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7 Really Fun Pranks for April Fools

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Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day

 

I have searched high and low to find kid-friendly pranks for April Fools. This list of ideas are funny and not designed to scare or make children fearful or feel embarrassed. I found some of those and quickly dismissed them. 

Pulling pranks is lots of fun, but not all children will think the same things are funny. I tested the pranks below on JDaniel. He thought they were really funny, but I totally understand that not all children or parents think they are.

 

Here are the April Fools Day Pranks I Really Liked

Teeny Tiny Meal
 

Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day

 
 

JDaniel wakes up hungry every morning. After taking a few moments to snuggle with me, he bounds to the kitchen to see what he wants for breakfast. I decided to have breakfast waiting for him. It was served on a plate from a tea set that I borrowed from my friend Bridget’s little girl.
He loves doughnuts, fruit, and yogurt for breakfast. After this breakfast, I think he will be asking for seconds.

 
 
 
Tricky Flavored Water
 

Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day

 

 

It is not unusual for me to add a dash of something to the water we keep in the refrigerator. Sometimes it is a squirt of fresh orange, lemon or lime. JDaniel’s water cup of upstairs on his nightstand is usually filled with tap water. While he was busy playing, I added a squirt of lime juice to it. He noticed the change right away.

 
 
 
 

Caution Tape Over the Toilet Lid
 

Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day

I bought a small roll of hazard tape and taped it to the lid of his toilet. As you can imagination, it might need it if I haven’t been into check in a few hours.

 

 

Turning Milk Green

 

Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day
 

JDaniel loves to pour milk for himself. He is really good at not spilling it if the jug is less than half full. I decided to surprise him by adding a little green food coloring to milk.

 

 

Frozen Milk in Cereal and Jello Juice

 

Frozen Milk in Cereal and Jello Juice
 

This is so easy to put together. You simply prepare the milk and cereal ahead of time and store it in the freezer.

I think fun preparing jello in a clear plastic cup and serving it with a meal as a drink was really fun.

 
 

 

A Raisin in the Toothpaste

 

Really Fun Pranks for April Fools Day

 
 
I simply slid a raisin into his toothpaste. I usually put the toothpaste on his toothbrush for him but, this time I let him do it. He was really surprised. 
 
 
What pranks do you and your children play on April Fool’s Day?
 
 
 
Deirdre is a stay at home mom. Prior to staying home, she worked as an elementary school teacher and technology integration specialist for over twenty years. She holds an Early Childhood degree and a Masters in Developmental Reading.  She is the blogger behind JDaniel4’s Mom, a site focused on sharing ways to learn and grow beside your children. 
 
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  5. I love that tiny meal idea. Maybe I’ll have to pull a prank on my kids this year. They would definitely not be expecting it because I don’t think I’ve ever pranked them!

  6. hahaha! My sister did saran wrap over the toilet seat in college. She also arranged a pie to hit someone in the face while they walked through the doorway of the bathroom! Let’s just say campus security was called and they still haven’t found her, ten years later. Your prank ideas are much more our speed. The teeny tiny breakfast cracked me up. The flavored water would NOT go over well with my three-year-old. She hate surprises!

  9. These are great ideas! They remind me of the Elf on the Shelf at Christmas, lol.
    A few of my kids love the pranks, but two of them don’t, so I try to go easy on April fools for them, lol. Im loving your ideas though, they’d be perfect for my family! Thanks for sharing.

  12. Those are really cute. And safe! We used to put food coloring in the milk every year growing up. Ours was tricky though because we drank powdered milk that was mixed in a colored pitcher. You couldn’t see it until you poured it on your cereal!!

  16. My favorites are the cereal and frozen jello. Will need to buy some clear plastic cups to do that. So funny!

  21. I love the jello drink. Might be even more believable as juice if you add just a few drops of water on top.

  24. This has inspired me. I love the tiny food. My 15 year old is always demanding food ALL the time. He is always starving. I can’t wait to see his face when I hand him the tiny food. I think I’ll do the flavored water to my 3yo since she is hilarious when she licks a lemon. Definitely pinning this one.

  25. We haven’t done any pranks with the kids yet, but they may just be getting old enough to have a little fun this April Fool’s….

    Green milk did NOT go over well with my youngest on St. Patty’s Day, but the flavored water or jello “juice” might be a hit!

  28. Your pranks are fun and not mean spirited or too tricky at all which is how I view April Fool’s day.

  29. Love these ideas. I definitely want to steal a few to try on my kids this year. Stopping by from SITS.

  30. The frozen cereal and jello juice was the funniest. I could imagine the frustration followed by hysterical laughter 🙂
    Great ideas.

  32. I love little pranks like that. Last year I tied everyone’s shoelaces together before I went to bed. Then I switched the bags inside the cereal boxes just for extra fun. You think you are pouring Cheerios and Frosted Flakes comes out. My favorite is an office prank. You take some paper and write April Fool’s on it and then put it back in the paper tray. Everyone’s copies start coming out with April Fool’s all over them and they can’t figure out why.

  33. Oh I love these April Fool’s pranks!! The tiny meal is adorable and I love the jello juice! What fun! 🙂

  34. those are so cute!!!! love all of them. we have never really done April Fools before, so we might need to start 🙂
    i would crack up laughing if i did the tiny meal to marc 🙂

  37. Fantastic ideas here! Thanks for sharing your list at For the Kids Friday! I’m featuring you at this week’s party!!!

  39. This list is GREAT! I found you from Rachel Harwood’s Sun Scholars feature. I appreciate you finding ones that are just funny, but not unkind or insensitive in any way. So going to use some of these next year, and my boy/girl twins will be 7 then, so they’ll be a perfect age to really appreciate April Fool’s. Thanks again!

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