Detective Mystery Game for Kids Ages 7-12

🔍 THE MISSING CLASS PET — A PRINTABLE DETECTIVE MYSTERY FOR KIDS AGES 7-12

Eight clues. Six suspects. One hamster, and he is absolutely fine. Print it, read the case out loud, and let them work it out.

★ WHAT'S INSIDE — 14 pages ★

• The case, written to be read out loud

• 6 suspect cards, with room to write what you found out

• A word search warm-up with everyone's name in it

• 8 clue tags — cut them out and hide them, or hand them straight over

• A coded note to crack, with half the key missing

• The elimination sheet: 6 suspects × 6 objects × 6 places

• A case logbook to write the answer in

• Detective badges and evidence labels to cut out

• A certificate for whoever solves it

• The answer key — for the grown-up, at the very back

★ HOW TO PLAY ★

Read the case out loud. Hand out the clues, all eight at once for a quick game or one at a

time to make it last the whole party. After each clue the detectives cross out whatever it

rules out. When one name, one object and one place are left, they write them down and say

them out loud. Then the grown-up reads how it really happened.

★ GOOD TO KNOW ★

• 1-8 detectives · 30-45 minutes · ages 7-12

• Every one of the 8 clues rules something out — there are no decoy clues

• Nobody is in trouble in this story. No villain, nothing frightening

• Works for a birthday party, a classroom, a rainy afternoon or a summer camp

• Play alone, in pairs or in teams

★ WHAT YOU GET ★

2 PDF files — A4 and US Letter. Print as many copies as you like, as often as you like.

Ink-friendly pages: no heavy backgrounds to soak up a cartridge.

This is a digital download. Nothing is posted. The files are in your Etsy account the

moment payment clears.

For personal and classroom use. Please do not resell or share the files.

© Gather Round Games

❤ For personal use only. Digital product — nothing is shipped.

★ GREAT FOR ★

Classrooms, children’s birthday parties, rainy days, sleepovers, and screen-free afternoons.

★ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ★

Q: Is it hard to host?

A: No. The host reads one page aloud and the evening runs itself.

Q: Do guests need to act?

A: Not at all. Everyone reads their own sheet and answers questions.

Q: Can the host play too?

A: Yes. The solution stays sealed until the final reveal.

Q: Do I print everything?

A: Only the sheets for your guest count. A4 or US Letter.

Q: What if we get stuck?

A: Every kit includes a host guide and the full solution.