April Fools’ Day is the perfect time for middle school students to pull off some lighthearted and clever pranks on their friends, classmates, and even teachers. The key to a great prank is ensuring that it’s harmless, fun, and leaves everyone laughing at the end. In 2025, with creativity at an all-time high, the possibilities for pranks are endless. Whether you’re looking to trick your best friend or surprise your teacher, these 48 fresh and unique pranks will keep everyone on their toes. Just remember—prank responsibly!
48 Hilarious April Fools’ Pranks for Middle School Students in 2025
1. The Disappearing Desk Supplies Stealthily take all of your friend’s desk supplies and hide them in a different part of the room. Watch as they search everywhere, clueless about the prank!
2. The Backward Backpack While your friend is distracted, empty their backpack, turn it inside out, and then put everything back in. They’ll be confused when they go to unzip it!
3. The Frozen Socks Trick Secretly take your sibling’s socks, soak them in water, and freeze them overnight. Hand them their “fresh” pair in the morning!
4. The Mismatched Shoes Swap Convince your friend that mismatched shoes are trending. Then, casually swap one of their shoes with a similar but different one.
5. The Vanishing Ink Pen Use a pen with disappearing ink and lend it to a classmate. Watch their reaction when their writing starts to fade!
6. The Confused Calculator Switch out a classmate’s calculator with one that has all the buttons relabeled with stickers.
7. The Mystery Locker Sound Attach a Bluetooth speaker inside a friend’s locker and play random sound effects when they open it.
8. The Unopenable Water Bottle Put a little glue under the cap of a water bottle and give it to a friend. Watch as they struggle to twist it open!
9. The Keyboard Shuffle If your school has computers with removable keyboard keys, switch around a few letters to confuse your friend when they try to type.
10. The Triple-Layer Sandwich Make a sandwich with an extra layer of bread in the middle, but without anything in it. Watch as your friend wonders why their sandwich tastes so dry!
11. The Sticky Notebook Use double-sided tape to stick a friend’s notebook to their desk. Watch their reaction when they try to pick it up!
12. The Invisible Tape Trick Tape a clear piece of plastic over a classroom door frame so it’s nearly invisible. See if anyone walks right into it!
13. The Remote-Controlled Mouse Connect a wireless mouse to a friend’s computer and move their cursor randomly while they work.
14. The Talking Backpack Slip a walkie-talkie into your friend’s backpack and whisper weird messages to them throughout the day.
15. The Color-Changing Milk Use food coloring to change the color of your friend’s milk at lunch. Their face will be priceless when they take a sip!
16. The Reverse Time Trick Move all the clocks in the classroom forward by 10 minutes to make your teacher think class is over early.
17. The Silent Alarm Clock Set multiple alarms on a friend’s phone but lower the volume to almost nothing. They’ll be puzzled when they don’t hear their alarms!
18. The Exploding Glitter Pen Add a tiny bit of glitter inside a pen cap. When your friend opens it, surprise!
19. The Wobbly Chair Trick Place a tiny piece of folded paper under one leg of a friend’s chair, making it wobble slightly when they sit.
20. The Long Pencil Joke Glue together several short pencils to make a super long one that looks normal but won’t fit in a pencil sharpener.
21. The “New Student” Mystery Get a few friends to start spreading a rumor about a new student that doesn’t exist.
22. The Secret Sticker Attack Stick goofy stickers on your friends’ backpacks without them noticing.
23. The Endless Scroll Prank Take a long piece of toilet paper and attach it to a friend’s shoe. See how long they walk before noticing!
24. The Mystery Message Board Change the teacher’s whiteboard marker with one that has no ink.
25. The Confusing Homework Page Replace a friend’s homework page with a completely different subject’s assignment.
26. The Double-Layered Socks Trick Fill a friend’s shoes with an extra pair of socks, making them think their shoes shrank overnight.
27. The Fake Mouse Cursor Tape a small piece of paper over a computer’s optical mouse sensor so it won’t work.
28. The Unopenable Backpack Zipper Slide a paperclip through a backpack zipper to make it temporarily unopenable.
29. The Upside-Down Desk Turn a classmate’s desk upside down when they’re out of the room.
30. The Airhorn Seat Surprise Tape a mini airhorn under a chair and wait for someone to sit down.
31. The Fake “No School” Announcement Create a fake school announcement saying the day is canceled. Just make sure to come clean quickly!
32. The Repeating Song Trick Set a friend’s phone playlist to repeat the same song over and over without them realizing.
33. The Unpredictable Eraser Glue an eraser to the end of a pencil so it won’t come off.
34. The Wobbly Desk Surprise Put an extra eraser under one desk leg to make it wobble slightly.
35. The Invisible Chalk Rub a thin layer of clear soap on a teacher’s chalkboard so chalk won’t write.
36. The Surprise Candy Swap Switch the filling of a chocolate with something unexpected like mustard.
37. The Backward Shoes Trick Convince your friend to wear their shoes on the wrong feet for a new “fashion trend.”
38. The Bubble Wrap Backpack Line the inside of a friend’s backpack with bubble wrap so it pops every time they grab something.
39. The Reverse Homework Answer Key Swap a friend’s answer key with one that has completely random answers.
40. The Backward Chair Trick Turn a friend’s chair around and watch them try to sit normally.
41. The Upside-Down Water Bottle Fill a water bottle, cap it, and secretly turn it upside down on someone’s desk.
42. The Moving Lunch Bag Attach a friend’s lunch bag to a string and pull it away when they reach for it.
43. The Mystery Handshake Convince people to greet a teacher with a secret handshake that doesn’t exist.
44. The Endless Pencil Sharpening Use a hollow pencil to prank someone into thinking their pencil keeps disappearing when they sharpen it.
45. The Surprise Text Message Set a friend’s phone to autocorrect “okay” to something funny like “potato.”
46. The Unexpected High Five Stick a “high five” sign on a friend’s back and see how many people follow it.
47. The Mystery Locker Lock Swap a friend’s locker combination with random numbers.
48. The Fake Pop Quiz Create a fake pop quiz sheet and hand it out to classmates before class starts.
Conclusion
April Fools’ Day is all about fun and harmless jokes that bring laughter to everyone involved. These pranks are designed to be lighthearted and enjoyable, ensuring that no one gets upset. Have fun, be creative, and most importantly, know when to reveal the joke and share the laughs!
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