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I need your best April Fools Day tricks

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Cattitudes · 30/03/2021 13:49

The children are still in school. There is a VERY tight turnaround between getting them up and them needing to leave for school so nothing which disrupts the routine too much. Nothing which raises their hopes that school is cancelled. Nothing which will embarrass them too much (teens/ preteens). Previous jokes have included telling them they had to go back to school a day early to make up for snow days. Getting friends to text and changing name to their school that they had to wear school uniform in lockdown. That sort of thing. If I can catch them while half awake even better. One has set an alarm in the hope of not getting caught out again. Any ideas gratefully received!

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Cattitudes · 30/03/2021 13:51

We have to drive, my back up plan is to say car is out of fuel so need to leave early, however nearest garages are near their school so I think that they will guess that it isn't true.

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PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 30/03/2021 14:18

In previous years I have,

  1. put blue food colouring in the milk bottle and told them we have blue whale milk
  2. Given them a box of brownies. When they opened the box it was the letter E cut out of cardboard (brown Es) I did give them some real brownies after to make up for the disappointment
  3. Made up orange jelly in a glass and given it to them as orange juice. When they tipped up the glass to drink it nothing came out!

Good luck!

DrMadelineMaxwell · 30/03/2021 14:28

I've done the jelly in a glass thing too and they found that funny.

CuthbertDibbleandGrubb · 30/03/2021 14:36

Perhaps give it a miss this year. I understand a wish to be as normal as possible, but perhaps in poor taste.

IToldYouIWasFreaky · 30/03/2021 14:41

DS and I plan to prank DP by sticking googly eyes all over everything (favourite coffee cup, cereal box, maybe the cat...) before he gets up for breakfast.
I prefer to do things like that (or the blue milk/jelly in a glass) that are just a bit silly and fun, rather than proper pranks that might make people feel embarrassed or humiliated.

lazylump72 · 30/03/2021 14:46

cling film over the loo! we are making special chocolate lollies which look amazing but are actually chocolate covered sprouts! Sad but true.

dropthedeadhorse · 30/03/2021 14:51

@CuthbertDibbleandGrubb what? Why would it be in poor taste?!

You could do the classic shouting there is a ‘leak in the kitchen’ and then when they get there is is a leek.

Spied · 30/03/2021 14:55

Tell them to gather all their possessions as the bailiffs are on their way

LostInTime · 30/03/2021 15:00

A leek in the bathroom! And a huge Bee on the wall (cut out of broadsheet newspaper) are about the best in our house.

EasternDailyStress · 30/03/2021 15:06

Draw a spider on the toilet roll in thick marker pen. Do it on the 3rd sheet or so, so the only see it when they pull the toilet roll.

Easterbunnyispackingherbasket · 30/03/2021 15:12

Once changed all the clocks to an hour earlier so dh went to hour earlier.. He def didn't laugh...
Days before mobile phones..
Once went to dd's house late on and turned her car around on her drive. So when she got up it faced out not in as she left it..
Another time moved ds's car in a car park - notom April Fool's though.
*I have their spare keys!!

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Cattitudes · 30/03/2021 15:18

@CuthbertDibbleandGrubb

Perhaps give it a miss this year. I understand a wish to be as normal as possible, but perhaps in poor taste.
Dad died last year and he loved practical jokes. He would be most upset if we stopped April Fools Day on his behalf! They have a very set breakfast so not sure I want to mess with that. Bailiffs sounds a little more extreme than I had in mind! Leeks and googly eyes sounds more promising.
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EllaSaturday · 30/03/2021 15:31

I was going to say googly eyes but see someoone beat me to it! I was planning on putting them on all packets etc in the fridge so that they're stared at by lots of googly eyes when they go in for their breakfast

millenialblush · 30/03/2021 15:35

@cuthbertdibbleandgrubb seriously? Barrel of laughs you are.

sunflowersandbuttercups · 30/03/2021 15:51

If they have cereal, pre-make it up with milk and freeze it in the bowls. Or, you could also freeze glasses of milk/juice, or use orange jelly for the fruit juice in the glass.

mackleless · 30/03/2021 15:54

@CuthbertDibbleandGrubb

Perhaps give it a miss this year. I understand a wish to be as normal as possible, but perhaps in poor taste.
?!?!
mackleless · 30/03/2021 15:55

@Spied

Tell them to gather all their possessions as the bailiffs are on their way
I don’t know if this was sarcasm but it made me laugh
Arbadacarba · 30/03/2021 15:58

My mum did empty eggshells on us once at breakfast - only works if you regularly have boiled eggs for breakfast.

MummyJ12 · 30/03/2021 16:14

I once changed all of the clocks around the house and in the car when dh had gone to bed, (moved them on an hour) dh then got up an hour earlier, and turned up at the gym at 5:30am! He wasn’t happy about waiting half an hour before it opened.
Days before iPhones though!
He laughs about it now. We’re still married!

MummyJ12 · 30/03/2021 16:16

I know you probably can’t use it OP but I thought I’d share!

PenguindreamsofDraco · 30/03/2021 16:41

Stock cube inside the shower head?

CirqueDeMorgue · 30/03/2021 16:45

@CuthbertDibbleandGrubb

Perhaps give it a miss this year. I understand a wish to be as normal as possible, but perhaps in poor taste.
Eh?
happymummy12345 · 30/03/2021 16:47

I hate it and think it's stupid, it always ruins my birthday, which is the 1st April. It's childish and immature IMO

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