I don't normally do any pranks or anything for April fools, but this year I wanted to have some fun with my kids. They got a kick out of these pranks too.
The first prank I did was I put a sign on our back door where they usually come in that said "Wet Paint please use front door." Then I put another sign on the front door that said "Wet paint, please use the back door." I watched for them to come home so I could see their reaction. Luckily they came home at the same time and one didn't stay out talking to friends. Once they got around to the front door Emily's face was hilarious! I couldn't see Jason's face, but he's the one who thought to ring the doorbell. I got a good laugh out of it and the kids left the signs up for Dad to find when he got home from work.
The second prank I did was that I made Jello and put it in fancy glass cups so they could see it. It looked a lot like pink lemonade so I made a pitcher of that too so that it would seem more realistic. Jason was at karate so he didn't see Em's reaction which made it even better. She tried to drink from the cup and nothing happened and then she poked the stuff in her glass and asked me what it was. When Jason got home to eat I was trying to watch without being obvious, but as he started lifting his glass I burst out laughing so he quickly put it down and said he wouldn't drink it so I picked up the glass and "poured" it on his head. He really flinched and then we all laughed.
The last thing I'm doing is an oldie and I haven't seen their reaction yet, but I hope they'll think it's funny. I shortsheeted their beds so we'll see how they react to that tonight at bedtime.
I think this is the most fun I've had at April fools in a REALLY long time.
Did you pull any pranks on your kids? What did you do? I need to find more ideas for next year.
Hope your April fools was a fun one!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
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so cute. the kids and i did the wet paint one to john. also when he was at young mens, we went to the church and moved his car to the furthest dark corner of the parking lot. he called after because he couldn't find it. i also bought him eclairs from a local grocery store that had put gummy worms in them for april fools day. i put a letter in the mail box so when the kids got home they got the mail and saw one to higginson family from their school, they opened it and it said that summer break has been cancelled. etc. etc. when they started to get teary eyed I had to give in. it was a good day. it must be in the air. i usually don't do anything.
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