April 1st is the greatest “holiday” ever celebrated by twisted parents! My parents have had their fair share of tormenting me as a child and teenager, so I figure it is time to start with my own children. There is nothing better than coming home from school to yummy cupcakes waiting for you.
Especially when your Mom and Dad tell you that in honor of April Fools Day we will be having dessert first!
They have the COOLEST parents EVER!!! 🙂
Well… for 3 min. you have the coolest parents in the world! Until you bite in a realize it isn’t chocolate cake and frosting but mashed potatoes and meatloaf!
Oh yea, and the fruit punch is really jello. It only looks like it is drinkable!
Do you have any good April Fools pranks or jokes you have played on your kids??
For the “cupcakes”:
Make your regular meatloaf, bake it in cupcake tins. I drained the grease off when they were done and put them in foil cupcake holders. Then I made mashed potatoes and divided them into 3 bowls. I added food color to make them look like frosting. Then with a frosting bag “decorated” the tops of the meatloaf. I think the “display” part is the key! My kids really thought they were yummy cupcakes!
For the “fruit punch”:
Just get clear plastic cups and make your favorite jello. Put in a straw when liquid and let them set up in the fridge. Again, until they went to drink them they thought they were real drinks! It was funny!
Lori says
This is awesome! Still cracking up – and trying to figure out who to pull this on. Coworkers be warned!
Heather Hazen says
Is it bad that I think these would be tasty ANY day of the week!?
Tiffany S. says
I am loving this! I read it to my husband and we have both laughed so long at this!! It is the best! So glad to see fun creative parents! I bet your kids had a blast!
Whitney says
Did this tonight! Kids were shocked! Youngest not happy and would not eat cupcakes or drink jello! It was soooo fun! Thanks for the ideas!
Connie P says
You are a sick, sick, sick woman…..I love it!!!!
Colsanders says
Don’t forget to call officer Rodriguez
Anna says
One year I carefully opened a bag of Cheetos (kid’s favorite), dumped the Cheetos, replaced it with tortilla chips, dropped a strip of paper saying “Happy April Fool’s Day!” and re-sealed the bag with double-sided tape. My kid was the hit of the school lunch room and I was the cool mom of the day. 🙂