I recommend my Child Cut for younger school age children. It is a simple large cut, yet a lot of fun. These pieces are above average in size, each piece being about 2 to 5 square inches in area. This cut is a great learning tool for young people, teaching and assisting them with -------> Click here for larger image of this puzzle. The above puzzle is 8" x 10" and 30 pieces in size. 30 to 75 piece puzzles are ideal for most 4 to 6 year old children.   Common uses for puzzles with large pieces include... - Young Children ages 3-5 for early Spatial Skills Development and dexterity. - Autistic Children and young adults, as jigsaw puzzles in many cases are very helpful in interacting with and entertaining an autistic child. - Senior Citizens who suffer from a variety of vision or dexterity issues. These larger puzzle pieces enable them to still enjoy a jigsaw puzzle. - Alzheimer's disease patients. Jigsaw puzzles help with image recognition, memory, and exercising of the brain to help prolong thinking activity and stimulation of the mind. - Guest Book Puzzles - A type of jigsaw puzzle that MGC Puzzles developed back in in 1997 to be used as a guest book / signature board at any kind of gathering event. A Wedding, 25th or 50th wedding anniversary, Retirement Parties etc.

Shape recognition Spatial skills Memory Solving skills Helps with creative thinking Perfectly sized pieces for senior puzzlers with poor or failing vision! MOST IMPORTANT... puzzles are a lot of fun! Have each of your guests sign the back of a puzzle piece at your wedding reception! I have made many of these puzzles, and all have been wonderfully unique and very well received! After your special event, frame the puzzle with a clear "plexi-glass" backing, for convenient viewing of what each guest wrote to you on your very special day! Click Here for more guest book information. Here is a very unique idea! Guest book puzzles for Weddings, Anniversaries, Retirements, Birthday Parties, or other formal family gathering affair!

Jumbo SIZE Puzzles are Now Available... Up to 42" X 58" in dimension Click here for more Information

Jumbo SIZE Puzzles are Now Available... Up to 42" X 58" in dimension Click here for more Information

Jumbo SIZE Puzzles are Now Available... Up to 42" X 58" in dimension Click here for more Information

Jumbo SIZE Puzzles are Now Available... Up to 42" X 58" in dimension Click here for more Information

* The above prices are based on large jigsaw puzzles made using enlarged pictures or fine art prints, that you send to me, in their "actual" size for your custom puzzle order. Photographic images "SHOULD" be printed on KODAK, FUJI or ILFORD photographic paper. be sure to check that the KODAK, FUJI or ILFORD marking is on the reverse side of your print. You "can" send us images printed on other lesser quality papers, however we will not stand behind the puzzle if the paper and image peel in a premature way from standard puzzle handling. My puzzles are wonderful works of art in themselves, and not exactly inexpensive. It is worth investing just a few more dollars, and a little extra effort in ensuring that you are sending me an image printed on quality photo paper.

*** Additional Fees that "may, or may not", apply to your jigsaw puzzle order, include be the following services. 1) Printing fee for printing DIGITAL IMAGES sent to me via e-mail, FTP, or mailed in on a CD, that need to be printed. The price is $10 per square foot of image area. For clients who wish to print their own image, they are welcome to do so, and then ship me their large photographic paper print. In cases where the customer provides me with the image already printed in the appropriate size for the puzzle, there will obviously be no printing charge. 2) Connecticut residents pay 6% CT state Sales tax - All other US states are Tax Free - International orders are not taxed by the USA, however you are responsible for any and all import tariffs placed on your puzzle order from your own country's customs inspection officials. Contact your country's customs officials if this potential import tax is a concern to you. 3) Shipping charges are paid by the customer, and are added to the order total. We Ship UPS and FedEx within in the USA, and US Postal Service Express mail Internationally. In cases where customers provide us with their FedEx (Not UPS or DHL) account number, we are happy to ship them their order on their own account. As a result we will not charge any shipping or handling charges on that order. 4) Magnetic Jigsaw Puzzles Some customers want to have their custom made wooden puzzles Magnetized. This is an OPTION available by request only. Depending on the size of the individual pieces in your puzzle, from 1-5 special rare earth magnets will be needed to properly magnetize your puzzle. For prices on this magnetizing feature, please click HERE 5) The cost of the art print if you are selecting an image from my online fine art gallery. 6) Do you need your puzzle order completed in a RUSH? If so, Click Here! - I WILL accommodate shorter notice RUSH orders when ever possible. 7) I have a special pen that I recommend you use to sign the wooden puzzle backs. They are available in BLACK, RED and BLUE, and cost $3.00 each. I suggest that you order at least ONE pen for every 20-25 guests. (If you have 125 people at your wedding, it would take forever for them to all share using just 1 pen, but by using 5-6 pens, ALL of your guests will be able to sign the puzzle in less then an hour.) This special pen is Guaranteed for long lasting permanence because it is a "pigment Ink" pen that is instant drying and non bleeding. It writes wonderfully, and you can use it for years to come to write notes on the back of your family photographs or other keepsake type documents.

