{"id":8880,"date":"2021-03-29T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T22:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:23:51","slug":"code-an-april-fools-day-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/code-an-april-fools-day-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"Code an April Fools&#8217; Day Prank!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For April Fools&#8217; Day, your students can create their own pranks using coding! They&#8217;ll follow step-by-step instructions to create\u00a0what seems like a simple game &#8211; but there&#8217;s a surprising\u00a0twist at the end. 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