Escape room: The Magic Toy Shop
The toys woke up at midnight! Kids 4–8 count teddies, spot shapes and colours, and open the toy shop door. A sweet birthday escape room.
The story
You got locked in the toy shop after closing time, and at midnight all the toys woke up! To get out, you need to solve their riddles and find the door code.
The toys aren’t scary at all; they just love playing riddle games.
4 story stations · online you can pick a level that adds more locks.
Run it at home or in class
What to prepare
- Some dolls and soft toys from home
- A ball
- Blue and yellow building blocks
- A “Closed” sign for the door
Tips for the facilitator
- Sit 10 teddies on a sofa, and take 2 down while you read station 1.
- Build a real tower of blue and yellow blocks and let the children add the next block.
- In the last station the children can march like robots and count out loud.
Difficulty level for “The Magic Toy Shop”
The story clues stay the same on every level; harder levels add more locks in between. You can ask for a hint at every stage.
🧸 The Magic Toy Shop
You got locked in the toy shop after closing time, and at midnight all the toys woke up! To get out, you need to solve their riddles and find the door code.
0 of 6 stages solved
Stage 1: The teddy party
1/610 teddy bears sat on the shelf. Suddenly 2 teddies jumped down to dance.
Facilitator guide: 🧸 The Magic Toy Shop
What the room practises
Taking away from 10, shapes, colour patterns and adding.
The 4 stations (without the answers)
- The teddy party: How many teddies are left on the shelf?
- The ball’s riddle: Which shape is it?
- The block tower: What colour is the next block?
- The robot and the door: What is the door code?
Preparing and printing
On the easy level the printed kit has 7 pages: a facilitator sheet with the opening story, the setup list and every answer, plus an A4 card for each of the 6 stages. Besides printing, get ready: some dolls and soft toys from home and a “closed” sign for the door.
Most important: Sit 10 teddies on a sofa, and take 2 down while you read station 1.
Age and group size
Up to 6 children with a grown-up who reads the stations aloud. With more children, use two grown-ups and two teams playing side by side.
Giving hints in this room
Online the hints open one at a time; in the printed kit they sit in the facilitator table next to each answer. Give the first hint after a couple of minutes of silence, not at the first wrong guess.
Frequently asked questions
What age is “The Magic Toy Shop” for, and how long does it take?
It was written for kids 4–8, at easy difficulty, and usually takes 15–20 minutes. It has 4 story stations, and online you can choose between three difficulty levels that add more locks.
What do I need to run “The Magic Toy Shop”?
A printer and these props: Some dolls and soft toys from home; A ball; Blue and yellow building blocks; A “Closed” sign for the door. The printable kit includes a facilitator sheet with every answer and a card for each stage.
What if the players get stuck?
Every stage has graded hints. Online they open one at a time; in the printed kit they sit next to each answer on the facilitator sheet. The first hint never gives the answer away.
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