[Ad- gifted product] We have previously, though many years ago, tried out the EUGY 3D Puzzle for Meerkats, but Robin was much younger and not into puzzles, so it was something Amelia put together. When we were gifted two of the EUGY 3D Puzzles, Robin was excited for her chance to build them and have the little models in her own room. These 3D puzzles are very easy to set up and put together, offering a fantastic rainy day activity, which is often needed in the autumn time. EUGY 3D Puzzles have a large number of animals, dinosaurs, mythical creatures and sea life for you to put together, all following the same sort of format. Each one has their own number as well, which encourages collecting them all!
We first went with the EUGY 3D Puzzle Penguin, as it was the favorite of the two for Robin. We do absolutely love penguins! Inside the box, there is a fold out that has all of the different puzzles you could find, along with some rough instructions. I say rough as they aren’t specific to the creature you are putting together, instead being a generalized bit of paper. With that in mind, it’s a puzzle that has very obvious next pieces, due to the numbers on each piece. Inside the box, there is a sort of separate bit that has the glue, along with a guide on how thin you should be putting glue in between each piece.
With the puzzle itself, you basically just punch out the different pieces and then glue them onto each other, using a spine piece to make sure they are primarily in line with each other. This middle bar isn’t quite big enough to do both sides of the puzzle, so you will need to push it about and glue towards the end with the white line markers. Both the Penguin and the Pachycephalo that Robin put together have different outside bits that you can choose from; one with the logo and one without, to finish it off. We picked the ones without.
The only other little tricky bit in the EUGY 3D Puzzles are the eyes – tiny beads that you need to put a little bit of glue in to hold them in place. These do have a bit of a tendency to roll away, so you need to be careful keeping track of them. When both puzzles were said and done, it’s clear that the Penguin has a front and back, as it’s made to lean back on it’s much longer side. The Pachycephalo is very symmetrical, and had a lot of details in the color on it.
Robin had a fun time putting them both together, taking about an hour to do both, and was very happy when they sat up on their own, standing perfectly on her shelf. I do think that this is a great little puzzle that doesn’t take much thinking and is quite fun to put together.