160+ April Fools Pranks for Friends, Students

It’s time!!

This is the defining moment for all the messy shenanigans and scandalous pranks no one would hold you responsible for (at least this time).

Pull up your socks, pull down you sleeves and launch your battle cry.

Caution: You might end up making the other person cry (tears of happiness and laughter of course).

This amassment of carefully curated tricks and pranks will surely add the required amount of hilariousness that the day requires.

It will for sure make you the talk of the town and envy of others.

1. Classroom Pranks

When the whole class is in on it, the teacher won’t know what hit them!

  • Silent Classroom – Everyone agrees to stay silent the whole class! 🤫😂
  • Backward Clothes Day – Show up with all your clothes on backward! 👕🔄
  • Fake Pop Quiz – Pass around a fake “surprise test” for extra panic! 📄😱
  • Chair Stuck Prank – Tape down the bottom of someone’s chair! 🪑😂
  • Inverted Screens – Flip the classroom computer display upside down! 💻🔄
  • Shrinking Desk Supplies – Replace their normal pen with a mini version! ✏️🤣
  • Glue Stick Surprise – Replace the glue in a glue stick with chapstick! 🧴😂
  • Secret Code Response – Only respond to the teacher with pre-agreed words! 🔤🤣
  • Desk Swap Mayhem – Everyone switches desks before class starts! 🏫😆
  • Fake Fire Drill – Act like there’s an emergency drill and pack up! 🚨🤣
  • Homework Panic – Tell the teacher they assigned homework (they didn’t)! 📚😵
  • Chalkboard Mix-up – Swap out white chalk with soap so it won’t write! 🧼😂
  • Sticky Note Attack – Cover the board with random sticky notes! 📝🤣
  • Invisible Ink Test – Give your teacher a “blank” test with lemon juice ink! 🍋😆
  • Giant Pencil – Try taking notes with a comically huge pencil! ✏️😂
  • Lost & Found Madness – Claim everything in lost & found as yours! 🎒😆
  • Book Swap – Swap everyone’s books around and watch the confusion! 📖🤣
  • Reversed Class Roles – Treat a student like the teacher for the day! 🍎😆
  • Vanishing Ink Pen – Use an erasable pen for all your notes! 🖊️😜
  • The Frozen Water Bottle – Give your teacher a bottle with solid ice inside! 🧊😂

2. Best Friend Pranks

Because your bestie deserves a little mischief!

  • Phone Auto-Correct Hack – Change their most-used words to funny phrases! 📱🤣
  • Fake Breakup Drama – Pretend you’re in a huge fight over nothing! 💔😆
  • Shrinking Shoes – Stuff tissues in their shoes to make them tight! 👟😂
  • Fake Tattoo – Draw a fake tattoo on them when they’re asleep! 🎨😜
  • Mismatched Shoes – Swap one of their shoes with a different one! 👞😂
  • Backward Backpack – Zip-tie their bag straps together! 🎒🤣
  • Confetti Umbrella – Fill their umbrella with confetti so it explodes when opened! ☔🎊
  • Fake Instagram Story – Post an “engagement” or “vacation” story of them! 📸😂
  • Phone Freeze – Screenshot their home screen and move all the apps! 📱😆
  • The Mystery Note – Leave anonymous weird notes in their locker! 📩😂
  • Slow Wi-Fi “Hack” – Pretend to know a secret code to “fix” slow Wi-Fi! 📶😆
  • Magic Water Bottle – Replace their drink with a different liquid! 🧃🤣
  • Emoji Overload – Only text them using emojis all day! 📲😂
  • The Fake Homework Help – Give them wrong answers as a joke! 📚😆
  • Popcorn in Bag – Fill their backpack with popcorn! 🍿🎒
  • False Alarm – Tell them they have food on their face (they don’t)! 😆🍽️
  • Double Straw Trick – Give them a drink with two straws, but one is blocked! 🥤😂
  • Remote Control Madness – Change their smart TV volume from your phone! 📺😜
  • The “Lost” AirPods – Pretend you saw their AirPods in a weird place! 🎧🤣
  • Mismatched Socks Day – Convince them it’s a school event! 🧦😂

3. School Cafeteria Pranks

Make lunch break a little more exciting!

