- Mother May I?

Is this very regional?
I don't remember this, Liverpool UK, 1960s.
...mother or father stands at one end of a room and turns around facing away, while all the children line up at the other end. The children take turns asking "Mother/Father, may I ____?" and makes a movement suggestion. ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_May_I%3F


We did have "What's the time Mr Fox?" but I don't remember the format quite as Wikipedia has it.