• May include: A printable Kids Christmas Detective Game titled The Great Cookie Caper. The set includes game sheets with character illustrations, red star-shaped badges labeled Detective, and instructional text detailing age ranges and game duration.
  • May include: A printable Kids Christmas Detective Game titled The Great Cookie Caper. The set includes a suspect lineup poster with four characters, elimination sheets, and circular red star badges labeled Detective. The design features red, green, and white.
  • May include: A printable mystery game kit titled The Great Cookie Caper, featuring 16 pages in US Letter and A4 formats. Includes a case file cover, host guide, case briefing, suspect lineup, elimination sheet, secret code, clue cards, badges, and certificates.
  • May include: A white paper poster titled Suspect Lineup featuring sixteen illustrated elf characters in a grid. Each elf has a numbered box, a name, and a specific accessory like a bell, gift, or mug. The text reads 16 Elf Suspects and 16 elves were near the bakery last night. One of them is the cookie thief!
  • May include: A set of printed game cards titled Hidden Clue Cards. The cards feature red borders, magnifying glass icons, and text including Clue 1 The Tiny Window and Clue 2 Fluff on the Door, with instructions to cross out suspects based on height or hat type.
  • May include: A Christmas-themed elimination sheet game featuring a grid of sixteen numbered elf suspect cards. The document includes instructions to cross out suspects and track clues. Text on the page includes "Elimination Sheet" and "One Thief Left" with bullet points explaining the game rules for teams, computer-checked solutions, and a host answer key.
  • May include: A printed Host Guide document for a children's mystery game, featuring sections titled What to Print, Before the Party, Teams, How to Play, Timing, and Helping Younger Detectives, with red and green holly accents on a dark green background.
  • May include: A dark green digital graphic with red circles containing white text: 6-10 AGES, 4-12 KIDS, and 30-45 MINUTES. The top banner reads Perfect For CHRISTMAS PARTIES • CLASSROOMS • FAMILY GAME NIGHT. The bottom white bar reads Instant download • US Letter + A4 • party, classroom or family night.
  • May include: A printable game set featuring three pages with instructions and clues. The first page lists tasks like The Tiny Window and Fluff on the Door. The second page shows a grid of elf suspects to eliminate. The third page is a Master Detective certificate.
  • May include: A set of printable detective-themed game materials including badges with red stars, certificates, accusation cards, and a secret number code sheet. The documents feature red and green text and graphics, including magnifying glass icons.
  • May include: A printable Kids Christmas Detective Game titled The Great Cookie Caper. The set includes game sheets with character illustrations, red star-shaped badges labeled Detective, and instructional text detailing age ranges and game duration.
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  • May include: A printable Kids Christmas Detective Game titled The Great Cookie Caper. The set includes a suspect lineup poster with four characters, elimination sheets, and circular red star badges labeled Detective. The design features red, green, and white.
  • May include: A printable mystery game kit titled The Great Cookie Caper, featuring 16 pages in US Letter and A4 formats. Includes a case file cover, host guide, case briefing, suspect lineup, elimination sheet, secret code, clue cards, badges, and certificates.
  • May include: A white paper poster titled Suspect Lineup featuring sixteen illustrated elf characters in a grid. Each elf has a numbered box, a name, and a specific accessory like a bell, gift, or mug. The text reads 16 Elf Suspects and 16 elves were near the bakery last night. One of them is the cookie thief!
  • May include: A set of printed game cards titled Hidden Clue Cards. The cards feature red borders, magnifying glass icons, and text including Clue 1 The Tiny Window and Clue 2 Fluff on the Door, with instructions to cross out suspects based on height or hat type.
  • May include: A Christmas-themed elimination sheet game featuring a grid of sixteen numbered elf suspect cards. The document includes instructions to cross out suspects and track clues. Text on the page includes "Elimination Sheet" and "One Thief Left" with bullet points explaining the game rules for teams, computer-checked solutions, and a host answer key.
  • May include: A printed Host Guide document for a children's mystery game, featuring sections titled What to Print, Before the Party, Teams, How to Play, Timing, and Helping Younger Detectives, with red and green holly accents on a dark green background.
  • May include: A dark green digital graphic with red circles containing white text: 6-10 AGES, 4-12 KIDS, and 30-45 MINUTES. The top banner reads Perfect For CHRISTMAS PARTIES • CLASSROOMS • FAMILY GAME NIGHT. The bottom white bar reads Instant download • US Letter + A4 • party, classroom or family night.
  • May include: A printable game set featuring three pages with instructions and clues. The first page lists tasks like The Tiny Window and Fluff on the Door. The second page shows a grid of elf suspects to eliminate. The third page is a Master Detective certificate.
  • May include: A set of printable detective-themed game materials including badges with red stars, certificates, accusation cards, and a secret number code sheet. The documents feature red and green text and graphics, including magnifying glass icons.
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Christmas Detective Game for Kids, Printable Mystery Party Game Ages 6-10

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Printable Christmas mystery party game for kids ages 6-10: instant PDF download, 6 clue cards, 16 elf suspects, about 30-45 minutes of play, for 4-12 kids.

