Let your child decide what to cut up and make a puzzle from - it could be a cereal box, leaflet or other piece of card from the recycling. Ask them about why they have chosen that picture to use.

At least if your family likes jigsaw puzzles. The idea is very simple, laminate a photograph onto some laser-cuttable board, and then run the laser over the outline of the pieces. Bam! Instant puzzle.

You can watch him give a tour of his work in the video, embedded below. Feeling the urge to make your own puzzle boxes? Take a look at some we’ve seen over the years, and we even have a ...

Each puzzle helps you build critical thinking skills as you play! Once you’ve solved the dozens of puzzling challenges in the activity guide, you can design your own puzzles for yourself or friends.