Can your kids catch the thief before midnight?
Print it tonight, fill 8 envelopes in 10 minutes and turn your home into the Haunted Manor Investigation Bureau. Spooky codes, clues, 4 witch suspects and a big reveal under the bed.
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Top secretThe Great Halloween Candy HeistTonight is Halloween and the giant Candy Cauldron has vanished from the Haunted Manor! Without it, no trick-or-treater will get a single sweet. One of my four apprentice witches was seen near the cauldron. Find out WHO took the candy and WHERE it is hidden, before the clock strikes midnight. STOP
Professor Boo
Every answer unlocks the next envelope. The clues add up until the kids can name the thief.
#1Decode a number message with a cut-out decoder wheel.
#2Solve 4 pumpkin tags to open a 4-digit padlock.
#3A logic puzzle: place 5 black cats to find the witness.
#4Translate a secret moon-symbol statement.
#5Leftover letters reveal a hidden clue.
#64 suspects, 2 clues, 1 thief.
#7A backwards note shows where the candy is hidden.
Game Master page with the answer key · Envelope labels · Party invitation · Professor Boo's telegram, badges, decoder wheel
Simple sums and clear clues. Little detectives can play on their own or with a grown-up.
Multi-step maths and trickier logic. Mix levels for siblings of different ages.
Color or black and white, US Letter or A4. An ink-saver version is included.
Stick the labels on 8 envelopes. Hide one under the doormat and the final one under a bed.
Start the free online countdown. Hand over the next envelope each time they crack a puzzle.
Every puzzle page has a QR code. It opens free hint pages with 3 hints that unlock one at a time, and a 60-minute countdown timer. No app, no account.
Countdown to midnightThe activity that keeps a group of costumed kids busy.
Lights off, flashlights on, everyone plays.
Print one set per team and race.
60 minutes of screen-free spooky fun.
A thank-you letter from Professor Boo and two Official Halloween Detective certificates. Tip: hide a bag of candy with the final envelope.
Soon on EtsyThe game is in simple English. The step-by-step parent guide is available in English, French, German and Spanish.
No. It is spooky, not scary: a friendly ghost, black cats and apprentice witches. No blood, no monsters.
No. Every page works in black and white, and an ink-saver version is included.
From 2 to 12. For big groups, print one set per team and race.
About 10 minutes: print, cut 2 small items, fill 8 envelopes.
No. It is an instant digital download. Nothing is shipped.
Yes, personal and classroom use is included. Please do not resell or share the files.
Download, print and play tonight.
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