April Fools’ Day is here, and some of you are pranksters. You know who you are!
While I have a juvenile sense of humor, I’ve never been good at April Fools’ pranks. Sure, I put a few raw potatoes in my kids’ lunches one year (don’t worry–they still had their regular lunches), and I’m sure I attempted other pranks, but none come to mind.
Here’s what happens. I can’t bear to scare someone with “big” news that isn’t real. I could never pull off the old “We won the lottery,” or “Surprise! I’m pregnant!” I can barely keep Christmas presents a secret. Expecting me to successfully pull off a prank is expecting too much.
I’m not built for pranks.
My mind went blank just thinking about them. What do people do nowadays? An internet search brought up several articles. Good Housekeeping’s “20 Best April Fools’ Pranks to Try This Year” was my favorite. Full of goodies.
April Fools’ Pranks
On my MAYBE list:
- Whoopee Cushion. Yes, when I was younger, my cousin and I bought whoopee cushions and fooled our dads into sitting on them. We could not stop laughing. So this could be one I try again.
- An Accident. I could see myself buying fake poo if we still had a pet.
- All Eyes. Sticking googly eyes on everything in our fridge would require time and patience–I’ve been low on both lately!
- All the Noise. Bubble wrap under the bath mat? Saving this one for future reference. Easy and fun.
On my Absolutely NOT list:
- Change the date. We don’t own calendars anymore. We just check our phones.
- Empty the drawer. I can’t even force myself to organize a drawer let alone empty it. Too much work.
- Fan Fun. No. 100% NO. I’ve lived through this prank and had to clean up confetti and sparkles for months. Never again.
I’d love to hear YOUR best April Fool’s prank–either one you did to someone else or one done to you!
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Also, I went back to the junction’s 2024 archives and found my post from April 2, 2024, “What Birds are in Your Backyard.” Feels like I just wrote that! Where does the time go…? Until next time!
Finally, I found this delightful April Fools’ post by our own Kit Morgan from 2021, “Jokes, a Fork, and a Giveaway!” Enjoy!
Jill Kemerer is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author of heartwarming, emotional, small-town romance novels often featuring cowboys. Her essentials include coffee, caramels, a stack of books and long walks outdoors in Ohio where she resides with her husband.
Good morning Jill! No jokes here, but it never has to be April Fool’s Day for that to happen! Not around my bunch! But, when I retired from the school system 3 years ago, I left on April 1st. My saying was,”I’m retiring on April 1st no foolin’!” So, a friend from work made me a t-shirt with that on it! LOL
Today I’m purchasing a car! No fooling! Really, no fooling! LOL
Many blessings!
I can’t believe you retired on April Fools Day! You’re brave–and I love the shirt! So funny!
I’m not much into April Fools pranks pulled on me or pulling them on others.
I’m not either!
I’m going to disappoint you. I don’t do pranks and I don’t like them done to me. Can’t think of any.
I’m the same!
Oh, wow! I did a prank once (wasn’t April’s Fool Day, though) that was funny but also wasn’t! I hid a friend’s truck keys, then left work before she did, and forgot she hadn’t found her keys yet!! She did have a spare set, though!! And, the other co-worker, who knew what I’d done, also forgot!!
That’s probably what I’d end up doing, too! Then I’d feel terrible. I’m no good at pranks!
Was never one for April Fool’s pranks.
I’m not either!
I am a lot like you. Jokes just dont come to mind easily. One year when the two kiddos were in grade school, I made scrambled green eggs and had it with fried ham and orange juice. LOL I thought it was funny. The kids not so much. They ate the ham and left the eggs. Sigh. They are both a lot me when it comes to jokes. That is ok.
That’s a good prank! But I wouldn’t have wanted to eat them, either! Haha!
I am not much into pranks but once, twin students switched classes.
Ooh, I love the twins switching places stories!
I am not into April Fools pranks. I don’t liked to be pranked either. My son and his wife were married on April Fools Day that is true.
Wow, they’ll never forget their anniversary, that’s for sure!
I am not one for April Fools jokes. Too much energy spent on trying to come up with one. Lol
Same! I overthink things!
I pulled my best prank ever… as a newborn!
I was first due mid March but the doctor changed it to the first week in April (the 4th I believe). Well, I decided to fool everyone and come on April 1st! Yes today is my birthday!
Aww, that’s a great prank! Happy birthday to you!
A couple of years ago my husband and I took our pup for a walk and he did something silly so I told him those people over there just saw you , and he looked all embarrassed , and just kept walking without turning, so I just had to tell him April Fool, nobody was around at all, so I really fooled him. 🙂
Oh, Alicia, that’s good! He was probably trying to figure it out for a long time!
I once read a list of pranks for April first…..the one I keep remembering (from the 50’s) is to slide a small cotton disc into a baked biscuit before baking, then when someone bites into it, well, April Fools…….
I like that one! Cotton in the middle–eww!
I reread Kit’s post and my response. I mentioned a joke I told that was a total, embarrassing disaster. I have rarely told jokes or played pranks. It is much safer that way.I can’t remember any April fool’s prank I tried, although I am sure I did a few with our children when they were young.
Though not an April Fool’s prank, my best friends sisters pulled one on her wedding day. She and her husband had packed their suitcase for the honeymoon the day before so they would be ready to leave right after the reception. Her sisters got ahold of it and poured a bag of rice all over everything in it. However, first they took out his underwear and sewed a daisy (which was the trim on the attendant’s gowns) over the fly on each one, sewing the fly shut. Sadly he did not have much of a sense of humor and ended up ripping most of them. Everyone but the couple got a good laugh about it.
“It’s much safer that way.” Haha! I know what you mean!
Ooh, I’m guessing he was mad! Too funny!
The best April fool joke I ever pulled was on my son. He is always washing his hand at the Kitchen sink so a couple of years ago I took the sprayer and taped it open so when he washed his hands at the sink it would spray him all over. It got him pretty good to.