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2017 April Fool's Day Ideas

BREAKFAST

Remember the frozen cereal?? Well, it was a few years ago so I decided to do it again BUT change it up a little.

I pre-froze it the night before with a straw and in the morning I filled with a little more juice so it moved around on top. See my youngest reaction :)

"Why can't I drink my juice?!"

April Fool's Day - that's why!!! LOL! Oh the fun I have.

Frozen juice was a success!

I also hid breakfast in the saltines box.

NO PHOTO - SORRY (you can see the saltines box in the video)

BOYS: What's for breakfast?
ME: Jump up!
BOYS: What???
ME: Jump up and get your own breakfast. Lol! (I said it nice and joking of course)

ME: Look, I don't have time this morning so just have crackers. {{tossed a box of saltines on the table}}

It was really a cereal I NEVER buy (chocolate cookie something cereal) or I was going to fill with donuts but was afraid they would get all messy when they moved the box or when I tossed it on the table.

They loved it! :) Breakfast was a success. You have to start out strong because then they think EVERYTHING is a joke after that. Very very suspicious. I will say both boys asked for MEAN pranks again this year but I'm still trying to get over the oreos and toothpaste incident a few years ago.
Here is the video of me prankin' my kid. Poor baby.

I decided not to plan a lunch prank to keep them guessing. I told them I only planned breakfast. Sorry boys. Meanwhile - ME: Mwahahahaha

I did plan the usual pranks throughout the day:

Dead Batteries Prank

My Shoes Don't Fit Prank

Oh and this is a favorite

DINNER - Cake Pops & grilled cheese!!

I've done a meatloaf cake in the past and this is a new spin on that idea as well.

CAKE POPS - Meatballs & mash potatoes

Cooked meatballs and made regular mashed potatoes.

I colored the mashed potatoes and "frosted" the meatballs.

Placed in the fridge for about 15 mins to make the icing a little more stiff. I gently pressed down the mashed potatoes to make them look a little smoother.

GRILLED CHEESE - Pound cake & frosting.

Colored icing yellow.

Slices pre-made pound cake.

Parchment paper and made "cheese" slices.

Put in the freezer for 30 mins.

I used a spatula to remove the squares and placed on pound cake slices.

They begged for days if I would make them "grilled cheese" for dinner again. I made several extra slices of "cheese" so they finished off the cake over the next few days. Fun!

My oldest was NOT impressed. Teenagers are hard but as he took a bite of his grilled cheese he busted out laughing. He thought the only prank was the cake pops.

Another fun April Fool's Day! :)

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Thank you for stopping by!

The boys love to send their Nana little packages because she always sends them. They know how exciting it is to receive a little surprise in the mail.

This is what she will open tomorrow for April Fool's Day.

{{MOM STOP READING IF YOU SEE THIS}}

Lol. She sometimes reads my blog.

I love hiding things in something that look like something else. Remember the bread post? I feel I'm obsessed. Random items I often question if something else will fit.

I've also used these pop top cans (label removed) for holding little gifts and they are always a huge hit. I have a post {{unfinished}} all about it. Whomp whomp. :/

HERE'S A VIDEO ON PICKING THE CANS

How to pick the pop top can. You want the cans that are three pieces. Top, middle, bottom. Those have a little lip on the bottom that you can use a can opener on. If it's just two pieces you won't be able to open the can.

NOTE: OPEN THE CAN BUT STILL LEAVE THE LID ATTACHED

This makes it so easy to close and seal at the end

Open and removed contents. Clean and dry really well.

Don't throw contents out!!!!!

I store in containers and use later. Some items I have to get a little creative when planning just to use and others will be great sides for dinner.

I took this pic of the boys to add inside of the cans

Cut them down to size to fit each can. All three have the same photo. Really cute if I changed it up but didn't think of it until we were putting them together.

I decided to attach the photo to the top of the pop top. This way when she opens the can the photo comes out too. I folded the very top of the photo and hot glued it down.

What's inside the cans you ask???

Hugs and kisses!!! The boys punched out 200+ hearts and they wrote KISS or HUG on each one. There are 100 of each. I counted. ALL. OF. THEM. This would've been a great job for them but I finished everything really late.