February 27, 2025

174+ (Easy) April Fool’s Pranks

It’s that time of the year when you are officially “allowed” to create mayhem and chaos in your hallways and classrooms.

A strict Principal ordering you around?

A grumpy cafeteria guy driving you nuts?

Well, here’s your chance to get back at them in a “friendly and non-aggressive” manner.

Dive into this list of 200 pranks that will turn your schools and colleges and your friends upside down (not literally…..or maybe?🤫)

These are hassle-free, less mess ideas so that you don’t have to clean up after the war.

1. Classroom Pranks

Turn the classroom into a prankster’s paradise!

The “Broken” Projector – Tape a tiny piece of paper over the projector lens. 🎥
Reversed Alphabet Roll Call – Convince the teacher to call attendance backward. 🔄
Fake Test Panic – Print out a fake surprise test and watch everyone freak out. 😨
Superglued Desk Supplies – Glue down a friend’s pen, eraser, or ruler. 🖊️
Upside-Down Whiteboard Markers – Flip the marker caps so they look sealed but aren’t. 🖍️
Chair Sticking Trick – Tape a “Reserved for the Principal” sign on your friend’s chair. 😆
Unopenable Backpack – Zip-tie a friend’s backpack zippers together. 🎒
Silent Classroom Challenge – Convince the whole class to stay silent for the first five minutes. 🤫
Backward Clothes Day – Get everyone to wear their clothes backward without telling the teacher. 👕
Invisible Homework – Hand in a blank paper and claim it’s written in invisible ink. 🔍
Classroom “Earthquake” – When the teacher turns around, have everyone shift their desks slightly. 🌎
Swap Student Names – Get everyone to answer to a different name during attendance. 👀
Disappearing Desk – Move a classmate’s desk outside when they leave the room. 🏃
Fake Emergency Drill – Start packing up as if there’s a fire drill and watch the confusion. 🔥
Mystery Noise Maker – Hide a beeping timer inside a classroom cabinet. ⏰
Floating Chalk Trick – Tape a piece of white string to chalk and dangle it off the board. 🏗️
The “Confused Teacher” Prank – Get the whole class to pretend yesterday’s lesson never happened. 🤯
The “Echo” Trick – Repeat everything the teacher says, slightly delayed. 🔊
Paper Stuck on the Teacher’s Back – Stick a funny sign to the teacher’s back (harmless, of course!). 😂

2. School Hallway Pranks

Make every passing period a hilarious adventure!

Locker Switcheroo – Swap the contents of two friends’ lockers. 🔄
Soap on the Bathroom Faucet – Coat the sink handle with clear soap for an endless rinse. 🚰
One Shoe Untied – Get multiple people to tell your friend, “Hey, your shoe’s untied!” 👟
Secret Follow Prank – Have different students follow a friend at random intervals. 🚶‍♂️
The “Lost” Backpack – Hide a friend’s backpack in a teacher’s office. 🎒
Sticky Note Locker Attack – Cover someone’s locker in sticky notes. 📜
Backward Walking Day – Convince your friend that it’s “Walk Backward Day” at school. ⏪
Invisible Wall Trick – Pretend there’s an invisible rope stretched across the hallway. 🪢
Wrong-Classroom Prank – Convince a friend their class was moved to another room. 🚪
The Vanishing Bag – Take a friend’s backpack and replace it with a much smaller bag. 🎭
Fake PA Announcement – Convince a teacher to announce that “Recess has been extended by an hour.” 📢
Sneaky Name Tag Swap – Stick a new name tag on your friend’s backpack. 🎟️
Bubble Wrap Floor – Place bubble wrap under the floor mat for a surprise pop! 💥
Confetti Umbrella – Fill someone’s umbrella with confetti before they open it. 🎉
Locker That Won’t Open – Stick a small piece of clear tape inside their lock so it won’t turn. 🔒
Fake “Out of Order” Signs – Put fake signs on the bathroom doors. 🚷
Hallway Conga Line – Randomly start a conga line and see who joins in. 💃
The Mystery Backpack Sound – Hide a phone playing weird noises in someone’s bag. 🎶
The Trapped Locker – Tape a fake “help me” note inside a friend’s locker. 🆘

3. Cafeteria Pranks

Mess with mealtime for extra laughs!

