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!
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