{"id":1616,"date":"2023-05-08T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2023-06-09T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:16:17","slug":"mothers-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2023\/05\/08\/mothers-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mother\u2019s Day in the U.S. is Sunday, May 14.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Mother\u2019s Day\u00a0recognizes\u00a0mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as the positive contributions that they make to society. It was established by Anna Jarvis, with the first official\u00a0Mother\u2019s Day\u00a0was celebrated at St. Andrew\u2019s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, on May 10, 1908.<\/p>\n

Mother\u2019s Day was officially established by President Woodrow Wilson as a holiday in the United States in 1911. The celebration of mothers in not unique to the United States, however. More than 40 countries celebrate in some way! How about your country? Do you celebrate Mother\u2019s Day? If so, this is a good opportunity to share culturally how you celebrate. Compare and contrast between the two countries! You can read about how several countries celebrate Mother\u2019s Day here.<\/p>\n

You will\u00a0find great ideas for projects you can make with your host children here on the Au Pair in America Mother\u2019s Day pinboard<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How about printable cards to color<\/a>? Or a tin can butterfly planter<\/a>! Try making some salt dough to capture hand or footprints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Mrs. Flinger (Flickr)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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