Salt Instead of Sugar – Swap sugar packets with salt. 🍚
Frozen Lunch Box – Stick a friend’s lunchbox in the freezer before lunch. ❄️
Fake Spilled Drink – Use brown construction paper to fake a spilled coffee or soda. ☕
Mystery Lunch Swap – Secretly swap two people’s identical lunchboxes. 🥪
Super Stuck Straw – Tape the top of a straw shut before they try to drink. 🥤
Inverted Apple – Slice an apple, put a note inside, and glue it back together. 🍏
Confusing Napkin Note – Write “This napkin is cursed” and see if they use it. 🧻
Hidden Airhorn Under Tray – Tape an airhorn under a tray for a loud surprise. 📢
Disappearing Snack – Steal your friend’s snack and replace it with a note: “April Fools!” 😂
Ketchup Packet Explosion – Fold a ketchup packet under the seat so it pops when they sit. 🍅
Switched Drink Lids – Swap the lids of different drinks in the cafeteria. 🧃
Melting Ice Cream – Replace ice cream with mashed potatoes. 🍦
Cheese in the Straw – Stuff a cheese stick into their straw for a surprise bite. 🧀
Invisible Drink Trick – Fill a cup with clear gelatin and watch them try to drink it. 🥶
Crinkle-Cut Sandwich – Cut a sandwich into odd shapes and put it back together. 🍞
Popcorn Confusion – Replace someone’s popcorn with packing peanuts. 🍿
Melted Chocolate Coins – Unwrap chocolate coins and replace them with pennies. 🪙
Secretly Remove Their Fork – Steal their fork and see how long it takes to notice. 🍴
Lunch Time DJ – Hide a Bluetooth speaker under the table and play random sounds. 🔊

4. Desk & School Supplies Pranks

Mess with their stuff for maximum confusion!

The Unclickable Pen – Glue the top of a ballpoint pen shut. 🖊️
Vanishing Pencil Eraser – Replace an eraser with a piece of gum. 🍬
Colored Ink Trick – Swap out the ink in a friend’s pen with a different color. 🌈
Backwards Notebook – Flip a friend’s notebook upside down and backwards. 📖
Switched Subjects – Swap the covers of two different notebooks. 📚
The Infinite Page Flip – Tape together random pages in their textbook. 📘
Keyboard Confusion – Rearrange the keys on a computer keyboard. ⌨️
Super Stuck Cap – Glue the cap of their favorite marker shut. 🖍️
Mouse Won’t Work – Put a piece of tape over the bottom of their computer mouse. 🖱️
Spinning Chair Chaos – Lube the bottom of a chair so it spins too much. 🔄
Fake Pencil Lead – Replace a mechanical pencil’s lead with a tiny piece of spaghetti. 🍝
Sticky Ruler – Put double-sided tape on the bottom of their ruler. 📏
Mysterious Scribbles – Replace a friend’s pen with one that has invisible ink. ✍️
Eraser That Won’t Erase – Swap their eraser with a chunk of cheese. 🧀
Permanent Marker Trick – Swap a whiteboard marker with a permanent one. ⚠️
Endless Clicker Pen – Take out the ink but leave the clicking mechanism. 🎛️
The Fake Assignment – Print a fake extra-long homework assignment. 📑
Disappearing Notes – Write on their paper with a heat-sensitive pen. 🔥
Unopenable Backpack 2.0 – Zip-tie their bag to the desk. 🎒

5. Pranks on Friends

Because best friends deserve the best pranks!

Text in Another Language – Change their phone language to something random. 🌍
Fake Crush Note – Slip a love note in their bag “from a secret admirer.” 💌
The Autocorrect Disaster – Change a common word in their phone to something silly. 📱
Mysterious Spotify Playlist – Queue up weird songs on their phone. 🎶
Fake Alarm Freakout – Set multiple alarms on their phone at odd times. ⏰
Empty Backpack Trick – Swap out their books with crumpled paper. 🎭
Shrinking Clothes Prank – Fold their hoodie inside itself to make it look tiny. 👕
Soap That Won’t Lather – Coat their bar of soap with clear nail polish. 🛁
Fake Screen Crack – Use a cracked-screen wallpaper on their phone. 📱💥
Unflushable Toilet – Stick a small clear plastic wrap over the seat. 🚽😂
Fake “Principal’s Office” Call – Get someone to pretend to be the principal on the phone. ☎️
The “Stuck” Water Bottle – Glue the cap of their water bottle shut. 🥤
Invisible Tape on Shoes – Tape their shoelaces to the floor. 👟
Mysterious Backpack Weight – Add books to their bag when they aren’t looking. 🎒
Fake Test Results – Swap their test paper with a fake fail sheet. 📝
Phone in a Balloon – Inflate a balloon around their phone and watch them struggle. 🎈
Frozen Socks – Wet their socks and freeze them overnight. 🧦❄️
Instant Mustache – Draw a mustache on their face while they nap. 🖍️😂
The Noisy Shoe Trick – Stick bubble wrap under their shoes. 👞💥

6. Tech & Internet Pranks

Mess with their gadgets for some digital deception!

