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Published: Wed, 03/30/22

Are You Ready?

APRIL FOOLS' DAY is almost here - are you ready?

Below are 8 relatively simple pranks that make me giggle:

Disclaimer: Use these at your own risk!! You know your kids better than anyone, so be prepared with a back up plan in case any of these pranks go, um, wrong.

1. Swap cereal bags.

If your child has a favorite cereal, switch the bag inside the box with another type of cereal and see how long it takes them to realize something's not quite right when they pour it into their bowl in the morning.

Thank you Sherry for sharing this one.

April Fool's Toothbrush - Hairbrush swap

2. Other Simple Swap Ideas.

Move your child's clothes around in their closet or drawers. When they reach for their pants, they'll find shirts.

If they are sound sleepers, you could get even fancier and swap their clothes into the toy box and their toys into their closet or drawer.

An easier idea -because I am all about helping parents make their life easier - is swapping hair brushes and tooth brushes.

3. Special Cereal.

Freeze your child's favorite cereal in milk overnight. Then pretend you are getting it ready in the morning and bring out the frozen bowl!

This suggestion came in from a few moms - thank you Robyn, Carol, and Brianna.

4. Turn your clocks ahead.

A friend of mine suggested this.

I was never brave enough to try it since there were times sleep was challenging enough in our house without waking anyone up earlier.

But I could see how it could be fun to get everyone (tweens/teens!) out of bed on time but tell them they're running late because the clocks were set ahead.

Just be aware that pay back isn't always pretty.

5. Swap the Salt and Sugar.

I prefer to put the sugar in the salt shaker, not the other way around, but to each his/her own.

I have not done this in many years because I felt we wasted food when someone wouldn't eat the 'ruined' meal. But I do always get to tell the story of the time my dad made us French Toast with Cinnamon Salt!

(And no, it was not an April Fools' prank but it is a wonderful memory my sister and I share!)

6. Tape the Light Switch.

Put clear tape over the light switch so your child can't turn it on. They might not experience this in the morning, depending on whether it is light or dark when they wake up.

That just means you get to help April Fool's Day linger and pull one last prank before bed.

As our kids have grown, it has been so fun to see what pranks their busy minds can come up with!

I'm sharing the two most memorable ones with you today. I think the daughter who did these was 9 or 10 at the time.

The first one didn't exactly work because the sun wasn't shining in the right spot at the time, so all we saw was an upside down cup. However, as the day went on ...

7. Caution! Spider inside!!

This is a piece of paper taped to the inside of the cup. When the light shines through just right it could give someone a scare.

8. The Saran Wrap...

And this one! I don't recommend doing this to your children unless YOU are prepared to clean up... but an adult or roommate? Maybe.

Our daughter had done lots of research and chose the prank of covering the toilet seat with saran (clear) wrap. She set her alarm for the middle of the night to set this up and was so excited to prank us!

Ahhh, the thought was there! 🤣

I giggle every time I see this because I don't always do things "normally."

I stock up on colorful cellophane/cling-wrap around the holidays to use all year long because it makes me happy. (I walk my talk: simple Self Care!).

Again: Ahhh, the thought was there! 🤣

So, are you ready?

I'd love to hear what your

favorite pranks are.

Please email me to let me know.

Happy April Fools' Day!

-Dr. Renee

After all the April Foolishness...

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