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Ten Hidden Things
Hide ten. They find ten. The oldest reliable twenty minutes there is.
- Ages
- 2–8 yrs
- Play
- 10–30 min
- Prep
- 4 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- ten small toys
Optional
- a basket to collect inGet it on Amazon
- a timerGet it on Amazon
- a flashlightGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Hide ten ten small toys around one room while they wait outside. Count them out loud as you hide them so the number is agreed.
Tell them how many ten small toys are hidden and set them loose.
Use hot and cold as they get closer.
Every ten small toys goes in the basket so the count stays honest.
When they are stuck on the last one, give a single clue — not the answer.
Swap roles: they hide, you seek, and you are terrible at it.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Set the boundary first: which rooms count.
- Do not hide anything anywhere a child would need to climb to reach.
Make it different next time
- Hide them in the dark and hunt by flashlight.
- Hide them all in one room for younger children, the whole floor for older ones.
Cleanup: The basket is already full — it goes straight back on the shelf.
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