  • Fake Spilled Milk – Cut out white paper in a milk spill shape! 🥛😆
  • Switched Sugar & Salt – Swap the labels on the cafeteria condiments! 🧂🤣
  • The “Expired” Carton – Print a fake expiration date on their milk! 🥛😵
  • Mystery Meat Monday – Start a rumor about weird cafeteria food! 🍖😂
  • Green Ketchup – Bring your own food coloring and change their sauce! 🍔🟢
  • Rice Krispies Snaps – Hide Pop Rocks in their Rice Krispies treat! 🍫🎆
  • Sticky Sandwich Wrap – Tape their sandwich bag completely shut! 🥪😂
  • Magic Straw Trick – Block their straw with plastic wrap! 🥤🤣
  • Lunch Bag Mix-up – Swap identical lunch bags for confusion! 🎒😂
  • The Fake Spill – Place a plastic spill on the table for laughs! 🍹😆
  • Backwards Tray Carry – Convince a friend to carry their tray backward! 🍽️🤣
  • Shaking Soda Can – Give them a shaken soda right before they open it! 🥤😜
  • Frozen Yogurt Surprise – Bring a yogurt that’s actually frozen solid! 🍦😂
  • Fake Food Label – Print a label that says “contains ghost pepper”! 🌶️😆
  • “Someone Took Your Fries” – Steal one fry at a time until they notice! 🍟😂
  • Unexpected Flavor Water – Swap their drink with coconut water! 🥤🤣
  • Strawberry Milk? Nope! – Add red food coloring to their normal milk! 🥛😆
  • The Sudden Switch – Take their food when they’re not looking and swap it with something weird! 🍛😂
  • Marshmallow Ice Cubes – Freeze marshmallows and put them in their drink! 🧊😆
  • Salty Cookies – Offer them a cookie… but with salt instead of sugar! 🍪😜

4. Locker & Backpack Pranks

Make their storage space a zone of chaos!

  • Balloon Avalanche – Fill someone’s locker with balloons! 🎈🤣
  • Packing Peanut Overload – Stuff their locker with packing peanuts! 📦😆
  • Locker “Locked” – Tape a fake “Out of Order” sign on their locker! 🔒😂
  • Mystery Sticky Notes – Cover their locker door in sticky notes! 📝🤣
  • Glitter Trap – Place glitter inside their backpack for a surprise explosion! ✨😂
  • Mini Locker Inside Locker – Put a tiny box inside labeled “NEW LOCKER” 🏫🤣
  • Confusing Combo Lock – Tape over the numbers so they can’t see them! 🔢😂
  • Fake Love Letter – Leave a mystery love note in their locker! 💌😆
  • Heavy Backpack Trick – Fill their bag with textbooks when they’re not looking! 🎒😂
  • The Unexpected Ringtone – Hide a phone in their locker playing weird sounds! 📱🤣
  • Tape on the Zipper – Tape their backpack zippers shut! 🎒😂
  • Mystery Object Swap – Swap one item in their bag with something random! 🤔😂
  • Random Homework Papers – Slip in fake assignments they’ve “forgotten to do”! 📄😆
  • Locker Door Flip – If their locker opens left, swap their items so they only fit opening right! 🔄😂
  • The “Spill” Trick – Place a fake spill on top of their backpack! 🥛🤣
  • Surprise Scent Bag – Drop a dryer sheet in their backpack so it smells fresh! 😆🌸
  • Tape Surprise – Place double-sided tape inside their locker handle! 🎭🤣
  • Personalized “Missing” Poster – Put up a funny missing poster for their backpack! 🎒😆
  • Upside-Down Books – Flip all the books in their bag upside down! 📚😂
  • Bag Swap Confusion – Swap identical backpacks with a friend! 🎒🤯

5. Teacher Pranks

Good students, bad behavior (for one day only)!

