🕎 Jewish holiday escape rooms
A holiday escape room is an activity children look forward to, and they learn the customs along the way. Every room is based on accurate holiday facts, with riddles, ciphers and a final code.
7 rooms · play online or print · free
The Party with the Secret CodeWhy it fits: Count the cups, crack a music clue and unlock the night’s playlist, with plenty of laughs.Adults Medium 20–30 minutesThe Lost Jar of OilWhy it fits: Hanukkah riddles about candles, the dreidel and the miracle of the oil open the chest.Kids 7–9 Easy–medium 15–20 minutesThe Mixed-Up MegillahWhy it fits: Put the Purim story in order, crack a letter-number cipher and count the mishloach manot.Kids 10–12 Medium 20–25 minutesOperation AfikomanWhy it fits: Find the afikoman with riddles about the Four Questions, the ten plagues and the four cups.Families and kids 7–12 Easy–medium 15–20 minutesThe Silent ShofarWhy it fits: A letter-number cipher, shofar blasts and dates in Tishrei unlock the shofar’s case.Kids 10–12 Medium 20 minutesThe Sukkah and the WindWhy it fits: Gather the four species, sort the decorations and count meals in the sukkah.Kids 7–9 and families Easy 15 minutesThe Tu BiShvat SeedsWhy it fits: Discover the seven species, count seedlings and spot a doubling pattern.Kids 7–9 Easy 15 minutes
Which room should I choose?
- 🕎 The Lost Jar of Oil: Hanukkah, for kids 7–9
- 🎭 The Mixed-Up Megillah: Purim, for kids 10–12
- 🍷 Operation Afikoman: Passover, for the whole family at the Seder
- 📯 The Silent Shofar: Rosh Hashanah, with apple and honey at the end
Tips for running it
- Works in preschool, in class and at the family holiday table.
- Run the Passover room during the Seder instead of the usual afikoman hunt.
- Add a prize that fits the holiday: a dreidel, a gragger or a decorated matzah.
Questions and answers
Do you need to know Hebrew to play the holiday rooms?
No. Every Hebrew word is explained in English, and any Hebrew letter value you need is written on the clue card.
Are the holiday facts accurate?
Yes. Every room was checked: the order of the plagues, the number of Hanukkah candles, the dates in Tishrei and the seven species.