Furniture Pieces Make Perfect Hiding Places
- Date: 2007-05-12 - Word Count: 473
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Did you ever notice that as a child one of the best hiding places in your home was always the closet? And if you were lucky enough to have access to an armoire or wardrobe, the possibility of not being found during the game were even higher. Still a favorite game among parents and children alike, hide and seek wouldn't be any fun if it weren't for the hiding places that your home and furniture offered.
Growing up I remember that my aunt had a large, caramel colored, wooden armoire out in the living room - a perfect hiding haven from my cousins who always tried to "seek" me. Even though she kept her television, VCR and CD player on the middle and top shelves, along with her CDs and video tapes in the drawers above and below them, I always managed to find room to squeeze myself in - right between the record player and vinyl LPs. Of course, I was a really small child and could easily fit into this tight nook. No one ever thought to come and find me in the armoire probably because it was usually locked until I came along.
Like any normal child, I learned to rely on my inquisitive nature (though some would say nosy) and searched for different spots to hide in. Sure enough, my aunt's home provided another hiding nook that my older cousins wouldn't be able to fit into - a storage bench. Located upstairs against the wall of the hallway, my aunt would store towels and other linens in the bench. Lucky for me, my cousins and I were playing Round Two of hide and seek on laundry day and I got to use the bench as the key to my winning the game. After awhile my aunt was about to put away some linens and towels when she found me during the game; let's just say that she wasn't too happy to find her niece in her storage bench.
Now that I'm a bit older, the one piece of furniture I wish I had access to then was a wardrobe. After reading the Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I thought to myself how fun it would've been if I could step foot into a magical wardrobe, walk past the coats and into another realm. Without a doubt, that would've been the perfect hiding spot! So consider this readers and parents alike, when looking at furniture for your home, do think about how it will benefit each member of your family. Consider the amount of storage space it offers, how much space it will take up in your home, the longevity of the piece, and the likelihood of your child being found if he or she were to decide to play a classic game of hide and seek with you!
Growing up I remember that my aunt had a large, caramel colored, wooden armoire out in the living room - a perfect hiding haven from my cousins who always tried to "seek" me. Even though she kept her television, VCR and CD player on the middle and top shelves, along with her CDs and video tapes in the drawers above and below them, I always managed to find room to squeeze myself in - right between the record player and vinyl LPs. Of course, I was a really small child and could easily fit into this tight nook. No one ever thought to come and find me in the armoire probably because it was usually locked until I came along.
Like any normal child, I learned to rely on my inquisitive nature (though some would say nosy) and searched for different spots to hide in. Sure enough, my aunt's home provided another hiding nook that my older cousins wouldn't be able to fit into - a storage bench. Located upstairs against the wall of the hallway, my aunt would store towels and other linens in the bench. Lucky for me, my cousins and I were playing Round Two of hide and seek on laundry day and I got to use the bench as the key to my winning the game. After awhile my aunt was about to put away some linens and towels when she found me during the game; let's just say that she wasn't too happy to find her niece in her storage bench.
Now that I'm a bit older, the one piece of furniture I wish I had access to then was a wardrobe. After reading the Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I thought to myself how fun it would've been if I could step foot into a magical wardrobe, walk past the coats and into another realm. Without a doubt, that would've been the perfect hiding spot! So consider this readers and parents alike, when looking at furniture for your home, do think about how it will benefit each member of your family. Consider the amount of storage space it offers, how much space it will take up in your home, the longevity of the piece, and the likelihood of your child being found if he or she were to decide to play a classic game of hide and seek with you!
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