This guide provides detailed locations for the mimics in the Peek-A-Mimic Christmas Castle event. These locations will help you if you get stuck. Note that these challenges do NOT have to be completed in a specific order, except for the Padlock being necessary for the Gold Bar.
First Mimic – Flagstone
Second Mimic – Carrot
Third Mimic – Candy Cane
Fourth Mimic – Fireplace Log
Second, you have to click the unlit fireplace logs. The log mimic will leap from the fireplace on fire and begin to run around the room until you click it.
NOTE: The candle will remain in your inventory, and you can light the various candles around the room.
Fifth Mimic – Padlock
This is indicated by the hint attached to the back of one of the picture frames. This is always the second sword.
Picture Hint:
Sword Selected with Key Dropping:
After picking up the key, you can now unlock the chest and automatically select the mimic.
NOTE: This step is required for the sixth mimic.
Sixth Mimic – Gold Bar
Select this book to add it to your inventory. Then select the empty space on the bookshelf containing blue books.
This will insert the book into the shelf, unlocking a secret compartment containing gold bars. the top-most gold bar is a mimic.
Seventh Mimic – Russian Nesting Doll
Eighth Mimic – Ribbon Bow
The first train track piece is in one of the presents on the ground:
The second train track piece is sticking out from under the tablecloth on the ground:
The last piece is on top of the bookshelf (this can be obtained both before and after the bookshelf has been moved):
After gathering the three pieces, you can select the empty spaces on the train track circling the Christmas tree and this will place the pieces down and trigger the train to begin moving. Once the last train car is visible it can be clicked to gather the final mimic.