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Looking for the Perfect End-Of-School Gift? 🏫
Read more →1. The end of a school year is something to celebrate. Mail Order Mysteries are a great way to keep kids reading and learning without even realizing that they are learning. 2. It’s the gift that keeps on giving! Six mailings over six weeks keep your kids busy all summer. 3. Feed the brain! Mail Order Mysteries are a jumping off point for all sorts of learning adventures: geography, history, pirate lore, fairy tales, spy training, time travel, ciphers, codes and more! 4. Our mysteries get kids excited about problem solving instead of spending their summer zoning out on screens. 5. Five star reviews! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...
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Made By Humans #1 - Rajo Zakic, Illustrator Extraordinaire
Read more →Meet Rajo Zakic. Rajo is a fantastic illustrator we have had the pleasure of working with twice. The first time was when we were making The Case of the Missing Bigfoot, a cryptozoology-themed whodunnit set in an old mansion. Rajo designed the set of 20 cryptid collector cards that kids get in the final installment, and they are extraordinary.We were so impressed with Rajo's talent and versatility that we collaborated with him on our next project, the time-travel themed Escape the Master Loop. Rajo came up with ideas and illustrations that were beyond what we could have imagined. We asked him if he...
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This Post Was Not Made by a Robot 🤖
Read more →Remember when AI was just the subject of science fiction and high school debates? Well it’s official. AI has arrived. It is real, it is here, and it is turning our world upside down. Homework battles are no longer a kitchen table contest. This fight is taking place on a scale and scope we never could have imagined.We’re not saying your kid is using ChatGPT to do their homework, but a lot of kids are. And it is a fine line between “help with homework” and “doing homework”, which every parent who has taken control of the glue gun at...
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Easter Basket? ✅ Mystery Adventure? 🤩
Read more →We love Easter, even though we have no idea how or why it all fits together - the magical rabbit, the chocolate, the egg hunt. But why question it? Kids don’t. Of course a bunny materializes while they are sleeping and hides chocolate eggs in the most unexpected places. We also love Easter gifts that give kids something to do for the rest of the day once the chocolate bunny is eaten down to a lump. If your kids enjoy searching all over the house for eggs, imagine how much they'll enjoy cracking codes, contemplating clues and solving one...
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And The Winner Is...
Read more →We love the Academy Awards. Before we had kids we had a big Oscar Party every year, cake and all. After we had kids we would still watch the awards, but the time came when the only movies we had seen were animated. Now the kids are older, and we can see the movies again, but someone in our house is always upset because their favorite movie didn’t win.So let’s put the joy back into the awards, we say! No losers, no mean jokes, no sucker punches on stage. Let’s give out some awards of our own! And the winner...
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Spring Break Ahead
Read more →Spring Break sneaks up on you. It seems so far away. Until it isn't. Every year we remind ourselves: “Spring Break is coming! Make a plan or you’ll be sorry!” And then Spring Break comes around, we don’t have a plan and we are plenty sorry. So here is a plan, or at least part of a plan. Order a Mail Order Mystery. If you choose our "All in One Box" delivery option, we'll ship all six installments out now. You can stash them away and have them ready to go for your Spring Break. And if you're planning a trip,...