12 Fun and Safe April Fools Day Pranks for Kids

Playing April Fool’s tricks on kids will not be an easy feat. Parents need to think quickly and smartly if they want to outwit their little ones with kids’ April Fools pranks. So, what are the best, time-tested tricks that you can try out on your children?

Want to outsmart your kid on April Fool’s Day? Simple, outsmart yourself and be the best mischief master! Taking the road less travelled is key to springing the best pranks on your kids. Don’t take the old school route while you’re thinking up tricks; instead, put yourself in your kid’s shoes and let your inner child loose. Of course, we can make it a tad simpler for you. We give you a list of 22 best pranks you can pull off and make your child giggle:

Easy April Fool’s Prank for Kids to Have Fun

April Fool’s Day is the perfect time for kids to enjoy harmless and funny pranks! Here are some easy and playful April Fool’s day pranks for kids that will bring lots of giggles without any trouble.

1. No More TV

All kids enjoy watching their favourite cartoons or movies on TV. So, the best way to spring an April Fool’s surprise would be to remove the batteries from the remote the night before. When your kid tries to put the TV on with the remote, he will be in for quite a shock. Wait for him to come begging you to fix the problem. When that moment comes, proudly announce, ‘April Fool’s. This should be a harmless prank to get back at your kid.

2. Switched Beds

For this prank, you might have to wake up a little early. Switch your kids’ beds and watch as they wake up to a morning surprise. They’ll be wondering how they landed in each other’s beds. Of course, the look on the face would be priceless. This should definitely be one of the best April Fool pranks for kids.

3. Eyes on Them

Say hello to an edible surprise. What is it you ask? Get set to stick googly eyes and nose on the cut fruits you’re packing for your child’s school lunchbox. Once they open the lunchbox at school, they will be in for quite a fun and humorous surprise. Your kid will for sure relay the excitement and surprise about the prank when he gets back home.

4. Bathroom Balloon

Looking for an early morning jolt to ring in April Fool’s Day? Put a balloon that says, “you’ve been tricked” inside your baby’s pot. Put the lid down. When he visits the toilet in the morning and opens the lid, your kid’s sleepy peepers will open to this crazy shock and amazement.

5. The Disappearing Act

One of the best kid-friendly April Fool’s Day pranks would be to empty a packet of chips and fill it back with cut carrots or apples. Glue the packet back together so that it looks like a new one. Give it to your child while he’s watching his favourite show. Watch your unsuspecting kid open the packet and fish out a carrot instead of chips. You’ll confuse your little tot to no end.

6. Cold Breakfast

This prank should definitely incite weird and funny reactions from your kids. Wake up early, put your child’s cereal in a bowl, and place it in the freezer. Serve it to them when they come down for breakfast. It will be quite a sight to watch them with their spoon stuck in the cereal. Make sure you have a backup breakfast plan, lest your prank get out of hand.

7. Oversized Clothes

Buy a pair of oversized school pants for your kids. Gift it to them that same evening. When they try to wear them the next morning, they wouldn’t know how the trousers turned out so big on them. This confusion will be hilarious to watch.

8. Colourful Cereal

Add a drop of food colouring to your kid’s cereal. When your child begins to pour milk into the cereal pot, he will be surprised to see the cereal change colour.

9. The Money Bait

Attach a wire or string to a money bill and keep it lying on the floor. Once your kid sees it and goes to pick it up, pull on it. He will be chasing that note till he finds out who holds the string.

10. Stuffed-up Kicks

Use toilet paper or tissue to fill in your kids’ sneakers. Watch him struggle to get them on in the morning just before leaving for school. The flustered face will make you laugh uncontrollably.

11. The Brownie Prank

Take a piece of brown construction paper and cut several squares in the shape of a brownie. Place the square pieces in a pan and cover with foil. Tell your kids that you have made their favourite brownies for them and watch them as they get tricked.

