A printable dinosaur escape room party game. Win 9 bone cards, build the skeleton and open the Bone Gate before the egg hatches. It is a digital download for ages 6 to 9: you print it at home or at school, and nothing is shipped.
What it can do for the people who play it
- A themed adventure turns an afternoon or a party into something with a clear goal and a finish line.
- Cut-out props and cards give hands something to do as well as heads, which suits many children who find it hard to sit still.
- A locked puzzle that will not open teaches checking your work and trying again, in a setting where a mistake is part of the game.
- Teams have to share clues and agree an answer, so children practise explaining their thinking and listening to each other's.
None of this needs special training: the puzzles do the work. The aim is practice and enjoyment, and we make no promise about test scores.
How to use it
Print the pages, cut out the props and read the host script once. Split the guests into teams, hand out the first clue and let them go.
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A printable dinosaur escape room party game. Win 9 bone cards, build the skeleton and open the Bone Gate before the egg hatches.
See detailsDigital download: nothing is shipped.
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