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We have puzzle lovers too. Though none of my kids ever really got into the single piece insert puzzles, their interest has always kicked in at 2+ with ravensberger puzzles of increasing difficulty.
My mom bought my daughter a 24 piece puzzle when she was 21 or 22 months old. At first I thought my mom was a bit out of touch with reality, as I had never heard of such a young kid doing jigsaw puzzles like that. 3 days later I found myself taking a video of my daughter putting it together by herself. We bought her 3 more puzzles in the next couple of months, but at some point her interest waned.
Having said that, I am a big proponent of adding the third dimension when applicable, as it is something I've always struggled with. I'm much better at problems that I can reduce to 2 dimensions.
For her 2nd birthday, my wife and I bought my daughter the Battat Take Apart Airplane, as sort of a 3-D puzzle.
We find it hard to find ones that are 200/300. They seem to go from 100 then jump to 400
I agree.
DS2.5 is getting pretty good with 100 pieces. I want to get him some 200-piece ones, but most of them are aimed at older children. DS likes more bright-colored ones.
I don't know if this is true in other cities, but in my town I can pick up nice, complete puzzles for $1-2 at the Friends of the Library booksale. My kids are not as big on puzzles as some, but this is a nice way to pick some up cheaply, especially when you're not sure where they are on ability.
