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Need a Plan this Summer? We’ve Got Your Back!
Read more →Ok, so what’s the plan? School is almost over and summer will soon be here. Are you going to travel? Maybe, depending on the COVID situation. Can your kids go back to summer camp? Maybe, depending on the COVID situation. Camps could be virtual. In-person camps might have limited capacity, and kids may still be distanced and masked. Enough already! We have had it with this pandemic! The kids are bored! And they won’t stop fighting!It sounds like you could use some guaranteed fun delivered to your door. Mail Order Mysteries are engaging, personalized stories in which kids are the...
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Celebrate the End of this Stinkin’ School Year!
Read more →This long, strange school year is almost over. It was a tough one. For many kids, it was a year of disruption, distance and deprivation. It was lonely. It was hard. School was a computer. Their friends were a million miles away. They took it one day at a time. They did their homework, or they didn’t. They paid attention, or they didn’t. But they got through it. And that is something worth celebrating. So, just a reminder…. your (not-so) little one (*sniff*) is about to graduate another year of school. So if you are planning to get an end-of-school...
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COVID-19 Shipping Update
Read more →WHY WE HAVE NOT RETURNED TO SENDING WEEKLY MAIL We know how much kids love getting mail. We love it too. And for many of you, life may seem like it is getting back to normal. But COVID-19 is a global pandemic. Some countries are suffering devastating losses. Supply chains continue to be disrupted and shipping times remain unpredictable. Mail Order Mystery is located in Ontario, Canada where COVID cases are higher than ever. We are currently in a state of emergency. So we must take extra precautions to protect our staff and we remain prepared for the possibility that...
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Add Some Magic to the Easter Basket! 🐰
Read more →We love Easter, even though we never understood 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 their shoes. Kids are magical thinkers, and this is one of the reasons why Mail Order Mysteries make such great Easter gifts. Kids love the idea that they could have a real pirate ancestor (with the same last name as them!) who has left behind real pirate treasure. They love the idea that they could be...
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Do You Need Some Five Star Family Fun? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Read more →There are so many reasons these days for families to be together, for better or for worse: spring break, lockdown, homeschooling, canceled travel, all of the above, some of the above. And that means that more than ever, we’re hearing from families who are working together on Mail Order Mysteries. We are thrilled to hear what a great time Moms, Dads, Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles and kids have been having together, in person and online! Check out what our customers have to say about how much fun they had working with family on their Mail Order Mysteries, especially in these...
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Stuck at Home for Spring Break? We’ve Got an Adventure for You!
Read more →Nowhere to go this spring break? Stuck at home with nothing to do? Let us bring the adventure to you.We design our mysteries for kids age 8 - 13 but they are fantastic for the whole family, especially families who have been cooped up together for the past year.Are you looking for something mysterious and fun to do? We have four mysteries to choose from. In our espionage-themed Spies Lies and Serious Bad Guys, you discover that you have been enrolled in a top secret spy school. Training has just begun when you are called upon to help locate a missing...