[Better to be Judged by Twelve Than to be Carried by Six]

Not only do you have Easter to contend with this weekend but also April Fools’ Day. And if you’ve got any credibility, you’ll need to get your nearest and dearest with the most savage prank before midday. So what prank to pull? This excellent list of April Fool pranks for friends, family and colleagues will give you plenty of inspiration. Here are some of the simplest but most effective pranks to play on your parents, or your kids, on April Fools’ Day.

1. Mess with their heads around the home First of all, you can change their clocks. That’s an easy one, and car clocks are an especially good target as they’ll never suspect. Replacing booze with apple juice, and apple juice with er…. something else… can also be fun in the kitchen. Then comes the food pranks. Ever tasted an Oreo with toothpaste in the middle, for instance? And you can get even more irritating… Tell them you’ve made fresh brownies and you hope they’re hungry  Yes, those are Brussels sprouts inside those wrappers

2. Time for Netflix? Argh. The remote batteries need changing This prank idea is pure genius

3. Big. Fat. Fake. Bugs Swing this from a ceiling or place it in a bed, or even a toilet. Either way, brilliant stuff

4. Tamper with framed photos

5. Turn their morning drive into a nightmare Yes, we’re talking about putting a picture of someone terrifying over the reverse camera of someone’s car. It works a treat.

6. Make it look like their computer is ruined Dangerous game, ruining someone’s laptop…  If you want to play with fire, use craft glue to create a fake splodge of milk the night before. When it’s dry, place it on their lap top keyboard and place an empty vessel nearby so it looks like something was spilt.

7. Turn the condiments against them

8. Make them feel like someone is watching them Using a well-placed hair extension, a fake pair of shoes and trousers, or baby doll, you can do wonders

9. Transform their belongings The wrapping paper effect takes time but it’s worth it  Duct tape of the strongest variety is required for this prank

10. Make toilet time that much more uncomfortable Arrrgh!  For this one, you need a black fine liner or similar ink pen. Take the toilet roll and draw a spider on the outer side of the roll but not right by the edge of the paper. Then roll it back so that the spider will appear when they yank down the loo roll. And when they want to wash the spider off their hands???? They CAN’T!!! Painting a soap bar with clear nail varnish will make it unlatherable, and unusable, but they will not know until they try it out!


HAVE FUN and APRIL FOOLS!