My daughter just turned 12 and finding activities for that age is SO hard – too old for kid stuff, too young for adult things. Read this article and it totally clicked. Took her and three friends to Maze Rooms and they did Ghost Hunters. It was the perfect challenge level! Not too scary but thrilling enough to keep them engaged. They felt so grown-up working together without parents hovering. The puzzles required actual thinking but weren't frustrating. They escaped with 8 minutes left and felt like absolute champions. Best birthday activity for this tricky age group!