Melissa & DougOn the Go Spy Mystery Secret Decoder Book With Decoder Wheel and Magic-Reveal Pen

My son loved it

don't buy

Sebastian

I bought this for my 10-year-old nephew, but my 6-yr-old nephew kind of stole it. Luckily, big brother is a nice kid. My younger nephew couldn't stop coloring the pages for quite a while, which maybe some parents would appreciate, but when I come to visit, I want to hang out! So, I had to either join him, which I did for a bit, and then I asked him if we could do something else. He was very entertained. The book introduces the concept of finding clues and using codes. Really cool.

I put these in my 7 and 6 year-olds' Easter baskets. They loved the Melissa and Doug Water Wow books when they were younger so figured I'd give these a try. I have tried getting them to sit and do them, and they did start them but just weren't interested enough in them to keep going. Two months later and they still haven't finished much and I honestly don't even know where they are anymore. It's a fun idea and the quality of the books is good, my kids just didn't love them.