Heart Pieces
There are 36 heart pieces in total, making eight complete heart containters. Some can be found as a child, and some can be found as an adult. Find all of 'em.
Lost Woods
Turn left when you first enter the lost woods. You will see a lost kid on a tree truck. Stand on the stump in front of him and play Saria's Song, and you will be given a heart piece.
Turn right when you first enter the lost woods. Climb down the ladder and stand on the stump you see. Two lost kids will appear. Pull out your ocarina and they will ask you to follow along with their song. If you write down the notes, it makes it much easier. You will be rewarded with a heart piece.
Hyrule Field
Near the path leading to Lake Hylia, there will be a large section of grass that is fenced off on all four sides. Set a bomb in the center to reveal a hole. Jump down the hole to find a heart piece.
If you walk far to the northwest of Lon Lon Ranch, you will see a brown tree. Detonate a bomb near the trunk to reveal a hole. Jump down the hole to find this piece. You will need only the Iron Boots to collect it.
Market Square
At night, as a child, play the Treasure Chest game. Use the lens of truth to see the treasures. If you can make it to the final room, there will be a piece of heart in the treasure chest.
As a child, keep playing the Bombchu game. Keep losing until the prize is a piece of heart. Then win the game, to receive the heart piece.
At night, you will meet a fat women in a house in the Back Alley. She claims she's lost her dog. Find the white dog near the Bazaar, and bring it back to her. She will reward you with a piece of heart.
Lon Lon Ranch
As a child, go to the shed at the other end of the corral. Inside, move the crates around to reveal an opening. Enter to find the heart piece.
Kakariko Village
After you visit the Fairy of Power on top of Death Mountain as a child, let the Owl to fly you back to Kakariko Village. He will drop you on top of a house. If you walk off the left side and near the wall, you should land on a small roof-like thing. Crawl through the opening there to find this piece.
As an adult, climb the large ladder to the small platform. With the longshot, aim for the roof on which the trapped man is lying. Talk to him to receive a heart piece.
In the Graveyard at night, as a child, you might find Dampe walking around. Pay him to dig for you. Eventually, he will dig up a piece of heart.
As an adult, find Dampe's grave located to the right of the graveyard (the one with flowers) and race him . If you keep up with him, he will give you the hookshot. Then play the Song of Time to get rid of the large, blue block in front of you. Climb the stairs and you will exit in the Windmill. Jump your way to the heart piece located on the ledge nearby.
After you have received the hookshot, find Dampe and race him again. If you can complete the race in under a minute, he will give you a piece of heart.
After you have collected 50 gold tokens, enter the House of Skulltula and talk to the kid who was just freed from the curse. He will give you a piece of heart.
If you pull out a gravestone located around the middle of the graveyard (it will have flowers in front of it), hop inside. Defeat the mummy you see there and play the Sun's Song to receive the heart piece.
As a child, plant a Magic Bean in the soft soil of the Graveyard. Come back as an adult and ride the leaf up to the platform. Roll into the crate for a heart piece.
Death Mountain and Vicinity
As a child, plant a Magic Bean in the soft soil near the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern. When you come back as an adult, ride the floating leaf up on top of the entrance to collect this piece.
Goron City
Light every torch and the enormous urn on the ground floor will begin to spin. Throw a bomb into the urn. It will stop the urn and the urn will toss out an item. The item may not be a heart piece, so keep trying.
Zora's River
You will see a group of frogs in one section of the river. They will give you items for playing songs. If you play the Song of Storms for them , they will give you a piece of heart.
If you play for the frogs again, you will notice that some of the frogs appear to be "highlighted." These frogs correspond to the C buttons (and the A button) on the controller. If you are able to follow the blinking frogs fast enough, they will give you a piece of heart. Remember that their pattern doesn't change, so write the notes down, it's easier!
You will see a heart piece on a HIGH platform around the middle of the river. First, pick up the chicken and carry her all the way to the hill. Near the hill, you will see a long ledge. Float over there with the chicken, and climb the ladder. There will be another chicken here. Use this chicken to float over to the heart piece. This is a tricky one!
Near the waterfall, there will be another piece of heart on a ledge. You must take the chicken from the beginning of Zora's River all the way to the waterfall. Then jump from a nearby spot and float over to the piece of heart.
Zora's Domain
With a Deku Stick as a child, quickly light all of the unlit torches (there are two behind the waterfall). A treasure chest will appear behind the waterfall. It will have a piece of heart inside of it.
Death Mountain Crater
After you learn the Bolero of Fire, become a child again, and use the song to warp to the Death Mountain Crater. You only have a limited time, so quickly plant a Magic Bean near the spot where you warp to. Return as an adult and ride the leaf onto the huge rock that has a piece of heart on top.
There is one large cliff that you can actually climb down. From the entrance of Death Mountain crater, turn right, jump over the ledge, and climb up the ladder. Now, go to the ledge, and make it so that Link falls, and grabs the ledge with one hand. Press down and you will climb down the wall. Climb all the way to the small alcove with the heart piece.
Lake Hylia
Catch the largest fish in the Fishing Pond (over 7 lbs) and you will be given a piece of heart.
As a child, plant a Magic Bean near the laboratory. Return as an adult, ride the leaf up to the roof and climb the ladder to the platform which has the piece of heart on it.
After you find the Golden Scale, dive down and touch the bottom of the pool inside the laboratory. Talk to the man and you will be awarded a heart piece.
Ice Cavern
You will find a frozen red block with a heart piece inside of it in the Ice Cavern. Open a bottle of blue flame to melt the red ice. Get the piece of heart.
Zora's Fountain
As an adult, find the ice block with the piece of heart inside of it and use your sword to break the ice and claim the heart piece.
As an adult, when you have both the Iron Boots and the Blue Tunic, sink underwater right in front of the entrance to the Ice Cavern. You will see a large depression underwater with a piece of heart.
Gerudo Valley and Fortress
As a child, pick up a chicken and jump off the right side of the bridge. Use the chicken to float you over to the waterfall. There is a ladder behind the waterfall which leads to a small chamber where there is a piece of heart.
As an adult, stand in front of the bridge, and go all the way left until you hit the wall. If you look down, you will see a ledge. Jump there. Then, use your longshot to get to the crate on the other side. Smash open the crate for a heart piece.
While exploring the fortress, you will see a large treasure chest on top of the roof of the fortress. You need to be standing on the ledge of the window of the room you were thrown into when you were caught be the Gerudo Guards. Use your longshot to reach the treasure chest. There is a piece of heart inside of it.
You need Epona to collect this heart piece - you must participate in the Horseback Archery contest. If you score 1,000 points or more, you will be given a piece of heart.
Desert Colossus
As a child, plant a Magic Bean near the entrance to the Spirit Temple. Come back as an adult and ride the leaf. Jump over the top of a large piece of stone. There will be a piece of heart there.
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