15 APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANK IDEAS

There’s something for everyone!

Pulling pranks on your near and dear ones…and also a few strangers out on the street for the most gutsier ones among us…has seemingly been a tradition since the 1700’s.

But you didn’t come here for a history lesson on April Fools’ Day, did you?

You came here for prank ideas for April Fools’ Day.

Pranks that will prove Hilarious (with a capital H). Pranks that will tickle your victims’ funny bones, and not hurt them.

Pranks that aren’t putting a whoopee cushion on a chair, or prank calling people (while those are the O.G.’s they’re fairly worn out as pranks at this point).

We hear you.

And so, we present to you 15 April Fools’ Day prank ideas, suitable for a wide range of victims (from your family to your workplace colleagues), relatively easy to pull off, and that will draw out bellyfulls of laughs.

Let’s begin!

“I watched it without you”

Great for girlfriends/boyfriends, partners and spouses.

If you have any of the above, you’ll know there are those shows that the two of you watch together, perhaps cuddled together, like a ritual.

So, for April Fools’, go through the episodes list, and mark a few more episodes as ‘watched’. Or start playing a few episodes, and they’ll get flagged as ‘watched’ automatically.

And when you sit down for the April 1st viewing-cum-cuddling session, ask them to start the show, and keep a straight face while they try to work out what’s happened!

Shopping spree surprise

Image by Magic Creative from Pixabay.

Best aimed at spending-conscious/’fiscally responsible’ parents, partners or spouses.

Get a lot of stuff delivered to your home? Great! Start hoarding them away (keep them in a corner of the garade or have them delivered to your neighbor’s house).

Don’t get all that stuff delivered? No problem! Coordinate with your neighbors, and ask them to save all the delivery boxes that they can…and then work with them to stuff random objects into the boxes and seal them shut (to make them look like newly delivered packages).

And then, on April the 1st, arrange to have them kept at your doorstep.

It’ll look like you’ve just gone on a massive shopping spree, and your victim will go nuts!

I’m assuming you’ve heard of the old ‘sticky tape on the remote’ prank.

For the uninitiated, you put a small piece of clear sticky tape to cover the remote’s sensor. Now, however much your victim clicks the remote, it won’t work.

Funny…but old and quite well know.

Which is where the mouse comes in.

Take a small piece of paper, write ‘April 1st’ or ‘Gotcha’ on it, and stick it to the bottom of your victim’s mouse.

When their mouse doesn’t work and they turn it over to see what’s wrong, they’ll figure out they’ve been had!

Mysterious soap

Image by JJuni from Pixabay.

Best aimed at spouses or partners. Also good for roommates.

Nip out and get some clear nail polish.

While your victim is out, get their bath soap, and completely cover it with the nail polish, and give it a few minutes to dry. Then put the soap back in the shower stall.

When your victim takes their next shower, imagine their surprise when the soap refuses to lather, no matter how hard they try!

Balloon room double bluff

Again, our twist on a classic prank.

You know, of course, of the prank where you fill an entire room - could be the classroom, could be the boss’ chamber - with balloons.

Here’s how to put a unique twist on that.

Select a room with a windowed door so that the victim can see in from outside the room.

Tape a number of balloons together in a cluster, and tape them to the window.

From the outside, it’ll look like the whole room is filled with balloons. Imagine your victim’s surprise when they open the door and find only the handful of balloons that you’ve taped to the door!

“It’s healthy for ya!”

Image by DONT SELL MY ARTWORK AS IS from Pixabay.

Great one for the workplace.

Take a box of donuts (something obvious, like Dunkin’ Donuts), and replace the donuts with veggies.

You can think about adding some donut fragrance to the box, so the air will be thick with typical donut smells.

Imagine your colleagues’ surprise when they open the box and find it full of veggies! You can even include a note saying “It’s healthy for ya!”.

“Who did that?”

Ideal for roommates or friends sharing a room. Can also work with colleagues, depending on your relationship with them. Would be awkward with most other people.

Add some coffee grounds inside the toilet tank.

After a few flushes, the water will turn brown, leading to some very awkward and uncomfortable situations between you all.

Make the reveal classy!

Select an object, depending on the victim.

For a spouse, it could be their phone or their wallet. For a colleague, it could be their stapler. For a mate, it could be their wallet.

Stick it inside jello (or, put it in a vessel, and add water and jello powder and make your own jello).

And then watch as they struggle to retrieve it.

Order switcheroo!

Best for a friends hangout.

Ask the victim to order takeout. After they’re done, get someone to distract them while you call the restaurant and switch out their dish with something totally unexpected.

Like replacing their milkshake with a vegan smoothie. Or asking for as much of pineapple toppings as possible on their pizza.

And then wait for the order to arrive and the food to be handed out.

Shower surprise

Image by tookapic from Pixabay.

Suitable for siblings, spouses, roommates and friends.

Unscrew the showerhead and put in a few candies or broth cubes before screwing it back.

And then wait for your victim to take a shower.

Undrinkable “fruit juice”

Make some fresh jello and put it into juice glasses and slip in straws. Wait for the jello to set and then serve your victims with fruit juice.

No matter how hard they try, they just won’t be able to enjoy their fruit juice!

Frozen treat surprise!

Did you know you can whip up mashed potato and gravy sundaes that looks just like ice cream and caramel sauce?

Use this fact to your advantage, on younger children on April 1st.

“Why no likes?”

This will prove a hoot for those with a serious social media obsession.

Take their phone and set their profile visibility to private.

And watch them try to figure out why their latest posts aren’t getting likes or shares.

Exam help

Image by lecroitg from Pixabay

Perfect for teachers teaching online.

Put up a link named Final Exam Answers on the online courseboard. Or email the link to all your students from a new email.

Oh, and if you haven’t figured it out, the link should go to some old song that used to be famous in the 90’s or to a recording of you saying “April Fools’”.

Soda surprise!

Straw in mustard packet. Mustard packet with straw inside your pal’s soda cup/can. And then let the hilarity begin!

Post-prank treat

While none of these pranks are harmful or meant to seriously embarrass anyone, your victim might be looking to get back at you.

One way to avoid becoming a victim yourself is to treat you victims to a night out in the town.

Add a meaningful activity (Google exciting things to do near me), followed by dinner and maybe a movie.

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Featured image by DONT SELL MY ARTWORK AS IS from Pixabay.