Puzzles are a wonderful, versatile gift idea with choices in shape, theme, size, and level of difficulty. For a super luxe host, birthday, or significant other present, consider a Stave Puzzle. Stave Puzzles are wooden jigsaw puzzles crafted entirely by hand in Norwich, Vermont. The price tag is staggering but justifiable when you consider the artisan in the studio painstakingly cutting each piece with a handsaw. It's rumored that Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are fans of Stave.
An affordable (and very thoughtful) gift is this 1000 piece puzzle of the United States. Personalize the cover of the puzzle box in Sharpie with notes and simple drawings of trips or geographic moments that were meaningful to you and the gift-ee ie "Grand Canyon vacation, 1996", "Road Trip to San Francisco, 2005", "Engagement 2008, Yellowstone". Consider adding future wish list destinations....a trip to The Point in Vermont, anyone?
If the recipient is a world traveler, why not purchase a world map puzzle? An option for the student returning home from study abroad, your favorite Foreign Service Officer, the general vagabond or Investment Biker.
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