These 27 Photos of Kids Trying to Play Hide-and-Seek Are So Bad They're Good

Flickr user Linda Åslund

Hide-and-seek, for whatever reason, is such a foreign concept to small children. No matter how well you hide to set an example, when it's their turn to hide, they just cannot do it. Whether your kid is the type to hide behind something much smaller than them or the type that jumps out and screams, "Here I am!" as soon as you're finished counting, these kids trying to play hide-and-seek are going to make you laugh harder than you ever have at this classic game.

Scroll through for 27 hilarious photos of kiddos in their "hiding places" — don't quit your day jobs, kids.

01

I mean, if it weren't for his hands . . .

02

He "clearly" hasn't learned about transparency yet.

03

If it weren't for the mirror . . .

04

I see nothing.

05

Stack your books a little higher next time.

06

Double trouble.

08

What baby?

09

Couch legs are getting so life-like these days.

10

Doesn't everyone hate when the blanket doesn't cover their feet?

11

Chameleon master.

12

Such a good spot, she fell asleep waiting.

13

Well. That kind of works.

15

Even closer.

16

Shadows are the worst secret-keepers.

17

Almost squeezed in there.

18

If only he hid behind the cabinet door to the left . . .

19

This is the definition of "I give up."

20

Maybe if he took his sneakers off it would have worked?

22

World's Strongest Man winner 2016.

23

You can see through this? Rats . . .

24

So close to blending with the floor.

25

If only they had bought the family-size Lego bucket.

26

Blinds don't make you blind, unfortunately.

27

Legs don't count.