Ideas for Play- Hide and Seek

Everyone knows the classic children’s game ‘Hide and Seek’, but did you know there are at least 15 variations that children will be able to understand very easily, and that they will quite simply love to play. Research suggests there are many cognitive and emotional benefits to playing hide and seek.

Also these are games that they can play over and over again, developing social skills and positive relationships with others as they play them. The 15 hide and seek variations are:

· Hide and seek (standard)

· Hide and seek team up

· Sardines

· Hide and seek jail

· Secret wave

· Everyone is on

· Blocko

· Water pistol hide and seek

· Kick the can

· Hide and seek move

· Hide the teddy

· Hotter/colder

· Code hide and seek

· Object hunt

· Using maps to find ‘treasure’

Hide and seek games can take place pretty much anywhere – indoors, outside, in the park – you name it. Find out exactly how to play all of these variants here. Early Impact Learning (2023). 15 Hide And Seek Variations – Twists On The Classic Game Retrieved from https://earlyimpactlearning.com/15-hide-and-seek-variations-twists-on-the-classic-game/