APRIL FOOLS’ PRANKS
Calling all tricksters! Get ready for the funniest day of the year with these speedy April Fools’ pranks…
Hilarious April Fools’ Pranks
Egg surprise!
Fried egg and chips, anyone? This tasty-looking meal is actually half a tinned peach, placed in a carefully arranged blob of yoghurt, with some peeled slices of apple disguised as chips! Serve with strawberry jam ‘ketchup’, too, if you like!
Grape hunt?!
Planning an early Easter hunt? Wrap some grapes in silver foil or old sweet wrappers and hide them alongside foil-wrapped mini chocolate eggs. They’re almost the same shape and size, so the winner’s hoard may be healthier than they expected. GOTCHA!
Brrr-reakfast!
Prepare a bowl of cereal with milk and a spoon, and then put it in the freezer overnight. When you serve it to your victim the next morning, the spoon will be stuck solid in the frozen milk and they won’t be able to eat it. You rascal!
Feet don’t fit!
For a really annoying prank, shove some scrunched up newspaper, tissue or old socks into the bottom of your folks’ work shoes. When they try to put them on, their feet won’t fit. Oh no! Another classic April Fools’ prank is tying someone’s shoelaces together. Naughty!
Jelly juice!
Ask an adult to help you whip up some orange or green jelly. Pour it into clear drinking glasses and add a paper or reusable straw. Then leave to set. In the morning, offer someone a glass of juice – and give them the jelly instead! They’ll never be able to slurp that up.
April Fools’ Day facts
Now you’ve got your April Fools’ pranks prepared, it’s time to learn about this silly celebration! Wow your friends and family with these five facts…
- 1. All over the world, April Fools’ Day is celebrated on 1 April. But no one really knows how the tradition of playing pranks started! Some historians date it back to an Ancient Roman festival called Hilaria, which was held at the end of March.
- 2. This silly day might seem like a time to abandon all rules but, like most traditions, it has its own superstitions. Make sure you play your pranks by midday, otherwise the joke’s on YOU!
- 3. In France, 1 April is known as poisson d’avril, or ‘April Fish‘! There, a common April Fools’ prank is to attach a paper fish to a friend’s back without them noticing. Sneaky!
- 4. On 1 April, 1957, the BBC released a fake documentary which showed Swiss farmers harvesting pasta from ‘spaghetti trees‘. You can still watch it online today!
- 5. Many news outlets and shops play jokes to celebrate April Fools’ Day. So, pay extra attention to anything you read on this funny day – it might not be what it seems!
Tell us your favourite April Fools’ pranks in the comments below!
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AriannaP
i thought the mango on the egg was a orange!(but it does right please tell me it's not just me)
Ella dyer- jones
Cool.i will denfinatally try them next year!
Isabella
i loved those can not wait to try some
mil3794
so funny me and my bff love them
hasini
these are the best tricks!
Aahan
Ahahahahaha! I love that peach and yoghurt prank. Happy Funny April Fools!
I love animals!
Great pranks!
Love the "chips" and "egg" one! I'm totally gonna do that next year!
I like the cereal one
Tara K
Can’t wait to try them next year!!!!!!!!!
Poppy
100/10! I love these! GREAT CHIPS AN EGG CHIPS ONE!
that's funny
Emelia Friday
I will definitely be using these on my brother,friends, and family! Thank you SO much.
Squirrelly sushi
I LOVE the egg and chips one!;;
Erin
Epic I can't wait to try these on my family
Lily
Amazing pranks!
Scarlett
Pretty sweet dude, my sister hates mangoes! 10/10
Daniel
I am definitely going to play these pranks on my brother!
Ariadne
Loved the pranks! Might use them next April fool’s day
saqarra
I'm most trying the cereal on my mom and dad
minecrafty
i cant wait to pull these pranks on my sister she loves eggs but they will NOT be eggs. hahahahaha
hannah
pretty cool 10 /10
Cupcake sprinkle
Cool tricks
Abel
I am definitly going to play these pranks on my siblings!
jasmine swaine
they are all good april fools pranks. from jasmine swaine
abigail
These pranks are awesome my brother fell for the egg and chips on HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHHAAHHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thefarestfart
Heres an a idea! make a cookie with a lot of salt if you dont want them to eat your cookies while your gone do this!
dobby12
I love these I can't wait for next year
Lily Taylor
Love these tricks I'll play some on my sister .The facts were really interesting and great to . I have heard about the spaghetti on trees and when I was four I really thought it did grow on trees.
jack
this is my favorite thing on this whole website. It was sooooo funny
hudson
The first one is so relistic
Hossam
Next year I'm planning to pull some of these!
