Harmless April Fools Pranks

April 1st is also known as April Fools Day. It's the day set side each year where people all across the world play practical jokes and pranks on unsuspecting April Fools. Silly and unexpected things just might occur! I don't know about you, but I love April Fools Day! It's coming this Wednesday and I've got some ideas for pranks to play on your little ones that will surely have them laughing! Just a reminder though that successful April Fools Day pranking means all jokes are meant to be fun! Never be mean or ill-spirited.  Also, a prank should never cause physical harm, hurt feelings, or property damage. Be sure to carefully think it through and if there is a chance someone could get hurt...change your plans! The Cardinal Rule is Do No Harm! The prank should always end with your intended victim laughing!

Now are you ready for some suggestions for April Fools Day jokes to play on your kiddos?

#1 Cover the sensor on the TV remote control with a piece of clear tape. Then watch as your child tries over and over again to turn on the TV.

#2 Sprinkle a little salt on your children's toothbrushes the night before and then have a good laugh when you watch them brush their teeth in the morning! Totally safe and harmless fun!

#3 Add a baggy full of dog bones to your little one's school lunch bag. This is one of my favorites and always gets a laugh from the other kids seated at the table.

#4 In keeping with the lunch theme, include a fake critter such as a plastic mouse or spider in your child's lunch bag. You can purchase a variety of plastic bugs or animals at your local Dollar General or Dollar Tree stores.

#5 MarthaStewart.com suggests adding food coloring to your carton of milk. Watch the surprise reaction when you pour the dyed milk on your little one's breakfast cereal or serve a glass with a snack after school! Too funny! 

Blue Milk April Fools Day Prank
Courtesy of MarthaStewart.com

#6  Put a large fake spider beneath the toilet seat. You will hear definitely hear a loud scream followed by laughter when your kiddo lifts the seat in the morning!

#7 Another favorite prank from KidsActivitiesBlog.com is to carefully (so you don't wake them) draw eyebrows, scars, beards, and mustaches on the kiddos' faces while they sleep. They will be shocked when the look in the mirror in the morning! From personal experience, do not use a permanent marking pen! Liquid eyeliner, eyebrow pencils, or other removable makeup will do the job for you!

April Fools Day Sleep Prank
Courtesy of KidsActivitiesBlog.com

#8 Leave a surprise creature (plastic of course!) in the mailbox and ask one of your kids to bring in the mail. Be sure to have your camera ready! 

#9  My all-time favorite prank is to set the clocks ahead an hour or two so everyone gets up early. When the kiddos realize the time is off take them to a surprise breakfast before school. Makes a great start to April Fools Day!

What pranks, if any, do you play on your family on April Fools Day? Let me know as I'd love to add some new gags to my bag of tricks!

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Valentine's Day T-shirts and Family Fun Ideas!

I've added a couple of really cute designs for Valentine's Day this year. For some reason I've always thought Valentine's day pregnancy announcements would be really special. There's just something about all the love in the air I suppose! Regardless, here are some of my favorite new designs. What do you think?


I also looked up some fun ideas for crafts and projects to do with your little ones on this holiday - so I'll post those soon for everyone. If any of you have fun, creative ideas for this special day, leave us a comment!

Also, don't forget to enter the Zoey's Attic t-shirt giveaway and stay tuned for more great giveaways to come!

You can always check out our previous post about Valentine's Day here. Or view our entire collection of shirt for Valentines Day!

Fool me once - Shame on you! Fool me twice, Shame on Me! April Fool's Day Family Fun Pranks

My daughter is still to young to participate in the funny antics of April Fool's but I remember loving this day as a kid... and well, maybe even as a big kid now. To help you guys come up with some fun ideas to play with your kids, I found these links. I love the blue milk thing, next year I'm all over that one! And that, rubber band around the sprayer, I've been doing that one for years. I'm sure I'll get my unsuspecting hubby with that one tonight!

Anybody got a great prank to share with me for next year? I'd love to hear them!

Fun April Fool's Ideas
More fun Pranks to Play
Family Fun April Fool's Ideas

oh and ps - your shoe's untied... a ha April Fool's - made you look! :)

Image courtesy of MarthaStewart.com