by JK Stewart | Jan 28, 2026 | Fun & Games, Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Family gatherings sound cozy until you are actually inside one. Someone is bored. Someone is overstimulated. Someone is arguing about football. Someone else is hiding in the kitchen pretending to help. You want togetherness. You often get polite chaos. This is exactly...
by JK Stewart | Jan 26, 2026 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
There is a moment every host has right before they buy a murder mystery game where they pause and think, “Wait. Will this actually work for my group?” Too scary? Too childish? Too confusing? Too slow? Age is usually the first thing people worry about. And honestly,...
by JK Stewart | Jan 25, 2026 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
People often assume Megan’s Mysteries started as a business idea. A gap in the market. A clever niche. A late-night spreadsheet moment. It didn’t. It started with a church hallway conversation and a calendar full of date nights. When our church launched a marriage...
by JK Stewart | Jan 1, 2026 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Homeschool social groups are amazing and complicated at the same time. You get kids who are curious, observant, wildly creative, and completely unafraid to ask deep questions. You also get kids who are still figuring out how group dynamics work when there is no bell...
by JK Stewart | Dec 31, 2025 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Most kids shut down the second leadership talk turns into a lesson. They have been trained by years of assemblies, posters, and forced group work to associate leadership talk with boredom. The irony is painful because kids actually love leading when it feels real....
by JK Stewart | Dec 30, 2025 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Running a mystery game for a large group of kids can feel either magical or mildly unhinged. There is rarely an in-between. One version ends with kids fully immersed, arguing over clues, staying in character, and begging for “just five more minutes.” The other ends...
