Christmas Escape Room: Santa's Locked Sack

Grizzle the grumpy snow goblin has put a magic word lock on Santa's present sack, and the sleigh leaves in 60 minutes! A complete printable Christmas escape room for Christmas Eve, family parties and the last day of term. Print at home, fill 7 envelopes and play. No padlocks or boxes to buy. WHAT'S INSIDE (21 pages) - Host guide: set-up in 10 minutes, a page-by-page envelope plan, timings, age guide and hint rules - Read-aloud story letter from Juniper the Head Elf to start the game - Sleigh Log team answer sheet with shaded letters that build the final magic word - 6 different puzzles, one per envelope: 1. The Reindeer Stable (logic) 2. The Elf Grid Code (code breaking) 3. Present Maths (picture sums and a number code) 4. The Torn Picture (cut out and fit 6 pieces together) 5. The Word Search (find the words, then read the hidden message) 6. The Lantern Maze (collect the letters on the right path) - The Sack Lock: the final magic-word puzzle - 12 hint cards (2 per puzzle) so nobody gets stuck - 3-page answer key with worked answers - Thank-you letter from Santa for the winning team - 7 envelope labels, a Rescue Team certificate and an escape record to beat next year WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - Six different kinds of puzzle, so everyone gets a turn to shine - Ages 6 to 8 play with a grown-up, ages 9 to 12 on their own, teens and adults on a 30-minute timer - A4 AND US Letter sizes, each in colour and an ink-saver version - Works for 2 to 5 players per team. Print one set per team and race at parties or in class WHAT YOU GET - 4 PDF files: A4 colour, A4 ink-saver, US Letter colour, US Letter ink-saver - Quick Start guide (PDF) HOW IT WORKS - Download the files from your Etsy Purchases page - Print at 100% / actual size - Follow the host guide to fill 7 envelopes (about 10 minutes) - Read the story letter, start the timer and hand over Envelope 1 PLEASE NOTE - This is a DIGITAL download. Nothing physical will be shipped. - The files are not editable. - Colours can look slightly different on screen and in print. - Personal and single-classroom use only. Please don't share or resell the files. Designed by Thexton Labs. Artwork and layouts were created with our own code, with the help of AI tools.