Thousands nationwide join group searching for painted stones
Thousands nationwide join group searching for painted stones
2026-07-24
After Pokémon and Pikmin, did you know about Taiwan’s next most-popular treasure hunt game? Kids are going crazy looking for stones. But they aren’t any ordinary rocks—they’re colorful treasures! What started as a small Facebook group now has over 80,000 members. Anyone can hide painted stones in parks and post clues to find them, providing hours of wholesome fun for families. The creators shared with us their idea behind the game.
A child squats down on the grass, searching for something. Another kid is helped by her mother as she scrounges around under some trees. The entire park is full of kids walking with their heads down, searching.
- I found it! Mom!
- What did you find?
- A rock!
- I found six! This way I don’t have to stay at home. If I’m home, my dad makes me do homework.
- I wait to see who hid them, then I’ll rush out to look. I’ll go even if it’s raining.
Everyone is looking for these colorful rocks. It’s part of a nationwide treasure hunt started by the Facebook group “Xiaoshitou,” or “(Pick up) Stones.” It now has over 80,000 members, with people who share clues for where to find the rocks. Searchers then comment when they find them.
Parent
Kid loves stones
Every day, she tells me how excited she is for Saturday, because she knows that’s the day we come here. I think it’s great. It encourages interaction and gets us to walk around more.
Parent
Kid loves stones
These painted stones can increase interaction between parents and kids.
The creator of the group is a young married couple. They discovered the game during their honeymoon in Australia three years ago, and decided to bring it back with them to Taiwan.
Rachel
Group founder
It’s crazy so many people are doing it. It started spreading this year. Many parents have found it to be a great activity to do with their kids.
Yi An
Group founder
We first discovered this kind of activity while on our honeymoon abroad. In the group, we constantly remind members to only use healthy, non-toxic, water-based paint. People should also only use rocks.
There are also strict rules against hiding the rocks in dangerous places. The founders also recommend buying rocks rather than taking them from the ground, and using only eco-friendly paint to ensure everyone stays safe while having fun.
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全台大人小孩瘋找石頭! 逾8萬人加入”小拾頭"尋寶社團
2026-07-24
繼寶可夢、皮克敏之後，妳知道嗎?全台正在流行一個神祕的尋寶遊戲，小朋友瘋狂在公園裡找石頭，不是一般的石頭，而是一顆顆彩繪過的尋寶石，從臉書社團發起的活動，已經有超過八萬人加入，民眾畫好石頭後，藏在公園裡，再到社團發文分享線索，讓大家去尋寶，不少家長天天帶孩子到公園玩，創辦人也接受採訪，分享活動理念。
小朋友蹲在草叢裡，東瞧瞧，西瞧瞧，另一頭也有家長陪著孩子，在樹底下翻找，公園裡出現奇特的景象，孩子全低著頭，沿路找東西。
- 找到了!媽媽!
- 妳找到什麼了？
- 石頭
- (找到了)六顆，因為我這樣就不用待在家了，待在家爸爸就叫我寫作業
- 等看誰有藏啊，我就趕快去找，下雨天也要來
大家找的，就是這一顆顆彩繪過的小石頭，全台掀起新的尋寶遊戲，從臉書社團”小拾頭"發起，目前有超過八萬名成員，藏石頭的人要發文分享線索，找到的人也要留言回報。
[[家長]]
“她每天都跟我說，媽媽我好期待禮拜六，因為她就知道禮拜六要來這邊(找) ，我覺得很好，就是會促進互動，我們又可以增加運動走路量”
[[家長]]
“可以透過石頭來繪畫，增進親子(關係)”
社團創辦人是一對年輕夫妻，三年前到澳洲度蜜月時，發現小石頭尋寶遊戲，決定帶回台灣玩。
[[小拾頭社團創辦人Rachel]]
“(很多人玩)有一點意外，應該是說今年才變得比較擴散開來，很多其實是家長自己自發性的，覺得說這是一個很好的親子活動”
[[小拾頭社團創辦人Yi An]]
“最開始是在蜜月旅行的時候，發現國外有這樣子的活動，我們在社團裡面，也一直有不斷地，跟所有的社員去強調，我們選用的顏料，一定要使用的是健康，無毒的水性顏料，活動使用的素材，也只會以石頭為主”
尋寶遊戲也有規則，像是不能放在危險地點，也建議石頭要用買的，並且使用對環境友善的顏料，希望大家玩得安全快樂。
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