70+ April Fools Pranks For Friends & Kids

Here are 70+ April Fools’ pranks for friends and kids—ranging from harmless and funny to slightly mischievous!

Pranks for Friends

Food & Drink Pranks

1. Salted Coffee – Swap sugar with salt in their coffee.
2. Frozen Cereal – Pour milk over cereal and freeze it overnight.
3. Juice That’s Not Juice – Fill a juice container with soy sauce and water.
4. Chocolate Onion – Cover an onion with melted chocolate to look like a candy apple.
5. Mayonnaise Ice Cream – Scoop mayonnaise into an ice cream cone.
6. Upside-Down Drink – Place cling wrap over a cup, flip it upside down on the table, and remove the wrap.
7. Switch Snack Bags – Swap out chips in a bag with veggie chips.
8. Sour Straw Surprise – Dip a candy straw into hot sauce.
9. Cream Cheese Deodorant – Replace deodorant with cream cheese and let them discover it.
10. Flavored Water Mishap – Fill a water bottle with vinegar or pickle juice.

Tech & Device Pranks

11. Broken Screen Wallpaper – Set a fake cracked screen as their wallpaper.
12. Mouse Trick – Tape the bottom of their mouse sensor.
13. Autocorrect Prank – Change a common word in their phone autocorrect (e.g., “yes” to “no”).
14. Mute Keyboard – Put a piece of tape under their keyboard keys.
15. Language Switch – Change their phone language to something unfamiliar.
16. Invert Their Screen – Press Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow on Windows to flip the display.
17. Change Contacts – Rename yourself as a famous celebrity in their phone.
18. Fake Voice Assistant – Record your voice as their phone’s alarm.
19. Volume Lock – Set their device volume to max and hide the controls.
20. Fake App Icons – Change their app icons to something weird.

Work & School Pranks

21. Flipped Screen Projector – Rotate the classroom/work projector screen upside down.
22. Jammed Stapler – Place a piece of tape inside the stapler.
23. Invisible Ink Pen – Replace a regular pen with an invisible ink pen.
24. Fake Pop Quiz – Hand out a fake test with impossible questions.
25. Keyboard Mess – Rearrange keyboard letters.
26. Mouse Pointer Switch – Change their mouse pointer to a loading symbol.
27. Upside-Down Whiteboard – Write messages upside down on a whiteboard.
28. Alarm Frenzy – Set multiple alarms at different times.
29. Fake Error Message – Use a fake blue screen of death generator.
30. Noisy Chair – Attach a whoopee cushion to their chair.

Home Pranks

31. TV Remote Tape – Tape the sensor on the remote.
32. Soap That Won’t Lather – Cover a bar of soap with clear nail polish.
33. Bathroom Light Swap – Change the bathroom light to a dim red bulb.
34. Colored Water Faucet – Put a dye tablet inside the faucet aerator.
35. Frozen Toothpaste – Freeze their toothpaste tube.
36. Glowing Eyes in Dark Closets – Tape glow-in-the-dark eyes inside a closet.
37. Backward Clothes – Swap their wardrobe with inside-out or backward clothes.
38. Flickering Lights – Partially unscrew light bulbs to make them flicker.
39. Ghost Sound Prank – Hide a Bluetooth speaker and play spooky sounds.
40. Fake Broken Doorbell – Stick tape over the doorbell to make it seem broken.

Outdoor Pranks

41. Car Covered in Sticky Notes – Cover their car entirely with Post-it notes.
42. Balloon-Filled Car – Fill their car with balloons.
43. Fake Parking Ticket – Print a prank parking ticket.
44. Garden Surprise – Place plastic insects in their garden.
45. Car Horn Madness – Tape the car horn button down.
46. Sidewalk Chalk Trap – Write “Caution: Wet Paint” on a dry sidewalk.
47. Mailbox Stuffed Animal – Place a stuffed animal inside their mailbox.
48. Invisible String – Tie a clear fishing line across a doorway.
49. Funny License Plate Cover – Stick a funny bumper sticker on their car.
50. Ding-Dong Ditch with a Twist – Leave an April Fools’ sign at the door instead of running.

Pranks for Kids

Food & Drink Pranks

51. Mashed Potato Ice Cream – Serve mashed potatoes as vanilla ice cream.
52. Frozen Jello Juice – Serve Jello in a juice cup with a straw.
53. Switch Oreo Cream – Replace Oreo cream with toothpaste.
54. Gummy Worm Surprise – Hide gummy worms in their apple.
55. Caramel Onion – Cover an onion in caramel and serve it as an apple.
56. Green Milk – Add food coloring to milk.
57. Tiny Pancakes – Serve Cheerios as “mini pancakes.”
58. Chocolate Covered Broccoli – Dip broccoli in chocolate and let them taste it.
59. Fake Egg Surprise – Serve yogurt with a peach slice as a fake fried egg.
60. Soggy Cereal – Pre-soak their cereal in milk before serving.

Toy & Object Pranks

61. Glue Coins to the Floor – Glue a few coins to the sidewalk.
62. Backward Shoes – Tie their shoelaces together inside their shoes.
63. Invisible Tape Trick – Tape their pencil shut.
64. Wobbly Chair Legs – Tape foam to the bottom of one chair leg.
65. Stuffed Animal Shadow – Place a stuffed animal in front of a lamp to create a scary shadow.
66. Talking Stuffed Animal – Hide a walkie-talkie inside a stuffed toy and talk to them.
67. Doll in the Fridge – Place their doll inside the fridge as a “surprise.”
68. Shrinking Clothes – Wash their clothes in hot water to make them seem smaller.
69. Jump Scare Box – Place a toy inside a cereal box for an unexpected surprise.
70. Funny Face Mask – Replace their usual sleep mask with a silly one.

Activity & Trick Pranks

71. Fake School Letter – Create a letter stating “School is extended for another month!”
72. Wrong Time Clock – Move all the clocks forward an hour.
73. Invisible String Trip – Hold an imaginary string while someone tries to step over it.
74. Fake Tattoo Sticker – Draw a fake tattoo on their hand while they sleep.
75. Backwards Day – Announce that it’s “Backwards Day” and talk backward.
76. Invisible Ink Message – Write a note with white crayon and tell them to color over it.
77. Bubble Wrap Under Rug – Place bubble wrap under a rug for a popping surprise.
78. Remote-Controlled Toy – Make a remote-control toy move unexpectedly.
79. Silly Walking Rule – Tell them they can only walk sideways for a day.
80. Switch Beds – Move them to another bed while they sleep.