Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
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Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Hidden Picture Hide-and-Seek
Hide five objects inside a busy drawing, like a banana in the clouds, and see who can find them.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- creative hiding, line and shape, visual searching
What kids do
“Draw a busy scene and hide five things in it. Shh!”
- My busy scene with five hidden things
- Find these:
How to run it
- Show a hidden picture puzzle first.
- Hide objects inside patterns, leaves, hair and clouds.
- Kids can cross out the list and write their own five.
Talk about it
- Where was the best hiding spot?
- Which was hardest to find?
- How do artists hide things?
Take it further
Color it in. Does color make the objects easier or harder to find?
Pairs well with
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