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How to Play Mother May I. Sharpen your listening skills and coordination by playing a round
of Mother May I. You will need Three or more players and a large room or open space. Step
1. Designate one player to be "Mother." The other players will be the "children." Step
2. Have Mother stand on one side of the room. The children stand in a row on the other side
of the room, facing Mother. Step 3. Have Mother give the first child in line a command, telling
the child to move forward in a particular manner. Be creative with commands. Have children
"walk like a monkey" or "hop like a kangaroo." Step 4. Have the child respond to the command
by asking, "Mother, may I?" If the child does not ask permission from mother but performs
the command first, they go back to the start line. For a shorter game, have the children
who didn't ask for permission stand in place instead of returning to the start line. Step
5. Let Mother choose to respond to the question with either "Yes, you may" or "No, you may
not." Step 6. Have the child respond by moving forward if Mother says "yes" or staying still
if Mother says "no." Pass the play on to the next child in line, who is given another command
by Mother. Step 7. Continue playing, with each child going in turn, until one reaches
Mother. They're the winner, and gets to be Mother in the next round of play. Did you
know U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared the first official Mother's Day observance
in 1914.