Peekaboo Games

Belle's Peek-a-Boo Forest

• Kids look for forest animals in "Belle's Peek-a-Boo Forest," accessible at sites like GirlsGamesClub. Named after the heroine in Walt Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," the game requires kids to look in three different parts of the forest. Have kids click an animal when they spot it. After finding all animals in one section of the forest, players move to another part of the forest, where the number of animals to find increases by one. The game ends when kids find all of the animals in all three sections of the forest.

Classic Peek-a-boo

• Adults use the classic, hands-on peek-a-boo approach by putting their hands or a cloth in front of their face. Take your hands or the cloth away from your face and say, "Peek-a-boo." At around 3 months of age, babies should show a happy reaction to the game. When the baby reaches 6 months, hide the baby's face by putting her hands or a small cloth over her face. As you hold the cloth in front of her or have the baby's own hands covering her face, pretend to look for her and then slowly remove the cloth or hands from her face and, say, "Peek-a-boo."

Clifford Peek-a-boo Puppy

• Kids guess Puppy Clifford's hiding place in "Peek-a-boo Puppy," accessible at the Scholastic site. After choosing to look for Clifford in Emily Elizabeth's bedroom, the laundry room or the living room, kids listen to the clue and click on the item they think Puppy Clifford is hiding behind. If kids choose the correct hiding place, the narrator says, "Peek-a-boo."

Hide-And-Seek Peek-a-boo

• Adults may engage babies in hide-and-seek peekaboo games as they become more mobile. After hiding behind an object or around the corner, call the baby to come and find you. When he finds you, say "Peek-a-boo." Alternately, have the baby hide and say, "Peek-a-boo," when you find him. As variations, hide toys under a cloth when the baby's looking (as he gets older, try it when he's not looking) and ask him to find them. When he points to the cloth, reveal the toy and say, "Peek-a-boo." The baby eventually may pull the sheet off the toy himself.

Laugh and Learn Peek-A-Boo

• Kids see the basic peek-a-boo concept at work in "Laugh and Learn Peek-A-Boo," accessible at the Fisher-Price site. Every time kids press letters, numbers or the spacebar, a friendly animal pops out and then disappears. If kids press keys other than letters, numbers or the spacebar, animals do not appear.

Teletubbies Peek-a-boo

• Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Tinky Winky pop out from various hiding spots in "Teletubbies Peek-a-boo," accessible at the BBC site. The level of difficulty -- ranging from "Really Easy" to "Extra Difficult" -- controls the amount of time your child has to catch and click Teletubbies before they disappear. Have your child press the spacebar when she sees a Teletubby peek out, and avoid pressing the spacebar when a Teletubby friend appears.