This activity will teach your family security measures that will help to make your home a more difficult target for thieves by making it as difficult and time-consuming to steal from as possible. A burglar likes to be in and out of your home with what he wants in five or ten minutes. Lock up your valuables. Money, silver, and jewelry are obviously valuables. But your most prized possessions may be items that cannot be replaced, such as family heirlooms.
Bedrooms are the worst hiding places.
They are generally searched first. Also, dirty clothes hampers and backsides of dresser drawers are unsafe hiding places. Don't keep large amounts of cash at home. Give a record of these numbers to the police department. Most police departments will furnish you with an engraving tool free of charge.