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Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year and a long-celebrated holiday. With it, come some traditions that we do year after year, that can't help but get you into the Christmas spirit - Writing your Christmas cards,  baking gingerbread houses or a boozy fruitcake, and spending evenings wrapping up presents once the children have gone to bed - with carols and Christmas music on in the background of course!

Jigsaw Puzzles make great gifts for adults! Especially after coming into the spotlight during the lockdown, many more people may be wishing for a puzzle under the tree this year. Here are a few reasons why puzzles make such wonderful presents for adults of all ages...

It comes as no surprise that we love to sing the praises of jigsaw puzzles!

If you're new to puzzling (perhaps you started one for the first time in lockdown)  or on the fence and wondering if you should give it a go, we've put together a round-up of all the wonderful advantages and benefits jigsaw puzzles have to offer.

For all the experienced puzzlers out there, hopefully these benefits should be familiar, but there might be one or two you didn't know about... have a read and find out!

Ever heard of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants?  How about the story of a travelling puzzle?

During lockdown, many of us turned to puzzles to keep us preoccupied, and lots of people were happy to share the benefits and joy that jigsaws bring by lending our puzzles to our friends and family members. We asked our customers and followers on social media about times they've shared their puzzles, and the tales came in from far and wide about their puzzle swaps.

Jigsaw puzzles have been in the spotlight during lockdown, and we are pleased that people have been able to experience the soothing effects of puzzling.  With the benefits of completing jigsaws widely documented currently, this has encouraged a whole new wave of people to the puzzling community.

Wentworth Wooden Puzzles is based in the middle of the Wiltshire countryside, and so our local community is very important to us. After all, it’s where most of the people who design, make and dispatch our puzzles live, plus it’s where their family and friends are.

In our last blog, we looked at how jigsaw puzzles can provide a range of benefits, while we are spending a bit more time indoors than usual. We’ve been asking our wonderful customers and followers on social media for things to do at home, what else they have been getting up to, to pass the time and here are their wonderful ideas for anyone looking for a bit on inspiration.

We had some great coverage of our production and dispatching areas highlighting the extra safety precautions we have in place to keep our staff safe whilst still providing our customers with new puzzles.

ITV chatted to our Managing Director, Sarah Watson about the impact Covid-19 has had on the business and to our Production Manager, Tom Webb who explained why he thinks jigsaw puzzles are proving so popular during this crisis.