Lane
They sound fun I will try them next time!
pizzariv
cool. i liked the egg and chips
Violet
Love these pranks you make! Love, Violet
Chloe Ulmer
I really like that you should do more! COOL GIRL OUT!!!!!!
Ellie
my mom almost puked on the eggs and chips prank! [ she doesn't like yogurt ]
Olena
So hilarious I’m going to try to do it on my mom
lyla
Thanks I really tricked my family
Eleanora
I love your hilarious pranks! I’d love to try these on my dad he’s gonna go crazy
Emma
I liked the egg and fries one best even though they are all good!
Isabella bc
I am going to do these on April 1st
Fionn
best day of the year
Claire
I tried the 'feet don't fit' trick on my dad. It was sooooo funny!
finn20909
thees are so gooooooood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zayden
Cool idea!
AMELIA
Doing juice one for shure!!
Fred
April fools is the best!
naomij8
I loved them !
Chris
jelly trick is funny
April_Fools
Thanks I really tricked my brother
Barry
nice pranks got this great idea to use them all on my little sister
Liv#SlayQueen
I am definitely doing the Easter egg hunt one and the one where you put paper in the shoes Ps Definitely on my brother
turtle
I love April fools day and am exited for the 2025 one this year!
josh
i loved the cerial trick! also its perfect cause its tomorrow
Abigail
i am going to pull theese pranks
Eve.simonelli
Planning to prank someone who is cool at school
calal
so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summer.b
I'm going to annoy every body!
Gwugie
Can’t wait it’s only 2 days away!
LENORA YATAGAMAGE
I would LOVE to try these on my cousins !
Mal
I love April fools
Lottie
Great ideas are definitely use these
You
Prankster time
Jess
I love the April fools pranks
Sophie
I will do it on my anoying siblings that are spoiled brat they will get a taste of their own medicine!HAHAHA!
Ezra
I pranked my friends parents and put a turnip in there pyjamas and a plank in there bed
COOTZA7
I'm going to surprise my mum by tricking her to Irish dance to pop music and then put out one of my curly wigs and pretend to think it's a whole part of my hair!
supo
I will try them on April fools hehehe!!!
Charlotte
April Fools is going to be so fun with these pranks!
Leopardtheleopard
Smart pranks!
lil timmy
i love april fools
Bob
I loved the egg one tooshay
Vi
wow so cool i am going to try it on my beties and parents.I can not wait for April Fools day.Good luck every one with pranking people.
Carmel
Fun! I’ll definitely give these a go!
polan
great tricks
Cherry Tom
Hey, Thanks for the great prank ideas. I'm going to do the jelly Juice one on my bro! Lol!!!!! XXXX C.
YOSHI
I WILL PRANK
Kid
That is cool I am 100% going to use this
bex
wow a lot of good pranks
Paw 123
So excited
Giraffelover29
Can’t wait to do these on my family!!!
i m going to do these on my parents
BANANA BOY
i am going to prank harrison with this
Olivia
This looks fun!
Thomas
The best one was the cereal
#sushi ultra lover
Grape hunt is a cool prank, but I would be cooler if you put actual eggs in there
Not telling my name
Muahaha I am going to tie shoes together
Grace.F
im excited for APRIL FOOLS
Riann
I am going to try that to my annoying siblings!
Chipolata22
I am going to pull these pranks on my parents!!!
hihihi
this is cool i wanna try a prank here!
KING Scar
I´M EXCITED FOR APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TEHILAH
ha ha! so cool!
Fruitloop686
I really like the egg prank
Luca b.
I will definitely try the cereal trick!
Rita
I love it!
#Sushi Lover
I already knew the fried egg, and chips one!
princess142
We liked the on which you put paper in your old folks shoes
Rahma
I'm going to try that egg prank next year. Thanks!
Alice
cool april fools i love it
Slimegirl
I love this and I am so excited to April fools
0000
Love all. Want to try everything.
