Escape room: The Independence Day Flag
An Israel Independence Day escape room for kids 10–12: crack a letter cipher, work out years and find the secrets hidden in the flag.
The story
The big flag for the Independence Day ceremony is locked in a chest, and the ceremony starts in half an hour! Solve the riddles, open the chest and raise the flag on time.
5 story stations · online you can pick a level that adds more locks.
Run it at home or in class
What to prepare
- An Israeli flag
- A chest with a code lock
- Printed station sheets
- Pencils
Tips for the facilitator
- Hang a real flag near station 2 so the players can count for themselves.
- Print the alphabet in large letters for station 4.
- Finish by raising the flag and singing Hatikvah.
Difficulty level for “The Independence Day Flag”
The story clues stay the same on every level; harder levels add more locks in between. You can ask for a hint at every stage.
🇮🇱 The Independence Day Flag
The big flag for the Independence Day ceremony is locked in a chest, and the ceremony starts in half an hour! Solve the riddles, open the chest and raise the flag on time.
0 of 6 stages solved
Stage 1: The 75th year
1/6The State of Israel was declared in 1948. Its 75th anniversary was celebrated 75 years after the declaration.
Facilitator guide: 🇮🇱 The Independence Day Flag
What the room practises
Adding years, counting shape features, Hebrew letter values and a shift cipher.
The 5 stations (without the answers)
- The 75th year: In which year was Israel’s 75th anniversary celebrated?
- The flag’s secret: What is the number of blue stripes + the number of points on the star + the number of triangles?
- The Hebrew year: What is the total of Tav, Shin and Chet?
- The coded colour: What is the colour?
- The chest: What is the code?
Preparing and printing
On the easy level the printed kit has 7 pages: a facilitator sheet with the opening story, the setup list and every answer, plus an A4 card for each of the 6 stages. Besides printing, get ready: an israeli flag and a chest with a code lock.
Most important: Hang a real flag near station 2 so the players can count for themselves.
Age and group size
Best with teams of 3–5 children. In a class or a big party, print a kit per team and run the room in parallel.
Giving hints in this room
Online the hints open one at a time; in the printed kit they sit in the facilitator table next to each answer. Give the first hint after a couple of minutes of silence, not at the first wrong guess.
Frequently asked questions
What age is “The Independence Day Flag” for, and how long does it take?
It was written for kids 10–12, at medium difficulty, and usually takes 20–25 minutes. It has 5 story stations, and online you can choose between three difficulty levels that add more locks.
What do I need to run “The Independence Day Flag”?
A printer and these props: An Israeli flag; A chest with a code lock; Printed station sheets; Pencils. The printable kit includes a facilitator sheet with every answer and a card for each stage.
What if the players get stuck?
Every stage has graded hints. Online they open one at a time; in the printed kit they sit next to each answer on the facilitator sheet. The first hint never gives the answer away.
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