Watch mom pranks kids with a surprise they'll never forget

There's a what in the garden?

When Katie Pickering's husband finally returned home to Vancouver from the UK after being gone for months, she knew how to best surprise their kids with his homecoming: a clever prank.

Watch below to see mom prank her kids with a surprise they'll never forget

"There's a bear in the garden!" Katie Pickering called to her three children. Naturally, the children rushed downstairs to see the animal in their backyard. But there was no bear. Instead, as they reached the glass doors to take a peak, they heard a voice from behind that shocked them into screams of joy.

Oh, and the kids did get a "bear hug." Though, happily, it was from their dad!

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mom's clever prank leads to an emotional reunion between a father and his kids