The long holiday is in full swing, the summer camps will soon end, it seems that there is still a lot of time until the return to school and are you looking for an activity that will keep the children busy? Escape rooms for children or with the children are a fun, formative and educational pastime, both for them and for you. But there are some tips that can turn the time from fun to amazing - for them and for you: from choosing the room to what to do afterwards.

Today's children are born and grow into technological means - from the phone, to the computer, to the tablet, and with them endless brain stimulation. Therefore, solving riddles, puzzles, games and meeting the deadlines in all of these - are part of what they do on a daily level.
Because of this, it's not surprising that most of them are quite champions at solving problems, and it makes sense that an escape room is a particularly fun experience and challenge for them (and also an opportunity to disconnect from the screens for an hour). If you are also interested in escape rooms, spending time together is a must. On the other hand, children have their limitations, so as parents there are some tips that are important for us to know and apply in order to try and make the experience of the children and the shared experience of all those spending time in the escape room - no less than amazing.

The 6 tips that will turn spending time in an escape room with the kids - from fun to amazing

Age appropriate room
Most escape rooms have an age limit for children, it is important to adjust the room to the appropriate age.
Escape rooms have puzzles that require years of experience in solving problems and perfecting ways of thinking, just like there are for adults. This is the place where you can help children who are having trouble with one or another puzzle.
In addition, small children can easily get bored in the room within the first five minutes, so you should consider this possibility when considering bringing very small children to the escape room. While being stuck in a room with whining children will give you super motivation to finish the task and get out of the room as quickly as possible, this is not the experience we wish and want for you.

Custom difficulty level
Even in the case of children, escape rooms are built with different levels of difficulty. Check the level of difficulty and make sure it is suitable for the age and developmental stage of the children, so that you can all enjoy it together.
If you are debating between two levels of difficulty, we recommend to prefer a slightly easier level of difficulty, certainly for the first times of spending time in a common escape room - the parents and the children. The reason is that it is better for the children to be able to solve the various puzzles and maybe have a bit of an easy time, than the possibility that they will not succeed at all, will be frustrated at the very beginning, or worse - during the whole hour.

puzzle and accessories
Some rooms revolve around darker deaths, or are designed to scare a little or even a lot, so it's important to check this aspect as well and how well the room suits your children personally and will be a fun experience for them and not an answer.
Another thing you should check before choosing a room is whether the experience includes accessories or special elements, such as blindfolding the children, to see if it suits them and if they will enjoy it, or God forbid - it will ruin the whole experience, or worse - it will leave an unpleasant memory .

Give them the space
As adults accompanying children in an escape room, it is very important to give them all the space in the room and let them be the ones who solve the puzzles and manage things (unless things get significantly stuck or deteriorate, of course).
This doesn't mean you have to be on the standard of a pot in the room, but think about how you can help them maximize the experience and not rob them of them for no reason: you can encourage them and increase their motivation. If you see that they really need help and start to despair - you can drop them a hint (or ask the operator to do so). If necessary, you can help the group of children divide different roles between them. Most importantly, leave them the sweet moments of solving the puzzles alone and progressing in the mission (you wouldn't want someone to take that wonderful feeling away from you either).

Help keep energies high
People who get bored easily and quickly, who want an immediate solution and answer - many times less enjoy themselves in escape rooms. If you know that you are like this and are debating about one companion for the children in the room, maybe it is better to give the stage and send them to the escape room with a companion who is known for his great patience, ability to stimulate, raise energy and motivation, and all this without taking control and taking the task of escaping the room into his/her own hands.
Children can have a lot of fun in the escape room, but it is still important and very helpful to encourage them to continue with the tasks, throw in a kind word with each solution, and help keep the children in positive and stimulating energy.

Celebrate the victory
Did you come to the solution and successfully finish the escape room with the kids? Well done! It's time to celebrate.
Go wild with compliments, compliments and patience to hear and share stories and experiences as much as the children want. That's how you earn twice: they also had fun in the escape room, and are now having fun minutes or even hours later recreating the experience, all together with you.
If the children enjoyed themselves in the room and don't spill their stories and past experiences, try to encourage them: ask them how they came to a certain solution? What did they think would happen? Were they afraid of something? What did they have the most fun with? What would they do differently in the room? and more.
A great idea is to go eat after the escape room somewhere where you can talk. This way you will also regain energy after the mental and perhaps physical effort, and you will also turn the meal into an interesting and fun conversation about what each and every one went through and experienced in the room.