NATIONAL ALPHABET MAGNET DAY
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NATIONAL ALPHABET MAGNET DAY
Beautiful letters and clever language come together in one celebration on May 9th on National Alphabet Magnet Day! Today, we recognize the ingenuity and creativity of making words from magnetic letters.
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Have you ever spent the morning rearranging the alphabet magnets on your fridge while sipping your coffee? Or perhaps watched your child practice the alphabet while shuffling the colorful letters at your feet? If so, you might celebrate National Alphabet Magnet Day every day without even realizing it!
In 1972, Fisher-Price first released the School Days Desk. This clever small plastic case served dual functions as both storage and a desk. Beneath its chalkboard top, the desk held word cutouts and magnetic plastic letters. However, magnetic letters started a decade before that when inventor Samuel Hardcastle developed magnetic molded letters for use in the space industry. These sets included plastic or wooden letters with magnets attached to the backs.
Following the release of the School Days Desk, these colorful magnetic letters made their way onto our refrigerators. In the decades to come, they evolved into a fun and decorative way to leave short messages, experiment with wordplay, or even express poetic thoughts. National Alphabet Magnet Day celebrates this intriguing history and invites everyone to get creative with magnetic letters.
6 IDEAS TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE NATIONAL ALPHABET MAGNET DAY
Begin an anagram game on your fridge or magnetic board.
Leave sweet messages. We suggest "Happy National Alphabet Magnet Day!"
Compose a haiku.
Use the letters to teach your children the alphabet.
Share photos of your favorite letter sets and word combinations.
Follow the celebration by using #NationalAlphabetMagnetDay on social media.
NATIONAL ALPHABET MAGNET DAY HISTORY
In 2022, The Type Set Co. founded National Alphabet Magnet Day on May 9 to commemorate the creation of these classic alphabet magnet toys. They encourage everyone to exercise their word genius using alphabet magnets.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Alphabet Magnet Day to be observed on May 9th, annually.
Ashley and Paul Jankowski founded The Type Set Co. in 2017, creating beautiful alphabet magnets sets for the modern family.