Fun and Easy Pranks
Give the gift that keeps on frustrating by gift wrapping everything on your colleague’s desk. Monitor, keyboard, mouse, individual paper clips, personal belongings, desk, office chair, lamp… you get the picture. Ok, now that we’ve got that out of the way, on to the fun office prank stuff. Besides the fact that doing anything worthwhile takes hard work and dedication, the trend has been longer and longer hours for American office workers.
Wait until there's a tense moment in the show they're watching, then suddenly switch to the Home Shopping Network. Practice makes perfect on this, so make sure to do a few dry runs before your moment of April Fools' glory. The old adage "don't cry over spilt milk" isn't as easy to abide by when the milk is splattered all over your laptop. You obviously wouldn't want to actually destroy somebody's computer for an April Fools' prank, but you can briefly trick them into thinking you did.
Leave it on a coworker's desk and they'll go into panic mode as they try to figure out who left the note and what the emergency might be. Don't let them get too freaked out before revealing that you're the culprit behind the mystery note or they may never forgive you. The more doors in your workplace, the better. Attach signs reading, "Door is broken, use other door," to every entrance and exit in the office, with arrows pointing in every possible direction.
Print up dozens of photos of Food Network host Guy Fieri and stick them in every frame in your victim's house, replacing their snapshots of friends and family. When they finally notice, it'll either make them laugh or scream, depending on their feelings for the Mayor of Flavortown. And it doesn't necessarily have to be Guy Fieri. One guy replaced all the photos in his mom's house with pictures of Steve Buscemi. If you're able to get into their Facebook account, change the date of their birthday in the settings to Apr. 1. They'll be inundated with birthday wishes and have no idea why.
Places the tube in the unsuspecting victim’s bathroom so that they get a major surprise the next time they want to brush their teeth. Imagine expecting minty fresh breath only to be met with the fishy, salty taste of anchovy? At that point, you might as well have pizza for breakfast.
Then, place a piece of cardstock over the opening and flip the glass over. Set the glass and cardstock at your child’s place on the table, and slide the cardstock from under the glass. Invite your child to come to have breakfast and see what they do! You can also leave the juice out for an after-school beverage for your kids to find when they get home like this example in Old Orchard. What better way to break up the long work day than with some harmless fun? When your coworker is away from their desk, leave them a note saying they missed a call from "Mr. Baer" or "Mr. Lyon." And don't forget to leave a number!
If you have a baby in the home, smear a diaper with chocolate candy or peanut butter; then call in a spouse or child to observe with horror as you taste the mess. About that whole, "At least it's not glitter" thing in prank #9? For the coworkers who don't yet know the permanence of getting glitter on yourself, this prank is sure to set them straight. Work with your IT department to fertilize caméra cachée this prank perfectly.
Make sure the person is not allergic to whatever you put on the phone. Then give the person a call and watch their reaction. We hesitated to put this one on the list because it's so mean. There is nothing meaner than a jump scare, particularly when you know your friend doesn't like jump scares. Still, it's an iconic prank that doesn't require any materials -- other than a profound lack of empathy, of course. This prank, which comes courtesy of BuzzFeed, is simple and potentially very expensive.
They know exactly where the forks and spoons belong, to the point where they could reach in blindfolded and find exactly what they need. Switch up that carefully organized system and you'll cause genuine cooking chaos. Get inspired with our 4,138 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.