Looking for the top pranks and prank ideas for April Fool’s Day? April 1st is my favorite day of the year, so I couldn't resist recreating this list.
In short, it’s time to ‘get your prank on’ and we've prepared a list of our favorite prank ideas to get you inspired. Be warned that many of these pranks require a lot of effort.
Happy April Fool's Day (in advance)!
Top 69 Pranks and Prank Ideas for April Fool's Day
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3D Illusion Chalk Drawings
64
Shockvertising
PETA Slaughters Humans
63
Bigfoot Captured
Scientists to Reveal Bigfoot and DNA (Proof or Hoax?)
62
Fake Prostitutes
Cardboard Cut-Outs Make Neighbourhood Statement in Tel Aviv
61
Shockvertising
Does It Work? Jury Still Out
60
No Pants Subway Ride
900 Underground Underwear Enthusiasts in NYC
59
New Site Lets You Send Prank Calls
58
Fake Beer Belly For... Beer!
57
Playing Dead in Public Places
Shockvertising at its Finest
56
GraffitiWriter Automated Graffiti Robot
FINALLY!
55
Morbid Candy
The Chocolate Newborn Hoax
54
Street Poop Art
NYC Sprinkle Brigade
53
Governmental Fun with Photoshop
More Iran Tech Pix Revealed
52
Black Friday Ad Hoaxes
Best Buy, Future Shop, Circuit City Gift Card Email
51
Fake Boarding Pass Generator
Website Proves Gap in Airport Security
50
Endangered Hair Color Hoaxes
Redheads Going Extinct?
49
Body Parts in Garbage Cans for The Truth Campaign
48
Faking Proof on Flickr
The Fairy Skeleton
47
Gun Camps for Kids
Camp Okutta Adventures in Toronto
46
Protest 2.0
Online Dot Matrix Graffiti Bike
45
Prank Gift Giving
Real Boxes. Fake Products
44
No Parking Prank
Bogus No Parking Signs Result in Towed Cars
43
Fake Vampire News
Twilight Filipino Adaptation is a Hoax
42
April Fools Pranks
Facebook Launches Live Poke
41
Photoshopping Pranks
Yearbook Employee Alters 30 Students, Hillarity Ensues
40
Top 6 Games to Prank Your Way to a Good Time (RIDICULOUS)
Neg's Urban Sports
39
Nasty Food Pranks
Beware the Chocolate Chip Donuts
38
Big Blog Pranksters
Gizmodo Blogger Banned from CES
37
Bomb Alarm Clocks
You Disarm it to hit Snooze!
36
Mocking ESL Signs
LOL Cats Launches EngrishFunny.com
35
Time Standing Still
Frozen Grand Central by Improv Everywhere
34
Street Art Scams
The Banksy Pet Shop
33
$12000 Cash Only Meal?
The Suffolk Kitchen Knish Hoax
32
Hoax Hacks
Skullphone Fakes Digital Billboard Hijack
31
Green April Fools
Energy Wasting Day
30
Pile of Poop Soap
29
Fake Ads
Prankster Gets Fake Gucci Ad Published in Magazine (Mag Gets Ripped Off)
28
Serero Eiffel Tower Extension (UPDATE)
Le Grande Hoax
27
Mega Hoaxes
Biggest Drawing is a Fake
26
Wall Street Pranks
Jokers Make Light of Bankruptcy on CNN
25
Fake Memoirs
Herman Rosenblat's Holocaust Love Story Exposed as a Hoax
24
Engadget Hoax Drives Apple Stock Down $4 Billion
23
Prank Calling Politicians
Punking Sarah Palin
22
Gay Fashionista Cage Fight Pranks
Sacha Baron Cohen As 'Bruno'
21
Viral Compassion Through Photoshop
'Disaster Girl'
20
Gadget for Prank Callers
Wrong-Number Generator
19
Spontaneous Public Spectacles
Improv Everywhere in Suitcase Stunt
18
Political YouTube Pranks
Nancy Pelosi's Rick Roll + Senate and House Launch Own Channels
17
Facebook Fraud
41% Leak Personal Info To Fake Frog
16
Pranksters At The White House
Karl Rove's Jaguar Appears Wrapped Up
15
Musical at a Mall
Thes Latest From Improv Everywhere
14
Viral Hoaxes
Lost Brazilian Tribe Not Real
13
USB Pregnancy Tests
The p-Teq Hoax
12
Viral Career Hoaxes
"Best Job in the World" is a Fake Job in Alaska
11
Get Paid To Lose Weight
Hoax Website Offers $100 Per Pound
10
Prank GPS Navigation
SAT-NAG Guides You With Familiar Nagging
9
Taking Pranks Global
Improv Anywhere Launches UrbanPrankster.com
8
YouTube For Hoax Debunking
Is Big Brother Watching? Hidden Camera In Digital TV Converter
7
Scamming Scammers
Nigerian Email Fraud Back Fires
6
Redecorating Subway Cars
Pranksters Turn Train into a Living Room
5
Powdered Celebrity Skin
Famous Stardust (Hoax)
4
Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
1.2 Million 'New York Times' Fakes Handed Out
3
Giant Public Turkey Stuffing
The 55 Ft Bird Basting Hoax
2
Google Pranks
Calendar Wake Up Feature
1
AdSense for Conversation
Google Pranks
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