My mom got this set for three of my sons for Christmas. They are ages 7,9, and 11. They are loving it! It has been so fun every time they get mail! The activities have been interesting and aren’t too easy or difficult. I highly recommend this product and would love to get them another set next Christmas
My 9 year old granddaughter and friend, also 9, have been working on this right after they finish their homework. They are happy to leave the electronics behind to meet the challenge of the Bigfoot mystery. There's plenty of critical thinking required and they love it. One more envelope to go and hoping they solve it!
Gave this gift to my 10 y/o son and he was absolutely absorbed with the “decoding” aspects of the mission. He really felt the thrill of being a spy and solving the variety of riddles. Was a joy to watch him stick with it and the excitement and satisfaction of the solves. Thank you!
I received a very excited FaceTime call from my granddaughters several states away. They had just completed the Princess Slumber Mystery and were thrilled with the experience and the presentation of the clues! Their parents had seemed to enjoy it as much as the girls (ages 6 and 8) had. This was a quality gift and I’m so glad they still have another mystery to solve! I had ordered two!
We bought this for our 9 year old, but all three kids have gotten way into this. I have been so impressed with the personalization, care, and detail in the game. We gifted it Christmas morning and with everything else it got kinda lost in the crazy, but a week later (when the next should have arrived) I reminded her and since then they have all been super invested. Buying the entire pack together gave me the opportunity to kinda deliver when they started getting excited about it (and on days when we didn’t have events to get to). We haven’t finished yet, but I would highly recommend - it has exceeded my expectations.
I got it backwards. I thought my grandson was going to love these adventures and my granddaughter would get bored. It was the other way around. She was so taken with the storyline and looking forward to the letters, she actually wrote back to the characters. And she wrote in the coded language. It was quite a challenge for her mother and I to try to figure out what she’d written to try to respond in someway. Anyways, she had a wonderful time and now her, her mother, and her brother each have a piece of the princess’s heart that they can come together as whole as a family.
Nice work on the storyline. As for the spy mystery for my grandson, he got bored after halfway through the first letter, saying he wasn’t going to fill out any information or send it into the spy Academy. Oh well. I’ll take the win!! How should you. Nice job on the slumber mystery
My son and I had so much fun with the Mail
Order mystery. I spread it out over a few days which was fun. It makes a great gift and we would definitely order again and try another one. Would recommend !
My granddaughter loved her first experience with this program! She went through all of the envelopes in the same day because she was so motivated! I will let her pick the topic of her next mystery for her 10th birthday in March.
This mystery set had a lot of fun and cool things. It had cards that tell you information about creatures (both alive and extinct today). I had to use these as clues to help solve the mystery. You also got a cross body bad to put the pictures in. It was challenging to solve the mystery. Have parents close by to help if you get stuck. (This review was given in my 8 year old grandson’s words.)
We had a blast as a family doing the treasure hunt! It’s well worth the money! It was nice to get the kids off their electronics as well. It also pushed my 9 year old to decode the hints! My 7 year year old was so happy in the end with the treasure chest! Her teachers and friends all heard about the treasure at school!
This was an all in Grandparents gift for Christmas. We received the entire kit because of the postal strike . My Granddaughter 11 is not a rule follower and likes to do things her way . She found out she had to keep circling back for the answers as she would speed ahead . We worked together till I had to fly home . When my plane landed I received a call of total excitement telling me how she had found the safe combination. This was a totally delightful experience.
We gave this as a joint Christmas gift to my daughter (6), niece (9), and nephew (12). It was so fun watching them get into it over a course of their time together over winter break. We ordered all envelops at once, then handed a new one out after they finished each one. All three kiddos were able to contribute in big ways, and by the end, the parents couldn't keep out of helping too--it was so much fun! My kiddo wants to do more. The online parents' guide was very helpful a couple times when we needed a hint. We'll all be recommending Mail Order Mystery to friends and family!
Our 11 year old grandson loved everything about this. I highly recommend.
Gave this as a gift to my grandson who absolutely loved it! I loved that he had to read, do puzzles, quizzes, activities, read and actively figure things out. He had a real sense of success each step of the way!!
I purchased this pirate themed mystery package for my Grandson’s 7th birthday & it’s been a great topic of conversation across the miles! He has always been a Pirate Lover. We are in Georgia & he is in Massachusetts. He has a great Mom, willing to invest the time in helping him with the reading etc. They are in the midst of a weekly program and are loving it. I’m considering another once this one is finished.
I bought this mystery for my grand daughter for Christmas and she loved it. We did it together as her parents were away and when they returned she did it again with them. I would recommend these mystery’s
I bought this for my grandchildren for Christmas. The oldest one is nine and it was definetly difficult for them as was expected, but they were so excited every time they received a letter. We have not finished yet but when they asked their great gramma if they had an aunt Flora and she said yes, they were hooked. It has been fun for me and super exciting for the kids. Reading the notes online allowed me to help them with each letter. I would definitely recommend. If your kids are a bit older they would do better but the excitement is unmatched. It has been really fun. I totally recommend
Daughter loves it. Started on Christmas Day so we are on week/envelope 4.
My grandkids LOVED this! I participated in the hunt also, which made it a special gift for me too! It took us about 3 days to “solve” the mystery, which made it a gift we will ALL remember. I love that I was able to augment my own twists and turns in finding the treasure- the prompt letters allow all manner of imagination to run wild! This was simply SO MUCH FUN!!!
I gave this to my 10-year old grandson this last Christmas, and he absolutely, totally loved it. He opened the first envelope after Xmas lunch, and kept at it virtually non-stop. He found it hard to tear himself away from the fun of cracking the codes and solving the puzzles. He finally finished 26th evening - the last puzzle was really hard, he said, but the reward more than worth the effort. This was the right level of challenge for him, and I don’t think I could have given him another Christmas gift that he would have enjoyed more at this age. Thank you!
My 7-yr old grandson and I had such a good time with this gift. It came all at once so he was motivated to solve each of the riddles and puzzles so that he could go on to the next one. He needed a little help here and there so the whole family got involved. Thanks so much!
My 10 year old daughter loved it. Asked for another as soon as she finished. Had to help her along a little bit but not too much and it was a nice activity to do as a family.
Our older teens (and their mom too) really had fun with this package over their holiday break! Would have worked for slightly younger teens, but there were enough challenges and variety to keep us all engaged.