7 Ways to Prank Your Brother
Want to mess with somebody's favorite TV or computer without doing any permanent damage? Just attach a tiny piece of tape over the laser sensor on the underside of their remote or mouse, which will block the signal. Make sure it's the right color—if the remote is black and you don't have any black tape, use a sharpie to color in it—and then leave it out and wait for the confusion. Everyone loves the distinctive Wookiee growl from the Star Wars movies, right?
We've collected 48 brilliant, harmless April Fools' pranks that won't end in tears or make anyone want to cut you out of their life. And for more laughs, check out The 50 Funniest Celebrity Instagram Posts of 2020. You can try this when your little victim is in the shower. Just when they start shampooing their hair, tiptoe from behind with a bottle of shampoo in your hand. When your kid has lathered their hair with shampoo and the shower has almost washed the foam away, put more shampoo on their head from behind. Resist laughing as your child slowly gets annoyed as the shampoo refuses to rinse off.
Sometimes it takes a little time to set up the perfect prank, so you have to be willing to be patient and wait for the right time. Tell them it’s a really major part of their grade and lay it on thick. Remind them of the importance of reading all directions and answering questions carefully.
Print up dozens of photos of Food Network host Guy Fieri and stick them in every frame in your victim's house, replacing their snapshots of friends and family. When they finally notice, it'll either make them laugh or scream, depending on their feelings for the Mayor of Flavortown. And it doesn't necessarily have to be Guy Fieri. One guy replaced all the photos in his mom's house with pictures of Steve Buscemi. If you're able to get into their Facebook account, change the date of their birthday in the settings to Apr. 1. They'll be inundated with birthday wishes and have no idea why.
When your kid reverses it to see what’s wrong, they will see Cage. Add a few drops of food color to your kid’s cereal bowl. As they pour the milk, they will see color oozing out.
Then, place a piece of cardstock over the opening and flip the glass over. Set the glass and cardstock at your child’s place on the table, and slide the cardstock from under the glass. Invite your child to come to have breakfast and see what they do! You can also leave the juice out for an after-school beverage for your kids to find when they get home like this example in Old Orchard. What better way to break up the long work day than with some harmless fun? When your coworker is away from their desk, leave them a note saying they missed a call from "Mr. Baer" or "Mr. Lyon." And don't forget to leave a number!
Tape the sign to the back of your friend, partner, or coworkers car. People will be honking at them on the drive all the way home. Just make sure that the driver is distracted while getting in the car so they don’t see the sign. This is a great option if you’ve been going to the office and want to prank an unsuspecting coworker. It’s the old stapler stuck in Jell-O trick, previously made famous by the jokesters on The Office, when Jim blague pulled the stunt on colleague Dwight. To make this work for you at home, make some Jell-O, placing it in a bowl in the fridge to set.
Carefully pry off the keys using a screwdriver and switch them around, and then wait for your prank victim to get annoyed at his or her constant misspellings. It could take days for them to realize what's happened, so be sure to let them off the hook after a few hours. Write "I need to see you ASAP" on a Post-It note, and then add an illegible signature.
Put some duct tape at the opening of the tap in the washbasin before your child goes there. Just as they open the tap, they’ll get sprayed with water. Is your child spending too much time in the bathroom? It is a harmless prank, but make sure you have another real cake for your kid to cut.