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Featured April Fool’s Day Ideas Article
April Fools! 10 Great Pranks For Parents To Play On Their Kids
By Leslie BlumensteinWant to get a laugh out of your kids while providing one for yourself? We've found 10 great (mostly) harmless but hilarious pranks for parents to pull on their kids this April Fool's Day. Pick one or a few to ensure laughter the whole day through! Fake Potato Great for little kids! They freak out with this dinner time fake out. Bonus: you can use for playtime after the prank is finished! Musical Beds A funny gag to play on the kids. Tuck everyone in just as normal on the eve of April 1st. Once the little ones are fast asleep, gently shuffle them around so that each child wakes up in the ...
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Fools Around the World – April Fool’s Day and Spring Festivals Across the Globe
The tomfoolery of April Fool's day reaches across the globe in various forms and festivals. It seems everyone enjoys a good laugh at the expense of a ... -
April Fool’s Day History and Other Tomfoolery
Just why do we have a day dedicated to the theme of pranking and practical jokes? Why is it that just April gets a Fool's ...
Facts & Trivia
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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 ...
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Pranks for the Work Place – Fun and Almost Innocent April Fool’s Day Ideas!
Submitted by Janelle Fischer If your work place is in need of some April Fool’s Day fun – here are a few ideas! Remember to use discretion on who you ...
Activities, Games and Crafts
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Printable Greeting Cards
Today's technology lets us do just about anything online. Scrapbooking, shopping, play poker, you can do it all.  Now you can exercise your creativity further and create your greeting cards ...
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Reasons to Celebrate
- November 26, Thanksgiving
- November 27, Eid-al-Adha
- December 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 18, Islamic New Year (Al-Hijra / Muharram)
- December 21, Winter Solstice
- December 12-19, Hanukkah
- December 24, Christmas Eve
- December 25, Christmas Day
- December 26-January 1, Kwanzaa
- December 26, Boxing Day
- December 31, New Year's Eve
April Fools Day Fun Facts
- April Fools Day is celebrated on April 1st, and it is also called All Fools Day.
- In the year 1564, King Charles IX decreed that with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day would be moved to January 1 from what was April 1. Those who celebrated the Old New Year's Day on April 1 were Fools.
- North Americans play pranks and practical jokes on this day.
- In France, April 1st is called "Poisson d'Avril." French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs.
- Ten million April Fool's jokes are played in the UK each year. A fun office prank is to put tape over the phone button so it still rings when picked up.
- April Fools Day is the birthday of Fred and George Weasley from Harry Potter
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