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This is awesome. I had a book of codes as a kid, and I'd give messages to my mom and dad and ask them to try and crack them. I don't think my dad ever got any, but my mom figured out a few by realizing I rarely had anything to put in the messages besides, "I love you". If you want to switch it up, you could send a coded message saying that the sender is worried the code may be compromised, and send a puzzle instead. Maybe something simple, like a grid and a list of coordinates to color in (I'm sure he'd ask you about the strange list of pairs of numbers) to create a few words or some monochrome pixel art, Picross-style. If you REALLY want to drive him crazy, send him the empty or partially filled-in grid one day, then the coordinate list a day or two later. You could also try things like making your own jigsaw puzzle, or writing a message on the back of a pre-made one. In High School, for a treasure hunt, a friend wrote a locker number and the code to the combination lock across a series of small, plastic, farm animal toys, then left clues for figuring out the order of the animals. You could probably adapt that idea pretty easily. I'm a fan of tactile puzzles, I suppose. And I have to agree with The Hoobit about being leery of the idea of giving an animal as a gift -- it sets a bad precedent, if you put animals in the same category as objects. If you do it (and it is a really cute idea  ), I'd make sure to explain to your son that it was the result of a well-reasoned decision, not a whim, and that the cat is your family's responsibility now.
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MooglyGuy posted:I'm surprised that nobody so far has mentioned The Eleventh Hour. Yes yes yes yes yes yes. For everyone has told the truth!
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