Thursday, april 1, 2021 • ThE BullETiN
GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 17
TIME FOR APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANKS
Story and photos by MAKENZIE WHITTLE • The Bulletin
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hether you like to plan intricate scenarios that lead to the ultimate jest, or you’d rather do something quick and on the fly with a chuckle-filled shout of
“April Fools!” — this week is for you. No matter what your pranking style is, the ultimate rule of pulling off a good one is to know your audience. Don’t
pull something on someone who hates pranks or doesn’t have a good sense of humor about it. And never do anything that will harm another person.
Have fun with whatever you do, and if
you are unfortunate enough to have a prank
played on you, have a good laugh when they
have to clean it up.
Here are a few simple water-based pranks
to pull on a friend or loved one this April
Fools’ Day.
KOOL SHOWER
This may work out the best for morning
shower or bath people, as sleepiness proba-
bly will help with the overall effect.
You will need a packet or two of pow-
dered Kool-Aid or gel food coloring and
good timing.
Remove the showerhead from the pipe
(if you have a handheld showerhead, you
can just remove it at the tube connection)
and pour the powder mix into the pipe or
the showerhead or coat the inside with food
coloring. Screw the showerhead back on
and wait, when the water turns on it will in-
stantly turn that color and if it’s Kool-Aid,
suddenly your bathroom will smell like
cherry, grape or whatever flavor you chose.
You can also put the gel food coloring
around the bath or sink tap for a similar ef-
fect.
The water will work through the color-
ing pretty quickly so it’s not likely to have
lasting effects — the Kool-Aid lasts the least
amount of time — but it can stain your
shower or tub as well as skin and hair (if
your prankee has light colored hair it could
potentially dye it so prank responsibly). It
will wash out eventually, but be prepared to
clean everything quickly. If stains persist,
rubbing diluted distilled white vinegar on
the areas can help.
SPRAY TAP
Last year, we at GO! highlighted the rub-
ber band on the spray nozzle of a sink for
a fun prank to alleviate some quarantine
blues. While that is still an excellent joke,
this one can be used on most sinks.
Take some duct tape and stick it on the
spout of a faucet (for best results make
sure the faucet is completely dry before
attaching the tape), covering the majority
of the spout except for one small section
on the front. Think of it like a garden hose
when you cover the opening with your
thumb and the water pressure increases
Makenzie Whittle sprays her mother, Jeannie, with a water bottle, replicating part of a viral TikTok
prank video.
and sprays outward.
If placed correctly the tape should block
all the water from most of the spout and
force itself to be sprayed at the person turn-
ing the water on.
this reporter.
Hand the fooled person a towel and clean
up the mess.
TIKTOK SPLASH
Since it may not rain that much in Central
Oregon — and when it does, people rarely
use umbrellas — this one can be adapted to
the more common raincoat too.
Take your prankee’s umbrella or the hood
on their coat and fill it with confetti, biode-
gradable glitter or packing material, when
This particular prank has been popular
on TikTok lately and requires some sleight
of hand.
You will need a coin (or an egg, as
they’ve been doing on the social media
app), some double-sided tape and a plastic
water bottle.
Put a piece of tape on the palm of your
hand and with your unsuspecting prankee
sitting beside you, demonstrate how the
coin (or egg) cannot fit in the water bottle.
Then place the coin flat on the top of the
bottle’s mouth, give a couple of good hand
pulls at the top — maybe throw in an ab-
racadabra or two — then quickly palm the
coin (or egg), making it appear as you have
shoved it into the water. When your prankee
leans over to look inside, squeeze the water
bottle with your free hand and spray them
in the face.
If you want to do it the TikTok way,
smash the egg on their head at this point,
but that seems to be going a little too far for
Jeannie Whittle opens an umbrella with crepe
paper streamers attached to it.
RAINY DAY PARTY
they go to open it, they’ll get a shower of fun
party favors to brighten up their rainy day,
after the initial shock of it has worn off.
You can also tape crepe paper streamers
to the underside of their umbrella and tuck
it in for a similar effect with less cleanup.
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