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Rediscover the Joy of Family Time
Read more →When we first started Mail Order Mystery, we imagined that we would create mysteries for kids. Our kids were young, so we made mysteries for young kids. As our own kids got older, we designed more complex mysteries for older kids. But as we developed more mysteries, we noticed something interesting. We started to hear from more and more parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents who loved the mysteries as much as their kids. We realized that we had created an experience that families could share together. With this shared experience in mind, we developed our first "family mystery," a time travel adventure called Escape the Master Loop. Like all of our mysteries, Escape the...
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Need a Plan For Valentine’s Day? 💝
Read more →The answer is always love. That's the message of The Enchanted Slumber, where this beautiful illustration comes from. So it's not surprising that The Enchanted Slumber is our favorite Valentine’s mystery. It’s all about love: love for our family and friends, love for the earth, love for each other. And yes, we know that Valentine's Day is a bit of a made up holiday. But we believe that the world can always use a bit more love and everyone can definitely use an excuse to have some fun. A Mail Order Mystery is a wonderful way to do something special for - and with - your kids...
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The Perfect Last Minute Gift 🎁
Read more →As parents, we know this is a hectic time of year. Despite best intentions it’s easy to fall behind on holiday gift shopping. That list of creative ideas from a month ago becomes a frantic late night trip to the mall. So just a reminder that a Mail Order Mystery is a perfect last-minute gift. At this point we can’t deliver before Christmas, but after you place an order, you can download a special gift note that you can print out (or even email) letting a child know that they’re about to receive a Mail Order Mystery. Give them the note as...
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2022 Holiday Shipping Dates
Read more →If you are planning to order a Mail Order Mystery as a holiday gift we want to help you time its arrival. There are two ways to have your mystery experience delivered. You can have it packed up all together and shipped in one box, or you can have the mystery sent as separate installments mailed once a week for six weeks. ALL IN ONE BOX All six installments will be packed together in a single shipment that is fully tracked. Every mystery we send out is personalized, so it does take some time from when you place your order to when it...
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Why We’re NOT Having a Black Friday (Or Cyber Monday) Sale (Again)
Read more →It's become a bit of a holiday tradition here at Mail Order Mystery. We're not doing a Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale this year. In fact, we've never done one.We create personalized experiences for kids that take time to prepare. We don’t want to compromise our commitment to creating great experiences for kids in order to jump into the feeding frenzy of sales, competing to be heard above the noise.So you won't see us artificially increasing our prices so we can look like we are offering great deals for one weekend of the year. We won't make you buy...
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GIFT ALERT! Cool New Stuff at the Mystery Emporium.
Read more →If you're visiting our website you likely know all about our mystery experiences, but did you know we also have a whole line of great gifts featuring the beloved characters from all five of our mysteries? If you know a kid who has done one of our mysteries or will be doing one soon, they would love a gift from our Mystery Emporium. And we just added some super cool new products. Since we launched our newest mystery Escape the Master Loop, we've recieved a ton of requests from people looking to buy some of the gorgeous artwork from the mystery. Well, now you can!...