In honor of the day full of jokes, here are 12 harmless and fun pranks you can pull on your kids — all in good fun, of course, and age-appropriate. April Fools' Day is often right around Easter time.

Make giant spider webs out of stretched cotton balls and drape them around your yard and home. To turn this classic decoration into a spooky prank, place the webs in unexpected areas overnight to ...

April Fools' Day has often seem like no laughing matter over the last few years, but now we're ready to bring back some fun with hilarious and easy pranks to do at home. Taking a break from our normal ...

Crack your family up and startle your parents with the best April Fools' pranks for kids to try on pretty much everyone. These tricks aren't hard, and they don't take a ton of time (just wake up 10 ...

Confession: I am someone who secretly hates April Fools’ Day because I hate, hate, hate to see people embarrassed. But when it comes to kid-friendly pranks, we finally get to see the brighter side of ...

April Fools’ Day is a glorious holiday for parents. After a lifetime of picking up after them, reminding them to do their chores, and hardly finding any time for yourself, the day to laugh at your ...

WATCHING people trip over, mischievous pranks, and funny animal videos top the list of things guaranteed to make someone ...

“Even small pranks can hurt a child more than we realize,” Doc Gail says. “Younger kids see the world in literal ways. They don’t always understand when something is meant as a ‘joke.’ So when someone ...

This April Fools’ Day, make it a family affair. From the minute your kids wake up, until they crawl back into bed at night, they’ll never know when the next joke is coming. Obviously we want to stay ...

Your report card came, and you got a D! Brace yourself, but you didn’t make the basketball team. And kids, well, you know that trip to Disney we've been planning? We're not going. What a punch in the ...

When harmless and funny — like hiding fake insects to scare relatives or replacing family photos with that of a celebrity — pranks are an enjoyable form of entertainment that elicit hilarious ...