Looking for a free Christmas escape room printable to test before the holidays? Meet The Christmas Scales: one real puzzle from our Christmas escape room, free to download, print and share.
What is The Christmas Scales?
The elves weighed the presents for the sleigh, but the note with the weight of the Christmas tree blew away. Three scales, three symbols – a star, a bell and a Christmas tree – and one rule: matching symbols always weigh the same. How many kilos does the tree weigh?
- Ages: 8+
- Time: about 5 minutes
- Pages: 2 – page 1 is the puzzle, page 2 the solution
- Price: free, and you're welcome to share it
How to print and play
- Download the PDF in your paper size below: A4 for Europe, Letter for the US and Canada.
- Print page 1 only, so nobody peeks at the answer. Keep page 2 for the game master.
- Hand out a pencil and start the clock. Stuck? Use the tip on the page: start with the top scale.
- Write your answer in the box, then check it against page 2, which walks through the solution step by step.
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Want the full Christmas escape room?
The Christmas Scales is a taste of The Stolen Christmas Signal: a printable Christmas escape room with 6 puzzles and 1 final code, for 4–6 players aged 8+. Don't worry about spoilers – the full game uses a different set of scales.
Get The Stolen Christmas Signal and turn Christmas Eve into a mission.