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Summer FAQ: Everything you need to know about ordering
Read more →We are just going to state as a matter of fact that Mail Order Mysteries are perfect summer activities. They are engaging, immersive, imaginative and kids can do them pretty much anywhere. If you’ve got questions about ordering a Mail Order Mystery this summer here are some answers.Q. I love the idea of a Mail Order Mystery but we are away for part of the summer and we don’t want to miss out on letters. Can I still order?A. Absolutely. We have two shipping methods to choose from, “Send Weekly” or “All in One Box”. If you order “All in One...
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Looking for a Father’s Day Gift?
Read more →Are you looking for a fantastic Father’s Day experience that Dad and the kids can do together? Mail Order Mysteries are fun, funny and challenging enough that Dad won’t have all the answers, but not so hard that Dad can’t save the day. Dad and kids can work together to solve riddles from a troll, track down a missing agent, crack a curious case, save the family fortune from double crossing scallywags, or fix the family’s time travel mistakes before the time police catch on. Our mystery experiences are personalized, so if you want your mystery addressed to Dad and...
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Made By Humans #8 - Microdots
Read more →This is Shibin making the “microdots” for our espionage themed mystery “Spies, Lies and Serious Bad Guys”. Essentially what you are seeing is a tiny message written in the smallest font possible, folded up and glued underneath a postage stamp for kids to find. Whenever we design a new mystery we follow a few of our own made-up rules. One - don’t scare kids, so no murder or monsters. Two - don’t direct kids onto screens. Three - crack ourselves up. And when we came up with the idea for the microdots for our spy mystery we really split a gut....
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Top 10 Reasons Our Mysteries Make 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...
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Made By Humans #7 - Meet Our Customer Service Team!
Read more →As part of our ongoing “Made by Humans” series where we go behind the scenes to meet the people who bring our mystery experiences to life, we would like to introduce you to our all-human customer service team. This is Katy, Thomas and Sherilyn. (Russell has recently joined the team and he is not in this picture.) These are the amazing humans who respond promptly, kindly and professionally to every email, phone call and text we receive. We are super proud of this team. We have high standards for everything we do here at Mail Order Mystery but these guys...
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Spies, Lies and Super Disguises
Read more →The Secret Headquarters of Espionage (S.H.O.E.) is Mail Order Mystery’s top secret spy school, a world-class academy where elite Junior Agents learn what it takes to be a spy. Training materials include the S.H.O.E Guide for Spies, a handy little handbook full of tips and tricks for success in the secret world of espionage. Junior Spies also learn about the importance of a good disguise. We supply kids with a few moustaches to get started, of course, but these two have taken it to a whole new level. We would also like to point out that great spy minds think...