Prank Nation

BY THE MISCHIEVOUS KIDS OF DIVISION 6

Copyright © 2018 The Writers’ Exchange This book was created by Division 6, Ms. Shannon-Akiwenzie’s grade 5/6 class, at Grandview/¿uuqinak’uuh Elementary in the spring of 2018.

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INTRODUCTION

By Sienna and Division 6

Hello people. This book is about different cool, awesome pranks. Read this book to find cool pranks.

There are easy pranks and hard pranks, so don’t forget to use some of these ideas and pull them on friends or family members.

CAUTION! These pranks were created by real pranksters and should be tried with supervision and at your own risk.

CONTENTS 4

New Student

By Dianna

5

Walkie Talkie Echo

By Earl

17

The Rich Guys

By Keoni, Izrael and Anonymous

The Glued Coin

By Kye-Lee

6

The Fake Cake

By Kye-Lee

7

Toothpaste Prank

By Faith

8

Hi, How Are Ya

By Izrael

9

Hot Candy

By Chanel

10

Fake Present

By Arianna

19

11

Toilet Paper Prank

By Jordan

12

Big Money

By Keoni

20 Sponge Cake No Bake

By Chanel

13

Robo Replacement

By Lucy

14

Balloon Prank

By Sienna

15

Expert Mode

By Sean

16

The String That Never Ends

By Shereese

21

Blow Drier

By Jordan

22 Ants in Your Pants

By Lucy 23 Barf

By Sean 23 Balloon Cake

By Shereese

NEW STUDENT

By Dianna

Supplies - fake name - wig - different clothes

Who to prank It’s for the teacher Why Because ... you want to?

Risks Everything could go wrong

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

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5.

6.

7.

8.

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Drink coffee Get yourself in character and costume Practice your lines Go to school Tell your teacher you are new!

Teacher gets confused Take your wig off Tell teacher it was all a prank, and then dance while you swing your wig around and go to detention because you deserve it

WALKIE TALKIE ECHO

By Earl

B O O K

?!

box

box

TV

toys

oil

Hi ?

Who

wipes wipes

Ha

diapers

Hi

diapers

Supplies - 2 walkie talkies - tape - custom speakers - gullible people

Who to prank People in a Toys “R” Us or any other store Why It sounds funny Risks They find the walkie talkie; there are no gullible people

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Plan prank Buy “the stuff” Go to a store Set up speakers and walkie talkies Troll the people

5

THE FAKE CAKE

By Kye-Lee

Supplies - sprinkles - chocolate icing - 2 sponges - fork - knife for icing Who to prank Your family

Why Because you just want to make them laugh Risks Someone could accidentally eat the sponge; someone could walk into the kitchen at any moment while you are making the fake cake

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

6

Stack sponges on plate Spread chocolate icing on sponges Add sprinkles or any kind of candy you like Add a fork Tell somebody you made a cake for them Watch them take a bite Laugh as they can’t eat the cake!

TOOTHPASTE PRANK

By Faith

Supplies - icing - toothpaste - note - sprinkles

Who to prank My dad, so he can laugh Risks He could get mad; he could get hurt

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Get icing from fridge Squeeze out all toothpaste from tube Fill toothpaste tube with icing Place toothpaste in cabinet Destroy the evidence Watch your victim

7

HI, HOW ARE YA

By Izrael

Supplies - speaker phone

Who to prank Your mom Why For fun Risks Nobody knows; getting caught

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

8

Wait until mom is sleeping Put a speaker in her room Set it to full volume Blast speaker She is mad

HOT CANDY

By Chanel

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups - sriracha or any hot sauce - straw

Who to prank Mom Why Because she likes spicy things so this will be a life-changing experiment Risks Mouth will burn in pain

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Buy supplies Cut out piece of candy with straw Fill candy with sriracha Put piece that you cut out back in Give Reese’s to family member and watch

9

FAKE PRESENT

By Arianna

Supplies - butter - confetti - chocolate - onions - stick - vinegar - Jell-O - baking soda - colourful box - bubble wrap - Donald Trump mask

Who to prank This prank is for multiple people Risks They’re not there

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Mix Jell-O with cold water Put in big container Dump it on her Scare her with Donald Trump mask Run away—aaaaah!

