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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...
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This Easter Spark Imagination, Not Sugar Rushes
Read more →We love Easter candy but we also love 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 of our Mail Order Mysteries. It might even give you the chance to sneak away for a little Easter morning nap. Order "All in One Box" and we'll send you all six installments at once so you can hand them out at your own pace. You can even...
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ATTENTION: Spring Break Ahead ⚠️
Read more →Depending on where you live, Spring Break may still a few weeks away, maybe more. But here's the thing. 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...