KID 03
Kids & Family
The Case of the Vanishing Birthday Crown
A printable magical birthday detective party for kids: the jeweled Birthday Crown vanishes from Professor Pockets' Traveling Magic Show, and the birthday child, as the Birthday Detective, leads the case.
- Players and time
- 6 to 12 kids with the birthday child as the Birthday Detective; a grown-up hosts. About 1.5 to 2 hours, cake at the end. Ages 8 to 12. Prep about 30 minutes.
- Pages
- 51
- Format
- A4 and US Letter
- Language
- English, Italian (Festa Detective Compleanno)
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What's in the download
- Premise, At a Glance, How to Play in 3 rounds: Showtime! / Lights Out / Countdown to Cake Time (pp. 2-3)
- Choosing the Cast: 6 core characters, up to 12 (p. 3)
- Setting the Scene: food, drinks, decor, music; Tips for the Host (p. 3)
- Cast pages with 12 illustrated characters (pp. 4-5)
- Host-only truth, timeline and clue guide (pp. 6-8, do not show)
- Opening script, Map of the Big Top, invitations (pp. 9-13)
- 12 character booklets (pp. 14-37), 16 clue cards (pp. 38-41), name tags, accusation cards, solution, 6 awards (pp. 42-50)
Inside pages
Lines from the book
Younger players can team up with a grown-up detective partner who helps them read.
Keep the spotlight on the Birthday Detective: let them speak first in every round and lead the accusation.
guaranteed innocent, in charge of the case, and the one who names the thief at the end.
