Playing MultiStep Directions Treasure with Your Child at Home

Hidden treasure, simple instructions, big giggles — and quietly, your child's listening and language are growing stronger.

In short

MultiStep Directions Treasure is a playful home game where you hide a small "treasure" and guide your child to it with instructions that grow from one step to two, then three. It builds listening memory, sequencing and following directions — core communication skills. Keep it short, joyful and just a little bit challenging, and celebrate every find.

How to play it at home

Set up (2 minutes)

• Choose a small "treasure" — a toy, a sticker, a favourite snack.
• Pick 2–3 familiar spots in one room (under the cushion, behind the door, on the chair).

Start with one step

• "Go to the chair." When your child gets there, cheer and reveal a clue or the treasure.
• Keep your voice clear and unhurried. Say it once, then wait — give them time to process.

Grow to two steps, then three

• "First touch the door, then look under the cushion."
• Later: "Pick up the cup, walk to the table, and put it down."
• Use linking words like first, then, last — these are the scaffolding of sequencing.

Make it easier or harder

• Easier: pair words with a gentle gesture or point; use just one step.
• Harder: add a step, remove the gestures, or include a colour or number ("find the two red blocks").

Keep it warm

• Play for 5–10 minutes. Stop while it's still fun. Let your child hide the treasure and give you directions too — reversing roles deepens the learning.

If your child manages one step but two feels overwhelming, that's useful information, not a failure — stay at the level where they succeed often, then nudge gently.

The Pinnacle way

A clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, under qualified clinician care — a home game is for building skills and joy, never for diagnosing. Our speech-language therapists can show you how to grade activities like MultiStep Directions Treasure to your child's exact level, and weave them into a wider plan through speech therapy.

Trusted sources

Guided by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on building receptive language and following directions, and the CDC's developmental milestone guidance on listening and language for everyday play.

Next step — to learn your child's just-right level for activities like this, book a developmental assessment with a Pinnacle clinician on WhatsApp: +91 91001 81181.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.