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This past Friday, July 27th, teens gathered at my library to solve a mystery set in a 50s diner. This was the first time I had bought a mystery party kit online from host-party.com. I would highly recommend using their pre-made mystery games. The price is good (only $30 in most cases), they have lots of choices (all settings and for all age groups), and you get everything online. This means you can print your kit immediately, email invitations out to everyone, and post pictures before and after the party.
The Nifty 50s was a scripted play. I had teen actors I found from both my TAB and a comedy improv workshop I held back in the spring. The mystery was so cute. John E. "The B" Good is going steady with Peggy Sue, who is having a birthday today. But John seems like he is more interested in the car he is driving, a 1957 Shavy El Domino. When the car ends up missing, John interrogates everyone in the diner, including Maybelle Lean, the waitress, Miss Molly, the high school etiquette teacher, Mack the Knife, the local bad boy, Moana Leesa, the beatnik, James Steen, the shop teacher, and Mary Lynn Mudrow, the blonde bombshell with some awful good hotwiring skills.
We had a local 1950s style diner donate the food, and they also loaned us materials for our set. The set was two card tables, oilcloth tablecloths, and table decorations, such as napkin holders, mustard/catsup bottles, salt and pepper shakers, and restaurant menus. The set called for milkshakes, and we created them with mashed potatoes and food coloring. 45 people attended and had a fabulous time.
First we had an informal gathering time where our guests met the cast:


Then we had a 1957 trivia contest, with the winning team getting a prize.
Last was the play. Just a few shots:

We had a local 1950s style diner donate the food, and they also loaned us materials for our set. The set was two card tables, oilcloth tablecloths, and table decorations, such as napkin holders, mustard/catsup bottles, salt and pepper shakers, and restaurant menus. The set called for milkshakes, and we created them with mashed potatoes and food coloring. 45 people attended and had a fabulous time.
First we had an informal gathering time where our guests met the cast:


Then we had a 1957 trivia contest, with the winning team getting a prize.
Last was the play. Just a few shots:


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A friend of mine hosted a mystery dinner party once. We all dressed up as the diff characters. It was a vineyard mystery, and I was Marylin Merlot, famous movie star. Haha.
Good times.
Teens Mystery Parties.