With the festivities of April over and Mother’s Day being the next important event in May, let’s pull out all the stops and make it the best one ever.

We are often told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. What could be a more perfect gift for your mom on Mother’s Day than to serve her breakfast in bed? It’s a dream many have and it could be the best homemade gift your mother could receive.

Come Sunday, whether it’s Dad, children or both who wish to treat Mom like a queen, here are some suggestions on how to make it memorable for all the right reasons.

First, arrange kid-friendly duties: if children are involved, patience is number one. Running through the recipes beforehand helps determine which child gets which jobs, depending upon their age, maturity, abilities and manual dexterity. They can be great help with lots of basic cooking tasks. Cracking eggs, gently stirring, scooping batter into muffin tins, buttering toast, spooning...