Make Your Own Escape Room

Here s how to make your own escape room challenge for kids.

Make your own escape room.

Or better a puzzle. A photo of the room before the thief broke into the room showing a vase that was in a different place. For a safer option use electric or battery operated candles instead of real candles. Use candles to add to a historical or spooky theme.

The only way out of the room is to stop that clock. For all escape rooms you should have some way of locking boxes or rooms puzzles and a theme. But if there s a will there s a way. First i bought a lock that needs 4 numerals to unlock it and it can be reset to a new combination over and over again.

Another idea would be to use a lock with a key and have one of your clues give a hint about where the key is hidden. Or maybe a riddle so players go deeper into the game. Your first clue is taped to the door. One is that you can alter the theme and puzzle difficulty to suit different audiences particularly for younger children.

As they solve a puzzle you ll feel the emotional fist bump in the air to end all others. By adopting this approach you will experience the process without wasting too much time. The best way to get started with setting up an escape room is by creating your own storyline. Then hide an object inside that vase.

A screen on the wall shows a countdown clock with a 20 minute timer. Usually this would be too well hidden for a make your own escape room but this clue makes it solvable. To get started we recommend that you make an escape room that takes only 30 minutes to complete instead of one hour. Escape rooms are so much fun.

Imagine being locked in a room with a small group of people and a single envelope taped to the door. Here s another example of a before after photo. Visit a crafts or thrift store to find decorations and costumes that fit your theme. Once you have one it ll be a lot easier to come up with fun immersive and creative puzzles so your family or roommates will be more easily sucked into the game.

Choose props to make your escape room more authentic optional. Although there are many escape rooms available there is a benefit to making your own. If you re short on time we ve got some ready to play escape room kits as well as a classroom kit for teachers. To make the escape don t make it too obvious for the players to see the escape door.

They re super easy to customize and you can be playing in.