The weather is cooling down and the holidays are approaching, which means more time inside and lots of gift-giving. Kill two birds with one stone with these sustainably USA-made (and supercute) puzzles from Kansas City Puzzle Company.
Husband and wife duo Tim and Stefanie Ekeren founded the Kansas City Puzzle Company as a fun side hustle that grew from their love of puzzling and desire to disconnect from tech to spend quality time together as a family. The idea for the company came about while they were putting a puzzle together with their then-three-year-old daughter. She mentioned wanting a Kansas City puzzle, and after doing some research online, the couple realized there weren’t many options, so they decided to make one themselves. They first came up with the idea to make a puzzle company at the end of 2019, but supply issues strained by the pandemic pushed back their product launch to spring of 2021.
The premium-quality puzzles from Kansas City Puzzle Company have a soft-touch matte finish, use soy-based inks, have biodegradable plastic packaging and are made from recycled materials. Their uniquely shaped pieces are not too crazy, but not too uniform—they’re just right.
The puzzles come in different series, including illustrative cityscapes of our beloved city of fountains.
They also make great gifts. The puzzle series features different cities around the country. The series is a collaboration with Mario Zucca that turns the artist’s intricate and detailed art prints into playable puzzles.
The puzzles come in 500 or 1,000 pieces and are so beautiful they become art in themselves. Kansas City Puzzle Company also has a sister brand, Birdie Puzzles, which are unique and fun puzzles that feature work from a variety of independent artists.
Get cozy this weekend and settle inside with a puzzle for yourself, or give the gift of a beautiful and unique puzzle from Kansas City Puzzle Company. kansascitypuzzlecompany.com