New Jumbo Size Jigsaw Puzzles up to 42" x 58" and up to 5,350+ pieces are now made by MGC Custom Puzzles! Click Here for more information

Jigsaw Puzzle Carrier & Storage Unit "The Portapuzzle" Click Here for Details The Jigsaw Puzzlers companion! Available for 500, 1000 and 1500 piece puzzle sizes. Easily store away your puzzles in progress without taking up the dining room table!

I have a lot of experience with working on creating puzzles for corporate related activities. All you have to do is provide me the image(s) for your puzzle(s), and let me do the rest!

More often than not, these corporate are placed with very short notice. If your company is willing to accept my rush fees, I will do everything I can to accomodate your event deadline. My rush fees will get you my complete and undivided attention.

In the prices stated above require you to supply me with the art in the actual size, to be used in making each puzzle. When ordering more than one puzzle, the puzzle images do NOT have to be all the same picture, as long as they are ALL the proper size!

Acceptable puzzle images are: enlarged personal photographs ( "Matte" is preferred over "Glossy"), HIGH Resolution inkjet prints using KODAK or FUJI photographic inkjet paper (Staples and Office Max sells this paper) wall calendar pictures, small posters, art prints, color photo copies (use Photograph quality paper!), old antique maps or NEW maps and corporate logos and photo collages.

NOTE! An adult should always supervise young children while they are playing with any puzzle or toy with small pieces. I do not recommend these puzzles for children under 3 years of age. The pieces in the puzzles listed above are too large to be swallowed, however an unsupervised young child or pet still may be able to chew on them, and hurt their teeth or gums.

Traditional Earlet Puzzle Cut Style

Traditional Round Puzzle Cut Style

Large / Child Puzzle Cut Style

Jumbo Puzzle Cut Style

Nightmare Puzzle Cut Style

Push-Fit Puzzle Cut Style

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Here I am showing one of my smaller puzzles at my friend Leif Nilsson's Art Gallery in Chester, Connecticut. Leif's impressionist art gallery is one of the only places that you can purchase one of my wooden puzzles "already made". Click on the above photo to enlarge it.

I ship domestic orders for my custom made wooden jigsaw puzzles and fine art prints using FedEx or UPS delivery. All shipments originate from Connecticut Zip Code: 06423 Overnight Shipping / Overnight Delivery is often available. All prices shown on this web site are subject to change without notice, as I am not always able to update this large web site with every price modification they may occur. Thank you for understanding. All art prints and puzzles made using images found on this web site are subject to availability. For a list of places where you can enjoy sampling one of my hand crafted wooden puzzles on the house... Click Here YES I accept International orders.

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MGC's Custom Made Wooden Puzzles and Fine Art is Located in the Historic lower Connecticut River Valley www.CTRiverValley.com or www.ConnecticutRiverValley.com Mark and Allison Cappitella are members of the AGPC Association of Game & Puzzle Collectors This is an organization dedicated to the history & preservation of games and puzzles worldwide. www.agpc.org

Mark G. Cappitella is a former US Marine who proudly served in the 1st Marine Division 9th Communications Battalion, 13th MAU and 15th MEU Camp Pendleton, California 1985 to 1989 "I am proud of the US military service men and women who are currently volunteering to serve, as well as Veterans who have dedicated a portion of their lives to serve our nation...Thank you... Semper Fidelis!" Sites of my other sites, as well as friends... Corporate Puzzles -- Connecticut River Valley -- Marks Photographs -- Pet Jigsaw Puzzles -- Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles -- Internet Hosting Services -- Marriage Proposals -- Chester Connecticut -- Connecticut Photographer -- Custom Jigsaw Puzzles -- CT River Valley -- Marriage Proposals -- jigsaw Puzzle Maker - Poker Jigsaw Puzzles

Mark Cappitella is a Member of the Essex Rotary Club Connecticut Photography by Mark G. Cappitella Digital Photography of Places, People & Events of the Connecticut River Valley, and surrounding shoreline region of Southern New England. www.MarksPhotographs.com