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Coloring pages from "Color our Collection"
Word Games from Washington Post
Jigsaw Puzzles
Here are seven good jigsaw puzzle sites to enjoy. All are accessible in a web browser. At the bottom is a Mobile App for Jigsaw Puzzles.
Most sites use HTML5 but a few currently use Adobe Flash which is being phased out as it will be discontinued at the end of 2020.
Jigzone
May be the oldest and one of the best jigsaw sites on the internet.
There’s a daily puzzle and a huge gallery of images. You can change the
puzzle sizes from 6 to 247 pieces. There’s shuffle, auto solve, and you can upload an image.
Jigsaw Explorer
There’s a daily puzzle, you can upload an image, change the number of puzzle pieces and background color.
Option to choose number of puzzle pieces.
Clean layout, few ads, images in a variety of categories.
JSPuzzles
Daily puzzle, extensive gallery of stock and user images, upload your own image. Pieces run from 9 to 225, and with a choice or small or large pieces. There are five puzzle piece shapes to choose from.
Jigsaw Planet
There’s a good selection of images and they work well on smaller screens. There’s a variety of shapes to choose from along and a ghost outline. You can change the background color. Choose from 24 to 300 puzzle pieces.
Just Jigsaw
There’s a daily puzzle with a good selection of images. Options to change the light level, amount of pieces, size, and shape. The sound can be turned off under game options.
One standout feature is the ability to turn any image on Pixabay into a jigsaw puzzle. Pixabay is a stock photo site with high quality images in hundreds of categories.
Washington Post
The Washington Post daily jigsaw puzzle is sourced from Arkadium Games and has three levels of difficulty (easy, normal, and expert).
Images can be previewed before playing. Sound effects play automatically and can be turned off using the pause button in the upper right corner.
National Geographic
National Geographic has jigsaw puzzles sourced from the Photo of the Day and is updated daily. Settings are minimal, you can choose from three sizes of puzzle pieces.
Magic Jigsaw Puzzles is a good app with over 30,000 puzzles curated from National Geographic. Note there are in-app purchases.
Easy reading from the Westminster College Little Free Library in the Hazel Wing.
Aaron Blaise shares tips on painting and art. His playlists include pen and ink drawings, animation, live demos, art tips, TVPaint demos and tutorials.
Consider these crowdsourcing projects as a fun way to connect to the community and make a difference from a safe distance.
Here are some interesting digital escape rooms, featuring well-known characters and incorporating beloved video games. Most of the featured rooms are free, though some require a fee, and others require you to sign up ahead of time.
Matt Fussell offers video tutorials to help people learn the skills of drawing and painting. Playlists include watercolor lessons, pastel lessons, colored pencil lessons, drawing techniques, painting lessons, graphite pencil lessons, acrylic painting lessons, and many more.
Here are some tips to help you throw a great virtual bash. Ideas could be used for small get togethers also.
Here is a selection of favorite games, including some classics, to help keep you occupied and get a good mental workout. Many are free, although a few have a small cost or include in-app purchases. So, get ready to give your brain some exercise and go play!
Several tours are long and guide online visitors on a detailed walk through a large garden area, while other tours are shorter and focus on specific plants and flowers which have bloomed in recent weeks. Some of these virtual videos are accompanied by soft music, creating a calming experience.
Sherpa’s classes are ideal for all ages and levels and do not require prior drawing skills. Playlists include: how to paint hummingbird and flower step by step, complete beginner Acrylic painting course, how to paint poppies step by step, how to paint a barn in Acrylic step by step, how to paint dogs, and more.
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