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Maisie bombaisie ~ name game, tongue twister

  • Sheena
  • Oct 1, 2016
  • 1 min read

Here's an affectionate way to play with babies' names. Fun to use in a group setting, when introducing everyone round the ring, or on your own with your own child. It's a playground game from Fife taught to us by Eilidh Graham. You can make it work for any name once you get the hang of it, and it's got a good knee-bouncing rhythm to it – start slowly and speed up.

Maisie bombaisie

Stickalaisie fyfaisie

Fyfaisie stickalaisie That's how you spell Maisie!

Charlie bombarlie

Stickalarlie fyfarlie

Fyfarly Stickalarlie

That's how you spell Charlie!

Arlo bombarlo

Stickalarlo fyfarlo

Fyfarlo stickalarlo

That's how you spell Arlo!

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norddundee
Mar 15, 2024

It's actually said:


Maisie bom baisie

Sticka laisie fat faisie

Fat faisie sticka laisie

That's how you spell Maisie


Or


Raya bom baya

Sticka laya fat faya

Fat faya Sticka laya

That's how you spell Raya


Or


Jo bom bo

Sticka lo fat fo

Far fo sticka lo

That's how you spell Jo


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Sheena at Playsongs
Mar 15, 2024
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Hi Norddundee,


Thanks for sharing your version. We learnt ours from Eilidh who learnt it in her school playground in Kingskettle, Fife. Her name goes


Eilidh

Bombeilidh

Stickaleilidh

Fifeilidh

Fifeilidh

Stickaleilidh

That's how you spell Eilidh


Her school playground version and yours are probably different again from the one they play in another playground further up the road.


Did you use it for skipping? Stotting? Calling?

Did you have a tune to it?


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