DIY JigSaw Puzzles (Free Patterns, Stencils, and Templates)

Free printable DIY Jigsaw Puzzle patterns and stencils. Create your own homemade wooden puzzles using these templates and a scroll saw. Or create a personalized puzzle from cardboard using a scissors, Cricut or Silhouette cutting machine. Find more Patterns, Stencils, and Woodworking Projects.

DIY JigSaw Puzzles (Free Patterns and Templates)

Putting a puzzle together makes a great family activity. A customized homemade puzzle also makes a great gift. Whether you create your puzzle from wood or cardboard, your friends and family will enjoy putting together a handcrafted puzzle. See how to create a wooden puzzle.

After selecting a pattern, you can specify:
COLOR, SIZE, and format.

DIY Printable Jigsaw Puzzle Patterns

Elephant family jigsaw puzzle template.
Elephant family jigsaw puzzle template. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Wooden easy diy car puzzle.
Wooden easy diy car puzzle. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Scroll saw dog puzzle pattern.
Scroll saw dog puzzle pattern. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Easy kid scroll saw puzzle template.
Easy kid scroll saw puzzle template. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Free diy whale family puzzle.
Free diy whale family puzzle. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Heart jig saw puzzle pattern.
Heart jig saw puzzle pattern. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Make your own kitten cat puzzle.
Make your own kitten cat puzzle. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Blank diy jigsaw puzzle template.
Blank diy jigsaw puzzle template. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.

Free Wooden Homemade Jigsaw Puzzles

Interlocking dog puzzle template.
Interlocking dog puzzle template. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Homemade bunny puzzle template.
Homemade bunny puzzle template. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Printable wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Printable wooden jigsaw puzzle. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Diy dinosaur jigsaw puzzle pattern.
Diy dinosaur jigsaw puzzle pattern. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Turtle tortoise puzzle pattern.
Turtle tortoise puzzle pattern. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.
Cat family jigsaw puzzle pattern.
Cat family jigsaw puzzle pattern. Free printable wooden jigsaw patterns, stencils, and templates.  Great for scroll saw, cricut, DIY kid projects, and woodworking projects.

 

How to Create a Homemade Wooden JigSaw Puzzle

Below are the steps that have found to be the simplest and quickest approach to creating a homemade wooden jigsaw puzzle.

Step 1. Glue a puzzle pattern or template to a piece of wood using a spray adhesive. Personally, I am using a 3/4″ (2cm) piece of cedar. Other soft woods like pine would also work great.

Adhere jigsaw puzzle pattern to wood.

Use spray adhesive to fasten puzzle pattern or template to wood.

Step 2. Cut out the puzzle pieces using a scroll saw. Try to create smooth, round curves without starting and stopping.
Use a scroll saw to cut out your wooden jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Cutting out a wooden puzzle piece using a scroll saw.

Step 3. Remove the puzzle pattern (paper template) by sanding. A palm sander will quickly remove the thin layer of paper.
You can remove the pattern on the puzzle piece by sanding.

Step 4. Your jigsaw puzzle is ready!
Finished DIY jigsaw puzzle - elephant

Step 5. Optionally paint or color your puzzle pieces. In my case, I applied a linseed-oil to help accentuate the grain.
Homemade wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Free printable DIY jigsaw puzzle patterns, stencils, and templates. Use your scroll saw, Cricut, or Silhouette to create homemade, handmade puzzles. Great DIY kid projects and crafts, woodworking projects.

 

Pattern Uses and Types of Materials

You can use these patterns, stencils, templates, models, and shapes as a guide to make other objects or to transfer designs. Create personalized, custom projects for your home, for craft shows, for selling projects online, etc. These designs are great for coloring pages and coloring sheets, crochet patterns, drawing and painting, svg files for cricut and silhouette, svg cut files, hobbies, holiday crafts, iron-on designs, kid crafts, laser cutting, needlecrafts, preschool printables, quilting, sewing, scrapbooking, sign making, string art (nail art), wall art, wedding crafts, woodworking projects, and other DIY arts and crafts.
 
You can transfer these printable patterns to cardboard, cardstock, canvas, construction paper, fabric, felt, foam, glass, leather, metal, notebook paper, paper, parchment paper, photo paper, plastic, plexiglass, poster board, rubber, steel, vinyl, wax paper, wrapping paper, wood, and many other types of materials.
 
When downloading a pattern or stencil, you can specify a new color (e.g., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, magenta, tan, cyan, olive, maroon, navy, aquamarine, turquoise, silver, lime, teal, indigo, violet, pink, black, white, gray, or grey). You can also add text and hearts to your image. Your new design or pattern can be printed or downloaded in PNG, JPG, PDF, or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format.
 

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