So, lately the boys have been wanting to play hide and seek a lot but our house is tiny. Like, 80 square metre tiny! And there are really only so many places this mum can hide. Still the game manages to play out like this every single time.
‘Mum! Muuuuum! Play hide and seek with us!’
Children run off to hide. I count to 10 and wander around the house saying all the places I am looking that I know they aren’t and avoiding the one place they always are. I mean always. It’s like Groundhog Day over and over and over again. Finley (the little one) is always in the linen closet and jumps out within 10 seconds of my saying ‘Ready or not here I come!’. Boom, out pops the 2 year old gleefully announcing ‘Here I am!’ followed by giggling from under the duvet on my bed (doona for you foreign folk).
Next up is my turn to hide. The three year old counts to 10 like he is in a speed counting race and I have about 3 seconds to hide behind a door. About 15 seconds post ready or not the 3 year old is crying.
Mummy is GONE! She’s gone invisible!
Followed closely by wailing and tears. Yes, real tears. Wet tears. Seriously, 15 seconds. I then have to giggle or bang the wall or something to show him I am not invisible and I am just hiding.
Then we repeat.
Linen closet, duvet, tears, repeat. Linen closet, duvet, tears, repeat.
Please tell me I am not the only one!
What games do you play in your house and how do they play out?
I think we need a new game.
Haha. That one cracked me up. 🙂
Thanks! Funny little creatures that they are!
Ha ha! My 2 yr old tries to play hide and seek too and always hides behind the curtain. Love the silliness of toddlers 🙂
You are absolutely not alone in this! Zach’s favourite game is hide and seek and whilst we don’t have the tears (in fact the better hiding mummy does, the more fun it is!), we do have the repetitiveness along with the giggles and the here I am! We also get told where we have to hide – it’s always under the bed covers! It’s so cute though that he loves this game, and he is getting better at keeping quiet whilst hiding! He also does this thing when if he’s hiding behind a door, or in a cupboard, he covers his eyes because he thinks that way we can’t see him! Adorable! Thanks so much for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday