Very small items like DVDs can be hidden in very tight places. Look between books, inside bags, under lightweight items. If you’re looking for something like a bicycle, avoid rooms where it obviously won’t fit without being noticeable, like the bathroom.
Check their drawers. Sock and underwear drawers are off-limits, and a bit odd to sift through. This is a very natural hiding spot. Look in their closet. The space in the closet allows for a lot of hiding spots. Make sure you check the shelves, between folded clothes, and in any messy-looking location. Crawl under the bed. For some reason, people think under the bed is a good hiding spot. For adults, it’s a more difficult location to see because it requires getting on the floor. Take a peek behind the TV. The spot behind the TV is often dusty because the TV is heavy and hard to move. This is a natural hiding spot because people don’t see the spot often. Spot-check their bathroom. There aren’t a lot of great hiding spots in your parent’s bathroom, so look in a few obvious locations.
The pantry is a perfect hiding spot. Lots of heavy cans, cookbooks, and assorted odds-and-ends obstruct the view. Moving a bunch of food all around makes it harder to find. Check the linen closet. If you don’t change your sheets or towels, the linen closet could be your jackpot. This is a great hiding spot for thin items like DVDs, books, and games. If your parents have a home office, there is a good chance a bunch of stuff is in there. Papers litter the desk, multiple drawers too. Sift between every item and leave no page unturned.
Check your closet. If you rarely look at the top of the closet, that could be a good location. Most people rarely look behind dressers or cabinets. If you’re searching for something thin, try taking a peek behind either location.
The garage opener shroud is an easily removable casing. [1] X Research source Look in large containers that appear to be old junk. A foot-locker or plastic tub is a seldom touched place that’s perfect for hiding.
The glove box is an obvious pick for hiding something. If you’re searching for something small like keys or a remote, try the glove box. An armrest area is another obvious hiding spot. Sift through the oil change printouts and the car registration to find thin items like cards, phones, and games. Pop the trunk. There is usually a button to get it open. Larger items can be hidden very easily in the trunk.
Golf bags are a perfect, deep spot for longer gifts. If you suspect you’re getting a baseball bat, that’s an ideal location. If your father does a lot of yard work, or your mother does a lot of gardening, their tools are probably pretty dirty. They may think you’ll be less likely to look among these items, and that’s why they will use that spot to hide things. Crossword puzzles and Sudoku books are a great spot for thin items like gift cards, pictures, and concert tickets.
Large presents or items need somewhere big enough to conceal the size of the item. Check the largest air return first. Small vents often have quick turns in them. A shorter item would likely fall into the ventilation system. Search for longer items here, ones that wouldn’t fall through.
Mini-sized items fit perfectly in frozen vegetable bags. They know you don’t like broccoli, so they put what they want to hide where you’d least want to go. Hiding something in a frozen dessert would be a clever choice. A box of ice cream sandwiches is prime for hiding things. Your parents know you want desserts and aren’t allowed to have them without permission. More than likely have an idea of how much is left. Check behind the ice. If there are ice cube trays, move them and check underneath or behind. Also, some older freezers get a bit of ice buildup in them, a great spot to hide something small like a charger.
Who would even think about hiding something inside a head of lettuce? Well, it’s been done. [3] X Research source Frozen bags of vegetables are very tricky locations to hide from kids. Parents know you’re very unlikely to look there. Look behind vegetables in the pantry. Vegetables are often bunched together, which would make a prime hiding spot for kids who don’t like vegetables.
Sniff the spices. Emptied coffee cans or spice jars are great diversion safes. They’re fairly common, but difficult to find since there are so many spices. Shake pill bottles. Emptied-out medicine bottles are brilliant spots for tiny items or rolls of money. Check their medicine cabinet or maybe even a potted plant. [4] X Research source Squirt some lotion. An emptied-out lotion bottle is an ideal location for spare keys, small remotes, cell phones, and credit cards. [5] X Research source
Pull out the vacuum. The vacuum cleaner is perfect for hiding big things out in the open. Vacuums have a large, easily accessible cavity to stuff in various items. [6] X Research source Mixers often have bowls big enough to use as hiding spots. Tip each bowl carefully and see if there is something inside. Open doors on all appliances. The oven, the microwave, the toaster oven, they all make great hiding spots, especially if your parents are the only ones who cook.
Removing tape will likely tear the wrapping paper, leaving evidence. Don’t mess with the tape. Wrapping paper is difficult to put back precisely. Trying to rewrap an item is sure to fail because parents have years of experience wrapping presents to make them look better. Bows are a definite stop sign. Once a bow is unwrapped or curled the wrong way, it can be so delicate that you can’t put them back together.
Make sure you know the order of items, not just the positioning. Your parents may have things alphabetically-organized or put in some other order. Pay attention to folds and creases, especially in clothing. They’ll know you’ve been in their stuff if the folds are different than the norm. Clean off smudges from glass items. Use your shirt or a paper towel to remove any incriminating evidence if you happened to have touched the glass and left a visible fingerprint.
If your parents find out you’ve been snooping around, they may even dedicate time to finding a better hiding spot. Log off the computer. Leave no evidence you were on it and make sure it’s cool enough and not hot, so your parents won’t notice. Turn the computer off. If the computer was off, to begin with, you want to make sure and power it down.
If your parents find out you’ve been snooping around, they may even dedicate time to finding a better hiding spot. Log off the computer. Leave no evidence you were on it and make sure it’s cool enough and not hot, so your parents won’t notice. Turn the computer off. If the computer was off, to begin with, you want to make sure and power it down.
