Make Your Own Escape Room

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

Make your own escape room.

A photo of the room before the thief broke into the room showing a vase that was in a different place. To get started we recommend that you make an escape room that takes only 30 minutes to complete instead of one hour. By adopting this approach you will experience the process without wasting too much time. But if there s a will there s a way.

As they solve a puzzle you ll feel the emotional fist bump in the air to end all others. They re super easy to customize and you can be playing in. 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. Use candles to add to a historical or spooky 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. 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. To make the escape don t make it too obvious for the players to see the escape 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. For a safer option use electric or battery operated candles instead of real candles. For all escape rooms you should have some way of locking boxes or rooms puzzles and a theme. Although there are many escape rooms available there is a benefit to making your own.

A screen on the wall shows a countdown clock with a 20 minute timer. Imagine being locked in a room with a small group of people and a single envelope taped to the door. Your first clue is taped to the door. It s very ambitious to create an escape room yourself especially if you ve never done it before.

Then hide an object inside that vase. One is that you can alter the theme and puzzle difficulty to suit different audiences particularly for younger children. For example make a key to open that door. Choose props to make your escape room more authentic optional.

But designing your own escape room is incredibly fun and when your crew yells a ha. The best way to get started with setting up an escape room is by creating your own storyline. If you re short on time we ve got some ready to play escape room kits as well as a classroom kit for teachers. Or better a puzzle.

Escape rooms are so much fun.