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Do you have the ultimate April Fool's day prank planned for tomorrow? Are you just itching to catch your unsuspecting victim's reaction on camera?

Well, now you can get a little extra credit for your hard work and planning. Get out your camera early, and document the whole thing, from conception, set-up, and finally the seamless execution on your brilliant plan.

If you're game, enter the Instructables April Fools Speed Contest. They only want pranks that are in good taste; nothing harmful, malicious or nasty. Entry deadline is April 13, so document your final preparations and capture the reactions you get this April 1.

Each prize package includes a robot t-shirt, and a mystery prize package. Considering the theme of this contest, I'm curious to see what these surprise packages include. Some of the current top votes include the toilet prank, and the jelly donut surprise. Enter your own gag, or vote for your favorites today.

Are you in the process of creating the next great Halloween project? It's time to show off your skills, get some exposure and win cool prizes.

Instructables, MAKE and PopSci have teamed up to create a huge Halloween contest. It's all about DIY and it is sure to bring out some wild and creative ideas. Here is a list of the contest categories:

• Hack-O-Lantern Contest
• Costume Contest
• Decorations, Gadgets and More Contest
• Food Contest

Share your haunted house props, robotic Jack-O-Lanterns and disgusting eyeball recipes. The prizes are yet to be announced, but are guaranteed to be awesome. The top projects will even be featured in MAKE and PopSci.

More details should be coming out in the next week or two, and we'll keep you posted as they do.
You can enter your photos, videos or full Instructable submissions. Check out this page for some more information.

Welcome to day 2 of our Toolstravaganza. For 30 days we're giving away over $4,000 in tools and equipment. Of course, if you're going to have tools, you need a tool chest, right? Grizzly makes a nice little portable tool chest that'll house just what you need for quick fix-it work. Banish that cheap plastic thing or cardboard box!

As always, to enter, simply leave a comment on this post and be sure to check your email and "validate" your comment (it'll appear on the page once you have validated it). For the full rules, check out our Toolstravaganza page or keep reading after the jump.

Good luck, and thanks for reading!

Today's prize: Grizzly 3-Drawer Aluminum Portable Tool Chest
Dimensions: 21"W x 8.7" D x 11.4" H



Official rules after the jump.