Rooney
LOL so funny
kuiib
it is a really good website.
Lewella
Can't wait for april fools with these new tricks up my sleeve!
lyam
thanks for the tips my dad wont know what hit him!
tommy
cool thanks this will be handy
Rebeka
great article!!!! the pranks seem very cool and funny! I vas laughing just reading it. Now I'm ready to celebrate! :)
Catberina
I’m gonna use this to my friends!
Amelie
I loved reading this and I'm ready to ty some!
leo Hallsworth
i used all of them hehe
Amazing pranks it gave me so many ides too do on my sisterss
Athena
At my old school april fools was oposite day lots of fun
Evangeline
I will do all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ruby
great April fool's day jokes
Ameliawarwicker
I want to do these pranks
Holly
This is a great idea like I the first one.
Hannah
I love this so funny and I eggspecialy liked the fried egg I thought it was eggsalent
I said to my dad I got you a brownie so I made I brown E and I gave it to him and he laughed hahahahahaha
Abu
LOVE THIS!
Elise
Awesome pranks
Jannik
I LOVE National Geographic!!! It is so much fun, NOT ONLY FUN.... BUT...... It helps us learn!
Chloe
they were so funny to play on my mum and dad
Mckenna
My favourite April fools prank is putting green slime in the shower head
soooooooo funny!!!
Me
These April fools pranks are so cool
Ivy Coryndon
I love pranks and Nat geo
joe
WOOOWWWWWW!LOL .I loved freezing the food overnight so much.I did it to my brother,it was so so sooo funny
choco24
Love it looking forword to doing a jellie drink!
Now im prepeared to prank my family >:)
BELLA
OMG SO FUN
Slytherinforever
Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!
annabelle
a bit discusting but i like it . Iread alot of your books and i realy like this website.
Frank!e
I like it I’m gonna use one on my friends!
KOALA LOVE
these are awesome! You do not even have to play them on april fools! I will do "Feet Do Not Fit Prank" on my Mum!
Tiger lover
These are so smart!
Eliza
Nice April fools pranks I’m gonna try the brekky one
Bea
I did the egg one with my girl guides group. It wasYum!
Marni
Those april fool jokes are so good im going to try it
Anam fatimah
YOUR PRANKS ARE SO FUNNY thanks for sharing it with us!
Emmett & Aiden
I love April fools day and love the ideas
melis
my favourite April fools prank was the egg and chips! i think it would be DISGUSTING to eat for breakfast!
PoTatO
these are some good prank ideas!!!
Diyanah :)
I like the article but make sure your pranks aren't harmful! ( your ones in the article aren't which is good!) Have a lovely day! :}
Aaryan
Cool pranks
This is a Human
#so good However, reusable straws would be better for the environment with the jelly prank, so please update this article whenever you can.
Scarlett
I like these pranks because they are so funny
Ella B
Cool! I loved the pranks, especially the egg surprise and the brrr-eakfast. All of them were great though, and I think they were awesome.
K
The pranks are funny
Very funny! :) will do to my family hahahaha
Kitty cat 4
Thank you for all these awesome pranks I can't wait to prank my brother
Barn owl19
Best pranks ever
Corey
I can't wait to try these pranks next year!!
Melitta
I like Brr-breakfast
my friend was laughing so much he started to cry
Bob
I just put a bunch of grapes in my mom’s freezer disguised as her favourite food Hee hee hee
BUTTERFLY 9
IM EXCITED FOR APRIL FOOLS
Mezrin2012
Love this!
Harri and Bakang
We think that your article is wonderful. We liked the fried egg surprise and jelly juice prank. Be careful while using fire crackers with old people or you will give them a heart attack.
Reagilea and henryand
We really like this article we also like the fried egg prank and jelly juice. But be careful to who you prank.
Lereo and Leatso
We think your article is interesting and funny. We want to try your bowl of cereal prank. We think you should be careful who you prank. A good idea for a prank is to throw water balloons at your brother.
Aletah and Lael
Your pranks are the best. Aletah love the egg surprise prank. Lael love the jelly juice prank. Never prank the wrong person.
Unaswi, Anashe and Oaba
All of the pranks are so good that we wanted to try them. Make sure to not be cruel when you play a prank. We think that your article is amazing. We would like to try the jelly juice. We should always be careful to not do pranks to far because you might get a old lady to get a heart attack.
