I spy
Jun 22nd, 2010 by islandhippy
If you’ve ever tired of playing the guessing game I spy after several rounds, then you should try playing the game with my two-year-old daughter Olive. Not only are her rules very complicated, she’s also really funny. You have to guess fast otherwise Olive will pose the question and supply the answer before you know what’s happened. A typical game goes like this:
Olive: Olive wants play I spy.
Dad: OK, you go first.
Olive: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with … A. Is it a monkey? No. Is it an elephant? No. Is it doggy? Yes!
Dad: Er … well done Olive.
If you think of an object and try to make Olive guess, it’s no less challenging.
Dad: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with … [spies Tutu, Olive’s cuddly bear] ... T.
Olive: No, cannot T, must be A.
Dad: [sighs and spies a new object beginning with A] OK, something beginning with A.
Olive: Is it Tutu?
Dad: Huh?
Love it. You do of course realise that your little girl will be tying you up in knots like that all her life? Our two-year olds may look cute and innocent but can’t be underestimated.
My own little George is turning into a total wind-up merchant where his big sister is concerned. When I told Elsa that I wasn’t taking her to nursery last Friday as she had a cold & she said she was pleased to be staying at home with me, George very sweetly said ‘Yes Elsa go nursery’ repeatedly til she was practically in tears. Proper little brother behaviour, very effective and no doubt a sign of things to come…