2023-05-09

Alphabet Magnet Day 2023

    Magnetic Letters
When I was a kid I played with magnetic letter sets which I applied to the fridge on my way to becoming literate.

When I became an adult I purchased a fair number of these for distribution among my nieces and nephews who were all preschoolers at that time — in the hopes they would pursue similar interests.

I think all told I had two nieces who were truly interested with the nephews preferring other things placed into their paths.

Today is Alphabet Magnet Day.

It is observed each May 9 under the auspices of The Type Set Co ® founded by Ashley and Paul Jankowski who specialize in alphabet magnet designs for both children and adults.

The day is about letters. You place them; arrange them; rearrange them; dissasemble them; all in the name of recogniztion and phonetic recall.

These sets have evolved in their sophistication over the years to include numbers and symbols and both upper and lower case letters with duplicates as well.

Anyway, whatever your interest I hope you'll immerse your young ones in literacy by getting them a set of magnetic letters or two because it can really take them places in the future.