This document provides suggestions for games and activities that can be used for a children's sermon on Mother's Day. It describes playing "Mother Says" similar to "Simon Says" where children must follow commands only if prefaced with "Mother Says". It also suggests playing a game of "Mother May I?" where a child asks permission before taking a certain number of steps. The document emphasizes that obeying our mothers is a way to show them love.

1. Children’s
Sermon -
Mother Says
Use these games on
Mother's Day for a
children's sermon.
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Activity
You can play this game like “Simon
says.” but simply replace the
name “Simon” with “Mother.”
“Mother Says” has a very simple
rule. If a child is given a command
and the teacher does not preface
it with “Mother Says”, children
must ignore it. If they mistakenly
follow it they are eliminated from
the game. Continue until only one
child remains.

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Variation
Instead of playing “Simon says”, play
a game of “Mother May I?”
One person (it could be Mom) stands
facing away from a line of kids. She
then chooses a child (at random, or
in order), and announces a direction.
These follow a pattern, such
as, “Brian, you may take (NUMBER)
“giant steps” forward/backward.”
The child responds with “Mother
may I?” Mom then states “Yes” or
“No”, depending on her whim, and
the child complies.

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If the child forgets to ask “Mother
may I?” he/she goes back to the
starting line. First one to touch
Mother wins.

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Other possibilities are
“regular steps”
“baby steps”
“ballet steps”
“Scissors steps”- jump while
crossing your feet, then jump
while uncrossing them
“Banana steps”-laying down with
feet at current spot, marking
where the top of your head
was, and getting up there for
new spot, and
“Bunny steps” – a hop

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Application
Obeying our Mother’s is
one way of showing them
we love them.

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