Have your preschoolers sit in a circle. Choose one child to leave the room. Choose another child to sit in the middle of the circle, hidden underneath a blanket. Ask the child outside the room to come in and guess which classmate is missing. The children can provide him with hints such as hair color and gender. Choose different children each round to take on the roles of "hider" and "guesser."
Tell your preschoolers that you are going to hide an object such as a small ball or toy. Have them leave the room or cover their eyes while you hide the item. Tell them to begin searching for the object once it is hidden. Provide the children with guidance by calling out "Hot" and "Hotter" when someone is close to the object. Use the words "cold" and "colder" to identify when children are far from the object. The child who finds the item hides it during the next round.
Create a treasure hunt for your preschoolers. Use a box as a treasure chest. Fill it with items such as play money, plastic jewelry or candy. Hide the treasure chest in the room or outside. Make clues that lead the preschoolers to the treasure. For example, tell them to go to the slide. On the slide, place a second clue asking them to look under a tree. The last clue leads the children to the treasure chest.
Hide buttons or other small objects while the preschoolers are out of the room. Provide each child with a container such as a cup or bag and ask them to find as many buttons as they can. It is helpful to count the buttons before you hide them to determine when they have all been found. The child with the most buttons is the winner.