The best way to get started with setting up an escape room is by creating your own storyline.
Make your own escape room.
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.
It s very ambitious to create an escape room yourself especially if you ve never done it before.
As they solve a puzzle you ll feel the emotional fist bump in the air to end all others.
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.
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.
By adopting this approach you will experience the process without wasting too much time.
The only way out of the room is to stop that clock.
Use candles to add to a historical or spooky theme.
Or maybe a riddle so players go deeper into the game.
For example make a key to open that door.
One is that you can alter the theme and puzzle difficulty to suit different audiences particularly for younger children.
But if there s a will there s a way.
But designing your own escape room is incredibly fun and when your crew yells a ha.
They re super easy to customize and you can be playing in.
Here s how to make your own escape room challenge for kids.
Visit a crafts or thrift store to find decorations and costumes that fit your theme.
To get started we recommend that you make an escape room that takes only 30 minutes to complete instead of one hour.
A screen on the wall shows a countdown clock with a 20 minute timer.
Although there are many escape rooms available there is a benefit to making your own.
To make the escape don t make it too obvious for the players to see the escape door.
Usually this would be too well hidden for a make your own escape room but this clue makes it solvable.
For all escape rooms you should have some way of locking boxes or rooms puzzles and a theme.
Then hide an object inside that vase.
Here s another example of a before after photo.
Escape rooms are so much fun.
Or better a puzzle.
For a safer option use electric or battery operated candles instead of real candles.