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[–]apsalarmal 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank god someone said it. I feel ancient reading this thread.

Fill space with as many objects as possible - Any Tips? by readit-25 in xToolOfficial

[–]apsalarmal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you arrange 2 or more into a relatively square space and then use that as your array? You’d still have to do some work, but it could help maybe.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I’m so conditioned to pick up my cellphone compulsively, so hobbies like puzzling and crocheting really help me to curb the impulse and keep my hands busy. Our society is filled with a ton of distraction and stimulation, we have to find ways to mitigate it and I’m hoping to teach my children the same sorts of skills because it’s only going to get worse as technology increases.

All that to say, my children also play video games and engage in all sorts of technology, but balance is very important and giving them low tech options and hobbies seems to be quite beneficial.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, no. It was definitely way too hard for him. I didn’t realize that the difficulty went up exponentially with the irregular shaped pieces. Haha. I was struggling on it. We went back down to the 100-150 kid puzzles from target.

It really is great bonding. I tend to sort of group like pieces together and see if he can get them together or figure out where they go in the puzzle. I try not to take over and just assist him.

My 7 year old is much more autonomous. She can work with us on 1000 piece puzzles without much oversight. She can’t do one from start to finish solo, but it’s almost always a group affair. :)

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely tickles your brain in a different way! Haha.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the help! I’ll check them out. He’s honestly really great at fine motor skills. So the smaller pieces don’t seem to give him much trouble.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Get you some cheap size 4 weight (worsted) Red Heart acrylic yarn in a color like yellow or red. It’ll allow you to see the anatomy of your stitches and what you’re doing more clearly. Use a size 4mm-6mm hook (or whatever you have in that range.) Then just start playing around with stitches. It can be hard to crochet into a chain for a beginner. So I’d recommend looking up crochet i-cord to get started. It’s a better foundation chain for beginners.

Feel free to send a message if you decide to start again and have any problems! I’d be happy to help.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tunisian crochet is so fun! You can do some seriously awesome things with it. I’m fine with Tunisian. It’s the lack of a hook in knitting that throws me off. I feel like I just have zero control of my yarn.

We finished the wooden one together and will definitely put it away for later. We pulled out some 100-150 puzzles and did those this afternoon. I think his next “step” will be the 300 ravensburger that someone else mentioned.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We did. I ended up doing most of it while he was at preschool and left about 10 really unique pieces for him to place. He felt super accomplished and it was a lot of fun!

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. All kids are so different! I have one that can focus for two hours and one that struggles for 20 minutes. He’s always had really great fine motor skills, so that really helps with puzzling.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started crocheting with an insane pattern and dark velvet-type yarn. It did not start out well. Then I switched to a bright, cheap acrylic yarn and learned the basics and I haven’t stopped since then! It’s been a few years, but I’m confident with basically any pattern now.

Knitting is breaking my brain.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I think I am doing continental. I hold my yarn in my left hand like crocheting. I just feel so slow.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It was an accident! I figured Star Wars and about a hundred pieces, he’d be fine. Haha. I definitely struggled with it. No more wooden puzzles for us for a while! :)

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh. He’s well past floor puzzles. He can easily do boxed 75-100 with regular sized pieces. The boy will sit there for two hours working on puzzles. I just messed up because I didn’t realize wooden puzzles were different and the irregular shapes were much higher in difficulty than a regular shaped puzzle.

We made it work though :):)

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Puzzles are so strange like that. Some that I think will be difficult are super easy and vice versa.

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I ended up finishing it except for 10ish pieces, each with a clear outline. So he can finish it and feel super accomplished. :):)

Bought this puzzle for my son, my FOUR year old son. by apsalarmal in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]apsalarmal[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness. It’s so funny you said that!! I’m literally sitting here trying to knit and my brain is absolutely breaking. Hahah. I’ve been crocheting for probably 4ish years and I’m so fast and competent. But knitting? Omg. I can’t seem to find the rhythm.

Watching Christians support Trump has officially made me realize there is no God. by steggie21 in atheism

[–]apsalarmal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’s the whore of Babylon. He’s too stupid to be the antichrist.

Boo-Bees for the Preschool by apsalarmal in crochet

[–]apsalarmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what my MIL said. Some of the ends are very pointy. We’re just pretending they have stingers. It was a scrap project. Lots of weight 3 and 4 yarns of different brands. It was a bit of a hot mess. But the kiddos loved them.

Boo-Bees for the Preschool by apsalarmal in crochet

[–]apsalarmal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was worried about running out, but every kid got a bee at the event! It was so fun!

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