Yesterday, I posted the photo below of Mazzy hiding in the worst possible hiding spot during a very unchallenging game of “Hide and Seek”.
She’s five. You’d think her game would have improved from a few years ago, when she would forget her feet were attached to her body, and were therefore a dead giveaway.
This is Mazzy hiding behind the shower curtain.
At least she’s slightly better than her two-year-old sister, who thinks the act of curling up in a ball on the floor is enough to render herself invisible.
For instance, in a recent game of “Hide and Seek”, I counted to ten, screamed “Ready or not, here I come!!!!” and opened my eyes to find this:
GEE. WHERE COULD MAZZY AND HARLOW BE?????
Thankfully, my daughters aren’t the only little kids that suck at Hide and Seek. Judging from the response on my facebook page, this appears to be a widespread affliction. Kids all across the country, and most likely all around the world suck at Hide and Seek EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Little kids think just because they can’t see us, we can’t see them. And if they are standing very still, with their eyes closed and their arms firmly planted at their sides, it’s almost impossible to find them.
I took a small sampling of the kids who suck at hide and seek and put together a photo series entitled…
the 35 WORST HIDING spots OF ALL TIME
1) Behind the broom
2) Behind the rocking chair
3) Behind the sheer curtains
4) Behind the not-so-sheer curtains
5) Behind Winnie the Pooh
6) Under a lampshade
7) Under the rug
8) In the corner of the kitchen
9) Under a throw blanket on the couch
10) Under a blanket standing in the middle of the room
11) Under the bed
12) Behind a lamp post
13) Behind a cabinet door
14) Under the trampoline
15) Under a clothing rack
16) Inside a collapsable tunnel
17) Inside a paper bag
18) Behind a tree
19) In a treehouse
20) Wrapped up in the shower curtain
21) Behind a towel
22) On a park pench
23) Very still in the middle of the floor
24) Under a throw pillow
25) In the fridge
26) Behind the kitchen stools
27) Behind the open blinds
28) Under a hotel robe
29) In the hamper
30) In the credenza
31) In the bed
32) In the bed, under the pillows
33) Behind a sign
34) Behind Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree
35) Behind a straw
36) Behind his own hands
37) Behind his eyes
And now that you’ve seen the kids that REALLY SUCK at Hide and Seek, to be fair, I would like to give credit where credit is due.
Here are four kids that found some truly awesome spots.
1) Camouflaged with the sheets
2) Camouflaged with the mess
3) Under a believably large pile of laundry
4) Hidden by Dora
Those top 37 kids should all take a lesson.
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Those kids took my hiding spots! When it’s my turn to hide, mommy can usually be found “hiding” under the blankets in her bed or on the sofa.
My son with hide, usually behind the rocking glider or next to the fridge. But the entertaining part it that he yells at you “I’m hiding!” Um, not anymore. His hiding spots are not always terrible, but he gives them away every time.
I though #6 under the lamp shade showed some ingenuity.
Hilarious!
My kid always hides in the last place I hid. Every. Single. Time.
I’m going to be rich… my 4yr old has true talent and hides extremely well!!! He would ask “why those kids lying/standing in the open?”!
I almost couldn’t find the kid in the toy pile! Amazing! My youngest does the thing like the kid on a Christmas Story and hides in the kitchen cabinets.
I love #24 with the kids feet under the couch too! So two little pairs of feet behind the pillow and one sticking out from under the couch! So cute!
My three and a half year old always tells us where she’s hiding and tries to tell us where to hide when it’s her turn to count.
That is my 3.5 yr old to a tee! “Mommy, I am going to hide on the couch! Count to eight then find me!” (Note: she likes to pick random numbers to count to.)
That’s how my 4 year old is. He usually wants me to watch him hide and then tells me a random number to count to. He stays in the same spot just picks a different number. He’s even been know to tell me to count to “hun nunred”. He laughs the whole time he’s hiding.
My 2 year old will take my last hiding spot or get help from someone but then as soon as I walk in the room and say “Where can he be?” he jumps out and yells “I’m right here mommy!!”
My daughter thinks I completely suck at hide and seek, when the reality is that wherever I hide, no matter how awesome, I am outted by the dog who stands and stares at my spot until my daughter comes to find me. I think they are in cahoots.
But that’s the fun lol pretending you can’t see them even when they are right there (my two year old however loves hiding in his ‘oven’ (kids kitchen, don’t freak out). I usually end up finding him because I get a ‘stuck’ when he can’t get out.
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My kid likes to hide in the entertainment center cabinet…. with the door wide open.
Looked at this with my 4 year old daughter. She said “mommy, are they playing hide and seek?” “Yes, do you think they are good at hiding?” “Yes, they are doing good.” Well except #27 she said she is not even hiding.
My grandpa’s favorite story to tell about me was how I played hide and seek. I’d actually find good spots, but he would always say “where’s Lisa hiding?” and without fail I’d answer “I don’t know… But don’t look behind the couch!” from behind the couch.
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This is great! Totally unrelated, but where did you get the awesome floral shower curtain?! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!
This was great – my nieces n nephews are all at different levels of hiding “excellence” ranging from a great spot but having the giggles to sitting on the floor w/ their eyes closed! It always makes for a great game 🙂
A game of hide n seek always leads to one of my mom’s favorite stories of the time she n I were playing hide n seek when I was about 2 n crawled behind the piano n fell asleep. She was about ready to call the police when she finally found me sound asleep totally oblivious to frantic calling 🙂
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I love playing hide and seek with my 5 year old. Wherever he finds me is where he hides when it’s my turn to count. I always pretend to search for him anyway. Even if I didn’t already know where he was…his giggles would definitely give him away!
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