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April Fools’ Day is the perfect time to get silly with your kids! Whether you’re a parent pranking your little ones, a teacher having fun with students, or a big sibling pulling some light-hearted tricks, these 100 kid-friendly April Fool’s pranks are all about laughter — not tears. These pranks are safe, gentle, and designed to spark curiosity and joy. Ready to bring on the giggles?
Morning & Wake-Up Pranks
Flip their alarm clock upside down.
Set every clock in the house an hour early.
Paint a mustache on them while they sleep.
Put googly eyes on the bathroom mirror.
Replace their toothpaste with frosting.
Put a note on their mirror that says “You’re famous now!”
Pretend it’s their birthday (with decorations and all).
Switch their drawers around.
Put socks on their hands while they sleep.
Put cotton balls in their shoes.
Breakfast Pranks
Freeze their cereal and milk overnight.
Add food coloring to milk.
Replace orange juice with mashed-up carrots and water.
Give them a spoon that’s bent or swapped.
Serve “grilled cheese” made from pound cake and yellow frosting.
Put cereal in the bowl but pour water instead of milk.
Replace scrambled eggs with yellow-dyed whipped cream.
Make “eggs” from yogurt and peach halves.
Offer “juice” that’s actually jello.
Serve pancakes with mustard instead of syrup.
Lunchbox Surprises
Put a fake plastic bug in their lunch.
Replace chips with veggie slices in the chip bag.
Draw a face on their sandwich.
Pack playdough shaped like a snack.
Write a silly joke on every wrapper.
Give them a banana with “April Fools” carved into the peel.
Switch all their food containers with tiny versions.
Pack a lunch with just utensils — no food.
Hide all their snacks in one big box.
Write “Do Not Eat” on all their favorite snacks.
Clothing & Accessories
Swap left and right shoes.
Sew or safety-pin socks together.
Put a tiny rock in their shoe.
Put stickers on their back that say “Hug me!”
Fill pockets with tissues or mini toys.
Tie knots in their shoelaces.
Replace their favorite shirt with one of yours.
Stick a name tag on them that says “Hi, I’m SpongeBob.”
Add googly eyes to their hat.
Hide their clothes and say it’s laundry day.
Toy & Room Pranks
Replace stuffed animals with kitchen utensils in bed.
Cover the floor with paper cups of water.
Tape googly eyes to all their toys.
Switch toy boxes or mix up Lego sets.
Wrap everything in their room with wrapping paper.
Turn all their books upside down on the shelf.
Fill the closet with balloons.
Hang underwear from the ceiling fan.
Put their bed sheets inside-out.
Swap posters and wall art with silly drawings.
Bathroom Gags
Color the toilet water with food dye.
Place plastic wrap under the toilet seat (tightly stretched).
Replace soap with a block of cheese.
Put googly eyes on all bottles.
Cover the mirror with sticky notes.
Tape down the faucet handle so it sprays when turned on.
Put jelly in the shampoo bottle.
Paint the bar soap with clear nail polish so it won’t lather.
Leave a fake spider on the toilet roll.
Unroll toilet paper with silly messages or jokes.
Food & Snack Pranks
Replace M&Ms with Skittles or vice versa.
Glue a cookie jar shut.
Fill a soda can with water and reseal it.
Offer “popsicles” made from frozen ketchup.
Make fake cupcakes out of meatloaf and mashed potato “frosting.”
Use raisins to make “ant poop” and pretend it’s dessert.
Freeze a gummy worm inside an ice cube.
Put cotton balls in a snack bag.
Serve spaghetti with candy worms.
Add a note to their snack: “This will turn you into a frog.”
Tech & TV Pranks
Change the language on the tablet or TV.
Flip the TV screen upside down in settings.
Replace favorite show names with silly ones on labels.
Put a sticky note over the remote’s sensor.
Turn the volume up very slowly over time.
Take a screenshot of the home screen and hide all the apps.
Make the tablet voice say “I love broccoli.”
Rename Wi-Fi to “Homework Zone.”
Set all timers to random sounds.
Pretend you deleted their favorite game (but you didn’t).
Silly School Pranks
Put everything backward in their backpack.
Add funny faces to all their notebooks.
Put googly eyes on pencils.
Give them a “pop quiz” full of nonsense.
Replace pens with crayons.
Tape a fake bug to the inside of their notebook.
Write their name backward on all school supplies.
Add stickers that say “I’m a math genius” everywhere.
Send them to school with a banana phone (real banana).
Pack an extra lunch labeled “For Alien Visitor.”
Verbal & Reaction Pranks
Say “Happy Halloween” and act serious.
Tell them the floor is lava and act panicked.
Say you adopted a llama.
Tell them you’re turning into a robot.
Say today is “Backwards Day” and do everything backward.
Announce that bedtime is now at 4 PM.
Pretend you’ve forgotten their name.
Say you’re changing the family name to something silly.
Tell them school is now 7 days a week.
Say dessert is now broccoli — forever.
April Fools’ Day should be fun and filled with laughter, not fear or frustration. Stick to light-hearted tricks that make your kids smile, and always be ready to say “April Fools!” before it goes too far.
