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Mother, Mother, Who Am I (Materials - Pad of Paper and pencil/pen for each baby shower participant) - This is a real fun and quizzical game where you give clues about "Famous Mothers". For instance, who is the mother of nursery rhymes (Mother Goose), who is the mother of helping others (Mother Theresa), What mother went to the cubbard to fetch her poor doggy a bone? (Mother Hubbard), etc.

Mother _ _ _ _ _ _ Mother of weather

Mother _ _ _ _ Mother of Jesus

Mother of _ _ _ _ _ A hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells

Mother _ _ _ _ A major or profitable source or supply

Mother _ _ _ _ _ Mother of the land or soil

Mother _ _ _ _ A children’s game

Mother _ _ _ _ _ Not an outlaw

Mother _ _ _ _ _ _ Mother of helping others

Mother _ _ _ _ _ Mother of nursery rhymes

Mother _ _ _ _ _ _ _ She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone

_ _ _ _ _ Mother England’s reigning monarch.

Mother _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The head of a Christian religious community for women.

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Answers

1. Mother Nature – Mother of weather

2. Mother Mary – Mother of Jesus

3. Mother of Pearl - A hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells

4. Mother Lode - A major or profitable source or supply

5. Mother Earth – Mother of the land or soil

6. Mother May I – A children’s game

7. Mother in Law – Not an outlaw

8. Mother Teresa – Mother of helping others

9. Mother Goose – Mother of nursery rhymes

10. Mother Hubbard – She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone

11. Queen Mother – England’s reigning monarch.

12. Mother Superior - The head of a Christian religious community for women