From The Fayetteville Almanac · for kids 4–13

Junior Detectives: Fayetteville Edition

A free kids’ newsletter for ages 4–13: puzzles, secret codes and real Fayetteville history mysteries. Each issue comes by email, ready to print at home.

Take a look inside Issue #2

The Christmas-Past Case. Here are the first three pages.

Page 1 of Junior Detectives: Fayetteville Edition, Issue #2, The Christmas-Past Case: a Hello, Detectives! welcome, color-coded sections for Little Detectives (ages 4–6), Clue Crew (7–9) and Master Detectives (10–13), the detective rules and a list of what’s inside. — Page 1: Hello, Detectives! and what’s inside

Page 2: The Secret Decoder Ring, a family case with five locked code words, a job for each age group, how to use the ring and a decoder log to fill in. — Page 2: The Secret Decoder Ring, a family case

Page 3: Finish the Sentence, five true town facts to fill in from a word bank, and the License Plate Travel Log, a map of the United States to color in each time you spot a plate from another state. — Page 3: Finish the Sentence and the License Plate Travel Log

See the whole preview issue (PDF)14 printable pages · 1.1 MB

One signup, every age

Every issue has a section for each age group, so each kid finds puzzles that fit.

Little Detectives

Ages 4–6

Picture I-spy, counting, mazes and drawing, plus a read-aloud for a grown-up to share.

Clue Crew

Ages 7–9

Word searches, simple codes, riddles and a trail of town facts.

Master Detectives

Ages 10–13

A History Mystery from real Fayetteville history, logic puzzles and timelines.

Plus a Family Case that everyone works on together: the Secret Decoder Ring, a secret message with one new key in each issue.

What’s in an issue

A family case with a secret code to crack
Picture I-spy and mazes for the youngest detectives
Word searches, ciphers and riddles
A History Mystery from real Fayetteville history, with sources
The Three-Town Trail: facts that link Fayetteville, Lynchburg and Pulaski
A cut-out decoder ring and a detective passport
Jokes, a mailbag and the answers at the back

Play Shape Detective

Can you name a town or county just by its shape? Solve 8 quick cases with real map outlines and fun facts. There is a read-aloud button, and you can play on your own.

Play Shape Detective

For grown-ups

Outing missions are always done with a grown-up, on public sidewalks, while shops are open.
Kids never need to share their name, address or school.
Want to send in an answer or a drawing? A grown-up can email hello@ourtownalmanac.com with the kid’s first name or nickname only.
Every history fact comes with a source.

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