30 Best April Fools' Pranks to Try This Year

Time to create some havoc on an unsuspecting friend's phone, tablet, or computer: When they leave their device unattended, change their autocorrect settings so "yes" becomes "no" or "hello" becomes something like... "I love broccoli!"

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Add a few drops of food coloring to the milk or juice carton... and watch their surprise when they pour out the liquid! Bonus: This doesn't harm the drink, so no groceries are wasted in the course of this prank!

OK, this one does waste a few grocery items... but it's for a worthy cause. (Good clean fun!) Peel some onions and dip them in caramel, just like you would for caramel apples. Stick them on popsicle sticks and offer them to friends or family as a sweet treat. Let's just say the first bite will be an unforgettable surprise! (And then make sure you have some real treats ready so they don’t stay mad at you for too long.)

Paint a dry bar of soap with clear nail polish and place it back at the shower or sink. That way, it won’t suds up when it gets wet... much to the confusion of the unsuspecting bather.

On a friend, family member, or co-worker's computer, press Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow to flip their screen upside down (on a Mac, use Option + Command + 8). When they sit down to use it, they’ll be completely confused. Watch as they try to figure out what’s wrong, or pretend to give them “tech support” while secretly laughing. Of course: Do play nice and flip it back when the joke is over!

Place a few drops of food coloring inside the faucet aerator (the little screen part where the water comes out). When someone turns on the sink, colored water will start to flow. It’s a harmless but hilarious way to make someone think their plumbing is haunted... or just blow their mind for a minute.

Place a small piece of clear tape over the bottom sensor of someone’s computer mouse. When they try to use it, the cursor won’t move no matter how much they shake, tap, swipe, check the batteries, and even restart their computer.

The night before, pour milk over a bowl of cereal and freeze it solid. Serve it as breakfast while you act normal. Watch as your prank victim struggles to spoon up the rock-hard flakes, baffled momentarily by their breakfast.

Cover someone's desk, car, mirror, or any other surface with sticky notes... everywhere! The more colorful, the better. It’s a harmless (and yes, time-consuming) prank you can personalize with any messages you like.

Fasten an airhorn under someone’s chair with tape, so that when they sit down, it blasts a loud noise. Be warned: This one is loud! It’s great for getting everyone’s attention in an unexpected way... and it's sure to get a return prank pulled on you!

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It's a classic for a reason. Place it under your kid's seat before they sit down for breakfast or for your work BFF to sit on, no matter who is the victim of this prank, you'll get the whole room laughing. Bonus: the whoopee cushion can be used over and over.

Before your significant other goes to sleep, replace their pillow with a bunch of balloons. The key here is to make sure the balloons are positioned properly to throw them off (you can use tape to keep them together). Then, when they go to lay down, their "pillow" will be moving all over the place.

It's really hard to leave poop out of an April Fools' Day prank list. Buy a fake one, and place it literally anywhere: on the toilet, in the car — seriously, you can't go wrong.

Before they wake up in the morning, change all the calendars in the house, plus their phones if you can get to them, to make them believe it's a totally different day. This year, April 1 is on a Saturday, so you can get the kids up early and tell them it's time for school.

Or, empty multiple drawers, and then leave the house or pick a good hiding space. They'll be left wondering where all of their clothes, underwear or utensils went, and you won't be around for them to ask. You can also switch up drawers to get them even more confused.

Locate a windowed door that the target of your prank will see from the outside. Blow up a collection of balloons and cluster them together. Attach to the inside of the window in the door so that it looks like the entire room is filled to the brim with balloons on the other side. (And hey, if you can actually fill the whole room with balloons? Even cooler!)

This prank takes the “control” out of remote control: Use a teeny sticker or tape to cover over the sensor on the clicker. No matter how hard they try, they won’t be able to make those TV channels budge … even with new batteries.

All you need for this gag is a few strategically placed fake insects — or, you can even cut them out of paper. Stick them to the inside of a lamp, and when your target flips the switch — yikes! They’ll discover some very suspicious silhouettes inside the shade.

Warning: This gag requires commitment… because you’re the one who’s probably going to be cleaning it all up! Carefully place confetti atop the blades of a ceiling fan, tucking them all out of view from below. When someone flips the switch to turn on the fan, confetti will blanket the room like it’s December 31 instead of April 1.

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Slip a sign reading “honk and smile” inside the car of your prank target; make sure it’s hidden and out of their view (and not blocking their views at all). All commute long, they’ll wonder why they’re getting beeped at nonstop by drivers who seem more flirty than inconvenienced.