Free printable Christmas mystery kits
Download the free PDFs below. Each has original player cards and a separate host answer; no account or email is required.
What you can print tonight
Window Calendar Hunt is the family set. Two to eight players plus an adult host; suggested ages 6+ with reading help and 30–45 minutes. Eight clue cards, four neighbours, and a separate answer page. Download family PDF.
The Stocking Alibi is the adult set. Seven to ten participants: six suspects, one non-playing host and up to three detectives. Suggested ages 16+ and 60–90 minutes. A fictional murder, individual role cards, three evidence rounds and a separate host solution. Download adult PDF.
Escape-room clues follow a book, cushion and alphabet code to a final word on a tin. Suggested for 2–6 players with a host, ages 8+ with help, and about 25 minutes. Download clue-card PDF.
What these are not
They are not Ho Ho Homicide, not a My Mystery Party script, and not the Twinkl classroom pack The Mystery of the Missing Christmas Presents. Those are other people's files. If you want a paid 25-day advent, Mojo Hill sells Solve the Case Before Christmas on itch.io for $12 (checked 13 Nov 2026). I am not reprinting it.
Licence
Print either kit for your household, a party you host, or a classroom you teach. Do not sell the text, do not upload it as your product, and do not remove the christmasmystery.xyz line at the bottom of a printout. Age bands, group sizes and durations are host suggestions, rather than measured playtest results. Answers are included so a host is not stuck. Read them only after you play, or hand the answer block to one person before you start.
Questions
Is there a PDF file?
Yes. Each kit has a direct free PDF download with player cards and a separate host-answer page. Print single-sided. There is no email gate.
Can a school copy the family hunt?
Yes, for the class you teach. Selling photocopies or posting the answer key as your own worksheet is outside the licence.