Playing Hit the Pot

Playing Hit the Pot

🎂 3 + years ⏱️ 20 min 📍 Anywhere ⭐ easy

Pot slapping is a fun game where you can feel like a real treasure hunter! With your eyes covered, you search for a hidden "treasure" that's right under your nose. But be careful! The path isn't always straightforward. Listen to your friends' hints and find the hidden pot!

What you'll need

  • Pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Small gift or
  • something sweet
  • Blindfold

How it works

  1. Playing Hit the Pot, step 1

    One player hides the "treasure" (candy or small gift) under the turned-over pot while the treasure hunter waits at a distance with their eyes covered.

  2. Playing Hit the Pot, step 2

    With their eyes covered and a wooden spoon in hand, the treasure hunter carefully feels their way forward, trying to find the pot. The other players can give hints like "cold" or "warm" depending on how close the hunter is to the target.

  3. Playing Hit the Pot, step 3

    Once the treasure hunter touches the pot with the wooden spoon, they can remove the blindfold and take the "treasure" as a reward.

  4. Playing Hit the Pot, step 4

    Another player becomes the treasure hunter, and the game starts again. So grab your wooden spoon and get ready for an adventure! Have fun with "pot slapping"!

What kids learn from this

  • Imagination & social connection