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.

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.)

Help her snag the best seat in the house with tickets that double as a cute card.

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.

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).