| They have an Olympic history. They pique attention, | | | | trading pins move or flash, the better kids love them! |
| build sportsmanship and boost team spirit. To be so | | | | Value = Affordability + Quality |
| small, you'd think custom trading pins held magic | | | | While there are other factors at play, quantity, color |
| powers for all they are able to accomplish. Their magic | | | | and add-ons will make the biggest impacts on the price |
| lies in what they can do for the kids! | | | | of lapel pins. An order of 1,000 pins will cost less (per |
| One of the first things parents learn about when their | | | | pin) than an order of 100. Typically, the more colors |
| child enters the youth sports arena is team lapel pins. | | | | you add to your pins, the more they will cost. Likewise, |
| Made specifically for trading with other team players, | | | | the more doodads you add (spinners, danglers, etc.), |
| these pins got their start way back in 1924 at the | | | | the more the lapel pins will cost. |
| Olympics. During Opening Ceremonies, athletes and | | | | Watch for companies that offer good value. Practically |
| coaches would exchange pins as a symbol of | | | | any lapel pin manufacturer can reduce prices and |
| sportsmanship. Today, that same gesture continues, | | | | offer cheap pins that may not last through the season. |
| thanks to custom trading pins. | | | | It's the manufacturers that provide true value - quality |
| When Do You Trade Pins? | | | | materials and workmanship at a reasonable price - |
| While you can trade pins at any point during the year, | | | | that should get your business. |
| many teams follow the same outline set forth by the | | | | Also look for bonuses. You can sometimes find |
| 2007 Chet Lemon AAU Baseball National | | | | vendors that provide free color, free proofs and other |
| Championships. Their official rules state, "Several | | | | extras. |
| teams may bring lapel pins to exchange during | | | | Creative Designs |
| Opening Ceremonies and during the week. You may | | | | This is certainly not the time for stock lapel pins or |
| consider participating in this activity. Usually, the pins | | | | ordinary designs. Kids want it all! To make them happy |
| have a team, state or city logo. We suggest pin trading | | | | - and proud to trade pins with their fellow players - |
| during Opening Ceremonies." However, trading lapel | | | | you'll want eye-popping designs that stand out from |
| pins also takes place at games, playoffs and regional | | | | the millions of other pins out there. |
| events. | | | | Ask to see samples of the lapel pin company's work |
| The Wilder, The Better | | | | to ensure they have what it takes to craft pins your |
| As each year passes, trading pins have increased in | | | | kids will want to wear and trade. |
| flamboyance. Because technology has improved over | | | | I doubt anyone imagined back in 1924 that trading pins |
| time, manufacturers can be more creative with lapel | | | | would become such a fascination with kids. From |
| pins now than they have been in the past. | | | | baseball to football and beyond, make sure your child's |
| The trend now is to include spinners, danglers, glitter | | | | team is well represented with custom-designed sports |
| colors, bobbleheads, blinkies and sliders. The more | | | | trading pins that show their team spirit! |