Harmless April Fools’ Day Prank with Brownies
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I enjoy April Fools’ Day and a good harmless joke. This year I’ll be playing a 3-part harmless April Fools’ Day prank with brownies on my family. Shhh, don’t tell. This one is a fun April Fool’s Day prank to play on your kids since it ends up with brownies.
I saw this Pinterest pin about making brown paper brown E’s for an April Fool’s Day Joke and I built on that idea to create a 3 step Brown E’s prank. ‘Cause any April Fool’s prank is more fun with brownies!
April Fool’s Day Prank with Brownies
It all starts with this E cookie cutter. And look, it’s Made in the USA!
Supplies
E Cookie Cutter from The American Cookie Cutter Company Letter E Cookie Cutter
Brownies – Homemade or store bought will work equally well.
Brown Card Stock or Construction Paper
Line a 9 by 13 inch baking pan with foil and bake a batch of brownies. When they’re completely cooled, use the foil to remove the brownies from the pan. The cut as many Brownie E’s from your brownies as you can.
Using the cookie cutter, cut a bunch of brown E’s from construction paper.
Cut the brownies left over after you used the cookie cutter into tiny little squares. A lot of these will already be cut for you from the space between the arms of the E cookie cutter.
Put each version of brownies on a plate and cover each plate with a cloth napkin. Ask your family if they’d like some brownies for a treat. First remove the napkin from the brown paper E’s. Hee hee hee. April Fool’s!
Next remove the napkin from the tiny brownies.
Lastly remove the napkin from the Brown E’s brownies. Yea! Now this is an April Fool’s Day prank that will bring laughs and cheers.
You should get some laughs by dragging out the 3 step brown E’s brownies and presenting them with a flourish.
How fun (and tasty) are brownie E’s?!
Do you have a favorite harmless April Fool’s prank that you’ve played on your kids or friends? I’m always looking for new ones to play on my family.
More harmless April Fools’ Day Prank Ideas:
- Easy April Fool’s Day Prank
- Harmless April Fool’s Day Prank
- April Fool’s Day Pranks to Play on Your Kids from Wondermom Wannabe
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Such a cute idea and something that I would pull on my family! I have made April Fools Day breakfast for my family using pound cake as toast! Love to play fun pranks on my family!
Pound cake as toast is a fun idea, Cynthia. Thanks for setting me up for next year.
Family Fun’s website has a bunch of April Fools recipies!
Good to know. Thanks!
Such a amazing idea thank you so much sharing lovely ideas
Thank you, Hina. I enjoy surprising my family with harmless jokes.
Great idea! I still have to plan mine for this year 😉
Thanks Maria. Have fun! I enjoy planning fun, harmless pranks to surprise my family.
“Brown E’s” – this is the kind of pun even the youngest kid will think is hilarious. I suppose for a preschool child they will learn what the letter E looks like and the color brown.
Pam, I hadn’t thought of that. It’s not a prank, it’s an educational opportunity for learning your letters!
What a clever idea!!!!
Thanks, Judith. My kids thought it was fun (and delicious).
I love this! Most pranks would end at step one and what fun is that? My family is going to love this.
I owe your family a new treat idea, Corinne.
Cute idea, but what’s the point of the tiny pieces?
I like to tease my kids. They’d be disappointed if they only got to have 1 or 2 tiny brownies. After the tiny squares, I pull out the big E brownies and everyone is happy. Glad you asked, Gabby. Have a fun April 1st.
This is too cute! I can totally see my youngest doing this “prank” on her dad. Going to show her this.