Oh no! Santa's Golden Cookie Tin has been stolen from the North Pole Bakery, and without those cookies the reindeer can't fly tonight! Can your junior detectives find the clues and catch the thief before Christmas Eve?

THE GREAT COOKIE CAPER is a printable Christmas detective party game for kids ages 6–10. Hide 6 clue cards around the room. Teams hunt for them, read each one (two use a secret number code), and cross out elf suspects on their Elimination Sheet. When only one of the 16 elves is left, they've caught the thief!

★ WHAT'S INCLUDED (16 pages, US Letter AND A4)
• Host Guide: what to print, 15-minute setup, team tips for 4–12 kids, timing
• Read-aloud script with an opening and a big reveal
• Answer Key for the host
• Case Briefing handout
• Suspect Lineup poster: 16 colorful elf suspects
• Suspect Elimination Sheet (print 1 per team)
• Secret Number Code sheet
• 6 Clue Cards to hide around the room
• 12 Detective Badges
• Accusation Cards
• Master Detective certificate
• "Detective HQ" door sign

★ HOW TO PLAY
1. Print, cut out the clue cards and hide them around one room (about 15 minutes).
2. Read the opening. Teams hunt for clues and cross out suspects. The clues work in ANY order.
3. Only one elf is left: accuse them, read the reveal and hand out certificates!

★ DETAILS
• Ages 6–10 (6- and 7-year-olds do best teamed with a reader)
• 4–12 kids in pairs or teams; great for Christmas parties, classrooms and family game night
• Plays in 30–45 minutes
• One culprit, solvable from the clues; checked by computer so every clue matters and the answer is always the same

★ INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This is a DIGITAL product. Nothing will be shipped. Download the ZIP from You > Purchases and reviews after purchase. Print at 100% / "Actual size" at home, in color (best) or black and white.

★ PERSONAL-USE LICENSE
For your own party or your own classroom. Please don't resell or share the files. Because this is a digital download, returns aren't accepted. If anything is wrong with your files, message us and we'll make it right.

AI disclosure: This game was designed by Front Porch Puzzle Press with help from AI tools. An AI assistant helped write the story and build the layouts, and the mystery was checked by computer to have exactly one culprit. The elf suspects and all other illustrations are original vector drawings made in code; none of the pictures are AI-generated images.

Want all four? Get the Ultimate Christmas Party Pack: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4586207521/christmas-party-games-bundle-4

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May include: A printable Kids Christmas Detective Game titled The Great Cookie Caper. The set includes game sheets with character illustrations, red star-shaped badges labeled Detective, and instructional text detailing age ranges and game duration.

Printable Christmas mystery party game for kids ages 6-10: instant PDF download, 6 clue cards, 16 elf suspects, about 30-45 minutes of play, for 4-12 kids.

Oh no! Santa's Golden Cookie Tin has been stolen from the North Pole Bakery, and without those cookies the reindeer can't fly tonight! Can your junior detectives find the clues and catch the thief before Christmas Eve?

THE GREAT COOKIE CAPER is a printable Christmas detective party game for kids ages 6–10. Hide 6 clue cards around the room. Teams hunt for them, read each one (two use a secret number code), and cross out elf suspects on their Elimination Sheet. When only one of the 16 elves is left, they've caught the thief!

★ WHAT'S INCLUDED (16 pages, US Letter AND A4)
• Host Guide: what to print, 15-minute setup, team tips for 4–12 kids, timing
• Read-aloud script with an opening and a big reveal
• Answer Key for the host
• Case Briefing handout
• Suspect Lineup poster: 16 colorful elf suspects
• Suspect Elimination Sheet (print 1 per team)
• Secret Number Code sheet
• 6 Clue Cards to hide around the room
• 12 Detective Badges
• Accusation Cards
• Master Detective certificate
• "Detective HQ" door sign

★ HOW TO PLAY
1. Print, cut out the clue cards and hide them around one room (about 15 minutes).
2. Read the opening. Teams hunt for clues and cross out suspects. The clues work in ANY order.
3. Only one elf is left: accuse them, read the reveal and hand out certificates!

★ DETAILS
• Ages 6–10 (6- and 7-year-olds do best teamed with a reader)
• 4–12 kids in pairs or teams; great for Christmas parties, classrooms and family game night
• Plays in 30–45 minutes
• One culprit, solvable from the clues; checked by computer so every clue matters and the answer is always the same

★ INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This is a DIGITAL product. Nothing will be shipped. Download the ZIP from You > Purchases and reviews after purchase. Print at 100% / "Actual size" at home, in color (best) or black and white.

★ PERSONAL-USE LICENSE
For your own party or your own classroom. Please don't resell or share the files. Because this is a digital download, returns aren't accepted. If anything is wrong with your files, message us and we'll make it right.

AI disclosure: This game was designed by Front Porch Puzzle Press with help from AI tools. An AI assistant helped write the story and build the layouts, and the mystery was checked by computer to have exactly one culprit. The elf suspects and all other illustrations are original vector drawings made in code; none of the pictures are AI-generated images.

Want all four? Get the Ultimate Christmas Party Pack: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4586207521/christmas-party-games-bundle-4

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