Tlotlego and Lisa.
We liked the egg surprise. It is a good prank. We liked the article. We should always be careful not to over do the prank.
Ahmed and Kao
We think your article is very funny and cool! I would like to try the brrr-eakfast and Kao would like to do the egg surprise.We should always choose the right pranks so we dont hurt or injure someone.
Leo
April fools is really funny I’m going to do it on my friend
Anjali and Atithi the twins
I love reading and this is the perfect thing
Alex
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll try them on my mum!
Alika
I like all of your April fool's pranks but just be careful to ask an adult if the prank is okay to prank on someone.
Jin Hao and Chelsea
I would like to try the fried egg and chips prank. We like to try the grape hunt prank and the jelly. We think asking a parent is good advice. And we think it will hurt others if you don't ask. Using cookies as cereal is also a good prank.
Job and Ben
I love the pranks but some times watch out for hurting someones feelings with pranks. I like the egg prank.
Nandita and Hazel
We think that your article is the best. Nandita likes the cereal and milk prank and hazel likes the grape hunt. A good idea is to ask your mom or dad if you can do the prank first.
Nabeel and LETSO.
Your article is good. Our favorite prank is the fried egg and chips one. Try to be careful, try to be kind when you prank.
Sujay and Lesedi
The article was very good. We want to try the fried egg and chips prank. Remember to remind your friends to be careful when pranking. A good idea for a prank is give your father an apple filled with hot sauce.
Beth
Can't wait to try out these pranks
Caliana
I'll be trying them on April 1st.
my dad fell for the shoe prank and thought his feet grew overnight then had too pay allot of money for new ones. It was so funny that I burst my head if with laughter!
ari
they are very funny
Odeliah
Great I am soo going to do the cereal one
Charlie
I love April fools, especially when I get my sister, hilarious!
Unaswi
All of them are great
Charlie
I love April fools day it is so good
ha
best pranks i have seen in a long time and i don't think i will be forgetting these in a hurry
dot
i love these i tried the brrrrr-eckfeast on my sister it was so funny. LOL!
Tab 15140
Sounds nice! Maybe try next year. I can pay back my brother. Looking forward
Amelia
They are so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maisie
They are so good I did some!!!!!!!!!!
KATE
i pull them on my brothers all the time im at school right now
Mackenzie smith
I love the egg one it’s sooo clever and I did it to my brother. And he got really mad cause he really wanted real eggs
Oliver
I can’t wait to try these out!
Ethan
I can’t wait to prank
Poppy
A good prank is making a cup of coffee with coco or put bubble rap under the mat
Oliver
Can’t wait to try these out on my brother
Sharon
That is such a good idea for April fools day
Jayden
I think April fools days pranks are fun and good to annoy siblings
Sofia
Those are such cool jokes and I cannot wait to try them
ralph
i got my mum with an april fools but that looks cool
koureyn
i love pranks!
veronica
I love pranking my friends!!!!
Quinny
I love it! So funny!!!
slap battles
good i kinda want to do the orange jelly prank one
Rani
It is so cool and I love the 5facts
Boston
That was really funny i will do those next year. Hahahaha
jhaycenw
egg surprise is my favorite it's really good classic
La
this is so fun this gave me ideas to make more funny pranks my family made me an award for most sillyest
Beluga
They are so good, I’ve tried juice jelly and (egg) and (chips)
princess jasmine
my mom did the Brrr-reakfast prank my sister still ate it ICK!
Willow
I love it please make more. I will use them on my brother. he will feel so silly! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bobby
I LOVE April fools day
CG
I really like these pranks there so creative and everyone thinks that they’re real
Sanjana
This April fool Pranks are very creative.Hope to try them out from Canada!
April fools pranks are creative, and fun to watch!
bob
they are really good i am going to do them at my summer camp
Alexa
I think April Fools day is actually pretty funny. Hopefully no one's parents ground them for pranking them or a sibling. :)
Yasmina
I think it is funny
Very funny
NRB
So good. Pranked my sister soooo hard.
