April Fools Prank: The Fake Parking Ticket with Free Downloads

Doesn't that look official? If you got that in the mail, would you not be like "what the?? how did I get a $400 parking ticket!?!?"

Well, it's not official. I made it all. And now I will share it with you, so you too can torture your loved ones and maniacally cackle while they curse you.

Last year I shared with your our April Fools Prank, the Fake IRS Audit with Free Downloads. HA HA HA, sorry I laugh every time I think about it. Maybe I'm mean, but I just LOVE april fools pranks. Anyhoo, that was two years ago. Last year we pulled another successful prank on our friends and family, but I couldn't tell you about it then for fear of spoiling it. But now all is revealed: we sent them a faux parking ticket in the mail. For $401.09. Like Scarlet's birthday that year, and the date of April Fools 4/01/09. They all fell for it! Except for one, but she was expecting it. They fell for it even though the fine prints says "19119040108119220411140.10360.9840104040109040110APRILFOOLS2132689975142323447950HAHAGOTYOU".

We created a template based on a parking ticket I got in the mail, then we added the address of each friend and the seal of their local city, which I found via google image search. We didn't use their license plate number or any more personal details than their addresses, and they still didn't catch on. Duped!

Now it's your turn! There's still time to customize my templates and send out your own. Get the April Fool's Fake Parking Ticket tute and free downloads after the jump...
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Custom Invitations

Isn't this invitation to Scarlet's Indian Elephant Party the cutest? It was designed by the super-talented Kelly of Yes, Please Design, and she takes custom orders! She can print them for you or design graphics for you to print yourself.

If you're curious about what this year's April Fools was (after last year's faux IRS audit) you'll just have to wait till next year! Visit Yes, Please Design here to sneak a peek at her stylishness and order your own custom invites!

The Finest April Fools Joke Ever with Free Downloads

I am a master of the April Fool if I do say so myself.  The day is rapidly approaching so before I jet off to see Jacinda in Dallas I wanted to share with you the goods from last year's tomfoolery in hopes you might spread the joy.  My dear daughter was born on April Fools, a fact which caused many to pity her or us.  I have no idea why; she's happy, healthy, and now her birthday will always be hilarious.  We can't very well fool HER every year, that would be mean!  Instead we play a little joke on our close friends and family in honor of her birthday.  So I present to you, the April Fools Faux IRS Audit birthday invite.

Carleton and I actually were audited, and boy, that was no fun.  BUT it did supply me with the necessary documents to recreate and scare our loved ones, also known as "material".  After the jump you'll find my re-creations ready for download and customization; simply replace the names, addresses, and identifying details (every number on there relates to her birthday in some way, make sure you change all the dates and initials and what not).  Head to Staples or Amazon and pick up some w2 envelopes (the ones that say "important tax documents enclosed") and stuff them.  We added a third page that was her circus-themed birthday invite (which you can check out here along with pictures of the party), so the scare only lasted a few minutes:  just the right amount of time to avoid making anyone really angry.  But definitely take them to the post office and have them run through the postage meter instead of stamping them for maximum scare-impact.

Get the full April Fools Audit packet and read the HILARIOUS responses after the jump...  And if everyone you know reads Prudent Baby, you might just have to email me and maybe I'll send you the top secret docs for this year's prank...

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