April Fools

[Unregistered]

I put some food coloring in the restroom tank and in the children milk, this afternoon we are making fake chocolate treats for the parents made of cardboard put in cute bag.

I am trying to find jokes to do this afternoom...maybe toys in their shoes?

They are all 3 and up so is really fun for them.

[childcaremom]

This morning I posted a sign on the door that said "I apologize for the inconvenience, but daycare is closed today for a family emergency. Please text me if you have any questions, otherwise we will be open on Monday." Then I waited in the dark for the confusion to start.

I got all 12 families and my employee, !! I was waiting behind the front door listening, and most of them read the note and said "Uh, oh." A few parents arrived at the same time and shared their confusion until I opened the door and let them in on the joke. My husband was downstairs with the kids who arrived while I April-Fooled the parents. It was hilarious to see the relief on their faces when I opened the door!

Then I made spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast and told the kids after we eat lunch, we were going down for nap. They were a little confused until I yelled April Fools! and we went to the park. They pulled funny tricks on me all day (like telling me my shoes were on the wrong feet, then when I looked down they yelled April Fools!) and each other, as long as they were nice tricks.

Then we had breakfast for lunch and went to sleep. It's been such a fun, crazy day! Little things like this really help me love my job even more!

Sounds like fun!

[Unregistered]

I love the idea of spaghetti for breakfast! Cute! And then nap!

[Snowmom]

For the first time ever, I played.

I put a sign on the front door "closed today" and in small print underneath I wrote "april fools".

Well, one of my dcd's could read it from the driveway (I have no idea how... he must have super power vision) and immediately backed out of the driveway and drove off.

I felt so horrible.

I called up and got his voicemail. I left a message and he ended up coming back 15 minutes later, laughing. But oh man, was my face red.
His wife called me later in the day cracking up asking if her husband was the only one to fall for it (and he was).