Puzzle Art

READERS BEWARE: this post has very little to do with party planning, so I hope you will indulge me. I saw the most adorable pictures in the latest Pottery Barn Kids catalog that inspired me to create some artwork. Truth be told, I am an artist-wanna-be. I appreciate art, I collect art, I’m just not that great at creating art. The PB Kids inspiration was a set of pictures in a gorgeous nursery that showed animals made out of newspaper print. Sorry no pic, but just go with me on this one – they were incredibly cute and creative. I thought it would be fun to create some of my own animals using a different part of the newspaper – the crossword puzzle.

So here are the results. Wait, let’s have some fun. Try to guess the animal based on these crossword puzzle-style clues that I spent days coming up with…

Puzzle #1: An amphibian that has permeable skin and no tail.

Puzzle #2: This flying insect is important ecologically because it is an agent of pollination.

Puzzle #3: A diverse group of reptiles that were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for millions of years.

How did you do?

Answer #1:


Answer #2:


Answer #3:


These pictures were super easy to make. Just gather up some crossword puzzles (I bought a big book of them at the dollar store), trace the outline of the animal and then cut it out and glue it onto a picture frame mat.



That’s it – cute, easy art!