I have been having touble figuring out the first two words to the hidden phrase. I have the mermaid 7 but for the life of me, I cannot figure out the first two words.

Looking at the walkthrough: Use the unwrapped TOY on the pieces of cardboard taped to side of computer...
Would that help?
If not, let's wait for a gamer that has played the game.

Hmmmm... These must be the missing letters Hank cut out to create a clever way to hide his password from prying eyes huh?
With these missing letters you should be able to figure out the first 2 lines of the "Hidden Phrase"
NOTE: The 2 lines much be entered EXACTLY correct with no extra spaces or any punctuation.

Hi Grandma,

The full phrase can be read after assembling the pieces of paper found in the bin outside the pier shack, and using the unwrapped toy on that completed paper.

The first two words are:

I used the game piece on the cardboard and came up with the missing letters ....7 mmraies. I didn't get the show me answer.  There were three words there. I want to use the computer and can't get the two words to get in.

I'm not sure why you're getting those letters, but here's the full phrase you need to use. You should be able to enter that into the computer without assembling the cardboard scraps:

packed with 7 vitamins found in meat chem bios cereal is a creepy treat

Type it in exactly as it appears for casing and spacing, with no punctuation. Also avoid leaving any extra spaces at the end.

Thank you. I actually got that phrase but didn't know that I had to put in the complete thing. I thought that the two words had to be created with the missing letters. Dah.

Glad that helped. Hope you're enjoying the game.

I have gotten all the way to the Spider Temple but don't know how to rotate the spiders. I set the box but what do they mean by rotate the spiders?

Your game package should contain some extra documents as well as a pack of 3 plastic spiders. The spiders can be used with one of the documents to help you solve the box puzzle.

By speaking to Tara, she will give you three cards in turn, and you should make a note of the symbol on each one.

One of the documents in your game package has a circular decoration with similarly shaped symbols. This is the document you use with the plastic spiders. Place one spider on each of the symbols Tara gives you.

By counting how many coloured flashing orbs there are after completing the orb puzzle, you now know how many spaces to rotate the spiders from their original spots.

Make a note of the new symbols after you have clockwise-rotated the plastic spiders.

Those new symbols can now be entered onto the spider box in your inventory.

Thank you. I will try it. I have the disc, the paper and two spiders. Your walkthrough is wonderful.

Let us know how you get on.

Hi Boomers,
I desperately need a saved game to get me past the spider & orb puzzle...I have spent 2 days trying
Thanks
Gloria

Hi Gloria,

Are you at the spider temple already? I'll send you a save after this part. On its way to you now.

Hello Rushes,
I Am at the witches house & she has told me to get the orbs from the other room..Where are the orbs???in the other room.I have 4 flashing lights what do I do next..Do I move the spiders 4 spaces clockwise from the original spots given to me by tara.I would really love to do this without the save.
I find the walkthrough really confusing.If you could help me in simple english LOL Iwould so appreciate it.As you can see I am a blond
Cheers
Gloria
Is there another walkthrough ?

Ah ok, you're still at the witch's house. In that case, don't use the save I sent as you'll miss a chunk of the game.

The orbs are in a locked drawer in the other room. You need to find the key to open the drawer. In the room with the witch, examine the area to your left, there's a small table with a box. Solve the puzzle box (it's a Match 3 type puzzle) to obtain the key for the drawer.

Examine the paper on top of the locked drawers where the orbs are, it'll give you a clue.

Then go and give the orbs to the witch.

See my post a little way up the page for an explanation on how to set the spider box in your inventory correctly.