What is a poisson d'avril?

In France, a paper fish secretly taped to someone's back on 1 April. The largest fish on the sheet is lettered 'Poisson d'avril'.

How are the pieces cut out?

Solid lines mark the outline of each fish to cut around. Dashed lines between the notes and cards mark where to cut them apart.

What are the three styles?

Clean line is black outline on white. Bright colour is flat cartoon colour in turquoise, yellow, pink and orange. Retro is a two-colour red and teal print.

Can I ask for a different prank?

Yes. Naming a prank or object such as a spider is a request, and the result is not a promised design.

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April Fools printables: paper fish, prank notes, joke cards

April Fools printables — a sheet of six paper fish to cut out, each with scales and a round eye, the words "Poisson d'avril" lettered on the largest fish and solid cut lines round every fish, clean black outline drawing, uniform stroke, flat white fills, easy to cut along

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Reading 2Prank notes

Reading 3Joke cards

Gentle pranks to print for 1 April. In France and Italy children tape a paper fish to someone's back; elsewhere a fake note goes in a lunch box. The nine sheets are paper fish to cut out, lunch-box notes with a blank space for the prank, and joke cards with ruled lines for the joke and its answer. Ask for a different prank, such as a rubber duck, and the same sheet layout carries it.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a poisson d'avril?: In France, a paper fish secretly taped to someone's back on 1 April. The largest fish on the sheet is lettered 'Poisson d'avril'.
How are the pieces cut out?: Solid lines mark the outline of each fish to cut around. Dashed lines between the notes and cards mark where to cut them apart.
What are the three styles?: Clean line is black outline on white. Bright colour is flat cartoon colour in turquoise, yellow, pink and orange. Retro is a two-colour red and teal print.
Can I ask for a different prank?: Yes. Naming a prank or object such as a spider is a request, and the result is not a promised design.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.