April Fool’s Day can be a fun, lighthearted day with friends and family. That is, as long as nobody gets hurt–emotionally or physically. The standard for benevolent April Fool’s Day tricks is that the “victim” gets a laugh out of it too.
Last April 1st, Ashlei Matthews, a Wichita mom and blogger at Coupon Deals and Steals, served her unsuspecting family a “cake” for supper. It was actually made of meatloaf and “frosted” with mashed potatoes she had mixed with food coloring to look like icing. The kids were probably disappointed to find out that it wasn’t really dessert, but I’ll bet the meatloaf was delicious!
So what are your favorite harmless April Fool’s Day pranks? Has anyone ever pulled a really good prank on you?
Below are a few great classics. None of them are new, but they’re cheap, harmless, and a lot of fun.
- Glue a dime or a quarter to the sidewalk outside your office window and watch as people try to pick it up.
- Use a white mailing label or a sticky note to cover the laser on a coworker’s mouse. Write “April Fools!” on the label for extra fun.
- Put baby carrots in the kids’ Goldfish crackers bag
- Add a few drops of food coloring to the milk. It won’t hurt the milk, but it sure will be a surprise when someone pours it on their cereal.
- Startle someone with a fake coffee or cereal spill. (Video below.)
3 Responses
More great practical jokes for April Fool’s Day! http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/04/if-you-think-google-really-changed-its-name-to-topeka-read-on-/1?csp=hf
Starbucks introduced two new beverage sizes: the Plenta, which is as big as a bucket of fried chicken, and the Micra that’s as small as an egg-cup.
British newspaper, The Sun, announced the world’s first flavored newspaper. USA Today reports that the paper “invited readers to lick a square of newsprint ‘to reveal a hidden taste.’ Just below the spot to be licked was the fine-print warning: ‘May contain nuts.'”
LOL. Read the article at the link above for more international April Fool’s Day shenanigans.
Best one yet! Google renames itself Topeka: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html
Love it! Topeka-formerly known as Google, Kansas-has really put itself in the national spotlight. BUT–Google insists that its name-change to Topeka does not indicate that they’ve chosen the city for its ultra-high speed broadband project.
Love it! Great and easy idea to have some fun. Have a great April Fools Day!