Puzzles for 9 to 12 year olds
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Puzzles for 9 to 12 year olds from our gift lists. Change the filters to see other puzzles.
Thoughtful puzzles for quiet nights, rainy weekends and every kind of puzzler.
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Puzzles with unverified piece counts: 11. Choose All to include them. Show every puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles 36 puzzles
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1,000pieces
RoseArt Kellogg's Eggo artwork jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle printed with Kellogg's Eggo artwork, assembled piece by piece at a table and admired as a finished picture.
Ravensburger carnival scene jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle that builds into a carnival scene, assembled piece by piece at a table until the whole picture comes together.
Ravensburger Eiffel Tower landmark jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle that builds into a standing model of the Eiffel Tower, put together piece by piece and then displayed on a shelf.
1,000pieces
Magic Puzzle Company Coveted Comet illustrated art jigsaw puzzle
An illustrated Coveted Comet jigsaw, sorted and assembled over several sittings at a table.
Ravensburger at The Birdbath bird scene jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle showing birds at a birdbath, assembled piece by piece into a finished picture.
1,000pieces
Ravensburger Pokémon tabletop jigsaw puzzle
A Pokémon jigsaw puzzle from Ravensburger, pieced together on a table over several sittings into a finished picture to display.
Chronicle Books LEGO Minifigure tabletop jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle showing LEGO minifigures, pieced together on a table until the familiar characters form a finished picture.
Ravensburger Mischief Makers tabletop jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle from the Ravensburger Mischief Makers design, assembled bit by bit on a table until the full picture comes together.
300pieces
Ravensburger Solar System space jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle of the solar system, fitted together piece by piece into a finished scene.
1,000pieces
Buffalo Games Charles Wysocki jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle featuring Charles Wysocki artwork, pieced together on a table and studied section by section until the full painting appears.
1,000pieces
Buffalo Games Pokémon Frames jigsaw puzzle for fans
A jigsaw puzzle with Pokémon artwork, put together piece by piece into a finished picture that can be framed or taken apart.
500pieces
CEACO National Parks Map tabletop jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle showing a map of the national parks, pieced together at a table into a picture of park destinations.
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Buffalo Games rollable jigsaw mat
This roll-up jigsaw mat from Buffalo Games suits a puzzler who keeps a big picture going for days.
How do I pick a puzzle for someone else?
Start from what they like: animals, maps, space, a city they know or a film they love. For a family, a picture with clear areas of color lets several people sort pieces at the same time.
Go by the age on the box, since it follows the piece size the maker chose.
Source: the age marks makers such as Clementoni and Schmidt print on their boxes.
What are XXL pieces and floor puzzles?
XXL pieces are larger than standard pieces. A 100 piece picture ends up bigger, and each piece is easier for small hands to hold. A floor puzzle has big, thick pieces and makes a picture large enough to build on the floor, most often for ages 3 to 6.
What are frame tray, shaped and glow puzzles?
A frame tray puzzle sits in a board with a raised edge, so the first pieces have a place to go. A shaped puzzle is cut to the outline of its picture, such as an animal, instead of a rectangle. A glow puzzle has a print that shines in the dark once the lights go off.
How did we choose these puzzles?
Every puzzle here is on one of our gift lists, and the store is checked again every day. When it is time to wrap it, how to wrap a present covers a flat box.
The puzzles also have their own gift lists: jigsaw puzzles for adults, jigsaws for kids ages 3 to 5, 6 to 8 and 9 to 12, and gifts for puzzle lovers.