Math Escape Room for Kids with Phone Lock, Printable Dinosaur Math Game, Times Tables, Fractions, Personalized Family Game, Ages 6-12

The museum closed for the night, and your kids are still inside with the dinosaurs! The exit doors only open with a secret 7-digit code. Can they crack it with math before the museum bus leaves?

This printable at-home escape room turns math practice into a mission. Kids solve 7 dinosaur math puzzles, and each one gives a digit of the exit code. When all 7 digits are on the Final Lock, the Fossil Key reveals the magic word that opens the doors.

YOU PICK THE MATH
★ Younger explorers (ages 6 to 8): adding and subtracting to 20, or to 100
★ Older explorers (ages 9 to 12): times tables, multiplying and dividing, or fractions of a number
★ Every choice leads to the same exit code, so brothers, sisters and cousins of different ages can play on one team
★ Each skill has its own set of problems, so you can play again with a different skill

SEVEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF PUZZLES
★ The Fossil Code: solve problems to decode a secret message
★ Dino Footprint Trail: hop from answer to answer to find the right nest
★ Real Bone or Plaster?: sort the real fossils from the gift shop copies
★ Egg-Hatching Patterns: find the missing number in each row of eggs
★ Measuring Dinosaurs: read a bar chart of dinosaur lengths
★ The Gift Shop: money word problems
★ Which Dino, Which Hall?: a logic grid to find the Triceratops

THE PHONE LOCK (included in this listing)
A phone or tablet becomes the museum's exit lock. Scan the code on the mission letter and:
★ A countdown clock runs until the museum bus leaves
★ Each puzzle has its own lock that checks the answer. Guess wrong and the clock jumps ahead a minute, so tapping every number won't beat the math!
★ The phone is the Gatekeeper: every lock you open tells the kids where the next envelope is hiding, as a riddle with a Show me button for little ones
★ Locks can ask for a number only your home knows, like how many steps are on the stairs. You pick the questions and hiding spots
★ Stuck? Tap Hint for a worked example with your math skill, but every hint adds time (you choose how much, or none)
★ Type the magic word and the doors swing open, with a certificate on screen
★ A family leaderboard saves every round, so the kids can race the grown-ups
No app to install. Works on any phone or tablet with a camera.

AN ENVELOPE TRAIL AROUND YOUR HOME
★ Each puzzle hides in its own envelope somewhere in your house
★ The mission letter says where the first envelope is hiding
★ Solve a puzzle, show the digit to the grown-up Gatekeeper, and win a trail card that says where the next envelope is
★ Trail cards can give each spot as a riddle ("where you splash and get squeaky clean"), with the answer printed upside down for little ones
★ You pick the hiding spots, or use ours. A hiding plan and envelope labels are included
★ Prefer to keep it simple? Turn the trail off and hand out all the puzzles at once

PERSONALIZE IT
★ Your kids' names and team name on the Top Secret mission letter and the "We escaped!" certificate
★ Pick the level: Younger explorers, Older explorers, or both for mixed ages
★ Choose the time limit: 45, 60 or 90 minutes, or no timer
★ The letter can come from Professor Pip the Museum Curator, Rexy the Museum T. rex or Gus the Night Guard
★ Add your own P.S., your own hiding spots and riddles, and where the reward is hidden

WHAT'S INSIDE
★ Personalized mission letter
★ 7 math puzzles at each level, made with the skill you picked
★ The Final Lock with the Fossil Key, so kids can check their own code
★ Hiding plan, envelope labels and trail cards
★ Clue cards for every puzzle, for when they get stuck
★ Grown-up guide with easy setup steps and a full answer key with every problem worked out
★ "We escaped!" certificate

HOW IT WORKS
1. Download the files and open the "Start Here" PDF.
2. Go to the link and unlock it with your Etsy order number and name.
3. Type the names, pick the math skills and your hiding spots. The preview updates as you type.
4. Print at home, hide the envelopes and play. About 45 to 60 minutes for 1 to 6 players.

ALSO INCLUDED
A ready-to-print version with write-in lines for the names and hiding spots, both levels, and the default skills (adding and subtracting to 20, times tables), in US Letter and A4, full color and ink saver.

GOOD TO KNOW
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Yours to use again and again, with no subscription. Pick a different math skill next time for a fresh set of problems. The phone lock is a one-time purchase too.
• Your maker unlocks with your own order, on up to 3 of your devices each year.
• You'll need envelopes, scissors for the cards and labels, and pencils.
• A fun way to practice math at home, on a rainy day, or at a dinosaur birthday party.
• Friendly dinosaurs only: smiling cartoon dinos, fossils, eggs and footprints.
• For personal use only. Please don't share the files.
• Text and design were created with the help of AI tools and edited by hand.

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