When is April Fools' Day 2027?

April Fools' Day is April 1 every year, a Thursday in 2027. It is not a public holiday, so school is open and many classes share jokes and riddles that day.

What is April Fools' Day?

April Fools' Day is a day for jokes, riddles and silly surprises on April 1. Nobody knows for sure how it began. The What Is April Fools' Day? poster explains it for 1st to 3rd grade and reminds children that a good joke makes everyone laugh, including the person it is told to.

What April Fools' activities work for kindergarten to 2nd grade?

The April Fools' Day Joke Cards, the Secret Door Mazes and the April Fools' Joke Fortune Teller. A grown-up can read the jokes aloud. Each page lists its grade range.

What can 3rd to 5th graders do for April Fools' Day?

The Silly Story Word Game, the April Fools' Silly Challenge Pack and the Joke Teller Award Certificate. Hang the Happy April Fools' Day Banner for the day.

Thursday, April 1, 2027

April Fools' Day Activities for Kids

Share gentle jokes and riddles, solve silly mazes and play word games that everyone is in on.

See the printables

Grade-alignedEvery printable is matched to the grades it fits, Kindergarten to 5th grade.
Print and goReady-to-print US Letter PDFs, with steps and supply lists on the craft pages. No prep needed.
8 printables in all7 kinds of activities in one place, made by teachers for real classrooms.