Fe Fi Fo

Everyone knows the famous words of the giant in Jack and the beanstalk. At my house Fe Fi Fo is a game that we play. It has become my saving grace. The conversation goes

Dusty: "Put your shoes up and it's nap time."

Charlie (in typical 3-year old style at the top of her lungs throwing herself to the ground) "I don't want to take a nap. It's not nap time."

Me: "Do you want to Fe Fi Fo?"

Charlie: "Yeah, mommy!"

She takes her shoes off, puts them on the shelf where they go and runs down the hall to her room. To explain this wonderful two person rhyming game one person starts on one end of the house. This is the "Giant." The other person runs to the other end of the house to hide. The giant proceeds to that hiding spot stomping his/her feet and saying "Fe fi ___." This could be any number of things:

Fe fi fup, Do you want your cup?

Fe fi farlie, I smell a yummy little girl charlie.

Fe fi fibs, I want to eat some yummy ribs.

Fe fi fanket, Let me cover you with your blanket.

And of course many of these made up rhymes send Charlie into a fit of giggles especially when Dusty tries to eat her ribs. So thank you to the writer of Jack and the beanstalk! Thank you for this silly little rhyme. Fe fi fo, our family giant game makes life with a three-year old so much easier.