Anna
ngl amazing ideas
shyla wall
i have to bo all of them
Eli
i will do these pranks
lion
So funny!
bobby
thats funny
KQ
I think that they are some great tricks to do on your parents!! Bye! Bye! NGK
buddy
good one
india
i will get me brothers will every single one of these thanks
Evelyn
AMAZING!!!!!! I did not know this.It's so cool. peace out EVELYN
Cara
Lol! I pranked by brother. so funny!
M
So funny
meep
wow cool pranks
Mila
That is so good I so doing some of them! I’m gonna get my brother good next year.
Brooklynn
Love it
Daisy
I did the cereal prank on my dad it was so funny
very cool
Emma
I am definitely going to do them on my brother!
Sophia
I think that is really good
KL
I will cross my heart to do it to my annoying brother. Revenge!
indy
i saw those in my NGK mag. soooooooo funny! note to my brother: move out, ollie, or you'll get tricked!
April Fools pranks can be a fun way to bring some laughter and light-heartedness into our lives. However, it's important to remember that pranks should never be hurtful or harmful to others. It's always a good idea to consider the feelings of the person you're pranking and make sure they're comfortable with the joke before going through with it. With a bit of creativity and sensitivity, April Fools' pranks can be a harmless and enjoyable way to celebrate the spirit of the day.
This was fun
Great pranks
superstar
nice
Ella
Funny my sisters are going down they also hate April falls day so that will be easier
Mila
That is so cool I am so doing that on my brother!
Rory
Exelaint but did you know in Scotland for April 1st we replace the milk in the our bowl with slime!
DRF
WOW!!
Bella
Cool pranks
Idk
I love the one where you freeze the breakfast overnight.
Koala girl
oh my gosh these are so funny next year I'm gonna ask my parents if I can do the cereal one on my sister because she loves honey nut cheerios I might also ask to do the juice one on my sister because she kind of likes juice.
Lucy
I loved the grape hunt prank! I tried this, and my sister seemed so surprised!
Bax
Siblings watch out
john pork
i like the easter egg one when you put gold wrappers on a grape and hide them !!!
Don't come over to my house if you don't want to get tricked. (My sister is going down next year)
syd
my siblings are going down
Anna joseph
The egg prank was soooooooooooo funny.
Lacey
Realy tricky
alexeatimms
I will try one of them next year
Yuri
Cool
superstar
These pranks are brilliant! I'm using them on my brother! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
milky
sooooooooooooooooooo funny !
saanvi
it is soo fun
Nico
Cool!
POW!!!
my siblings better watch out! (there going down next year)
ME
VERY FUN YIPEEE
PreppyPrepGrll
This is hilarious! This comment is also for anyone working at National Geographic reading this! You guys rock! Thanks for posting this and keeping me with straight A's. Your always my homework/project topic!
Arielle
i love thease i would do this all the time
kyle
epic
Best April fools pranks.
Daisy
Cool thanks for the tips
lily
great! i will definitely try them at home
Mic
Thank you I'm doing one of those things to my brother
majmahwv
i love the first one!
WYNTE
The pranks are very funny and fantastic! I love April fools day!!!!!!
Miles
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
p r e p p y
fantastic prank ideas! thanks for all the creativity in your magazines and ideas for helping animals, I really appreciate it. keep up the good work, national geographic kids! ✨
VOID
Classic!
I love this
isabel
These april fools pranks are amazing
Hayley
Funny
PresLee
i can't wait for more!!!!!
AvA
I recommend the Junior subscription! They have lots of sneaky pranks like these :)
Ava
funny and informinitive
Tess ryan
thanks
#Gabigail
Hi Nat geo these pranks a so awesome my fave one is the jelly juice or the frozen cereal one and also i didnt know that in france they call april fools day poisson d’avril. I am a big fan of you guys. :)
Eileen
It looks funny for my brother
James
COOL
Sharky
I did the frozen cereal prank but with porridge instead
surfing 260
These are great !
Rhyd
Thanks they were funny I pull all of them on my family lol
lisa
this was so much fun
Erin
Gooo d pranks
Ada
Very sneeky!
swetha
these are the best pranks to do on april foools day thank you so much
Elise
HA ha ha!
Lilly
I'm so so so gonna use them!
Lexi
Very tricky heheHehehehe
Me
These pranks are #awesome!
fifi
awesome
sara
hehe i used them
zoey
heheheheheheheheh
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