Turn the kitchen sink into a blue lagoon with nontoxic dye pellets, designed to tint children's bathwater. When the water is turned on, the burst of color will be short-lived yet shocking.
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Martha Stewart Living, April 2009
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April Fools' Trick: Shrunken Breakfast
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Serve a meal in miniature: a sunny-side-up quail egg atop a piece of cocktail bread.
(Quail eggs are available at specialty-food stores, including some Whole Foods markets, and through LocalHarvest.)
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Martha Stewart Living, April 2009
April Fools' Trick: Solid Milk
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Transform milk into an unpourable mass.
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Martha Stewart Living, April 2009
Movie Night Mother's Day Card
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Help her snag the best seat in the house with tickets that double as a cute card.
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Martha Stewart Living, May 2011
Photography: Raymond Hom
Mother's Day Newspaper
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Honor Mom by publishing your own Mother's Day newspaper. Print the newspaper clip art onto ivory paper, fill in, and add a drawing or a photo.
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Martha Stewart Living, May 2011
Valentine's Day "Candy" Hearts Arrangement
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This arrangement speaks for itself. To create it, cut out paper conversation hearts and, using string, attach them to an 11-inch piece of wire bent into a curve. Tuck into a bouquet (we used parrot tulips and nerine lilies).