  • Delayed Echo – Repeat everything the teacher says with a 2-second delay! 📢😂
  • Fake Name Roll Call – Everyone answers with the wrong name during attendance! 📝🤣
  • Classroom Freeze – When the teacher enters, everyone freezes in place! 🏫😆
  • Upside-Down Desks – Flip desks and chairs before class starts! 🪑😂
  • “Homework Eaten by Dog” – Entire class turns in half-chewed papers! 📄🤣
  • Fake Fire Alarm (Don’t actually pull it!) – Act like there’s a random emergency drill! 🚨😆
  • Smartboard Confusion – Set the computer wallpaper to a fake error message! 💻😂
  • Invisible Student – Keep an “imaginary student” on the attendance list! 🏫👻
  • Silent Protest – Everyone agrees to whisper all day! 🤫😂
  • “Someone’s Behind You” – Stare behind the teacher and act shocked! 👀🤣
  • Missing Whiteboard Markers – Swap real markers with dry ones! 🖊️😂
  • Confetti Homework Submission – Hand in confetti-filled papers! 🎊🤣
  • Disappearing Ink – Use heat-sensitive ink on test papers! 🔥😂
  • The Mirror Game – Imitate the teacher’s movements all class! 🏫🤣
  • Slow Clap Confusion – Randomly start slow clapping during class! 👏😂
  • Mysterious Bell Ring – Play a recorded school bell sound mid-class! 🔔🤣
  • Fake Test Freakout – Panic about an exam that doesn’t exist! 📖😱
  • “No One React” Game – Ignore the teacher’s first three questions! 🤷‍♂️😂
  • Fake School Announcements – Pretend there’s a weird new rule! 🎙️😆
  • Backward Writing Trick – Write everything backward on your worksheet! ✍️😂

6. Desk & Seat Pranks

Take their usual spot and make it a prank zone!

  • Squeaky Chair Surprise – Tape a squeaky toy under their seat! 🪑😂
  • Whoopee Cushion Classic – The oldest prank in the book! 💨🤣
  • Sticky Chair Trick – Put double-sided tape on their seat! 🎭😂
  • Desk Drawer Confusion – Fill their drawer with random stuff! 🎒🤣
  • Upside-Down Name Tag – Flip their desk name tag upside down! 🔄😂
  • Shifting Chair – Move their chair slightly back every few minutes! 🏫😆
  • Rubber Band Mouse – Wrap a rubber band around their computer mouse sensor! 🖱️😂
  • Extra Tall Chair – Sneakily adjust their chair to the highest setting! 📏😂
  • Chair Leg Switcheroo – Switch their chair with a wobbly one! 🪑🤣
  • Mystery Seat – Cover their chair with a cloth so they can’t see it! 👀😂
  • Duct Tape Under Desk – Stick duct tape where their hand usually rests! ✋😂
  • Desk Swap Confusion – Swap their whole desk setup with someone else’s! 🔄😆
  • Fake Chewing Gum – Stick a fake gum wad under their desk! 🍬😂
  • Tape the Wheels – If their chair has wheels, tape them so they won’t roll! 🏎️🤣
  • Secret Remote Control Chair – If it’s an electric chair, use the remote from a distance! 🎮😂
  • Mouse Cursor Madness – Switch their mouse settings to left-handed mode! 🖱️😜
  • The Phantom Tap – Lightly tap their desk throughout class and pretend it wasn’t you! 👀😂
  • The Invisible Tape Trick – Tape over the top of their water bottle! 🧴🤣
  • Backpack on Wheels – Attach wheels to their backpack and watch them freak out! 🎒😂
  • Chair with No Seat – If possible, remove their chair cushion so they fall through! 😱😂

7. Text Message & Online Pranks

Since we’re all glued to our phones, why not use them for pranks?

