April Fools Day 2015

I love April Fool's Day!  Probably because I enjoy practical jokes.  Nothing mean, nothing dangerous, just some good clean fun.  Having 3 kids, I'm never in need of a mark to play a trick on.  My kids know this, so as April First rolls around each year, their RADAR goes up.  So this year, I'm playing the long-con!

Ahh, the single serving DORITOS snack pack!

For the most part, our kids eat somewhat healthy lunches.  Rarely do we put something like single-serving DORITOS snack packs in their lunch.  So, when I took one of my daughter's to the grocery store on Saturday, as we walked down the snack aisle, I casually asked her if we should get a 6-pack of single-serving DORITOS for their lunch.

Instantly, she said YES!  It was on!  Of course, she had no idea that my CON GAME had started.  By the time we got home, she had already forgotten about the lunch treat and I stored them in the back of the pantry.

As we prepared their Monday lunches on Sunday evening, they didn't even ask (or remember).  They are so used to the same thing every day, it didn't even occur to them!

On Monday, I move the bag towards the front of the pantry so they can see it as they go about their afternoon and evening.  Their subconscious is working in my favor!  On Monday evening, as we're preparing Tuesday's lunch, one of them asks "Hey Dad, can we have those DORITOS in our lunch for tomorrow".  SURE, I say, knowing that a 6 pack will last 2 days--with April Fools' this year on Wednesday, it will give me just enough to get them hook-line-and sinker!

All the pieces are ready!

Monday evening, after they're in bed, begins the next stage of the plan.  I get out the rest of the DORITOS, the mini carrots, and my hot-glue gun.

Opening each packet from the bottom, I carefully pulled out the DELICIOUS doritos and set them aside (OK, I actually ate some).  I placed a few carrots in each packet, puffed them full of air, and glued them shut.

Ready to go!

I then placed the individual packets back in the big package, placed them in the pantry and waited!

Tuesday night, we're packing lunches for Wednesday (4/1) and they ask "Can we have more DORITOS?"

"Of course".  I grab the big package, and they each grab an individual serving and place it in their lunchbox, and then off to bed they go!

I did feel a little remorse in that here they will be at school, so looking forward to having delicious DORITOS and they'll be bait-and-switched into mini carrots, so I gave each of them a dollar to buy a 'snack'.  I told them it was because they had a half day and it was to celebrate the beginning of their Spring Break!

Ready....set....GO!

So, they're off to school as I write this.  I'll update after they get off the bus with the result!

AFTER SCHOOL UPDATE:

"Varenna, how was your lunch today?"  She spoke not a word, but her expression was priceless!