Escape room: The Sukkah and the Wind
A Sukkot escape room for kids 7–9 and families: gather the four species, sort the decorations and count the meals in the sukkah.
The story
A strong wind blew in the night, scattered the decorations and blew the four species into the neighbour’s crate, which then locked! Solve the riddles, open the crate and bring the holiday back to the sukkah.
5 story stations · online you can pick a level that adds more locks.
Run it at home or in class
What to prepare
- Sukkah decorations
- A crate or box with a code lock
- Printed station sheets
- Branches or pictures of the four species
Tips for the facilitator
- Run the room inside the sukkah itself.
- At station 2, hang a real chain in a pomegranate-star-star pattern.
- Let the children touch and smell the four species before station 4.
Difficulty level for “The Sukkah and the Wind”
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 Sukkah and the Wind
A strong wind blew in the night, scattered the decorations and blew the four species into the neighbour’s crate, which then locked! Solve the riddles, open the crate and bring the holiday back to the sukkah.
0 of 6 stages solved
Stage 1: The four species
1/6On Sukkot we say a blessing over the four species. Every set has: one lulav (palm branch), one etrog (citron), three myrtle branches and two willow branches.
Facilitator guide: 🌿 The Sukkah and the Wind
What the room practises
Adding a set, repeating patterns, multiplication and unscrambling a word.
The 5 stations (without the answers)
- The four species: How many items are in one set of the four species?
- The decoration chain: How many stars are in the first 9 decorations of the chain?
- Meals in the sukkah: How many meals will the family eat in the sukkah over the whole holiday?
- The hiding species: What is the hiding species called?
- The neighbour’s crate: What is the 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: sukkah decorations and branches or pictures of the four species.
Most important: Run the room inside the sukkah itself.
Age and group size
Best with teams of 3–5 children. In a class or a big party, print a kit per team and run the room in parallel.
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 Sukkah and the Wind” for, and how long does it take?
It was written for kids 7–9 and families, at easy difficulty, and usually takes 15 minutes. It has 5 story stations, and online you can choose between three difficulty levels that add more locks.
What do I need to run “The Sukkah and the Wind”?
A printer and these props: Sukkah decorations; A crate or box with a code lock; Printed station sheets; Branches or pictures of the four species. 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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