by JK Stewart | Jun 10, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
You’ve picked the game, you’ve sorted the characters, you’re actually excited about this — and then someone texts back “oh, I don’t know, I’m not really a creative person” and suddenly you’re doing emotional customer...
by JK Stewart | Jun 9, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Most people who buy a murder mystery game get exactly what they paid for: a game. Papers, characters, clues, a reveal at the end. And it’s fine. People enjoy it. But fine is not the same as memorable, and there’s a gap between running a mystery and hosting...
by JK Stewart | Jun 5, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Every office has a version of the same story. Someone books a venue, orders too many pigs in blankets, puts on a Spotify playlist that pleases no one, and then forty-five adults stand around in clusters talking to the exact same coworkers they sit near every day....
by JK Stewart | Jun 2, 2026 | Kids Parties, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
You have a six-year-old who still thinks ketchup counts as a vegetable and a fourteen-year-old who communicates primarily through sighs and closed doors. Getting them both excited about the same activity feels borderline impossible most evenings. And yet, murder...
by JK Stewart | Jun 1, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Book clubs are wonderful in theory. Wine, snacks, good people, meaningful conversation. And then someone admits they only got to page 47, someone else goes off on a tangent about the author’s use of symbolism, and by 9pm half the group is talking about their...
by JK Stewart | May 26, 2026 | Party Planning & Hosting Tips
The Fear Is Real. The Problem Might Not Be. There’s a specific kind of dread that hits murder mystery hosts when a guest announces their suspicion twelve minutes into the game with absolute confidence. You planned this evening. You set the table. You possibly...
