Everyone loves a good puzzle! Escape rooms have become very popular over the years, but they can be expensive to visit and they’re not typically the right fit for younger children. Inspired by my own children’s interest in escape rooms, I have compiled this collection of the Top 5 Free Printable Escape Rooms for Kids.

This collection includes five popular printable games from Hands-On Teaching Ideas. All of the games are free and no additional materials are needed to play (except a pair of scissors to prepare some of the clues). Simply print the puzzles, set them up in virtually any location and get ready to learn, have fun and problem solve!

Look through each of the games and find ones that are a great fit for your children, or players. There are five in the collection ranging from ones created specifically for young children, preschool and kindergarten aged to older more complex escape rooms and puzzles.

Try starting with the most simple games and working your way up to the more challenging games. Add them to your classroom, party or family night and try them all!

Getting Your Free Games

At the bottom of the page you will find a grey box. By clicking this box, and subscribing through Grow, you will unlock the printables throughout this website. Once you subscribe below a page with a direct link to the Free Library will download.

Clicking this link will take you to the library where all of the free escape rooms can be downloaded. Otherwise, click each of the links for the top 5 escape rooms and download from each page.

If you find you love these escape room games, try creating your own escape room by selecting your own puzzles to put together to create your game. Check out 25+ Free Escape Room Ideas and Puzzles for lots of ideas and printables.

Make sure to also visit, 40+ Escape Room Ideas and DIY Puzzles, filled with lots of DIY hands-on puzzles using materials from around the house to create the ultimate game!

Free Printable Escape Rooms for Kids

Below is a list of Hands-On Teaching Ideas top 5 free printable escape rooms for kids. For all of these games, the puzzles are all that are required to play. (With the exception of a pair of scissors for a bit of prep on some of the puzzles.)

Printable escape rooms are a great way to introduce new players to escape rooms because they tend to be straight forward and in many ways more simple than hands-on puzzles. So peek through the top rooms below to get started.

When setting up your game, make sure that your puzzles are printed, prepared and set in the specified locations. Most of the puzzles in the games below lead players to specific locations within a home. You can decorate the space, play music or a ticking clock, and you can give players a time restriction. Typically one hour is a fair amount of time to restrict players to.

Free Printable Escape Rooms for Kids at Home

This first printable escape room is the most popular. It’s a great start to try escape rooms. The puzzles offer a great variety of common escape room puzzles.

Print the puzzles and follow the instructions on the link to make set up easy. The solutions are also provided on the page. The puzzles in this game are placed in several common areas of a home or building, such as where shoes are stored, a couch and pillows.

Kids will love the bright images and straight forward instructions. They will learn the basic structure of an escape room and will love being successful in solving the puzzles.

A completion certificate is also included with the game which can be printed for each player to take home after completing the game.

Escape Room for Young Kids

Kindergarten Escape Room Idea

I currently teach kindergarten and wanted to give my students an escape room experience. However, I often find that the puzzles in escape rooms are far too complicated for young children. Therefore I created this escape room for young children.

The puzzles are simplified and based on material and expectations covered in these early years. For example, most of the numbers found in the puzzles are under twenty and the instructions are clear and simple.

The game can be played on a tabletop at home or in the classroom for individuals or small groups to complete.

Free Printable Escape Rooms for Kids

DIY Escape Room – Mystery Manor

Escape from Mystery Manor is slightly more complicated and created for older children (10+) or children with some extra escape room experience.

The escape room includes a slightly more mature theme and the puzzles are more complicated. If you have done the other escape room puzzles with a group and they are able to complete them successfully and in good time, this is a great game to advance to.

This escape room, like many featured on this list follow a slightly different format than regular escape rooms in that the puzzles take you on an adventure each time a clue is solve. Often the solution to the clue takes you to a specific location within the house. In that location, players will find their next clue.

Printable Escape Room Game

Medieval Mystery Free Printable Escape Rooms for Kids

We love escape room games in my house for family game nights, but I also love using them for parties, get togethers and even play dates for kids.

This printable escape room has a medieval theme with beautiful graphics. The puzzles include some math questions for kids to solve. The puzzles will also require lots of trial and error attempts as children try to solve each clue.

New Years Eve Escape Room

The final escape room for my top 5 list is a classic, but very popular New Years Eve escape room game. You can plan to use this game for a New Years Eve party, however, it could be done any time of year.

For all of these escape rooms, they each have a theme, but you can do any of them any time of year and you can do them virtually anywhere.

So even if it’s not New Years, you can still celebrate and solve the puzzles!

New Years Eve Escape Room Ideas

The puzzles can be printed and placed around the house. The game can be played with a group celebrating the new year, or you can send individuals on an adventure!

With each of the free printable escape rooms, you can add to the excitement by including a small prize or gift with the final puzzle. This is a great way for players to know they have successfully completed the game.

If you use the printable for a celebration, such as a birthday, the final prize can be goody bags or a special gift for the birthday child to find.

Whichever escape room(s) you choose to start with, I hope your kids enjoy it as much as my children, and students did.

There are lots of other escape room games available on Hands-On Teaching Ideas. From other printables to hands-on puzzles and games, check out all of the escape room ideas.

Download the Games!

All of the printable games featured above can be found and downloaded below. Click the grey lock box and subscribe through Grow to Hands-On Teaching Ideas. Once you subscribe a page with a link to the Free Resource Library will download.

Click the link to access the library. Once in the library, do a search for the escape rooms. Once you find the game, click the image for the game you want and it will download right away. Download one, or them all!

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