missym
03-11-2013, 03:36 PM
DD1's 10th birthday party was yesterday, and we had such a great time! She wanted to do a party at home and invite about 10 kids. Yikes! We decided to do a mystery party (to save me planning activities to keep them occupied!). I found this site offering a bunch of different parties especially for kids: www.dramaticfanatic.com (http://www.dramaticfanatic.com)
We ordered the Medieval Mystery party and it was great! The story was cute, the instructions were good and the materials were well done. We had 13 people ages 7-70 participating and they all had a great time. I played the host - also fun, esp if you ad-lib a bit and really ham it up. We provided a variety of hats, props and costume pieces available to help everyone get in the spirit. Stick-on mustaches and funny hats/wigs were the big hit.
The mystery took about 1.5 hrs, and we gave them 20 min or so to "get in character" while all the guests were still arriving. I skipped over a few things because we were running short on time - it's pretty easy to adapt. There's no running around the house - we did the whole mystery in one room. We bought and made castle-themed decorations for the house to set the mood, but I don't think you'd have to do that.
We will definitely be doing another mystery party from Dramatic Fanatic. I'd recommend it for ages 8+ (maybe younger if they're very comfortable reading aloud).
Oh, and my sister made a beautiful castle cake - if I get a chance, I'll post a pic to brag on her amazing skills.
We ordered the Medieval Mystery party and it was great! The story was cute, the instructions were good and the materials were well done. We had 13 people ages 7-70 participating and they all had a great time. I played the host - also fun, esp if you ad-lib a bit and really ham it up. We provided a variety of hats, props and costume pieces available to help everyone get in the spirit. Stick-on mustaches and funny hats/wigs were the big hit.
The mystery took about 1.5 hrs, and we gave them 20 min or so to "get in character" while all the guests were still arriving. I skipped over a few things because we were running short on time - it's pretty easy to adapt. There's no running around the house - we did the whole mystery in one room. We bought and made castle-themed decorations for the house to set the mood, but I don't think you'd have to do that.
We will definitely be doing another mystery party from Dramatic Fanatic. I'd recommend it for ages 8+ (maybe younger if they're very comfortable reading aloud).
Oh, and my sister made a beautiful castle cake - if I get a chance, I'll post a pic to brag on her amazing skills.