  • Auto-Correct Madness – Change their most-used words to something weird! 📱😂
  • Fake Call from a Celebrity – Use a prank call app to trick them! 📞🤣
  • Mystery Group Chat – Add them to a chat with only strangers! 💬😂
  • Reverse Typing Keyboard – Set their keyboard to a different language! ⌨️😂
  • Ghost Typing – Use their phone to text themselves something creepy! 👻😂
  • Invisible Typing – Change their text color to white! 🤯😂
  • “Read” Message Trick – Read their messages but pretend you didn’t! 📲😆
  • TikTok Dance Challenge Prank – Record them unknowingly doing a dance! 🎥😂
  • Fake Screenshot Drama – Photoshop a fake conversation and show it to them! 🖼️🤣
  • Confusing Voicemail – Record a voicemail that sounds like a normal call! 📞😂
  • Autocorrect “Yes” to “No” – Watch them accidentally decline everything! 😆📲
  • Mystery Caller – Keep calling them from a blocked number! 📱👀
  • Weird Alarm Sounds – Set their morning alarm to an embarrassing sound! ⏰🤣
  • Hidden Bluetooth Speaker – Play weird noises from their phone remotely! 🔊😂
  • Inverted Screen Colors – Change their screen settings for a wacky effect! 🎨😂
  • Fake Internet Outage – Hide the Wi-Fi router and watch the panic! 📶😆
  • “Broken” App Icons – Rearrange their app icons for maximum confusion! 📲😂

8. Food & Drink Pranks

When their favorite snack turns into a hilarious surprise!

  • Oreos & Toothpaste – Replace the cream with minty toothpaste! 🍪😂
  • Frozen Cereal – Pour milk into a bowl of cereal and freeze it overnight! 🥶🥣
  • Clear Jell-O Juice – Pour clear Jell-O into a cup and let it set—looks like water but won’t pour! 🍹😂
  • Mashed Potato Ice Cream – Scoop mashed potatoes into a bowl like ice cream! 🍦🤣
  • Caramel Onion – Cover an onion in caramel and pretend it’s a candy apple! 🍏😂
  • Salted Cookies – Replace sugar with salt in homemade cookies! 🍪😜
  • Spicy Candy – Offer a friend a “sweet” treat that’s actually super spicy! 🌶️😂
  • Melted Cheese Water Bottle – Fill a water bottle with melted cheese and hand it to someone! 🧀🤣
  • Gummy Worm Ice Cubes – Freeze gummy worms into ice cubes for a wiggly surprise! 🧊😂
  • Chalky Donuts – Powder donuts with flour instead of sugar! 🍩🤣
  • Soap Bar Cake – Frost a bar of soap to look like a slice of cake! 🍰😂
  • Vinegar Soda – Replace a drink with carbonated vinegar! 🥤😆
  • Sticky PB&J – Replace jelly with glue (non-toxic of course)! 🍞🤣
  • Airheads Wrapper Swap – Put a carrot inside an Airheads wrapper! 🥕😂
  • Unpoppable Popcorn – Give them raw kernels and watch them try to microwave it! 🍿😂
  • Hard-Boiled Egg Roulette – Swap a raw egg with a hard-boiled one! 🥚😆
  • Flour in the Straw – Blow some flour through their straw before they sip! 🥤😂
  • Empty Chip Bag – Seal an empty chip bag back up like new! 🍟😜
  • Soy Sauce Cola – Swap out soda with soy sauce and water! 🥤🤢
  • Chocolate Covered Brussels Sprouts – Looks like a fancy truffle… but it’s NOT! 🍫😂

9. Bathroom & Mirror Pranks

The best place for quick and unexpected surprises!

