Mothers and daughters will find the conversation and laughter flowing when they celebrate Mother's Day with this festive tea. From fancy (and yes, maybe a little silly) wrapping paper hats to delectable sandwiches, petits fours, and glazed scones, the party will be memorable.

SPRING GARLAND

This festive tissue paper bunting adds some springtime color to your party. To speed up the paper cutting, first make a half-oval template (our ovals are about seven inches wide) from a piece of stiff paper or cardboard. Next, stack four or five sheets of tissue paper in various colors and fold the stack in half lengthwise. Starting at one end of the tissue paper, lay the flat edge of the template along the fold and trace it with a pencil. Fit as many half-ovals along the fold as you can, then cut them out. To make the bunting, open a tissue paper oval and apply glue stick in the center crease and around the edges. Lay one end of a long length of ribbon into the crease. Fold the oval over it and smooth the paper closed. Add more ovals, spaced an inch or two apart, until you reach the desired length.

NAPKIN CUFFS

Soft and colorful, these napkin rings can be whipped up in minutes. For each, use pinking shears to cut a roughly 2- by 4-inch fabric rectangle. Wrap the fabric around a napkin and secure the overlapping ends with a flower-headed brad (available in the scrapbooking section of craft stores).