NEW! SPRING Brighten Up Puzzle Competition 2026
Full details below, to purchase your team's ticket CLICK HERE.
NEW! Spring Edition of Brighten Up's popular annual puzzle competition.
Our fall competition will return October 25th, details to be announced shortly.
Piece your way to victory at the Brighten Up Puzzle Competition! Assemble your puzzle team, choose your challenge, register at Brighten Up Toys and Games in either Fergus or Erin, practice and PUZZLE!
Sunday May 24, 2026
Registration Time: 30 minutes prior to each competition start time
Centre 2000 - Shamrock Room (upstairs)
14 Boland Dr, Erin
Sponsored by: Cobble Hill Puzzles, Enjoy Puzzles and Ravensburger Puzzles
Your team registration fee includes:
- Participation in this exciting competition as teams race to finish their puzzle first!
- Take home the puzzle your team completes (one per team)
- GIANT Community Puzzle tables provided by Ravensburger Puzzles
- Light refreshments
- BONUS: There will be special “Some Assembly Required” Puzzle Deals on Select Images for Cash and Carry available at the Puzzle Challenge only!
Chose your challenge from four options (you may register in more than one category):
-
10:00-11:30am - Ravensburger 500 piece relay - team members complete TWO 500 piece puzzles simultaneously, switching with one another every 5 minutes
(2 team members, $30+HST per team) -
10:00am-12:00pm - Cobble Hill Family pieces puzzles
(1 Adult and up to 2 Children, $30+HST per team) NOTE: the adult participant may rotate throughout the event. -
12:00-1:30pm - Ravensburger 500 large piece puzzle
(Solo category, $25+HST per person) -
2:00-5:00pm - Enjoy Puzzles 1000 piece puzzle
(up to 4 team members, $30+HST per team)
Prizes:
- The WINNER in each 500 piece and 1000 piece challenge category will receive a voucher for one free 1000 piece puzzle in their chosen brand for each team member
- The RUNNER UP in each 500 piece and 1000 piece challenge category will receive a voucher for one free 500 piece puzzle in their chosen brand for each team member
- The TOP THREE teams in the Family Pieces challenge category will receive a voucher for one free Cobble Hill Family Pieces puzzle for their team
- BONUS PRIZES for best dressed, team spirit and puzzle cheer!
Register Your Team:
- In store in Erin or Fergus
- By phone 519.843.8887 (Fergus) or 519.833.9258 (Erin)
- By e-mail ask@brightenuptoysandgames.ca
- Your registration fee must be paid in store, online or by e-transfer for your registration to be finalized. Your team’s spot will NOT be secured until payment is received.
Rules, Tips and More!
- Practice with your team! The images which you will compete with are a secret but you can practice on a variety of images to get your puzzling strategy pieced together.
- Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to register and get yourself settled.
- Brighten Up will provide the puzzle, tables and chairs, but anything else you want for your puzzling and comfort you must supply.
- You may use any puzzle sorting methods you would like but you MUST remain contained to your allocated table space (no putting extra sorters on the floor, chairs, etc.