THE BEST PART WAS ALWAYS FOR YOU
Dear Avery,
A very happy birthday.
Here’s to all the doors you’ll open.
THREE KEYS · ONE LITTLE SURPRISE
The Birthday Cabinet
Unfold a paper room. Follow its clues. Find what’s waiting for you.
A DAY JUST FOR YOU
Happy
Birthday
Avery
a little joy, folded with love
THE KEY RING
ClockShelfStars
0 of 3 keys found
01
The invitation clock
YOU’RE INVITED
Tea, cake &
a little celebration
Set the hands to match the invitation.
Hour
Minute
The little brass door is shut.
A gentle hint
“Half past four” is 4:30: the short hand between IV and V, the long hand on VI. Minute buttons move by fifteen minutes.
02
The keepsake shelf
“The shell came before the acorn.
The paper boat was last.”
a drawer with no handle
Choose two keepsakes to swap their places, from left to right.
The shelf is waiting for its story.
A gentle hint
The boat must be on the right. With the shell before the acorn, the full order is shell, acorn, paper boat. Choose one keepsake, then another to swap them.
03
The paper constellation
Turn each paper ring until its stars sit inside the gold tracing.
The paper sky has a secret seam.
A gentle hint
Each turn is a quarter turn clockwise. Match outer stars to north & southeast, middle to west & south, inner to north & east. “North” is up. The current directions are written on each button.
The birthday present
Clock · Shelf · Stars
Your words, in ink
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