Curious Crafts
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April Fools!
Wacky Wildcards
100

Though in real life you'd need an oven, this tasty treat is instead crafted using 3 full buckets.

What is Cake?

100

Conceptualized after a bug with the pig model, this hostile mob adds an "explosive" feel to the game.

What is a Creeper?

100

These invisible yet solid blocks would be un'bear'able if obtainable on an anarchy server.

What is a Barrier?

100
The April Fools updates for 2022 and 2026 both remove this essential Minecraft mechanic.

What is the Inventory?

100

Removed in 1.12 with the addition of advancements, this achievement was obtained by crafting any type of sword.

What is Time to Strike!
200

4 bricks can be used to make a brick block, but they can also be used to make this fragile block.

What is a Decorated Pot?

200

Controlled by a game rule previously known as "doInsomnia", this mob punishes players who refuse to sleep.

What is a Phantom?

200

This powerful block comes in three main modes: Impulse, Chain, and Repeat.

What is a Command Block?

200

Found on the moon in the 2023 April Fools update, each of the 8 corners of this block can be independently removed. 

What is Cheese?

200

Though I'd personally recommend against eating it, this item is used to breed two turtles.

What is Sea Grass?

300

This bamboozling block is the only craft made with 2 wooden slabs.

What is Bamboo Mosaic?

300

Finally added in Mounts of Mayhem, this mob variant spawns along with a zombie holding a spear.

What is a Zombie Horse?

300

This glinting item can be used to change block states, even if they shouldn't be possible.

What is a Debug Stick?

300
Added in the 2020 April Fools snapshot, this block gives a comedic name to what would otherwise be Netherite Stairs.

What are the Swaggiest stairs ever?

300

Brewing glowstone dust with water bottles will result in this essentially useless potion.

What is a Thick Potion?

400

Blaze powder, end rods, brewing stands, and this block are the only crafts involving a blaze rod.

What is a Copper Bulb?

400

This mob would be the tallest in the game... if it were ever fully implemented.

What is a Giant?

400

This intangible block acts as a "blank" space for structure blocks, and can also describe my heart after a breakup.

What is Structure Void?

400
Added for April Fools 2024, this block has the ability to be placed in midair.

What is a Floatato?

400

This block can be placed under a note block to create didgeridoo noises, as of update 1.14.

What is a Pumpkin?

500

A bowl, a red and brown mushroom, and a cornflower can get you a suspicious stew with this potion effect.

What is Jump Boost?

500

Not a slime, this mob has the ability to produce slimeballs in a unique way (be specific!)

What is a Weak Baby Panda?

500

This block, added in 1.14, is used in the procedural generation of structures.

What is a Jigsaw Block?

500
In the April Fools 2025 update, this "School" skill tree gives the player permanent debuffs.

What is the School of Hard Knocks?

500

Found in trail ruins, this pottery sherd resembles a bundle of hay.

What is the Sheaf Pottery Sherd?