  • Cling Film Toilet Seat – A classic that never gets old! 🚽😂
  • Soap That Won’t Lather – Cover a bar of soap in clear nail polish! 🧼🤣
  • Colored Water Surprise – Put a dye tablet under the toilet lid so the water turns blue or red! 🚰😂
  • Toothbrush Switch – Replace their toothbrush with a jumbo one! 🪥🤣
  • Fake Mirror Message – Write a spooky message in soap so it appears after a shower! 👻😂
  • Upside-Down Toilet Paper – Flip every toilet paper roll in the house! 🧻😂
  • Fake Cracked Mirror – Print out a cracked mirror image and tape it up! 🪞🤣
  • Cold Shower Shock – Tape the shower handle to “cold”! 🚿😂
  • Silly String Showerhead – Hide silly string inside the showerhead! 🚿🎉
  • Backwards Bathroom Signs – Swap “Men” and “Women” signs for confusion! 🚻😂
  • Sudden Hand Dryer Noise – Hide behind a hand dryer and turn it on suddenly! 💨😂
  • Soap Explosion – Put dish soap in the toilet tank so it foams up! 🫧🤣
  • Taped Faucet – Tape the bottom of the faucet so water sprays them! 🚰😂
  • Hair Gel Swap – Replace hair gel with clear glue (non-toxic, of course)! 💇🤣
  • Wobbly Toilet Seat – Slightly loosen the toilet seat (but not too much)! 🚽😂
  • Hidden Alarm in Bathroom – Set an alarm to go off in a bathroom stall! ⏰🤣
  • Glow Stick Toilet – Drop glow sticks in the toilet for a glowing surprise! 🌟😂
  • Foamy Hand Soap – Add food coloring to hand soap for a fun twist! 🖐️🎨
  • Tissue Paper Confetti – Cut tiny bits of tissue paper and stuff them inside a new tissue box! 🎊😂

10. Animal & Pet Pranks

If they love their furry friends, this will make them laugh!

  • Invisible Dog Leash – Walk around with an empty leash and pretend you have an invisible dog! 🐶😂
  • Fake Dog Mess – Use peanut butter or chocolate syrup to create a realistic mess! 💩🤣
  • Meowing Alarm Clock – Set their alarm sound to a cat meowing! 🐱😂
  • Talking Bird Surprise – Record your voice and play it near their pet bird’s cage! 🦜🤣
  • The “Your Pet Sent This” Text – Text them as if their pet is messaging! 📱😂
  • Toy Snake Attack – Place a fake snake near their pet’s food bowl! 🐍🤣
  • Fish Tank “Leak” – Place a puddle of water next to their fish tank! 🐠😂
  • Bubble Wrap Under the Cat Mat – Every step makes a loud POP! 🐾🤣
  • Doll Eyes on Their Pet – Stick fake googly eyes on their pet’s collar! 👀😂
  • Sudden Barking Sounds – Play random barking sounds and blame the pet! 🐕🤣
  • Kitty Paw Prints – Dip their pet’s paws in food coloring and let them walk around! 🐾😂
  • Reverse Pet Names – Call their pet by a completely different name all day! 🐾😂
  • Fake Lost Dog Poster – Make a fake “Missing Dog” poster with a silly photo! 🐶🤣
  • Pet Food Prank – Replace their dog’s kibble with human cereal (only safe kinds)! 🥣😂
  • The Mysterious New Pet – Leave an empty cage labeled “Danger: Venomous Spider” 🕷️😱
  • Magic Levitating Dog Treat – Tape a treat to the ceiling and watch their pet jump! 🍖😂
  • Squeaky Toy Madness – Hide squeaky toys around the house and randomly squeeze them! 🎾😂
  • Dramatic Slow Motion Pet Chase – Act like their pet is chasing you in a horror movie! 🎬😂
  • The Dog Who “Talks” – Use a soundboard app to make their pet say funny phrases! 🎙️🤣
  • Pet Rock Hype – Get a rock, put it in a box, and introduce it as your new pet! 🪨😂

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Beware: You might get suspended for these pranks.

Parental advice: None needed!!

These ideas will take no to minimal preparation.


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