24 Ways To Prank Your Kids This April Fools'

THIS is how you make your children's April Fools' Day one they'll never forget.1. Keep it fun

2. Add some surprises

3. Include a few treats

Now, are you ready to see all the ways you can accomplish the #BestAprilFoolsDayEver goal? Here you go:

1. Get them good with grilled dessert for lunch.

Oh I'm sorry, did you think this was a grilled cheese sandwich? Don't worry, your children will be thrilled when they bite into theirs. Learn how to fool your children with this totally-not-a-grilled-cheese butter cream-filled pound cake. 

2. If your children won't be home during lunch on April Fools' Day, you can send them off with this April Fools' "moldy" sandwich bag.

Imagine the look on their faces!

3. DIY ketchup and mustard pranks.

Psst...a string comes out instead of condiments. Your children will be delightfully shocked. Learn how to make your own here.

4. Switch the bags inside two boxes of cereal.

Captain Crunch? How about some Shredded Wheats! Ha-ha!

5. When your children are sleeping, switch them into each other's bed.

Waking up in your sibling's bed = a great start to an April Fools' Day not soon forgotten.

6. Give them "donut seeds" and teach them to garden.

Just remember to tell them about the joke before too long to avoid major disappointment. Ha-ha!

7. Superglue some shiny coins to the ground outside your home.

April Fools' isn't complete without a few frustrations, right?

8. DIY undrinkable juice.

9. DIY soapless soap.

All you do is coat your soap in clear nail polish and listen as your children try to figure out what's going wrong. 

10. Give them these lollipops.

This is my favorite April Fools' Day prank!

11. Greet them with googly-eyes.

Wouldn't you laugh if you opened your refrigerator and saw this? 

12. Leave a surprise in the mail box...

Please note: do not put any real animals into the mail box. Toys work just fine.before asking your children to go get the mail. 

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13. Remove the batteries from all the remotes. 

14. Put a few gummy worms in their apples.

Hidden treats are the best!

15. Give your children some Brown-"e"s.

To prevent tantrums, we recommend having a few real brownies on hand for once the prank is over.

16. Serve these fake spaghetti and meatballs as a newly instituted "second dinner."

Your kids will think you've really lost it--until they taste how sweet "second dinner" is!

17. Stuff some tissue into the toes of your children's shoes. Then, tell them they must have grown into a giant over night.

They'll be so surprised when they find out what really happened!

18. Get some attention on the ride to school.

Your children won't have any idea what's going on! 

19. Slice bananas without peeling them. Hand them to your children.

Be sure to watch their faces as they try to peel the bananas!

20. Take all the toys and stuffed animals in the house and line them up at the bathroom door.

The look on your children's faces as they rush to be the first one in the bathroom and find this huge line will make everyone smile. 

21. Give them April Fools' ice.

Learn how to make some for your house here.

22. Feed them cupcakes for dinner.

Trust me, when you tell them cupcakes are for dinner and serve these, they'll know they've been fooled by the very best.

23. Put up a "For Sale" sign for the day.

Be prepared for A LOT of questions! You can let this go on for the whole day, or tell them right when they ask what's up--your choice.

24. If you have a newly licensed teen in your home, serve them with one of these. 

What was that thing about all great April Fools' Days being a little frustrating?