It s very ambitious to create an escape room yourself especially if you ve never done it before.
Make your own escape room.
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.
For example make a key to open that door.
Your first clue is taped to the door.
Choose props to make your escape room more authentic optional.
A photo of the room before the thief broke into the room showing a vase that was in a different place.
But designing your own escape room is incredibly fun and when your crew yells a ha.
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.
By adopting this approach you will experience the process without wasting too much time.
For a safer option use electric or battery operated candles instead of real candles.
If you re short on time we ve got some ready to play escape room kits as well as a classroom kit for teachers.
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.
For all escape rooms you should have some way of locking boxes or rooms puzzles and a theme.
One is that you can alter the theme and puzzle difficulty to suit different audiences particularly for younger children.
Or better a puzzle.
The best way to get started with setting up an escape room is by creating your own storyline.
They re super easy to customize and you can be playing in.
Usually this would be too well hidden for a make your own escape room but this clue makes it solvable.
Escape rooms are so much fun.
To get started we recommend that you make an escape room that takes only 30 minutes to complete instead of one hour.
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.
Then hide an object inside that vase.
But if there s a will there s a way.
Use candles to add to a historical or spooky theme.
The only way out of the room is to stop that clock.
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.
Visit a crafts or thrift store to find decorations and costumes that fit your theme.
Here s how to make your own escape room challenge for kids.