Think IQ 3-in-1 Puzzle Set - Coloured Wood & Crystal

The colourful one, which is not at all the same thing as the easy one.

Purple, cornflower blue and natural beech, plus a translucent violet puzzle that comes apart into a dozen faceted pieces and looks rather like a cut gemstone until you drop it. It's the most attractive of the sets and the one most likely to be picked up by somebody who wasn't looking for a puzzle.

The colour does more than decorate. On a natural wood burr every piece looks identical, so you're working purely from shape; here the painted faces give you something to track, which makes these a genuinely better starting point for a child. The crystal puzzle is the hard one — more pieces, and the translucency makes it strangely difficult to tell which layer you're looking at.

Perfect for: Children moving up from jigsaw puzzles, and adults who will claim they bought it for the children.

3 puzzles | 1 player | Age 6+