Whacky April Fools Day Ideas

If you belong to the breed that is blessed with a cool sense of humor and is ready to party at the drop of a hat, you won’t let April Fool’s day pass by just lying low. The day just begs us to play pranks and dupe our unsuspecting friends and acquaintances.

Here are some party requirements that you shouldn’t ignore before you go down the path of throwing an April Fool’s Day Party.

The friends must be fabulous! – Not necessarily everyone close to you fits the bill for a wacky party on April Fool’s Day. Invite only those who you are sure will get tickled by the plan you are putting in place. Having a guest list with members from the family and colleagues from office works too.

None of the pranks should get out of hand -and leave a guests mood or clothing or hair permanently scarred. The ultimate responsibility lies on you as a host.

April Fools Day Party Invitations Ideas- Get your guests all worked up for the party by sending fun party invitations. You could gift wrap a box of fake rubber candies and hand deliver it along with the invitation. Or you could send online party invitations with the following text:

You’ve probably heard
that many real doctors say
humor & laughter are healthy for
your heart and your well-being. Be one smart cookie and rush in to join this all Fools’s Party for a recommended dose.

Or

The first of April, some do say, is set apart for April Fools Day.
But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor they themselves, do know.
The party’s on for sure, on purpose for pure merriment.

If you have any funny videos you want to share you could upload them. You could also ask guests to come with funny videos featuring their unsuspecting family members or colleagues with gags they pulled off successfully. Also ask them to come prepared with pranks that they want to pull off on others at the party.

April Fools Decorations Ideas– You could decorate the party entrance with a Balloon arch and have the party space display posters of famous clowns and comedians. Happy face balloons around the room are also an easy way to decorate. For added effect you could also hang some masks from the wall.

In the center of the party space have a pinata in the shape of number 1. You could have “the biggest April fool” at the party bursting the pinata and the other guests running for treats like kids from the pinata. Or you could have the pinata filled with confetti and you could have “the biggest April fool” stand under it while you burst it and the other guests stand back clapping and cheering.

Preparations –Think ahead of all those small little tricks that ensure a bellyful of laughter, chuckles and giggles and are not meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.

• How about setting out whoopee cushions on some of the seating? Hide them under certain cushions of a couch.
• Have an opaque perfume bottle filled with onion juice and maybe pass it around at the party.
• You could also invest in slingshot flying monkey. At any time during the party just shoot at a guest and let the fun begin.
• Mid way through the party ask a neighbor or friend to sport a mask and ring the doorbell. Let him/her attack whoever opens the door (it could be you or an unsuspecting guest) with the artificial knife whose blade pushes inside as soon as it touches something.
• Place a transparent plastic sheet on one’s favorite carpet or book and drop gravy or ink on it.
• Replace guests car keys with another set that looks same but cannot open the locks.
• A fake car scratch or broken glass tattoo is good for people who love their cars.

April Fools Activities Ideas– To really pull off the party be ready with a lot of activities, jokes and tricks. Also stock a few just for laugh gag videos and/or Charlie Chaplin videos, or similar ones.

Give your guests a sticker as soon as they enter. You could tell them that every time they pull a prank on another person they are entitled to his or her sticker. The guest with the greatest number of stickers at the end would be the winner.

The great pantomime act - As soon as people enter the party space you could ask them to pick up chits (which you have prepared before hand). Then they mime the actions as instructed in the chit. For example, one of the chits could have to mime how you would give a bath or a rub to an Indian Elephant. This activity is sure to generate enough laughs and get your guests in the party mood. You could have judges appointed from guests for this event. The guest with the best performance gets entitled to a fun party favor.

Food Ideas – Anything that looks delicious and tastes funny or unexpected is meant for this day. You can do a combination of “funny” foods with some classic party snacks everyone is sure to enjoy. Be sure though to have enough snacks and drinks around the room which guests can reach out too. After all, any good exercise like laughter works up an appetite.

For some April Fool’s Day Recipes you could also check out this list at All Recipes.

Party Favors Ideas– Anything quirky would go down well as a favor for your April Fool’s day party. Simple things that you could find online like maybe a calculator in the shape of a foot or glow beer mugs.

Have a side-splitting time at your April Fools Party!

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