Even if you’ve never played it before, the idea behind hide-and-seek is child’s play – find a spot where no-one can see you and don’t move a muscle.
However, for the collection of youngsters – and some pets – in a comical new gallery, it wasn’t quite so straightforward.
Clearly going with the ‘if I can’t see them, they can’t see me’ way of thinking, the images show partially-concealed pets and toddlers looking anything but hidden.
Nothing to see here! A toddler sort of gets it, but the transparent material she’s chosen to hide behind – a net curtain – gives her away
Are you looking at me? A cat hides behind a table leg…where everyone can clearly see it
The clearly visible frame of a young pre-schooler can be seen behind a net curtain in one shot, while a pair of legs sticking out from under a sofa cushion raises a chuckle in another.
The pets are equally as misguided. A cat hides behind a slender pole, its curvy feline frame as clear as day.
The squashed face of a pooch can be seen stuffed between couch cushions and, in another photo fail, a crouching tot tries to conceal themselves into a shelving unit, with their legs and bottom not quite fitting in.
Soft and fluffy like the sofa cushions – just one problem, you have a face…
The logic was there…but not being shaped like a cube didn’t help this child
A sister chuckles as her sibling conceals himself – badly – as a lamp shade. Right: the old net curtain trick doesn’t work for this hound
Well, she does have stripes on – a tot tries to camouflage herself under a patterned duvet
Can’t see your face, can see your whole body, kid
When did you last spot a paddling pool that could walk? Exactly!
A sullen-looking dog looks defeated when spotted. Right: A little boy uses a tree to hide himself, with absolutely no effect whatsoever
A pair of eyes and a pink nose – and the hint of a paw – give this moggy away. Right: A kitchen, with a pair of feet…
We can’t see you! But that doesn’t mean you’re hidden
I’m not hiding in the sofa, honest: A small child is defeated by its own legs in this game
It’s always the feet that give them away. Right: A pair of striped tights belie the intentions of the hider here
What do you mean you can see me? A fluffy pooch’s booty sticks out from under a bed
I am a dressing gown…with legs
I am a net curtain…with legs
See you in a while crocodile…except the hider’s mitts are easy to spot
If in doubt, put a bucket on your head and hope for the best