April Fools jokes that are fun are my favorites. Two years ago I pulled a whole lot of fun April Fools jokes on my family. This year I had my son help me put together a fun April Fools joke for my husband. We make brown E’s.  It was a fun joke to put together and will be fun to pull on my husband. One of the teachers at my school created a pan of brown E’s with her class and put them in the teacher’s lounge on April 1st last year. I think it was one of the April Fools jokes that was enjoyed as much by the kids that made them as the teachers that  they pulled the joke on. We are hoping my husband likes this joke just as much.

We started  by painting a whole bunch of brown E’s on two large pieces of brown construction paper. There were several reasons we painted the E’s.

1. It is easy to create E’s that have very think lines when you paint.
2. When the E’s had dried, the would be wide enough to make cutting them out easy.
3. The brown paint gave the paper a little bit of texture. The brownies we make seem to have a little texture on top.

While we waited for the paint to dry on the E’s we searched through the baking pan cabinet to find just the right pan for the brown E’s. We decided to go with a large pan rather than a small one. It would be easier to see all the E’s in it.

When the brown E’s were dry, we cut them out. It was really easy to cut around the outside of edge of the E’s. Some of the E’s were trimmed to make them look more E like. We got a little carried away with our brush strokes when we painted some of the E’s.

Then the E’s were placed in a large glass baking pan or dish. It turned out that we had just the right amount of E’s to fill the pan.  The pan will be covered with foil and presented to my husband on April 1st as a really special low calorie dessert. Just to make it fair we will probably make him a pan of real brownies too. They may not be as low calorie.

What April Fools jokes have you or your kids pulled? 

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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 

  

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 

 

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 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  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.