MUM’S THE WORD

Mother's Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in in the months of March and May. This year in the UK it is on the 14th of March The modern Mother's Day began in the United States, social activist l Anna Jarvis is most often credited with founding Mother's Day.  President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed May 9, 1914, the first Mother's Day. He asked Americans on that day to give a public "thank you" to their mothers and all mothers. In the puzzle below all the clues relate to this special day. When you have completed the whole puzzle, can you rearrange the letters in the shaded squares reveal the little ones.