Growing up, my family was always big on the pranking. April Fools Day was one of our most “celebrated” holidays. Over the years, I’ve picked up quite a few family-friendly pranks to play on the kids or the hubs. Now my kids are little pranksters. Here are a few safe pranks that can be played at home. Just be aware that next year the kids will do them to you.

1. Switch similar looking foods. This is the easiest. Put salt in the sugar container. Put mayonnaise in the yogurt. 
2. Fast forward time. Set all the clock early. Everyone wakes up and gets ready for work/school, then finds out its 3am. Use your judgement on this one. April Fools day is on a Monday today.
3. Send them back in time. Here’s one that really only works on spacey adults. Get a bunch of old newspapers and anything with a date on it. The older the better. Place them around so that they think its March 27th or something.
4. The call from god. My husband did this once to his sister-in-law who liked to sleep in whenever she stayed with us. He stole the poor girl’s cell phone and put in his number as “god.” Then he called early in the morning in a deep voice and told her she wake up at a reasonable hour or her soul would be darned. The rest of the in the living room had a nice laugh while she stumbled in the living room.
5. Switch the shampoo with ketchup. I’ve never done this one, but last year my oldest pulled this on me. I wasn’t sure if I was more angry about wasted ketchup, or that it was in my hair. But then again, those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Have fun pranking on Monday. Stay safe!