Get ready for your next adventure! Mix the fun and excitement of an escape room with the comfort and convenience of doing it in your own home. I love creating and sharing escape room games that my family, friends and even students at school, have loved. In this collection you will find my Top 15 Free Escape Rooms for Kids.

Each of the escape rooms below include free printable puzzles. Some of these puzzles compliment hands-on puzzles to create the game, in others the free puzzles make up the whole game and no other materials are needed.

Take time to look through the collection to find an escape room, or two, that you think is the right fit for your group. These games can be done by individuals, groups or families.

Escape room games are a great way to make learning fun and engaging. Many of the puzzles in escape rooms require some math, problem solving and other critical thinking skills to solve. So get a free escape room ready to try and turn any space into a room filled with adventure and mystery!

For more escape room ideas, check out Hands-On Teaching Ideas popular post of 40+ DIY Escape Room Ideas filled with DIY, hands-on puzzles you can make using simple items.

For each escape room, click the link below the image, or the image itself to view a full description of the activity.

Setting Up Your Escape Room

Once you choose the escape room you want to prepare, make sure to print the pages based on the instructions included in the resources, or on the blog post. Once printed prepare the pages by cutting and/or hiding them in each location.

Some of the escape rooms below include printable instructions, however, for most of them the instructions are explained in the blog post description.

To add to the experience, adding themed decorations and music can keep engagement high. You can also choose to set a time limit. Usually an hour works well for the games. However, if you have young or inexperienced players, giving them as long as they need to work their way through the game is ideal.

With each game, I try to include a small prize or treat in the final location. You don’t have to include anything, but it can make the game even more memorable. With the escape rooms, most also include a free escape room completion certificate.

Escape Room for Young Kids

If you’re looking for a simple escape room to introduce escape rooms to young players, this printable escape room is the place to start. The puzzles are simple and intended for preschool and kindergarten aged children.

It’s a great way for them to experience escape room games without the frustration of the puzzles being too challenging for them.

Mystery Manor Puzzle Game

Once you’ve tried a few escape rooms, this game, Escape From Mystery Manor, is a great game for groups and slightly older kids. The theme isn’t scary, but it has a more spooky vibe than the other games.

This printable escape room includes everything you need with the printable puzzles. No additional materials are required, beyond a pair of scissors to prepare some of the puzzles and a pencil to help players solve the puzzles.

Medieval Mystery Escape Room Game

The images in this escape room create a great Medieval Mystery. Children will love working their way through the clues to find their way to the end. There are lots of math and coding type puzzles and they can be played around the house.

This escape room is slightly different than some games in that as each puzzle is solved, players are directed to a different place in your home. Players will move about as they play.

Free Printable Escape Room

This is Hands-On Teaching Ideas original, and very popular, free printable escape room game. All of the puzzles and materials you need are included in the printable. You can print it and set it up around your house in minutes.

If it’s a rainy day or you’re simply looking for a screen free activity for kids, this escape room kit is always a favorite!

Make Your Own Escape Room

This is another escape room that mixes printable puzzles and hands-on clues. The clues that you make are fairly simple and use materials from around the house, like play dough, balloons and popsicle sticks. You can even use tea bags to create a worn, aged look on the puzzles.

Free Escape Rooms at Home

Create an escape room in a bedroom at home. Hide all of the puzzles around the room for children to find and solve. This escape room includes lots of free printable puzzles, but also involves some hands-on materials.

This was the first escape room game that I used a recordable sound button and it was instantly the favorite clue! If you choose to purchase a few unique puzzles, a recordable button is a great choice!

Kids Escape Room

If you’re looking for an escape room that includes lots of hands-on puzzles, this game requires a mix of printable puzzles and physical clues. Many of the puzzles work well with a group to work through and solve. These hands-on clues require a few more complicated materials, but it makes it feel more like a formal escape room.

Critical thinking and thinking outside of the box is required to be successful with this game.

Free Escape Rooms for Kids – Themed

The next group of free escape rooms for kids are all themed for a specific occasion. You could use them any time of year to practice your escape room skills, but they were created with a certain holiday in mind.

For many of the games, they are a great way to keep kids entertained at family events as children are busy solving the puzzles and finding their way to the end of the game. Some of the games are free escape room kits, meaning that everything you need is included because all of the puzzles are printable. Some of them are a mix of free printable puzzles and hands-on clues.

Thanksgiving Escape Room

Happy Thanksgiving! If you have family over for the holidays, and have a kids table, make sure to try out this Thanksgiving escape room game. All of the puzzles are printable and filled with everything we love about the holiday. Kids can work together to solve the puzzles. This version can be played while sitting at a table.

Free Escape Rooms for Kids – Halloween

This is one of my favorite escape room games! The puzzles mix hands-on gross clues, perfect for Halloween, as well as printable puzzle clues that are easy to set up. This is a great game to play with a group who are very excited for Halloween!

Christmas Escape Room Kit

Christmas is a great time to create special memories for kids and families. This hands-on Christmas escape room mixes classic holiday songs and uses many of the decorations you already have up to create this ultimate escape room game. This game is a great way to keep the excitement of the holiday going for the whole month of December while kids keep learning.

Free New Years Eve Escape Room

It can be tricky to find activities to keep kids and groups engaged on New Years Eve. This New Years themed game is a great way to celebrate! You can also put special treats or party favors into the final treasure box for kids to find and start the party!

DIY Valentines Day Escape Room

The free printable puzzles are adorable for this Valentine’s Day themed escape room. Create fizzing hearts and scratch off clues with this themed game.

St. Patrick’s Day Escape Room

I love creating special learning activities for the holidays. Kids love celebrating any occasion and it’s a great way to get kids engaged and learning. This escape room game includes golden balls of playdough, glowing coins and a table full of clues!

Free Escape Rooms for Kids – Seasonal

You can find lots of seasonal escape room game on this site, but the two below include free puzzles. Escape room games often include a theme and these games include images and ideas of all of the favorite parts of the season.

Summer Escape Room

Head outside for this summer escape room game. If you’re looking for something, screen free, to make a summer day more special, this escape room game includes everything kids love about summer from water balloons to super soakers! Go on an adventure in your own backyard.

Fall Escape Room Ideas

If you love everything about fall, from the colors and crisp, cool air to pumpkin seeds and falling leaves you’ll love this game. This escape room includes printable puzzles as well as hands-on clues, such as a mini science experiment.

Escape room games have never been easier to introduce children to. Kids of all ages can benefit from these learning experiences. With so many free puzzles you can quickly, easily and conveniently create an escape room experience your kids are sure to love!

If you try one of the escape rooms above, I’d love to hear about your experience!

If you’re looking for another escape room that isn’t featured above, make sure to check out Hands-On Teaching Ideas Shop. You’ll find lots of printable escape room games for different seasons, celebrations, such as birthdays and even animal themed games.

Free Escape Rooms for Kids – Downloads

All of the escape room puzzles featured above can be found in Hands-On Teaching Ideas Free Resource Library. Click the grey box below and subscribe through Grow. Once you subscribe, a page with a link to the Free Library will download. Click the link and search through, or do a search, for each of the free escape rooms that interest you.

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