Im Dunkeln leuchtender Puzzle-Adventskalender

So much excitement over this daily ritual! It’s a few moments in which to ground yourself at the end of the day.

Loved the puzzle and the whole concept. The only thing that could have made it a bit better for me is if the puzzle wasnt solved row by row, and instead random squares where done that don’t necessarily connect. Also the cartons could be more mixed up inside the box, so you have to look around for the correct date.

I saw this online, and I thought about how fun it was at a family gathering to do a puzzle together. So I bought 2 copies for my household and a family member's household in another city, and we did the puzzle "together" from afar. It was a sweet way to connect with distant family members. The glow-in-the-dark aspect of this puzzle is a fun touch! We sent pictures back and forth regularly throughout December to share our progress. Everyone loved it. Also, when a piece was missing from one of the two puzzles, the company was very responsive and is sending a replacement.

As a long time Cloudberries puzzler I dropped a big hint that this would be a good Advent calendar to receive and I was not disappointed when it arrived in my lap on 1st December. I have thoroughly enjoyed opening each little box, of which there are, of course, 24. Within each box is a smattering of pieces that come together to form a block which abuts its neighbour/s to form a whole image. Each block is an image in its own right and it’s good to work out what it is as the pieces join together. Each day the puzzling process is a little moment of calm in a busy time.
I’m also completing an impossipuzzle picture of numerous Brussels sprouts that I was challenged to try. This difference between the two puzzles could not be more stark. The thickness of the Advent calendar with the solidity of the fit make it a joy to do, alongside the fact that pieces stay together when you pick them up, unlike the other flimsy puzzle that is only in the house until it’s done and then it goes, whereas I shall keep the Advent calendar to enjoy again in the future.
I actually had an tiny issue with my puzzle on day 13 when I found a stray piece from day 24. You can tell because the pieces for each day are numbered on the back. So that wasn’t really a problem. More serious was two days later when there was a hole in my finished block. I searched through the remaining boxes and found no strays so I contacted the good folks at Cloudberries who were kind enough to quickly dispatch a replacement puzzle. I’m now confident that I will have an excellent puzzle to complete. Both my daughters are puzzlers and I think they will have a tug of war over who gets enjoy this pleasure next year.
As it was a presentI hadn’t really realised that it was supposed to glow until the replacement came. That must be a testament to strength of the colour palette not being skewed unduly by the need to glow. I took a picture when I'd finished and it certainly does glow!
Overall: highly recommended.

The glow in the dark advent calendar was the start of such a fun new holiday tradition for our family!