The Runaway Dragon Egg

What’s inside

• One PDF of 20 pages: story, setup guide for the host, 6 picture puzzles + the Royal Hen House, answer key and hints
• The host role: the Story Keeper (a grown-up), who checks passwords and hands out the envelopes
• Everything you need is printed on the pages. No real locks, no outside knowledge
• Colour Edition and Printer-Friendly Edition (light backgrounds that save ink)

How to play

1. A grown-up plays the Story Keeper, prints the kit and fills the envelopes before play (about 20 minutes).
2. Print single-sided, in color or in black and white. You need 7 envelopes, pencils, child-safe scissors and a timer.
3. The Story Keeper reads each page aloud. The children play as one team of Egg Finders: a maze, patterns, see-saws, a picture map and a cut-out jigsaw.
4. Every puzzle gives a number, a word or a door. The children write it on their Egg Finder Card, and the right answer opens the next envelope.
5. At the end, three of their own answers show which nest in the Royal Hen House holds the egg. Every puzzle has a gentle hint and a big hint.

Who it’s for

A gentle first escape room for kids aged 5 to 9: birthday parties, preschool and early-years groups, playdates and family afternoons. Picture-led, with very little reading and no scary parts. 2–8 children plus one grown-up.

Printing tips

Print single-sided on plain paper. The Printer-Friendly Edition uses light backgrounds and saves ink; the Colour Edition looks best on screen or on a colour printer. You can also mix: read on tablets and print only the pages you want to hold.