enough to also sort out the big center flask pieces.

Construction: I built the frame first, then pieced together the center flask. I put it center stage and filed the remaining pieces in and around. Everything seemed to just fall into place, making this a relaxing, if quick, puzzling exercise.

Final thoughts: Please consider the benefits of 100 piece puzzles. Having only a brief amount of time to fit some puzzling into a busy day is a great reason. Why? Because the puzzling process is always the same, it clears the mind and offers calm. These Rebel Girl puzzles have been designed for young girls, ages 6 and up, but I had fun doing it. There are 100 piece puzzles with more grown up character: illustrations that appeal to adults, pieces not much larger than those in higher piece count puzzles, still with a decent finished size. They come in small, sometimes very small boxes, ideal to throw in a travel bag or briefcase. For more like that, check out New York Puzzle Company’s selection of “Mini” puzzles.

I know this is not exactly puzzle related, but it seems worthwhile. Rebel Girls is its own company. Discover more at RebelGirls.com. Whether a teen, have a daughter or granddaughter, the site offers inspiring information. Of course there’s an app (scan at left) with tons of free and thoughtful content, and coming in October, a book where “More than 125 extraordinary teens and women share their advice, experiences, and the secrets of their success—in their own words. Through letters, poems, essays, self-portraits, and more, the authors tackle topics like overcoming obstacles, discovering your passion, and dreaming big.”

My grades: Quality A+, Fun Factor A+

Rebel Girls -Innovators MasterPieces Ribbon Cut 100 Pieces Finished dimensions: 11.5” X 15”
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