April Fools 2013

We love having fun with our kids on April Fools. They love having fun with each other. We have rules... nothing mean and nothing destructive. Sean and I have had the tradition of coming up with a fun food based prank. This year, it was cookie pretzels!

For the past few Lents, my kids have made a joint decision to give up chips. Since they are still growing and they still need extra calories we usually buy them pretzels instead. So, before he left for work, Sean told the kids he dumped all the remaining pretzel bits into one bag and that they needed to finish up the pretzels before they tore into the chips because he didn't want any food wasted. (Wink, wink!)

I only wish I had thought to save a bag that said twists instead of dipping sticks.

Big hit! Of course they want to finish the bag now!

Fools for April

Oh yeah, we love April Fools' Day! The Professor replaced the box of crackers with pretzels on the inside. Sunshine switched the clothes in Shortcake's dresser and Shortcake swapped the school books in the bins so that everyone had someone else's subjects to do!

There are rules. You can't try to trick everyone. Pick one prank and have fun with it. And don't dish it out if you can't take it! It can't be something that destroys anything. It can't make a huge mess (any messes have to be cleaned up by the prankster anyway) and it shouldn't be anything gross or embarrassing.

They know that Husband and I like to play pranks on them too. In years past we've fed them "sushi" and grilled cheese made from toasted pound cake and frosting. This year, BigBoy helped me fool the big kids with some wormy apples. The trick was to only have it poking out a little bit.

When Sunshine picked her's up and showed it to me, I very slowly pulled the worm out for them all to see. The "ewwwwwwwws" of disgust were just hysterical! They caught on quickly when they saw us laughing.

These kids don't know that there is one other joke left in store... "fish sticks" for dinner! It is Friday, you know!

Sugar wafer cookies coated in peanut butter and rolled in crushed Cinnamon Special K
served with a side of pureed strawberry jam

How about you? Any fools in your family today?

Sushi anyone?

They bought it up until the point that they put it in their mouths. Husband helped sell it with facial expressions. Smearing tuna fish juice on the tin foil that covered it helped too!

Happy April. Were you fooled?