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Five 21st Birthday Gag Gifts and Prank Ideas
Hoorah!! Your friend just turned 21 (just in time for his or her series of 21st birthday gag gifts)!! Time to bring out the booze and celebrate!! Why? Because you’re a full-fledged adult! Alright, calm down, before you jump around for joy, allow your friends to have some fun with you too eh? So in this article, here’s a few ideas you could possibly use for the oh-so-special new adult.
1. The Fake Gift
So what happens in this birthday gag is that if you and the birthday boy/girl happen to decide on a quiet dinner/ get together, this plan would work perfectly. Just like the title suggests, you’ll need to plan two gifts beforehand—the real gift and a fake one. If you know what the person likes or dislikes, this birthday prank would work even better!
So let’s say for this 21st birthday gag gift, “Jack” really dislikes sweets but really likes coffee, you could get him a bag of candy but also get the finest coffee beans you can buy. Then at the beginning of the dinner you hand “Jack” the bag of sweets and be sure to act as nonchalant and natural as you can about it (Oh, and it might be kind of funny to take a picture of his reaction for later). Of course, it’s wise to make sure that “Jack” can take jokes well; it wouldn’t be nice to ruin someone’s birthday party altogether.
So what happens after dinner is, you guessed it, you rip out the actual gift and the camera (take a second picture quickly!). So you both can laugh about it later with the before and after shots. Have Fun with this special 21st birthday bag bift!
2. Shot Glass with holes
Right, first off, make sure that you have a designated driver to ensure that the birthday person gets home safe and sound.
Alright, so this 21st birthday gag gift basically works like the name suggests, you give the birthday boy/girl a shot glass with holes in it (drilled in). Be sure to make the holes as small as possible, if they do find the holes just play innocent and blame the company for making crappy glasses (haha, joking).
Well, this 21st birthday gag gift won’t work very well if the person gets their hands on the glass so don’t give the gift directly to him or her; in fact, just casually slip it to the bartender and request for several shots first before actually using the hole-filled shot glass for the birthday person. Make sure the person has gotten tipsy, and then the fun begins. Line the shot glasses in a row and place the hole filled one in the center, so by the time he or she gets to the middle glass he’ll be wondering why the alcohol level is lower than the rest. Keep the shots coming and see how long it would take for the person to notice or not at all.
3. Video Joke
The same thing goes for this gag gift, be sure to have a designated driver to ensure that the birthday person gets home safe and sound or you could offer your services as well (either way, be safe).
So this isn’t really a gift for this particular section, 21st Birthday Gag Gifts, but what fun is a birthday party without making fun of the special person? Well, what happens in this birthday gag is this celebration starts a day before the person’s actual birthday; this involves a lot of alcohol and a video camera. (This prank would work best if you know the person would do stupid but funny things under the influence of alcohol.)
So what happens is, at the start of the party you video the party’s surroundings (as a before shot) and place extra attention on the birthday boy/girl, then make sure everyone else has a lot to drink. After about an hour or so of drinking, film what’s happening in the room again.
This might not be much of a prank but it would make a funny birthday gift the next day especially if people at the drinking fest made fools out of themselves. Edit the footage and put it in a DVD and give it to the birthday boy/girl. Not only would this be a thoughtful and creative 21st birthday gag gift, it would bring about some laughter as well. Don’t go too crazy! (p.s. it would help if you didn’t have anything to drink while filming)
4. Booking Cancellations
What could be worse than have a reservation in restaurant or hall? Well, having your reservations canceled on your BIRTHDAY!! That’s what. This 21st birthday gag gift idea could also fall under prank calls as well, be sure that your friend won’t get too worked up over the phone call though.
So what happens is that you impersonate the manager of the restaurant or of the hall or whatever, and tell them in the nicest way possible that the reservations were cancelled and ask to reschedule. Of course, the birthday boy/ girl would get audibly upset, so keep at it for a while and tell them it’s a bunch of restaurant policies and after about 10 minutes (or more depending on the person’s reaction) of this you can drop your act and come clean and say that it was a joke. Of course, you would have recorded the entire conversation, and given it on a CD or pendrive to your friend.
How do you record it? Watch the video below to find out! Be sure to check if recording a conversation is legal where you live before you attempt this prank.
5. Missed Party
So this 21st birthday gag gifts idea also falls more as a prank than a gifting idea. It might be slightly hurtful, so be weary of using it. Basically, you just make sure that the birthday girl/guy is aware that you are throwing a party for them and get them all psyched up for the event and mention that a lot of people are showing up. At the venue, decorate the place in a way that seems like a party had just finished (i.e. empty bottles around, dirty floor, popped balloons, empty food bowls, fizzed out pop, etc.) and then get one or two people to appearing like they’re “cleaning” up the place when the birthday boy/girl arrives.
So you’ll have to explain to the birthday person that the party was already over and thought that you had mentioned an earlier time. Say that you had to clear out the place now because the booking was only for a certain amount of time. After about 10 seconds or so, make sure the guests pop out and yell surprise at the birthday boy/girl. Then the party can commence. Have fun with this last 21st birthday gag gifts idea! (p.s. make sure the setting is some place you had to book for if not the prank wouldn’t work!)
