A Colorful Breakfast Surprise
Photo: Con Poulos
Put blue food coloring in the milk the night before April Fools' Day, and watch your childrens' eyes widen in surprise the next morning.
Coffee on the comforter? There's no cause for alarm -- if the mess isn't real.
Alarming Alarm Clock
Set someone's alarm clock an hour early. Or set a bunch of clocks to go off at the same time, and hide them around the room for a noisy wake-up call.
Mean Money
Tape a dollar or a quarter to the floor in a high-traffic area, and watch the parade of clowns bend down and unsuccessfully try to pick it up.
Puzzling Message
Confuse callers by leaving the following outgoing message on your answering machine: "Hello? [pause] Hello? [pause] Is anyone there? [pause] April Fools'!"
Uninviting Bed
This old classic never gets old: Short-sheet a bed by tucking in both ends of the top sheet at the head of the bed. When the fool crawls in, her feet will stop short.
Unidentifiable Object
Insert a raisin into a tube of toothpaste. The unsuspecting person who squeezes it will be dismayed by what comes out onto his toothbrush.
Infested Ice Cubes
Pop some plastic ice cubes (the ones with toy flies or ants inside) into your guests' drinks, and watch their expressions go from thirst to horror.
Start Over
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The idea of the phone prank is that you are there to enjoy the reaction. On the old phone, I just take the cord away--It's just as funny. Someone calls and they can't answer it. Takes a second to replace the cord. Lighten up folks. Life's too short--you must never have had cancer!
I'm not sure how 'funny' taping the telephone is. The phone is your emergency link to and from the outside world. It should never be used as a toy/game particularly for children.
I'm not sure how 'funny' taping the telephone is. A phone is your emergency communication to and from the outside world. It should never be used as a toy/game particularly for children.
This was usually followed by the rubber band around the spray faucet trick for our dad which incited far worse cursing and a stampede of children running for their lives. It still crack up thinking of it.
This was usually followed by the rubber band around the spray faucet trick for our dad which incited far worse cursing and a stampede of children running for their lives. It still crack up thinking of it.
My brothers, sister and I would be gasping for air while we watched our mom handwash the dishes with what she assumed was soap but was in fact vegetable oil. She would scrub and scrub and eventually begin to curse until our howls of laughter clued her in on the joke. Of course we had to wash the dishes but it was worth every minute.
Last year my 8th graders lunch box was nothing but a large zip lock of baby carrots with a note on how we decided to eat healthier, on the back of the note was another message telling him his real lunch was in the office. I'm not sure who had more fun, me, or the ladies who were waiting for him with his real lunch in the office.
An alternative to the miniature breakfast is to use a fried ostrich egg and a large salad server fork on a charger sized plate.
My thoughts are that celebrating any and all holidays are great!! It puts a little diversion to the fun side of life! Thank you!!!
remover the cover of the salt shaker and cover the top with a thin layer of tissue, replace the top and watch tem shake and look into the shker
Another great prank is to take the cover off the salt