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