The pieces on the 100 piece puzzle are about 5 cm across and recommended for age 5 plus. My daughters and I had fun working together as a team and completed it in about 15 minutes. The 500 piece puzzle is a step up and looks like a “proper adult” one with pieces roughly 2 cm across. 8 year old M said it’s perfect for her to do in the evening when I’m putting her siblings to bed. I think it would take her several hours to complete in total though.

The puzzles, like all Gibsons jigsaws, are made from 100% recycled board and they are made in the UK. The boxes feature the image on the back of the box and there is also a print out of it inside the box. The finished puzzles are both 48cm by 34cm.

The 100 piece puzzle features 15 women and the 500 piece puzzle even more, each divided into 5 categories of: warriors, creators, pioneers, leaders and champions. There are an embarrassing number I haven’t heard of before and even those I have I would struggle to explain in a clear way what they did this makes them a great learning prompt whether you have the books or not. If you are the kind of parent who likes to have all the answers then you might want to Google any you don’t know before your child starts on the jigsaw, I’m a big fan of “why don’t you go find out and then tell me?” though. I'm pretty confident I could talk about Elizabeth I, Florence Nightingale or The Bronte sisters, but Wilma Rudolph? Valerie Thomas? Grace O'Malley? Sorry I haven't a clue (yet).

The jigsaws themselves are quite easy to do because the images don’t have lots of pieces with near identical patterns you can’t work out where they go. This makes the jigsaws great for children who like a challenge, but can get frustrated if too hard. The 500 piece jigsaw should appeal to adults as well as children.

The Gibsons Jigsaw Puzzles for Rebel Girls are really lovely jigsaws and I can see them being completed lots of times.

***Disclosure: Jigsaws were gifted for honest review***