Launch sale: −25% on Etsy until 20 NovemberCyber Specials: −30% on Etsy until 1 DecemberInstant download · Print at home · 2 levels in every game
hello@pontusvalstudio.comThe Christmas collection
The Snowberry Advent Mystery turns December into a detective story: one short episode and one puzzle a day, a paper advent calendar to build, and a culprit to unmask on Christmas Eve.
Launch sale: −25% on Etsy until 20 November
Cyber Specials: −30% on Etsy until 1 December
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Each game comes in a Junior and an Expert version of the same mystery, so siblings of different ages play together.
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05The studio
Pontusval Studio is a small independent studio in Brittany, France. We design printable mystery games for children: real stories with suspects, clues and a culprit, played on paper all around the home.
We are a publisher, not a print shop: we print nothing and ship nothing. Every kit is a PDF that you download from our Etsy shop and print at home.
06Step by step
Instant download from Etsy. Open the one-page Quick-Start first.
Print the cards (black and white is fine) and hide them around the home. A hiding plan is included, even for a small flat.
Each puzzle gives a number. The map says where the next card is hidden. Kids collect clues and cross out suspects.
Everyone agrees on who did it, then opens the sealed Top Secret envelope to check.
07Blog
46 original Christmas riddles for kids with answers: easy, tricky, funny, math and winter riddles, plus 12 free printable riddle cards (PDF) and a hunt idea.
· 11 min read
A free printable treasure hunt for kids aged 4 to 8: 6 riddle clue cards to hide around the house, a hiding list for grown-ups, A4 and US Letter PDF.
· 3 min read
Choose the right game, print it, hide the clues and run the game calmly: a practical step-by-step guide for parents, from setup to the final reveal.
· 6 min read
Newsletter
New mysteries, seasonal ideas and the occasional free puzzle, a few times a year. Until it is ready, write to us and we will reply in person.
No sign-up form, no tracking: just an email to a real person.
A digital download: printable PDF files in colour and ink-saver versions, A4 and US Letter. Nothing is shipped. You buy on Etsy and download the files straight away from your Etsy account.
Most games are for kids aged 6 to 10 (the spy mission goes up to 12). Each game has two levels, Junior and Expert, so brothers and sisters of different ages play the same mystery together.
A grown-up hides the case cards around the home. The kids solve the puzzle on each card; every answer is a number that points to the next hiding place on the map. Along the way they collect clues, cross out suspects and name the culprit at the end.
About 15 minutes to print and hide the cards, then roughly 30 to 45 minutes of play. These are our estimates. The advent calendar takes 5 to 10 minutes a day for 24 days.
No. Every page works in black and white, and an ink-saver version is included. No information is carried by colour alone.
Our escape rooms include English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese in one purchase. The advent calendar is in English and French.
No padlocks, no app and nothing to buy: just paper, scissors, pencils and a bit of tape. Each card has a small check sign so kids know their answer is right before they run off.
Yes: for a birthday party, a sleepover or a family afternoon. The files are for personal and family use only, so please do not resell or share them.
