unique and fun April fool's Day pranks
Keep Searching>> NEW <<
Print out this word search puzzle and give it to your victim. It looks like a normal word search puzzle, but none of the words listed at the bottom of the page are actually in the puzzle. So your victim will search and search endlessly, until they pull their hair out in frustration. Wait until just the right moment to point out that the words "APRIL" and "FOOLS" are in the puzzle! Click here to print the puzzle (if you need a PDF reader click here).
Sneaky Snow>> NEW <<
Buy a can of fake snow. Early on April Fool's Day, sneak outside and spray the fake snow around the edges of your victim's bedroom window. Put some more on the ground wherever it will be visible from inside. Now wake up your victim and tell them it snowed during the night! This prank works best on a child or on the very gullible! Note: if you don't have fake snow, you can try tricking them with some mashed potato flakes.
Submitted by altoclef
Nailed Ya!>> NEW <<
Find a small picture, a wall calendar, or similar item that can be hung up. Take a nail and use wire cutters to cut off the nail head, then glue the nail head to the item you're going to hang. Now glue a magnet to the back of the item. Take the item to the kitchen, along with a hammer. Stick the item to the refrigerator with the magnet, then start making a loud banging sound with the hammer. Hopefully, your victim will come to investigate the noise, and "catch" you nailing a picture to the refrigerator. (Note: you can play this trick on other surfaces as well wherever your victim will freak out about having a nail hole!)
Submitted by Emily
Pulling A Con>> NEW <<
Is there a ceiling fan with an overhead light that your victim turns on using a pull cord? Trick them by substituting a fake pull cord attached to a cup of confetti balanced on top of the fan blade. Many fan cords detach which will make this easy to set up--otherwise use a substitute cord and tuck the real cord out of sight. Tape the fake cord to a paper cup, fill the cup with confetti, then balance it on top of the fan blade so it barely shows. They will pull the cord and get a big surprise!
Hanky Painty>> NEW <<
First scope out a local park, college, or other public area that has benches where people frequently sit. Note the color of the benches. Now find some paint that matches the color of the benches. Take some old clothes and paint stripes on the back of the clothes - make them look like you sat on a freshly-painted bench. Let the clothes dry, then put them on. Now go to the park. Tape a "Wet Paint" sign to the bench, then sit down with your back covering the sign so no one can see it. Wait for someone to come and sit next to you. When you are sure they are watching, stand up with your back showing and act upset that you just realized you sat in paint (point to the sign which is now visible). The person will freak out thinking they sat in paint!
Submitted by Scott M.
...more unique and fun April Fool's Day pranks
OFFICE PRANKS
That's Not Mine>> NEW <<
Leave a gym bag laying around the office. Since no one will know who the bag belongs to, someone will open it. Inside, leave some embarrassing items (XXXL-sized underwear, Justin Beiber fan magazines, giant tube of hemorroid cream, etc.). Include a fake ID with your victim's name prominently displayed.
Submitted by GRrr
This Prank Smells>> NEW <<
Get a gang of people to help you pull this prank on your victim. Throughout April Fool's day, when each person is around the victim, they should pretend to smell something stinky. Ask the victim if they smell it too. After several people in a row do this (separately), the victim will become paranoid that is is THEM that is stinking.
Submitted by Ulee
...more April Fool's pranks for your co-workers
computer practical jokes
Document Panic
Has your victim been working on an important document on their computer? Carefully hide the document in a safe place, then create a fake document with the same name. Fill the document with gobbledy-gook or a funny story. At the bottom put "April Fool's!"
Happy Day>> NEW <<
On the morning of April Fool's Day, go on Facebook and change your birthday to April 1st. Wait for all your friends to wish you a Happy Birthday, then laugh hysterically!
Submitted by Dorie
Classic Pranks
Do the Splits
Find a scrap of cloth. Place a dollar on the floor and stay nearby. When the victim comes by and bends down to pick up the dollar, rip the cloth loudly. Most people will reach back to see if they ripped their pants. One of the original classic April Fool's pranks of all time!
That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Take a quarter and use a pencil to trace around it--this will leave pencil dust all along the edge of the coin. Hide this coin in your hand for now. Go to your victim and tell him you want to show them a trick. Tell him you can do something that you bet he can't. Take a quarter (a new quarter, not the "marked" quarter) and roll in down your face from the top of your forehead, over your nose, and down to your chin. Challenge your victim to do the same thing--handing them the "marked" quarter. When your victim finishes, congratulate them and walk away. Let them figure out for themselves that you tricked them into marking a big line down the middle of their face!
Submitted by Danielle