Oster Awards: Tween Mystery Party Game

This event went better than I expected. I organized this mystery party for a group of girls aged 10-14. They absolutely loved it. I highly recommend!

Well planned, clear instructions.

I purchased this for my daughter’s 11th birthday - most of the group was 10/11 year olds. It was easy to follow, instructions are great and it wasn't too difficult - the girls had a blast.

It was fantastic! I don't think I have ever heard more giggling, screaming, and laughing from a group of girls in my entire life! The directions were easy to follow, the set up was great. The invitations created much excitement leading gup to the party. We even had multiple moms ask if they were allowed to join in the fun (they weren't!). I highly recommend this for any group of young ladies!

We did this for my daughter’s 12th birthday party. They did a great job of playing their roles and dressing in character! They had the best time and there was plenty of help in the papers to answer my questions. 3 of the 8 girls guessed the mystery thief correctly which I felt was perfect. It wasn’t too hard or too easy! Thank you for the fun party!

Was amazing! Girls had sooo much fun. Was for my 11 year old daughters birthday party

This was easy enough for kids to follow, they just needed a little time opening up and mirroring how to play a character roll. So much fun!

Had a surprise bonfire mystery party for my 9year old daughter and her friends. They all came dressed up and we had accessories too. They key to the game is being really organized before, getting the clues put together in envelopes and everything. There were times I had to simplify some of the clues slightly for a younger audience but overall they understood it well and it went very smoothly! They had a blast !!

I was worried that the kids wouldn’t be able to follow along, but they absolutely loved it. Once they got started it pretty much ran itself. They party packet was extremely organized from planning extra time for late guests to receipts for certain foods to match the party we loved it! So much better than what I was going to try and do on my own!!!

I hosted a 40th birthday/ ladies night in party. We had a great time playing the mystery game, and it wasn’t too hard or too easy! I took one star off because the video trailer didn’t really explain what the actual mystery was, and I had a hard time figuring it out until I bought it and read through the material a couple times.

My daughter turned 12 and wanted a sleep over party. That was out of the question. I hunted down something unique and that will keep kids off their phones. This was amazing. We (daughter and I) decided less than a week before, so I purchased the digital download. Make sure you single page print it out, not double sided.
The party was laid out and easy to plan and decorate, there are plenty of "Awards night themes" at the party stores. I really enjoyed the sample timeline that was available.
We told the girls to dress up according to their character.
We served sparkling apple cider in champagne flutes as a welcome and intro to the game. We had different snacks to separate the rounds.
The girls enjoyed being in character, however they might not have gotten the gist of "mingling" to find out information. It was a loud loud party.
The bonus games helped spread out the time and give them a chance to come out of character.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and no one was on a phone! I will probably do this again in a few years.

Mystery at the oster awards was awesome for my daughter's 13th birthday party. 10 girls participated and they all had a blast. The instructions were simple and easy to follow so things ran very smoothly.

Just wanted to let you know that I have been doing your mystery parties here at LHS for years. Just did this one back in March and we had a wonderful time. Had to condense Rounds 1 and 2 together for times sake but overall it was very well received. Looking forward to doing more in the future.

Our daughter was looking to do something unique & different for her 12th birthday party. She loves mysteries and clue-type games so when I suggested a "mystery party" she was all-in. The "Oster Award" theme worked perfectly as her party was on the same day as the actual Oscar Awards! We had 12 girls at the party between the ages of 11-13 and they all loved pretending to be hollywood starlets and trying to figure out all the clues to the mystery. We held her party in a room at our local community center and decorated it in full hollywood glamour, including a red-carpet entrance and hollywood star walk with each of their names on a star (great party favors). The game was the perfect difficulty level for their age - if you're paying attention and taking good notes it's relatively straight-forward to figure out whodunit (process of elimination).

To echo what a previous reviewer said, the host should absolutely read through the entire instructional packet and use the bullet list/party timeline for each round and activity. This will help with game flow (you won't have to search through the big instructional packet during the game) and if you follow your party timeline it will ensure you don't go too fast or too slow through any round or activity.
Just like any other event, the more prepared the host is, the better the event will flow. Make sure to cut out all of the clue cards, evidence cards, police report, etc. in advance so all of that stuff is ready to go for the party. I even did a dry run as the host the day before to make sure it would all make sense to a bunch of 12 year olds.

This was great fun for a group of 8 twelve year old girls. They really got into their characters for the entire evening.
It did not take an excessive amount of work beforehand on my part, but I imagine it would require even less time if you bought the extra products instead of printing and cutting it all out yourself.
The level of difficulty was just right for 12 year olds- only 3 of 8 guests solved the mystery but there was enough “evidence” that no one was just guessing whodunit.
I would definitely recommend this game-you get hours of fun for a very reasonable price.

I purchased this for my daughters 10 year old's birthday party and it was a lot of fun. You could play this without purchasing anything besides the supplies to print out the sheets. Because it was her birthday I used higher end stationary and did a lot of decorating on theme, but even then (with dollar store decorations) this was a great value for the price.

Some of the kids needed explanation about the structure of hollywood awards ceremonies (lead actress vs. supporting actress, etc.), or the difference between evidence and motive, but that was to be expected since we were below the recommended age. It was not hard to overcome and didn't hinder their ability to play.

I was worried the kids would lose interest; over three hours we ate appetizers, pizza, desert and played the game. The time went by quickly and I found I didn't need any of the bonus activities to keep it going, though we did take fingerprints for fun.

I would recommend that the host put together a bullet list of the highlights of each round and the order in which you'll do them. It was especially important in round two where there are several steps and the order is important. All of the information is in the instructions, but you don't want to be re-reading in great detail while you are in the throws of the game.

Overall I would defiantly recommend. It was a fun experience for a good value and a unique birthday party activity.

My purchase was the 100th Annual Oster Awards set, do-it-yourself kit. It was perfect for my daughter’s 12th birthday. Our 18 guests were mainly 9-14 year olds. We played 3 of the suggested games while we waited for late arrivals & in between rounds. Kids were completely engaged and 3 were able guess the “thief”. We purchased party products from our local store to support our economy

I would highly recommend this product. We hosted a party for 22 girls for my daughter's 12th birthday. It was an easy theme and an easy party to host. Everyone was super excited to attend and felt it was a unique way to celebrate a birthday. I have never attended a Mystery Party, so I was concerned it would be difficult to host. However, my daughter really wanted to have a Mystery Party, so I went for it and I'm glad I did. The directions are very detailed and easy to follow. The customer service is impeccable. They were quick and thorough...even answering emails late at night. I highly recommend this party and this website. I will definitely use them again and have already recommended them to many friends who asked after their daughter's attended the party and had so much fun!

This is a great choice for teens. I had 21 girls so I purchased the extended package. I loved that all the roles dressed the same. It was my daughter's 13th birthday party and since not all the people RSVPs, I did my invites as Hollywood theme and asked all the girls to dress up. I handed them the roles when they arrived. The kids had a blast. It is a good way to entertain teens at a party.

The only negative thing I can say is the extended package had two male roles. Not sure why when the other 22 are females.
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From MyMysteryParty.com Staff:
The additional male roles are due to a large demand of roles for 1-2 brother(s) who may be around the same age as the partygoers. That's why they were added on to the expansion pack.
We're glad you enjoyed the party!

I purchased this Mystery for my 11 year old's birthday party and the girls had a blast. They all participated and acted their characters.
Definitely recommend it!

They are SCREAMING to do this again!

Great game!

With a group of twelve 13 year olds, all of the guests got into character and kept the game going strong. They were upset when it ended! Will be doing another game soon, as the girls keep asking for it!