Color By Symbol Picture Puzzle Kit

A picture puzzle kit comprising:

• a plurality of puzzle pieces, each of said puzzle pieces having a length, a width, and a thickness, said thickness being small compared to said length and said width, each of said puzzle pieces defining an outside edge, said outside edge of each of said puzzle pieces being configured to mate with outside edges of at least two other of said puzzle pieces, and said puzzle pieces marked with indicia corresponding to a plurality of colors;
• one or more color charts comprising said indicia, said one or more color charts displaying a plurality of colors corresponding to said indicia;
• a plurality of coloring tools, each of said coloring tools corresponding to one of said colors;
• and
• said puzzle pieces together defining a picture when said outside edge of each of said puzzle pieces are mated one to another and each one of said puzzle pieces is colored using one of said coloring tools corresponding to said one of said colors associated by said one or more color charts with said indicia marked on each of said puzzle pieces.

A method of coloring puzzle pieces of a picture puzzle using indicia marked on said puzzle pieces, comprising the steps of:

• providing a picture puzzle kit, comprising:
• said puzzle pieces comprising parts of a picture, wherein said picture puzzle is assembled by linking said puzzle pieces, wherein said puzzle pieces are marked with said indicia corresponding to a plurality of colors;
• a color chart for displaying a plurality of colors corresponding to said indicia marked on said puzzle pieces, wherein said color chart comprises:
• a first indicia corresponding to a first color;
• a non-indicative indicia marked on a peelable layer on said color chart;
• said peelable layer adjacent to and in removable contact with a hidden second indicia;
• said hidden second indicia corresponding to a second color, wherein said hidden second indicia is positioned below said peelable layer, wherein said hidden second indicia corresponding to said second color is revealed on removing said peelable layer marked with said non-indicative indicia;
• a third indicia corresponding to a resultant third color that will be obtained by mixing said first color and said second color represented by said first indicia and said hidden second indicia respectively;
• and
• a plurality of coloring tools for coloring said puzzle pieces using said colors displayed on said color chart corresponding to said indicia marked on said puzzle pieces;
• determining said second color represented by said hidden second indicia on said color chart that needs to be mixed with said first color represented by said first indicia on said color chart to obtain said resultant third color represented by said third indicia on said color chart, by mixing a plurality of colors with said first color using said coloring tools from said picture puzzle kit;
• removing said peelable layer marked with said non-indicative indicia to reveal said hidden second indicia corresponding to said second color to be mixed with said first color for obtaining said resultant third color, on failure to determine said second color;
• mixing said first color with said second color using said coloring tools of said picture puzzle kit to produce said resultant third color;
• and
• coloring one or more of said puzzle pieces marked with said indicia corresponding to said third indicia using said produced third color.