Escape the Holidays

Escape the Holidays!

The holidays are full of fun and celebration! But in this game getting through them will take some skill and knowledge. Survive the holidays and escape into the New Year by completing the activities and festvities in this virtual holiday escape room.

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Invitations

Collect all the secret numbers by successfully navigating each of the holiday events you've been invited to.

01 Cookie Exchange

02 Caroling

03 Movie Night

04 White Elephant

New Years Eve

Survive the Cookie Exchange

The first event of the season is the cookie exchange! You'll need to bring your very best cookies to make it through this party, but you may encounter some hurdles along the way. Get the following tasks done, and you'll be one step closer to the end of the season.

start

Oh no! You have to bake cookies, but you're locked out of the house. You'll have to figure out the 4 digit code to get in...

2 0 1 3

1 7 7 B

5 4 7 4

5 4 4 7

1 2 2 5

1 8 1 3

You got it! Great work cracking that code!

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How well do you know your cookies... answer this question to get to the next cookie baking step!

In the 1500s, Queen Elizabeth I had a chef on staff who was responsible for making this tasty cookie. Do you know what it is?

Gingerbread Man

Pepermint Pete

Rum Raisin Runner

British Beefeater

Correct! You sure know your gingerbread facts!

As early as the 14th century, recipes for gyngerbrede allowed bakers to create spicy toffee-like treats. It was Queen Elizabeth I who popularized the idea of gingerbread men by having her royal gingerbread maker craft the cookies to resemble visitors to the castle. By the 1800s, people around the world were crafting these spiced cookies for the holiday season.

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Oh man, now you've lost the sugar! You definitely can't bake these cookies without sugar. You'll have to find it and along the way, decide what kind of cookies to bring to the exchange.

Chocolate Chip?

Gingersnap?

Peanutbutter?

Short Bread?

Sugar cookies?

Macaroons?

Nice work finding that sugar!

Gingersnaps are the way to go!

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How well do you know your cookies... Answer this one to avoid some left out friends.

Turns out that some of the cookie exchange guests are gluten free. Which of these cookies could you probably bring for them?

Thumbprint Cookies

Coconut Macaroons

Shortbread

Chocolate Crinkle

You got it! No one will be without cookies on your watch!

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Just once more, show off your cookie knowledge.

What is this cookie that was created in Poland and whose name means "little twists" in Yiddish.

Latke

Matzoh

Rugelach

Challah

That's right!

Rugelach look a bit like the flaky French croissant, but they are quite different. Created in Europe, these traditional treats made from rolled triangles of dough have long been a part of holiday celebrations. They are often made with cream cheese or sour cream and may be filled with chocolate, cinnamon, nuts, fruit, seeds or countless other ingredients.

NEXT

Sorry! No cookie for you!

TRY AGAIN

Here we go... ah, caroling

We're heading out to sing to our neighbors! Yay!But it is awfully dark tonight. You might need a flashlight for this.

START

Is someone singing to us all the way from Hawaii? Who is that?

Press play to hear, then search for the singer in the night.

Bing Crosby

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

DeanMartin

FrankSinatra

PerryComo

Nat KingCole

Taylor has joined us with a pretty good version of this song. But we should try to find who did the original.

RickAstley

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

RIGHT!

Billy Ocean

Flock ofSeagulls

Wham!

Bananarama

Oh this guy... This song is about Mr. Grinch who is trying to steal everything lovely from a town. We should try to find that town in the dark.

Sneedville

Whoville

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

RIGHT!

Village of theWho's

SeussTown

Springfield

HolidayVillage

Now we're at a holiday dance party!Who is your dance partner?

Snoopy

Cindy LooWho

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

Scooby

RIGHT!

Max

Rudolf

CharlieBrown

Oh, no! You are still in the dark on that one

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Movie Night!

Pass the popcorn, it is holiday movie night! But what movies will we be seeing? You'll have to figure that out as we go.

Choose the correct image

start

Press play on the projector for the first movie!

According to this elf, there are four food groups: Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corns, and syrup

Press play on the projector for the next movie!

We've been transported to Ralphie's living room where we might find a prize his Old Man won during the holiday season. See if you can spot it.

Press play on the projector for the next movie!

Kevin McCalister is left alone to protect his home from a couple of burglers nicknamed...

The Sticky Bandits

Murchins and Lyme

The Wet Bandits

The Feather Bandits

Daniel and Joe

You got 'em! Press play on the projector for the next movie!

Billy Pelzer's dad gave him a Christmas Present that had three rules. Do you know the consequences of breaking each rule?

Rule 1: No Bright Light because...

your Mogwai will multiply.

your Mogwai will burn, melt into slime, and die.

your Mogwai will get too hungry.

your Mogwai will transform into a Gremlin.

Rule 2: Don't get them wet because...

your Mogwai will go into hibernation.

your Mogwai will melt.

your Mogwai will multiply.

your Mogwai will transform into a Gremlin.

Rule 3: No food after midnight because...

your Mogwai will get bloated

your Mogwai will stay up all night.

your Mogwai will never stop eating again.

your Mogwai will transform into a Gremlin.

Get these Gremlins out of here. Press play on the projector for the next movie!

Last movie of the night! But everyone is having a hard time agreeing on the flick...

Cast your vote: Is this a Holiday Movie?

Yes

No

Good vote! Press play on the projector to get out of this movie night for good

Fair enough.Go ahead and press play to get out of this movie night.

You were hoping for a big Christmas bonus to build that backyard pool But your lack of movie knowledge just earned you the jelly of the month

Sorry, Clark. Guess you should...

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white elephant gift exchange

You're invited to a White Elephant exchange! Unfortunately, your host has gotten creative and has set up an extra little challenge. Correctly choose the next item in the series to "unwrap" the right gift in each round! Can you figure out the patterns and secure the coolest gift this year?

START

For the sports fan!

Choose the correct gift to finish the pattern:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Stocking stuffers and trinkets

RIGHT!

Choose the correct gift to finish the pattern:

Option 01

Option 02

Option 03

Option 04

For the pet lover!

RIGHT!

Choose the correct pet to finish the pattern:

Option 01

Option 02

Option 03

Option 04

ERROR!

Not Quite!You haven't picked the gift that matches your host's pattern-- go back and try again by clicking the "TRY AGAIN" button below!

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Your cookies were a hit!You've made it through the cookie exchange!

THE FIRST SECRET NUMBER IS:

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You must be a pretty amazing singer!! You've made it through a night of caroling!

THE SECOND SECRET NUMBER IS:

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You must be exhausted after all of those movies, but you've made it through Holiday Movie Night!

THE THIRD SECRET NUMBER IS:

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CONGRATULATIONS! You found all the patterns and gave some White Elephant gifts that are sure to bring some joy this season.

THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:

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You have reached the last step... Enter the password!

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