TOILET PAPER PRANK

By Jordan

Supplies - toilet paper roll

Who to prank Sister Why Because she is annoying Risks Could fail

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Go in bathroom Loosen toilet paper holder on one side Put toilet paper on holder Cover loose side of holder with toilet paper roll Then: prank time

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BIG MONEY

By Keoni

Supplies - 1 million dollars

Why So you get cash money Risks Nothing will go wrong

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

12

Ask an adult for one million dollars Adult replies, “Yes! I’ll give you one million dollars!”

Walk away with one million dollars!

Buy V-bucks

ROBO REPLACEMENT

By Lucy

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - a high-tech robot that looks exactly like a specific person and speaks and moves exactly like them. One that looks so real that you can’t tell the difference

Who to prank Anyone Risks Could mess up the exact details on the robot, like their eye colour; could go to wrong house; parents could see the robot come in

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Take robot to the house Go through door and go to single child’s room Put robot right outside door and run away Robot opens door and comes into child’s room Robot says, “I am your replacement,” picks up child, puts a silent freeze and invisibility spell on child, puts child in corner Robot goes downstairs and says, “Hello, mom and dad.”

Robot pretends to be child 13

BALLOON PRANK

By Sienna

Supplies - balloons - scissors

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

14

Blow up some balloons Grab some scissors Pop them Scare her

Who to prank A girl in your group Risks She will know

EXPERT MODE

By Sean

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - cardboard - knife - scissors - Sharpie

Who to prank Anyone Risks Getting caught

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Get supplies Measure cardboard Write “Expert Mode” Cut hole in cardboard Peace

15

THE STRING THAT NEVER ENDS

By Shereese

Supplies - roll of string - sewing needle

Who to prank Brother Why Because my brother always picks frayed string Risks Could let go of string

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Get string and sewing needle (get same colour string as your shirt) Stick string through needle Stick string through shirt Hang string out of shirt Say the person’s name Get them to pull string

THE RICH GUYS Keoni, Izrael and Anonymous

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - Lamborghini - 3 lollipops - 3 cookies - math - money - jet - shades

Who to prank A rich guy Risks You could accidentally crash the Lamborghini

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Eat lollipops in the car Fly in a jet Go to his mansion in the jet and yell: “This is the fbi!�

Spray him with water Run to the Lamborghini and drive away Eat lollipops and put on cool shades

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18

THE GLUED COIN

By Kye-Lee

Supplies - very strong glue - coin

Who to prank A brother Why Because he loves coins Risks He could break a nail; he could fall over

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Add glue to coin Place coin on sidewalk or driveway Let dry Watch as somebody tries to pull coin from sidewalk Tell them it’s stuck there and laugh

19

SPONGE CAKE NO BAKE

By Chanel

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - icing (vanilla or chocolate) - sprinkles - sponge - cake mix Who to prank Cousins

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Buy supplies Bake cake Put sponge in cake Sprinkle and ice cake Leave for family member Enjoy the funny show

Why Because my cousins have never been pranked so I’m going to be the one to prank them Risks During prank, cousin might get mad (but also might laugh!)

BLOW DRIER

By Jordan

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - flour - blow drier

Who to prank Sister Risks None

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Plug in blow drier Get flour Put flour in blow drier Wait for sister to be done Watch, laugh, prank time

21

ANTS IN YOUR PANTS

By Lucy

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - garden with normal black ants - bucket - shovel

Who to prank Anybody Risks Ants could crawl out of drawer/cupboard; person might not use clothes in drawer; garden might not have any ants

THE PRANK 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Go into the garden with a bucket and a shovel Go to where there is either soil or grass Find normal black ants Use shovel to put as many ants as you can in the bucket Take bucket of ants inside Go to room of person who is getting pranked Pour bucket of ants into their drawer of clothes Wait until next time they need to get clothes, then watch the magic happen!

BARF

By Sean

Supplies - oatmeal - water - soup (butternut squash) - corn - food colouring for dark yellow colour

Who to prank Grandview male students Risks Clogged toilet may overflow; could get caught setting it up

BALLOON CAKE

By Shereese

Draw the prank here!

Supplies - balloon - candy - whipped cream - cookies

Who to prank Mom Why Because she pranked me with my cake last year Risks Balloon could pop when you put whipped cream on it

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