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By Melissa Camacho
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Fun puzzle game features escape rooms created by kids.
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Create the Escape
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What's the Story?
CREATE THE ESCAPE is a reality competition that features kids of all ages creating escape rooms that their families find a way out of. Hosted by Angela Jaymes, the series features a team of children introducing their concept for a fun room that their parents can play in. With the help of escape room expert Hillary Manning and room designer Russell Silva, they design and build a challenging room filled with fun puzzles and other elements that matches what they imagined. After they test it out, the adult members of their family go into the room together and have 30 minutes to escape. If they manage to get out in time, they win gold medals. If they don't, the children take home the trophy. The side who wins also gets a mystery box with an undisclosed prize.
Is It Any Good?
This family-friendly series shows how interactive puzzle games can lead to some fun times for people of all ages. The kids get to introduce their concepts, and talk about the kind of experience they want their families to have, and viewers get to watch as they work on building and testing each part of the room and design. It's especially amusing when the adult members of their family try to escape. Granted, while there's some brief discussions of what they are doing building, there isn't quite enough time in each roughly 23 minute episode to fully explain how STEM principles are being applied. Nonetheless, Create The Escape offers some clever entertainment, while highlighting the importance of critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about escape rooms. Did you know that the first modern escape room was created in Japan in 2007? What continues to make them popular around the world today?
If you and your family had the chance to be on Create The Escape, what theme would you choose for your escape room? What kind of puzzles would you create? What would make it unique?
TV Details
- Premiere date : October 7, 2021
- Cast : Angela Jaymes , Hillary Manning , Russell Silva
- Network : Peacock
- Genre : Game Shows
- Topics : STEM
- Character Strengths : Perseverance , Teamwork
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- Last updated : January 7, 2026
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