The Frozen Screen – Take a screenshot of their desktop and set it as wallpaper. 🖥️
YouTube Playback Speed – Set all videos to 0.25x speed. 🐢
Autocorrect Madness 2.0 – Change “yes” to “I love bananas” on their phone. 🍌
Reversed Mouse Scroll – Flip the scrolling direction in settings. 🔄
Fake Software Update – Make a full-screen “Installing” screen on their laptop. 💾
Bluetooth Hijack – Connect your phone to their Bluetooth speaker. 🔊
Fake Virus Alert – Set their background to a fake error screen. ⚠️
Keyboard Swap – Replace their keyboard with an entirely different language. 🇨🇳
Netflix Mystery Shows – Queue up strange documentaries in their Netflix profile. 🎥
Invert Their Screen – Change their screen colors to negative mode. 🎨
Google Translate Prank – Translate their search results to something bizarre. 🔍
Fake Typing Prank – Send them a screenshot of typing dots on chat. 💬
Emoji Explosion – Change all their most used words into emojis. 😂
Zoom Name Change – Rename them something embarrassing before a class call. 🎭
Mouse Pointer Disappears – Make the cursor size invisible. 🖱️
Phone Calls Only in Speaker Mode – Change their settings to always answer on speaker. 📞
Unsend All Messages – Delete messages before they read them. 🗑️
Turn on Airplane Mode – Convince them their phone is broken. ✈️
Instagram Name Swap – Edit their bio into something silly. 📸

7. Teacher-Friendly Pranks

Pranks that even teachers can laugh at!

The “No Talking” Challenge – Get the class to go silent for no reason. 🤐
Giant Pencil Swap – Replace the teacher’s chalk with a giant crayon. 🖍️
The “Frozen Clock” – Set the classroom clock back 10 minutes. ⏳
Fake Pop Quiz – Hand the teacher a “test” they never assigned. 😱
Upside-Down Classroom – Flip posters and charts upside down. 🔄
Paper Rain – Drop tiny wads of paper behind the teacher’s back. 📜
Fake Fire Drill – Everyone starts packing up at the same time. 🚨
The “Lost Voice” Trick – Whisper everything for the first 10 minutes of class. 🗣️
Secret Hand Signal – Get the class to nod together at random moments. 🤨
“Wrong Date” Prank – Convince the teacher it’s a different day of the week. 📅
The “Repeat Everything” Prank – Echo every sentence the teacher says. 🔊
Hidden Speaker Sounds – Play animal noises from a hidden speaker. 🦆
Color-Changing Board Markers – Swap out markers with whiteboard-safe fake colors. 🎨
The Confused Test Answers – Answer a test in memes and doodles. 📝😂
Mystery Homework – Pretend there was a fake assignment due. 📚
Sticky Note Name Tags – Stick silly name tags on everyone. 🏷️
Tiny Desk Prank – Replace the teacher’s chair with a tiny one. 🪑
The “Disappearing” Student – Convince the teacher someone was there who wasn’t. 👻
Ceiling Balloon Attack – Tape balloons to the ceiling and let them drop. 🎈🎉

8. Food & Drink Pranks

Mess with their snacks for delicious deception!

Clear Jello “Juice” – Pour clear gelatin into a cup and let it set to look like water. 🥤
Frozen Cereal – Pour milk into a bowl of cereal and freeze it overnight. 🥣❄️
Soy Sauce Cola – Replace someone’s soda with soy sauce and water. 🥤😝
Cream Cheese Deodorant – Replace the top of a deodorant stick with cream cheese. 🤢
Switch Sugar & Salt – Add salt to the sugar jar for a shocking surprise. ☕😬
Colored Water Fountain – Put food coloring in the water dispenser. 🚰🌈
Juice in the Ketchup Bottle – Refill an old ketchup bottle with orange juice. 🍊🍅
Mayo-Filled Donut – Inject mayonnaise into a donut and offer it to a friend. 🍩🤮
Cheese Water Bottle – Drop a slice of cheese inside someone’s water bottle. 🧀🥤
Cotton Ball Marshmallows – Dip cotton balls in melted white chocolate and let them set. 🍫🤢
Minty Oreos – Replace Oreo filling with toothpaste. 🍪🪥
Spicy Gummy Bears – Coat gummy bears in hot sauce and serve them. 🔥🍬
Soap Apple Trick – Coat an apple in clear soap and let it dry. 🍏🤮
Chocolate-Covered Onion – Dip an onion in chocolate and put it in a cupcake wrapper. 🍫🧅
Frozen Ice Cream Sandwiches – Replace the ice cream with mashed potatoes. 🍦😂
Jelly-Filled Straw – Fill a straw with jelly so nothing comes through. 🥤🙃
Cereal with a Spoon Stuck in Ice – Freeze a spoon inside a bowl of milk. 🥶🥣
Fizzy Grape Juice Explosion – Shake a bottle of sparkling grape juice and offer it. 🍾😆
Invisible Tea Bag – Put a clear tea bag in hot water and pretend nothing is in there. 🍵👻
Shrunken Snack – Replace a regular-size candy bar with a mini version inside the wrapper. 🍫😂

