Christmas trails

Two Christmas adventures, ready for your neighbourhood

Both were written and illustrated for real school communities and played end to end by real families. Pick the one that suits your crowd, put it on your own map, and you have a Christmas event.

Title card reading "The Great Christmas Candy Cane Quest" in candy-striped lettering above a moonlit snowy forest.

Poster trail

Christmas

Posters required

Candy Cane Quest

The classic school Christmas hunt: twenty characters hidden around your neighbourhood, each guarding a candy cane behind a riddle, a quiz or a mini-game.

Ages: 4 to 11
Stops: 20 characters
Play time: 1 to 2 hours
You print: 20 A4 posters

From £19.99 coming soon

Meet the trail

Blaze Bramblewhip, a young wrangler in a bush hat and red scarf, holds a camera on a snowy field beneath the title "Blaze Bramblewhip’s Christmas Creature Chronicle".

AR creature hunt

Christmas

No posters needed

Creature Chronicle

An augmented-reality photo safari. Twelve festive creatures appear through the phone camera at twelve spots on your map, and families have to line up the shot before they bolt.

Ages: 5 and up
Stops: 12 creatures
Play time: 1 to 2 hours
You print: Nothing

From £19.99 coming soon

Meet the trail

Side by side

Which one suits you?

The two Christmas trails compared
Question	Candy Cane Quest	Creature Chronicle
What it is	Poster trail	AR creature hunt
How a stop unlocks	Families type the magic words printed on the poster	Families walk within about 20 metres of the spot
Ages	4 to 11	5 and up
Stops	20 characters	12 creatures
Play time	1 to 2 hours	1 to 2 hours
You print	20 A4 posters (laminate if you can)	Nothing, unless you want a poster for the noticeboard
Phones	Any smartphone from the last six years or so	A recent phone with a camera (roughly 2020 or newer)
Best for	A classic school trail with a score to chase	A wow moment with the camera, for all ages
Price	From £19.99	From £19.99

Pricing

From £19.99 per trail

One payment covers one trail in your area for your Christmas season. Each trail’s page lists exactly what is included, and group and multi-site rates are available on request.

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Want something that is not on this list?

Easter and half-term trails are on the way, and we are working on trails for parks, museums and heritage sites. If you want one written for your place, tell us what you are planning.