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Celebrate April Fool's Day in style with these fun office jokes

April Fools Day is right around the corner, and here at PenFactory.com we’ve been busy planning pen-nominal practical jokes to play on our co-workers. In the fun spirit of one of our favorite holidays, we’ve decided to share a few with you.

• A group of people in the office should call, email or speak with the general manager or boss about taking a leave of absence. Each person should use a different problem as the reason they need to take the time off. At the end of the day surprise your boss with a group email or a card that says April Fools! And is signed by all of the pranksters.
• Paint the tips of a coworker’s pens and pencils with clear nail polish. They’ll think they’re having the unluckiest day ever! Note: Leave their most treasured personalized pens and pencils out of this prank. Those defenseless pens and pencils don’t deserve to be April Fooled!
• Label every single item in the office using a post-it note.
• Superglue the caps onto all of a co-workers pens.
• Cover the sensor or the ball on the bottom of all of the mousse in your office, so when your co-workers sit down to use their computers their mouse doesn’t work.

Have a fun April Fools Day from everyone at PenFactory.com. Do you have a legendary practical joke? Let us know with a comment!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with personalized pens

This month is National Poetry Month, and everyone knows that promotional pens are the best writing utensils for writing poetry. Take our helpful poetry writing tips, sit down in a quiet place with your favorite personalized pen, and begin crafting a Poetry Month worthy poem!

Poetry Writing Tips & Hints:

• Before you begin writing, think about what kind of message you want the poem to convey.
• Brainstorm, and compile a list of ideas.
• Don’t over explain things. Poems are supposed to make people think.
• Remember, every line is equally as important as the other.
• Know what emotions you want the poem to evoke.
• Keep a dictionary and a thesaurus nearby, so you can easily grab them for reference.
• Us descriptive words, which will allow the reader to create an image in their head.
• Take into mind the rhythm and meter of the poem.
• Read the poem out loud to yourself as you’re writing it.
• Edit and rewrite your poem until you feel that it’s perfect.
• Have someone read your poem and ask their opinions. Remember, you may not always like what they have to say, but criticism is an important part of the learning and growing processes.

Whether it be short or long, simple or complicated as long as you enjoy writing poems keep doing so. Good luck, have fun and enjoy the rest of this creative month!

Springtime is craft time! It's easy with personalized pens.

There are many things to celebrate this month – St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of spring and Daylights Saving Time. March is also National Craft Month, and here at the Pen Factory, we’re excited to bring you this craft idea for turning your favorite personalized pens and pencils into beautiful flowers!

Materials Needed:

• A green personalized pen or a green personalized pencil
• Plastic flower with a stem
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

Directions:

1. Remove the top off of the pen, and trim the flower’s stem so it’s long enough to fit down into the pen.
2. Using the hot glue gun, apply a small amount of hot glue to the stem of the flower.
3. Carefully insert the flower’s stem into the pen.
4. Allow the hot glue to dry before you begin writing.

Note: If you don’t have a green pen or pencil you can wrap green floral tape around the pen, to give your flower a stem. But it’s so easy to get green pens from Pen Factory!

You can create a cute decorate by making a bunch of colorful flower pens, and arranging them in a pot or a vase. No matter what type of project you’re working on during National Craft Month, you’ll find the best quality, affordable personalized pens and pencils at PenFactory.com.