9. Sleepover & Home Pranks

Late-night laughs for ultimate sleepover fun!

Frozen Pajamas – Wet a friend’s PJs and put them in the freezer. 🧊👕
Hidden Alarm Clock – Set an alarm for 3 AM and hide it somewhere. ⏰😂
Upside-Down Bed – Flip their entire bed (blankets, pillows, and all). 🛏️🙃
Glow-in-the-Dark Faces – Draw glow-in-the-dark designs on their face while they sleep. ✍️😆
Fake “Scary” Sound – Play creepy noises from under the bed. 👻🎵
Sleep Talking Prank – Convince someone they were talking in their sleep. 🗣️😂
Toothpaste in Their Hands – Put toothpaste on their hand and tickle their nose. 🪥👃
Cling Film Over the Toilet Seat – Stretch clear wrap over the toilet. 🚽🤣
The Fake Wake-Up – Wake them up at 3 AM and tell them it’s morning. ⏳😵
The “Inverted” Room – Flip posters and furniture upside down. 🔄🏠
Unplugged Game Controllers – Give them a controller that isn’t connected. 🎮🙃
Ghost Messages – Write invisible messages on the mirror with soap. 🪞👀
Secret Shoe Stuffing – Stuff tissues into their shoes so they feel too small. 👟😂
Hidden Slipper Swap – Replace their slippers with shoes three sizes too big. 🥿👞
Weird Dream Whisper – Whisper weird things to them while they sleep. 🤫👂
The “Time Loop” Trick – Set all clocks to a different time. ⏰🔄
Mysterious Footsteps – Leave fake muddy footprints leading from the window. 🚶‍♂️👻
Spicy Toothpaste – Put hot sauce on their toothbrush. 🔥🪥
Unopenable Door – Stick a chair under their doorknob while they sleep. 🚪😈

10. The Ultimate Public Pranks

For pranking random strangers in the funniest ways!

The Fake High-Five – Go for a high-five, then pull your hand away last second. ✋😂
Mysterious Laugh Attack – Start laughing randomly in a public place and see who joins in. 😂🤣
“Excuse Me, Sir” Prank – Tap someone on one shoulder while standing on the other side. 🤷‍♂️😂
Invisible Rope Trick – Pretend to hold a rope across a walkway. 🏃‍♂️😆
Randomly Join a Stranger’s Conversation – Walk up and start nodding as if you were always there. 🤔💬
Shopping Cart Swap – Quietly switch items between carts in a store. 🛒🙃
Walk in Sync with a Stranger – Match their steps exactly and see how long they notice. 🚶‍♂️😂
The Random Hello – Wave enthusiastically at a random person as if you know them. 👋😆
Start Counting Down – Begin counting down from 10 in a public place and see people’s reactions. ⏳😳
The Elevator Spin – Turn to face the back of the elevator instead of the door. 🛗😶
Wrong Name Confusion – Walk up to someone and confidently call them the wrong name. 🤷‍♂️😂
The Selfie Bomb – Walk into someone else’s selfie on purpose. 📸😆
Loud Whispering – Whisper loudly in a public place while looking at someone. 🤫👀
Follow the Leader – Start following a random person like you’re their sidekick. 🚶‍♂️😂
Sudden Freeze – Stop moving completely in the middle of a busy area. 🏛️😆
The Fake Door Knock – Knock on a public restroom stall and quickly walk away. 🚪😂
The Phantom Tap – Gently tap someone’s shoulder, then look away like nothing happened. 👀😆
The Random “We Did It” Cheer – Start cheering for no reason in a crowd and see if people join in. 🎉🤣
The Fake Fall – Pretend to trip and see if strangers react. 🤕😂