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April Fool’s Rush In

3.30.2015

April Fool's Day Treats // Jolly Ranchers to Tootsie Rolls // Harmless PranksI know I’d be a broken record to say that I cannot believe that it’s almost April already. But guess what? It’s almost April already. And while you’re too busy planning for Easter this weekend, you’re forgetting one key holiday: April Fool’s Day. You have exactly two days to prepare for this wonderfully fun holiday. Last year, my husband was quite confused when he came home to a refrigerator staring at him, and all the drawers in the kitchen switched around. It was especially funny because he works nights, and was a little tired when he came home. Too mean? Nahhh. April Fool's Day Treats // Jolly Ranchers to Tootsie Rolls // Harmless PranksMy husband isn’t my only victim on April Fool’s Day. I also like to do some fun things to my co-workers. Fun, harmless jokes are entertaining. Which are hard to come by. Plenty of pranks online are just plain mean, and I would be mortified if someone did them to me. So take note co-workers: be nice! And then stop by my desk for a Tootsie Roll. April Fool's Day Treats // Jolly Ranchers to Tootsie Rolls // Harmless PranksI saw a similar treat on Pinterest, with long Tootsie Rolls covering Smarties. Good luck finding long Tootsie Rolls, because I searched everywhere. So instead, I did small ones with Jolly Ranchers inside. Talk about harmless joke. 😉

If you want to print little tags like I did, you can print them here: April Fool’s Treat Tags

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  1. Nad says

    3.30.2015 at 2:33 pm

    Hahaha I love it! I can’t wait to hear what pranks you pulled this year! I love doing pranks (of course not harmful ones) 😀

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.30.2015 at 3:12 pm

      Do you guys celebrate April Fool’s Day there?! You should!!! It’s so fun! 🙂

  2. Janice says

    3.30.2015 at 3:15 pm

    This is cool! 😀

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.30.2015 at 4:19 pm

      Thanks!! 🙂

  3. Jess Vasquez says

    3.30.2015 at 4:21 pm

    omg! i love this idea! thank you!!!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.30.2015 at 4:23 pm

      Yay!!! Thanks!! Let me know if you do it! 🙂

  4. Erin McElrath says

    3.30.2015 at 11:38 pm

    I definitely wouldn’t mind being the victim of this April Fool’s prank. Good one!!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.31.2015 at 10:50 am

      Well maybe you’ll be pranked with something a little more fun…who knows?! 😉

  5. Bobbie Beckman says

    3.31.2015 at 5:48 am

    I love tootsie rolls. Can I have all the ones you unwrapped?

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      3.31.2015 at 10:50 am

      YES! I have a huge bag!

  6. Felecia Efriann says

    4.01.2015 at 8:14 am

    That’s a fun harmless joke! I agree there are a lot of mean pranks out there that I would prefer no one use on me and I wouldn’t want to use on someone else. Thanks for the idea 🙂

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      4.01.2015 at 2:09 pm

      Of course!!! I handed these out to all my coworkers today and they were all appreciated! I think people love little fun jokes, just not mean ones! 🙂

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