12. Freeze the Frame

This prank is perfect for kids who love to spend their time in front of their phone screens. Take a screenshot of the phone’s home screen and save it as a screensaver. When your child sees the phone, they will be fooled into thinking the screen is frozen!

13. Backward Dinner

One of the funniest ways of tricking your kiddo is by serving them dinner backward. During the family gathering, instead of serving the food first, you serve the dessert first. They’ll be confused and shocked.

14. Toy Swapping

Swap the batteries of your kid’s toy with the dead ones and pretend that their toys are broken. When they put it down to play with their toy, they’ll be shocked that it is not running. A bit later, you can swap the batteries with the correct ones and tell them that it’s working. Then, say ‘April Fool.’

15. Cheese in a Toothpaste

Start your kiddo’s day with one of the best pranks for kids with the first activity they do in the morning. Yes, brushing the teeth. What you can do is swap their toothpaste with liquid cheese or the icing. Imagine their surprise when they start brushing their teeth and get a surprise of liquid cheese instead of toothpaste.

16. Mayo Cookies

What if the sandwich cookies you eat are filled with sour cream instead of milk cream or chocolate cream? Weird, right?

On this April Fool’s Day, take out the creamy filling and replace it with either Greek yogurt or mayonnaise. Once your little one gets a taste of mayo or yogurt-filled cookies, you can capture their reaction and call out April Fool’s Day!

17. Bug Alert

This is one of the most fantastic April Fool’s Day pranks for kids to make them go from “yay…yummy” to “yuck!” Get some plastic bugs and freeze them in ice cubes. Offer them a cool drink with these plastic bug ice cubes and watch them freak out when they see the bugs floating in their drink.

18. Sponge Cake

Kids love desserts and cakes! But this April Fool’s Day, they won’t be eating real cake! Because you will be serving them a fake cake. Craft layers of sponges disguised as edible cake sponges and decorate them with good frosting. Make sure your children don’t eat the cake before realising it’s not real.

19. Ant Attack!

Here’s one more from April Fool jokes for kids! Consider this: Disperse plastic ants on your kids’ breakfast or lunch, or spread them across the kitchen countertop for an unexpected beginning to the day. They’ll be utterly shocked by the appearance of an ant invasion.

20. Peachy Eggs

Present what seems to be a tempting dish of fried eggs. However, instead of actual eggs, serve halved canned peaches nestled in yogurt. Enhance the deception with sliced apples pretending to be chips and strawberry jam as “ketchup” for dipping.

21. Scary Faucet

Looking to infuse some good pranks into their morning routine? Unscrew the faucet cap and drop in some Easter egg dye tablets. Or get inventive and smear food colouring inside the faucet. Opt for vibrant colours like orange, yellow, or red. When they turn on the faucet, they’ll be met with a colourful surprise as the sink fills with a bizarre shade.

22. Shoelace Prank

Quietly bind all of their shoelaces together the night prior. Whether you’ve linked pairs of shoes or formed a single long lace chain, they’ll get a funny shock when they attempt to put on their shoes in the morning.

FAQs

1. How do you choose the right prank for April Fool’s Day?

One of the best ways to tackle April Fool’s Day is by ensuring that they are lighthearted and funny. The prank should make the children laugh.

2. How do I motivate my children to be more active in pranking?

Talk to your children and encourage them to discuss which pranks they would like to be a part of. You can assist them in bringing their prank to fruition.

3. What do I need for a successful prank?

The prank should be funny and harmless. So, it could involve everything from a simple plastic bug to food colouring for Cheerios.

These April Fool’s Day pranks are fun, innocent, and quite cute too. They don’t just embody the spirit of the day, but also make a refreshing change in your day-to-day schedule. As parents, this is the only time when you have the freedom to play a prank on your kid without any tears or guilt involved, so make the most of it. Have fun and make April Fool’s Day a memorable one!

Also Read:

Trick Questions for Kids
Funny Science Jokes for Kids
History and Origin of April Fool’s Day

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