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Happy April Fool’s Day! The holiday itself is a bit wacky, isn’t it? To make it a Wacky, Wordy Wednesday, I’m focusing on the words JOKE and PRANK. I LOVE a good prank as long as it’s harmless and doesn’t hurt anyone else. I don’t like jokes that cause a huge mess, either. I do have my limits. 🙂 I thought I’d share a few harmless ideas for April Fool’s Day Jokes & Pranks. Most of them are super easy, so you can take advantage of some of them today!

1 – SABOTAGE YOUR SPRAY NOZZLE – this one is easy, and a popular one in homes with a spray nozzle by the kitchen sink. Just put a rubber band around the handle of the nozzle to depress the “on” button. Lol, then aim it forward so it hits the person right in the belly. The most difficult part of this prank is to remember that you put the rubber band on the nozzle! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been soaked because of this one 😛 But hey, water is easy to clean up, and it doesn’t hurt anyone!

2 – TIE THE BEDROOM DOORS SHUT – You may be a little late for this one unless you’re a night owl like me. It’s the most fun with older kids *grin* This one has to be done from the outside, of course. When I did it to my kids, they were so convinced that I was standing there holding their doors shut. NOPE…it was all done deviously after they went to sleep! An alternate to this one would be to put lotion or moisturizing oil on their doorknob so they can’t open it…not as fun though, and potentially messy.

3 – TURN UP THE VOLUME – this is a great one if you have teenagers that have their own cars (or if you know they’ll be the first ones driving your car). Just get in the car and turn EVERYTHING on high – radio volume, vent fan, windshield/windscreen wipers, flashers, blinkers…and they’ll get a bit of a start when they start the car 🙂 But like the spray nozzle prank…don’t forget that you did it!

4 – SARAN WRAP A CAR – You’ll need two people to do this one in order for it to go quicker. This may be one to save for next year when we aren’t on lock-down, unless you can pull it on someone in your family. Just get a big roll of Saran (plastic) wrap. Wrap it around the car beginning on the driver’s side, roll it out over to the passenger side, then back under to the driver’s side. Repeat until you run out of plastic, making sure you cover the handles. I might have used more than one package of plastic. I know, I know…this one is wasteful. I’ve only done it one time to one of the young women I worked with in my church. Lol, I saran wrapped her car while she was in school. Lol, then I waited for the call. It was so worth it 😛 Btw, you can do the same thing to the toilet bowl – cover it with saran wrap…but then YOU have to clean up the mess, and well, that’s unpleasant. No thank you 😛

5 – CREEPY CRAWLY PRANKS – You have to be careful to do this one that doesn’t have a heart condition, or any other condition that can’t take a good shock. Just get a big, hairy spider or snake, and put it inside of something that your victim will reach into or open….they’ll get a big hairy surprise!

6 – SPIDERS ON THE TOILET PAPER – This one is along the lines of the creepy crawly pranks. Just roll out several squares on the toilet paper roll (keeping them attached). Use a black marker to draw one or two tiny spiders on one of the squares….then roll back up. The next “occupant” will get shocked right off the throne when they see they have “company” on the TP roll. And hey…you’re not even wasting any of the valuable stuff!

Here are a few more images showing you fun and harmless pranks you can pull on your family:

The prank below ONLY works when you have an empty mayo jar (or you can empty one and save the mayo for later). I would NEVER do this one in reverse. That’s just too cruel, and GROSS. I’d skip the snack packs and just make up a package of instant pudding, but that’s just me, coz I hate those little containers 😛 Lol, but yeah, replacing mayo with pudding is FUNNY!

I hope you have a happy and harmless April Fool’s Day!