14 Funny April Fools' Zoom Pranks Kids Can Play On Their Class

This Zoom prank works best when a few kids are involved (or the whole class). Agree to only respond to the teacher in questions. This gets goofy really fast and you’re sure to hear giggling kids asking if the teacher can repeat the question of whether they can be excused to the bathroom. It’s actually harder than it seems at first to only speak in questions, but it’s fun and worth a try if kids are old enough.

This funny April Fools’ Zoom prank will be a head scratcher for the whole class. Your child and their buddy can alter the name field on Zoom to be the other person’s name. This one works especially well if the video is off. That way, when your kid speaks, the teacher will be expecting their friend’s voice and vice versa. See how long it takes for someone to catch on.

If your kid excels at freeze dance (or the mannequin challenge) try this April Fools’ Zoom prank. Your child can abruptly freeze and hold themselves really, really still. It’s even funnier if they do this mid-sentence. When the teacher inevitably says something like, “Looks like we lost Liam,” your child will get a kick out yelling April Fools!

This one can be super funny, but you need to prepare a bit. In the days leading up to April Fools' Day, see if the teacher walks off the screen for a moment, giving you or your kiddo an opportunity to screenshot their background, which is probably their living room or office. Then, using the Zoom background feature, set their house as your own background (you can even have everyone in the class do this for extra emphasis). Then see how long it takes the teacher to realize that it looks like everyone is setting in their house. It's sure to be a funny, confusing surprise.

You probably know of SnapChat already, but they also make a desktop app known as Snap Camera (which Elite Daily explains how to use). You can add a fun filter to your Zoom to give everyone in the class a little April Fools' surprise. There are hilarious wigs, glasses, and other accessories to choose from, or your kiddo can show up to class as their favorite animal or another selection from Snap Camera's WFH collection (which stands for "win from home," per Bustle), which includes toilet paper binoculars or a cat sitting on their head.

Everyone loves seeing pets on video chat, so you might as well make them a part of remote learning. You can set it up so that when your kiddo turns their video on, the dog is sitting in their chair (potentially even wearing glasses, if your pup is into that). Bonus points if you get a couple classmates who also have pets to do it, too, or you can have every kid put their favorite stuffed animal in their chair and call it a zoo(m) meeting.

In the advanced settings, Zoom has a feature under "Audio Type" that you can set to "Computer Audio." This allows you to play sounds from your computer — I'm imagining something funny and random like a dolphin noise pulled from YouTube or an audio clip of Let It Go, which is sure to be a crowd-pleaser — and no one will be able to tell exactly where it's coming from. Please, for the sake of teachers everywhere, keep this trick to a couple times and only on April Fools' Day.

The tech-savvy among us may already know that you can actually set a video as your Zoom background, and that video can be of yourself. Your kiddo can take a video of themselves sitting at their desk in one outfit, so when they walk off the screen, it looks like they're still sitting there. Then they can pop back in wearing a totally different outfit (a new hairstyle also helps drive this one home). Everyone will be amazed and a little freaked out.

You know that classic party trick where someone hides behind you and it looks like their arms are your arms? Well, it works surprisingly well on Zoom. Have a sibling (or you can do it, too!) hide behind your kiddo, making all arms movements for them. This is especially funny if your kiddo is drinking something (a juice box or a water bottle is probably the best idea if you don't want to drown your keyboard) and see how long it takes for anyone to notice.

One of the oldest tricks in the book, the whoopee cushion never fails to provide a laugh. It's super funny on Zoom, too, because it's really hard to figure out which square the offending sound is coming from. Be ready for pure chaos and hilarity to ensue.

Your dreams can come true via Modsy's Disney princess Zoom backgrounds per Bustle. They offer modern takes on the spaces in which your favorite Disney princesses live, and your kiddo can trick their class into thinking that they live like a (very chic) Elsa or Moana. You may even want to keep this up in your own work meetings.

If you don't feel like messing with your Zoom features, you can always opt for an IRL filter by having your kiddo wear a wig or a silly costume. There's something so hilarious about a person in an outrageous outfit going about their daily business (in this case, following along with the virtual lesson hopefully) and the whole class will be laughing along with this silly April Fools' joke.

This one is a great last-minute option that requires zero prep. When called on, your kiddo can mouth their answer (the longer the better). When someone inevitably points out that they're on mute, your kiddo can yell out, "April Fools!"

Why not get the whole class in on the joke? Get a decent snapshot of your kid’s teacher, and have everyone do a large print out of his face at home. Paste the pic to some cardboard to make a mask. And voila! When the teacher logs on, he will find himself staring back at multiple clones of himself. Which will bring some great laughs, as well as make him wonder if he’s having some kind of episode. Win-win!