Are you a mentally active person? Do you like to solve puzzles but at the same time perform physical movements? 3D puzzles may be the answer for you.

Everyone is familiar with the standard puzzle. Children start doing these puzzles before they learn to read. All ages enjoy putting together flat puzzle pieces and the peak of excitement is placing the last piece that completes the total picture.

Once the puzzle is complete, it can be broken apart, put back in its original box, or opened another day in the future for hours of entertainment. These puzzles can also be glued together and used as wall hangings.

A new puzzle update is 3D creations. Castles, animals, characters and many other categories are available for our many interests. The cardboard pieces are locked into place, allowing the puzzle to expand up, to the sides, and lengthwise as it is assembled. Some creations are stationary while others are mechanical. After assembly, these creations can be used for decorations, collectibles, games, or displays.

Puzzle Picks:

• anatomical models

• animals

• Assorted balls or spherical shapes

• assorted fruits

• Planes, automobiles, buses, ships, trains, bicycles, agricultural machinery

• Architectural models of buildings.

• Puzzles like Rubik’s cube

• bridges

• castles

• Famous buildings and structures

• Bird

• movie characters

• puzzle boxes

• robots

• Solar system

Types of Construction Material:

• Cardboard

• the plastic

• Wood

• Glass

3D puzzles are more complex than the traditional puzzle. The construction is done precisely piece by piece. It can be built as solo entertainment or a group activity. There are tips, instructions or diagrams to help with your assembly. Please read the description of the box carefully, including the language.

This style of puzzle construction offers:

• stimulation to the brain

• Improves memory

• Use fine physical motor coordination

• Therapeutic for the brain and finger/hand coordination.

3D mechanical puzzles

We have seen our grandparents or our parents and as children we have seen and participated as a family unit making airplanes, cars, rockets, spaceships or puzzles. For some of us it is a lifetime hobby.

Gaining popularity is the new mechanical wooden 3D puzzle. These are difficult to assemble. These puzzles have mechanical moving parts made of wheels and gears.

Benefits of the 3D puzzle:

• brain exercise

• Improves memory

• Problem Solving Skills

• Educational

• Hand-eye coordination.

• finger dexterity

• Relieve stress

• Productive use of free time

• teamwork

• It satisfies creativity and imagination.

Crossword puzzles, dimensions, and mechanics are popular recreational, educational, and therapeutic activities for mental and physical well-being. There are no age limits, gender restrictions and no special skills required. Use your thinking and patience for hours of fun as an individual or with a group of people who share your interest.

There are puzzle clubs in your community, state, and online. There are millions of people who enjoy this activity.