Hi Jessica,

Just make sure you don’t peak inside any of the envelopes! If you plan to stuff yourself, just take care to not actually read any of the content.

Hi Nicole.

Oh fun! I think any age could potentially enjoy a murder mystery party (depending on personalities of course).

DO: Decorate. Send a reminder to your guests. Encourage everyone to STAY IN CHARACTER the entire time! Once the mystery is over, then you can break character and just hang out to chat about normal life. Encourage everyone to dress their part too. The costumes help to make the night even more fun. UTILIZE NAME TAGS (which character names on them). While the first Murder Mystery Night we did was obvious (Mrs. White was the maid so I was in a maid’s costume. Ms. Scarlett wore a red dress. Etc.), the Luau Party theme wasn’t quite as obvious. So depending on what your party characters are, USE NAME TAGS! At the beginning of the night, go around and have everyone state their character name and a little background too. For food, make sure you prepare ahead of time so you’re not stuck in the kitchen during the party/game. Or serve crockpot foods. Start the night with an ice breaker game. We did a toilet paper costume game (suggested in my host manual from My Mystery Party). DO make sure to take photos!

DON’T: Don’t break character is the biggest thing. Even if, at times, you’re not sure if ‘you’re playing the game right’, just keep going. It’s so much more fun and effective if you stay in character!

PS> I found lots of the decor and paper products at our local dollar store that matched our theme.

Good luck!

Thanks!!!!
Nicole