My daughter and I had a conversation about April Fools jokes or pranks. We had very different opinions. I think that this stems from the difference in our ages and our life experiences.
I can clearly remember when I sold shoes way back in the day and my boss and a co-worker tried to get me to go into the rest room, where they’d rigged up a bucket of water to fall on me. The bait was a first aid kit that I knew was not “on the back of the toilet.” Yuck, who would put a first aid kit there?? …read more

We talked about April Fool’s Day at school, where I was substitute teaching in second grade.  The youngsters were writing in their journals and needed a writing prompt.
So here are some they could choose that involved April Fool’s Day:

Tell about an April Fool’s Day experience you remember from another year.
Write about a funny, but nice April Fool’s Day joke you plan.
Write about something nice you can do for someone on April Fool’s Day.
Tell about a gift you can make for someone on April Fool’s Day, one student suggested.
Older students could research the origin of  April Fool’s Day and write about it.

Do …read more

In school, where I was substitute teaching second graders, we discussed April Fool’s Day and playing  jokes…but having fun that wasn’t mean.  The youngsters even wrote about this in their journals.

When I was a youngster, we enjoyed April Fool’s Day jokes in our family. However, Mother stressed ones that didn’t hurt other people nor their feelings.
Teach youngsters a sense of humor that encourages laughter, but not laughter at the expense of someone else.  Find jokes that are comic, not mean.  Discover antics that may be slapstick, but not harmful.
My mother told of her father’s sense of humor that involved actions …read more

We caught you naked tracee.sioux! check the video, I read in my inbox.
Honey!!! You said you destroyed that tape!