![20220826 birthday photo](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20220826-WA0033-1600x1200.jpg)
Recipe for a birthday prank
K’s workstation got pink’d!
a.k.a. How To Prank Your Boss On His Birthday
Before you start
Preparation time: When your boss was not around in the office
Cook time: 30 minutes before your boss headed back to his workstation
Total time: Good enough to say, “We decorated only after work, boss!”
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 4 rolls of ugly wrapping papers
- 1 roll of mounting tape
- Scrap paper
- Some recycled balloons and wall decorations
- Fancy camera filter
- An extra pair of hands
Directions
Step 1: Get a partner in crime.
![](https://media.giphy.com/media/5pUD7c0pvyXgfYUoQM/giphy.gif)
Step 2: Lock your boss out of the office so you can overdecorate the workstation.
![K's workstation (before)](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/20220826-K-workstation.png)
Step 3: Cover everything you see at the workstation with the ugliest wrapping paper you can get from a stationery store. Put the final touch to these “gifts” with ribbons made from scrap paper.
![K's workstation (after)](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/20220826-K-workstation-2.png)
Step 4: Ask for an extra pair of hands to blow up the balloons (or just get an air pump) 3 minutes before your boss gets back.
![Blowing up some balloons](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/20220826-helping-hands.png)
Step 5: Get your camera and the fancy filter ready.
![K's workstation (completed)](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/20220826-K-workstation-3.png)
Step 6: Welcome the birthday star, shout out “Happy Birthday!”, and force your boss to strike a pose.
![Strike a pose](https://grayscale.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/20220826-K-birthday.png)
Tips: Make sure you hide REAL gifts underneath these ugly wrapping papers, and reuse the papers afterwards!
Enjoy 😎