A cute hide and seek story from the preschool.

@TheHorse (203698)
Walnut Creek, California
May 15, 2021 11:52am CST
One of the things the kids at the preschool like me to do with them is play hide and seek. Of course they are terrible hiders. But I think that's intentional. I tend to hear giggles when I am close to them but "can't find them." When I search for them, I intentionally look in all the wrong places before saying "I found you!" They squeal with delight when they're found. The cute part is that when one of them is the "seeker," they imitate my behavior and pretend not to see their friends for a little while before they find them. This behavior was initiated by my (now) 3-year-old friend Isabella, whom I've known since she was 1 1/2. Soon, other kids started doing the same thing. I wonder if, in their tiny minds, they actually think that (pretending not to see your friends) is how hide and seek is played. Or if they know they're being "funny" when they intentionally look in all the wrong places. (They don't know that I use Albert Bandura's modeling--engaging in behaviors I want them to engage in--when I work with them.) I'll attach a photo of Julissa, one of my all-time favorite littlies that I knew since she was a baby. She was my all time "puzzle queen" at the mom and kid rehab program.
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• India
15 May 21
She is so cute. I think they have started to think this is how hide and seek is played. LOL
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 May 21
Even if so, I am happy. I see joy in their faces.
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• India
15 May 21
@TheHorse Well for a teacher that is much. to enjoy the happy faces of their students.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
@Prabhatsingh Heh. I look forward to it every day.
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• Eugene, Oregon
15 May 21
She is very cute! It is always fun to interact with kids, I'm sure you are good at it.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 May 21
I'm good at it because I enjoy it. And the kids know it.
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@sjvg1976 (41134)
• Delhi, India
16 May 21
Actually they copy you and think that's how "hide n seek" is played
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
Yep. I reckon they'll take my "sense of humor" with them.
@LindaOHio (153180)
• United States
16 May 21
What a doll! I don't have the patience to play with littlies. God bless you!
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
Kitty is kind of afraid of them because they move so fast.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 May 21
@LindaOHio She comes inside when the kids are out playing.
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@LindaOHio (153180)
• United States
17 May 21
@TheHorse Does Kitty see a lot of littlies where you live?
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@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
16 May 21
Children are very intuitive, and they're happy playing with you!
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
They can see on my face that I enjoy it too.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 May 21
@oahuwriter Yep. I've experienced this. I've known Horse Jr. since he was three. He will turn 13 this year.
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@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
17 May 21
@TheHorse You know, children will be that age for only a short while, then, they grow so fast.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
16 May 21
i do miss the sound of the giggles. That is something you don't hear adults doing often!
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
Giggles certainly do brighten my day.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
@DocAndersen They do indeed.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
16 May 21
@TheHorse they make every day better!
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@wolfgirl569 (93527)
• Marion, Ohio
16 May 21
She was adorable. I think they learn it is fun.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
If it's fun for them, I am happy.
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@1creekgirl (40170)
• United States
16 May 21
She's such a beauty! We've seen photos of her before, haven't we? You're so good with all your littlies.
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@TheHorse (203698)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 May 21
Yes, I use her photo fairly often here. Plus it's in some of my YouTube videos.
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