Why do jigsaw puzzle as an adult? For many reasons! To give your brain a workout, take a break from screens, create a decorative piece… but, above all, simply to feel good. At Jour Férié, we love those little moments of joy that don't make a sound. The ones that make us want to put down our phones, let urgent matters wait, and rediscover the pleasure of taking our time. So, why not declare today an official holiday? Here are 11 great reasons to take a well-deserved break with a few hundred puzzle pieces.
1. To Slow Things Down
The days fly by, the to-do list keeps growing, and we find ourselves wishing we had eight arms so we could do everything at once. Enough is enough! So, we open the box, spread out the pieces, and suddenly, nothing feels urgent anymore. Are we wasting time? No, we're taking a break — and we'll feel all the more relaxed afterwards. Here's to slow living!
2. For That Oh-So-Satisfying Feeling
Doing a jigsaw puzzle is satisfying in its purest form. That little click when a piece falls perfectly into place, that moment when the border is finally complete, and that final piece you fit in with an almost ridiculous sense of pride… You get to savour that delightful feeling that everything is finally in its right place. And you can start all over again as many times as you like.
3. To Take a Break from Screens
For a little digital detox, you don’t need to travel to the other side of the world or sign up for a meditation retreat high up in the Himalayas. All you need are a few hundred puzzle pieces and a corner of a table. Ah, finally, a screen-free activity! The risk? Completely forgetting about your phone. And realizing that the internet runs just fine without us.
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4. To Give Your Brain a Workout
Finding shapes, spotting colours, fitting the pieces together: your brain gets to work, but it doesn't complain. And yet, eight visual and spatial functions are engaged at once! And those aren't the only benefits of jigsaw puzzles. And it's not just about brainpower: we learn to persevere, manage frustration and savour small victories.
5. To Rediscover the Joy of Using Your Hands
With all that typing and mouse-clicking, we’d almost forget we have 10 fingers! Doing a jigsaw puzzle lets us rediscover the pleasure of touching, sorting and fitting pieces together. These simple actions need no instruction manual and help relieve tension while giving ours minds a little break.
6. To Get into the Flow
When you're doing a jigsaw puzzle, you enter a sate of flow — a magical balance between concentration, enjoyment and accomplishment. You’re completely absorbed: one piece leads to another, then another, and yet another… Wait, have six hours really gone by already?
7. To Escape Without Leaving Home
Jigsaw puzzles for adults have come a long way! Alongside the same old sunsets framed by palm trees, there are now modern, colourful illustrations full of little details. Fit a few pieces together, and you're off on a little getaway, right from your living room — no need to pack your bags.
8. To Spend Quality Time Together
Doing a jigsaw puzzle isn’t just a solo activity. With a collaborative jigsaw puzzle, you chat, laugh, and search for pieces together. You help each other out and, along the way, master the art of not getting annoyed with the person who casually fits in the very piece you've spent the last ten minutes searching for. All while keeping your cool, of course — it's meant to be a fun, sociable activity…
9.To Turn Your Jigsaw Puzzle into Wall Art
These days, jigsaw puzzles for adults don't necessarily end up back in their boxes — they're becoming decorative pieces in their own right. Whether they're artistic jigsaw puzzles or original creations, some are so beautiful that they’re just begging to be framed. So, once the last piece is in place, all that’s left is to find the perfect spot to display it..
10. For Hours of Fun That Never Get Old
When you’re bored, doing a jigsaw puzzle is a great way to pass the time: you've got hours of puzzling ahead of you, even with a 500-piece puzzle. And when it's a good-quality puzzle (like the ones from Jour Férié — we're being completely objective, of course!), you put it together, take it apart, lend it, put it back together, take it apart again, lend it out again… In short, it's a story that can go on for quite some time.
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11. To Have the Perfect Excuse to Do Absolutely Nothing Else
"Can't, I'm doing a jigsaw": a perfectly valid excuse to put off ironing, ignore the dust, or make a bank holiday last a little longer. And if someone accuses you of slacking off, just remind them that you're currently reconstructing a 1,000-piece image through morphological and chromatic analysis. That sounds way more impressive than “I've been looking for a patch of blue sky for 30 minutes.”
Only 11 reasons to start puzzling? Whether it’s a mini 100-piece puzzle or a big 1,000-piece jigsaw, there’s always a good reason to do a puzzle. But maybe the best reason is the one you can’t really explain: because you just feel like it, that’s all! So, shall we get started?
The Newsstand - 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
