The Complete Trick-and-Treat Guide to April Fools’ Day, CacklePatch Style

(Because one day of sanctioned mischief simply isn’t enough.)

Everyone knows Halloween is CacklePatch’s high holiday—but April Fools’ Day? That’s his off-season masterpiece. One glorious day when trickery is encouraged, pranks are practically a love language, and chaos is not just allowed—it’s celebrated.

Here are some of his favorite pranks—silly, harmless, and weirdly specific. Use them wisely. Or wildly. He approves of both.

1. Backward Breakfast

Serve dinner for breakfast or breakfast for dinner. Pasta at 8 AM? Bold. Scrambled eggs served in a water bottle? Inspired.

2. The Remote that Isn’t 

Wrap a chocolate bar in paper and draw fake remote control buttons on it—standard stuff like volume and channel, sure, but also crucial functions like summon raccoon, pause gravity, translate into squirrel, and melt slightly. Leave it in place of the actual remote. Act very offended if someone attempts to eat it.

3. Pet Rock Babysitting Instructions

Step 1: Draw face on rock. Step 2: Leave expressive rock for someone with a handwritten note: “Hi, I’m Gerald. I need 3 hugs a day and no loud music.”

4. “Holiday Mix-Up” 

Decorate the kitchen for Halloween. Wear a Santa hat. Serve candy canes. Tell everyone, “Happy Groundhogsgiving.”

5. Jell-O Juice

Make “juice” that’s actually Jell-O in a cup! Serve with a straw. Watch as someone tries to sip it. Bonus points if you don’t blink.

6. Banana Phone Hotline

Answer all calls by saying, “Hello, you’ve reached Banana Support. Are you peeling okay today?” Stay in character.

7. Compliment Post-It Explosion

Cover a friend or family member’s locker, desk, or bedroom door with curiously detailed compliments. Example: “You have elite eyebrow placement.” Or “You radiate ‘probably knows how to swordfight’ energy.”

8. Stuffed Animal Takeover

Arrange plush toys around the house like they’ve formed a very polite (but firm) committee. Sit them at the table with teacups, line them up by the front door as “security,” or perhaps place one on your pillow holding a crayon-scrawled note that reads, “We’ve taken temporary control. Snacks will be distributed fairly. No need to panic.”

CacklePatch’s Official April Fools' Philosophy

A good prank should confuse, delight, and maybe leave a little glitter behind. Let’s just say, if someone ends up laughing and a little suspicious of their houseplants, you’ve done your job.

Now go forth, fellow tricksters. Be weird. Be kind. Be confusing in a delightful way.