Here are some of the BEST April Fools Pranks for kids! Your kids will love these simple, creative, and clever ways to get your family squealing! No feelings will be hurt, just lots of laughter.
If you want to see how I prank my kids at school check out these April Fools Pranks for Parents. These harmless pranks are also a super fun way to celebrate April Fools Day.
Make an April Fools Day Dinner, with everything, switched around, or surprise them with crazy (and harmless) practical jokes all day long! Check out all these fun pranks to pull for a bit of inspiration…
Good Pranks to Do At Home
Frozen Cereal: Surprise your little ones with this bowl of cereal and milk that has been frozen overnight! Find the tutorial on Clean and Scentsible.
Fake Sushi: Imagine your family’s faces when they see this sushi is made out of rice cereal and candy! Find the instructions over on Kara’s Party Ideas!
KFC Meal. This is pretty amazing. Visit Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons for the all the details.
April Fool’s Day Dinner: Trick your whole family and serve them this silly fun dinner from Hoosier Homemade!
Silly Cupcakes: How awesome are these April Fool’s Day mashed potatoes cupcakes from Our Best Bites? These are a must-make for April 1st! Those peas and carrots look so real.
Lookalike sandwich: My kids would be shocked at how good these sandwiches are. Who wouldn’t love a pound cake and buttercream frosting tinted with a few drops of food coloring for the most delicious “grilled cheese” sandwich? Funny and delicious!
Eggs: How about a sunny side-up egg? It is actually super easy and somewhat healthy. What this video to see how.
Fake French Fries: Make these amazing Fake French Fries by Taste and Tell. So clever to use breadstick dough served up with a bit of strawberry preserves as ketchup.
Brown E’s: Kids might be a little disappointed when they remove the cloth and expect a delicious plate of homemade Brownies!
Fake Treats: Bake at 350 has a lot of great ideas for surprising your family with these fake treats. When they did into this treat they will realize they are getting dinner instead.
Solid Drinks: Jell-O Cups Pour your kiddos a glass of juice that is actually made of solid Jell-O! They will be so surprised! Get the instructions over on The 303 Griffiths.
Mashed Potato Sundae: This might look like a sweet ice cream sundae… it is actually meat and potatoes! Get all the recipes from Family Fresh Meals.
A Big Switch: Soy Sauce Surprise takes a bit of work but will for sure be a big surprise.
Worms: Bowl of Worms anyone? These delicious worms are made of Jello! While this might look gross, kids will love eating them after they get over the shock.
More April Fools Jokes for Kids
About some funny pranks without food.
Create a scare by placing a cup with …Do not open unless you plan to kill it written on the side. I might have to write another note for the inside that says gotcha.
Looks like the remote control isn’t working! This would drive my kids crazy!!
Can you believe this April Fools Ice is made from melted plastic beads? Kids will love to get in on the making of this prank to fool a friend or a parent.
Air Horn Prank would be sure to be a surprise!
Mustard Toothpaste, the new flavor in toothpaste! Squirt some mustard in the toothpaste for this crazy surprise.
Trick Bar of Soap coated with clear nail polish is sure to confuse your family!
Mustache Prank. Draw on your child’s face when they deep in sleep and watch them walk around in the morning until they look in the mirror. If your kids are like mine, they won’t notice it until the evening.
OH, I am already disgusted! Find out how to make this insect in a lamp prank.
Rainbow Prank. Imagine the kids giggling when they see the rainbow appears once you turn your wipers on. I love this idea! What a great way to start the day.
19 More April Fools Pranks for Kids
Have you had enough? Here are 19 more All Fun April Fools Day Pranks for Kids!
Easy Pranks For Kids
Can you tell that I think these harmless jokes make for perfect kids’ activities? This post has even more April Fools Day Pranks.
Kids will love these ideas {Wink Wink} Well maybe not the Cheetos being replaced with carrots, but they will love the bottle of water replaced with Sprite. Some super cute ideas.
What are your favorites? Do share.
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These are all so fun!! My kids will get a kick out of them! I need to pull some pranks on them!
I love these fun and harmless ideas.
These are amazing, They are so creative!
Oh how fun are these!!! Happy April Fools!
These ideas are brilliant! I need to try them soon!
Our family is big into fun pranks!
I’ve got to try these out on my son! Can’t wait to get pictures.
This is the cutest little roundup for kids looking for harmless pranks to play on April fools. I’ll have to bookmark it for them to stumble upon 😉
Can’t wait to see the look on my kids’ face when I try some of these out this year!
How funny! My girls would hate some of these, but I love it!
lol … these are the best pranks ever.
I love tricking my kids for April Fool’s Day. These ideas are awesome!! I better start planning which ones I want to try. 🙂
I loved all the items on your list. Can’t wait to try some!
These are so fun – my son would love these!
this really helped thanks