April Fools’ Day 2024: 10+ Harmless Yet Hilarious Pranks For Office, Friends, Family, and Partner For a Good Giggle

April Fools' Day 2024: As the phrase says, “Laughter is the best medicine,” and in the world of work, work, and work, all we want is to share a good and hearty laugh with the people around us. Whether in corporate culture or with your group of friends, a good laugh can make everything better, and April 1 is the perfect day for it! Every year on April 1, people all around the world celebrate April Fools’ Day to set the mood light and pull pranks to share a generous laugh. Although there is no holiday on this day, nevertheless, people celebrate with utmost enthusiasm and joy. This is a perfect opportunity to pull a prank on your friends, family, and partner.

Why We Celebrate April Fools’ Day?

April Fools’ Day has been celebrated for centuries, and while there are numerous theories and stories surrounding it, one popular belief dates back to France in the 16th century when King Charles IX adopted the Gregorian calendar and moved New Year's celebrations from April 1st to January 1st. However, some people refused to accept the change and continued to celebrate New Year's in April. These traditionalists were criticized, with others playing pranks on them, such as placing fake fish on their backs—a play on the term “poisson d’avril” (April fish), which refers to an April Fools’ prank in French culture.

Best April Fool Pranks

April Fools’ Day provides an opportunity for people to engage in harmless mischief, promoting mutual respect and laughter among friends, family, and even strangers. If you also want to do a prank, try these hilariously good pranks that will make everyone go LOL. 

• Swap out the cream in Oreo cookies with toothpaste. Watch their faces as they take a bite!

• Place a realistic-looking fake bug in their desk drawer or on their chair for a harmless scare.

• For your office colleagues, tape an airhorn underneath their office chair for a loud surprise when they sit down.

• Replace pens or pencils with ones that don’t write or have invisible ink.

• Freeze their breakfast cereal the night before. It’ll be a chilly surprise in the morning.

• Set their phone alarm to go off at random times throughout the day.

• Fill a small cup with water and place it upside down on their desk. When they lift it, water spills all over.

• Put a rubber band around the kitchen sink sprayer handle. When they turn on the faucet, they get sprayed.

• Place a fake spider or bug on your partner's pillow before they go to bed. It’ll give them a harmless scare.

• Swap the labels on their favourite snacks, like putting chips in a cookie bag. Watch their reaction when they taste it.

• Hide a small speaker in a room and play subtle spooky sounds. It’ll create a mysterious atmosphere and amusement.

• Write a fake love letter from a secret admirer and leave it where they’ll find it. Enjoy their reaction when they realize it’s a prank

• Replace all your friends’ desktop icons with photos of their funniest faces!