National Jigsaw Day
Founded by Wentworth Wooden Puzzles
Sunday 3rd November 2024
What happened on the day?
National Jigsaw Day has been and gone for another year, but we had so much fun on the day and hope you did too! We kicked the day off with an exciting competition, 'Win a Festive Favourite for You and a Friend'. The winner could select a wooden jigsaw puzzle of their choosing from our Christmas Collection and another to have sent to their friend. We then introduced our new Ambassadors' Choice puzzle, Winters Night, a festive wooden jigsaw puzzle for adults with artwork by the talented Reuben Mchugh. This wonderfully wintry wood puzzle features festive whimsies inspired by the intriguing reindeer inspired image. If you love animal jigsaw puzzles or nature jigsaws, this colourful Christmas puzzle is just for you!
At noon we announced our next competition and asked you to guess the number of puzzle pieces in our jar. This jar was a little deceptive and most guesses were quite low, but we crowned our winner, whose guess was just 8 puzzle pieces away from the exact number. Following this, an hour later we introduced some new additions to our collection of Christmas jigsaw puzzles for adults. At 2pm we shared our new Speed Puzzle again, with a reminder of our NJD Speed Puzzle Along that would be happening later.
A few weeks ago we asked puzzlers for their questions so we could asnswer them in our National Jigsaw Day Q&A. We took a walk around Wentworth HQ and asked our team to tell all! at 4pm our Virtual Puzzle Swap opened and we saw puzzlers from around the world sharing stories and swapping snaps of their favourite Wentworth Puzzles. Then the time came to open applications for our 2025 Wentworth Ambassadors. At 6pm our Puzzle Along started and we were joined by puzzlers online completing their own 250 piece puzzles against the clock.
National Jigsaw Day was a success and we're super excited for what next year holds!
What is National Jigsaw Day?
We founded National Jigsaw Day back in 2015 and have celebrated the joy jigsaws bring every year since. The day has grown in popularity and marks an important event on the calendar for puzzle lovers across the world. This year we're celebrating our 10th National Jigsaw Day!
National Jigsaw Day started as a way of encouraging mindfulness during the winter months, enjoying some screen-free fun and escaping from the stresses and strains of everyday life.
Now, it is a day to enjoy all of this and bring the puzzle community together to enjoy a day full of jigsaw joy. This year you can join the puzzle fun on social media and take part in our competitions, virtual puzzle swap, puzzle along and be the first to hear about some exciting announcements. We'll be holding the competitions across multiple platforms so you can join the fun on Instagram or Facebook.
What we’ve got coming up for National Jigsaw Day
9am: Get 10% off all puzzles during National Jigsaw Day Weekend.
We're celebrating 10 years of National Jigsaw Day, so we're giving you 10% off all full-price puzzles this National Jigsaw Day Weekend. It’s the perfect time to save on those swoon-worthy wooden puzzles we know you've got your eye on.
11pm: We unveil a new wintry wonder
As part of our National Jigsaw Day celebrations this year we asked our Wentworth Puzzle Ambassadors to help us turn a festive scene of their choice into a Christmas jigsaw puzzle.
1pm: NEW Puzzles Alert!
Stay tuned to see our newest selection of puzzles for the season.
2pm: Enjoy a different side to puzzling
Say hello to our new Speed Puzzle. Get your puzzle tables ready to join our Puzzle Along at 6pm GMT.
3pm Quickfire Q&A – your puzzling questions answered
We asked you what you wanted to know about Wentworth Puzzles. Some of the team at Wentworth HQ will be answering your puzzling questions.
4pm: Virtual Puzzle Swap
Share your favourite Wentworth Puzzle with the world
Head to our Facebook post at 4pm to add a photo of your favourite puzzle and see what other puzzlers are loving too.
For Instagram keep an eye on our stories. Click on the ‘add yours’ sticker in our story at 4pm, snap a photo of your favourite puzzle and share it with the puzzle community.
5pm: Ambassador applications for 2025 open
The search for our new Wentworth Puzzle Ambassadors will commence!
6pm: Join us for our NJD Puzzle Along
Ready, set, puzzle! If you’ve got your Wentworth Speed Puzzle join the fun and share your time using #WentworthSpeedPuzzle. If you want to join the fun with a different puzzle, pick any 250 piece Wentworth Puzzle and see how fast you can complete yours.
Speed Puzzle Leaderboard
- @jigsawjessa - 00:27:17
- @puzldme - 00:31:23
- @thecasualpuzzler - 00:37:44
- @l_inspireuse - 00:45:49
- @bizzlespuzzles - 00:46:14
- @mk_puzzle - 00:51:13
- @puzzled_01 - 00:52:00
- @puzzlesmakemehappy - 01:09:18
- @lottie_makes - 1:16:00
- @puzzleforthesoul - 1:18:00
To be added to the leaderboard please email hanna.robinson@wentworthpuzzles.com with proof of your time.
Get set to celebrate all things puzzle!
With 10% off all puzzles it’s the perfect time to save on those swoon-worthy wooden puzzles you’ve had your eye on. If you're unsure on where to start, take a look at our team's top picks for National Jigsaw Day and be inspired by some of our best selling wooden jigsaw puzzles this season.
Winter Village
This sublimely detailed shaped jigsaw puzzle has so many details to discover. Find wonderful winter-themed whimsies and intriguing, irregularly shaped pieces and you watch this quaint Christmas scene come to life.
If you love Debbie Cook's artwork you're sure to love our Seaside Village puzzle.
Believe in the Magic
A new festive addition from popular puzzle artist, Daniel Rodgers. A perfect Christmas gift and one for the whole family to enjoy with unique festive-themed whimsies and 'Merry Christmas' letter-shaped pieces in our 250, 500 and 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles.
Tree-ditional Golden Christmas
This extra-large shaped puzzle was designed exclusively for Wentworth Puzzles by Lara Skinner. The ornate puzzle combines our fiendish Free Form puzzle cut, themed whimsies and 'Merry Christmas' pieces.
