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MAGNETIC POETRY 911 FOR HOLIDAY GIFT-BUYING

Spark Creativity – and Smiles – with Gifts for

Everyone on Your List from Magnetic Poetry

 

MINNEAPOLIS, (October 2005) – It’s that time of year again: time to hunt for the perfect gifts.  Luckily, help is close at hand.  Whether shopping for your hard-to-buy-for niece, nephew, or grandchild, or for your already-has-everything sister, brother, Mom, or Dad, Magnetic Poetry has the answer, with affordable, fun gifts that spark creativity, spread grins and are a welcome respite from the thousands of products that flash bright lights and make loud sounds.

 

“This year, give a gift that requires imagination and not batteries,” said Dave Kapell, company founder. “Whether the people on your list are young or old, creative or creatively-challenged, Magnetic Poetry has something just for them that’s fun, won’t add to the noise of the season and can be enjoyed 365 days a year.  AND, you don’t have to worry about which trend is really ‘in,’ figuring out what color is ‘the new black,’ or getting the right size.  There’s something from Magnetic Poetry to fit everyone.”

 

Whether you’re buying for a pet lover, golfer, book lover, food and wine connoisseur, scrapbooker, movie buff, zen master, early reader, tweenager or teenager, Magnetic Poetry has the perfect solution.  Check out the ideas below and at www.magneticpoetry.com for something for everyone on your list. 

 

FOR MOMS

 

Haiku – For any Mom who could use a little more zen (and a little less carpooling) in her life.  And that’s, well, most Moms.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Dog Lover – These are good for any one in the family, not just Moms (even though she’s the one who feeds them).  There’s also a Cat Lover and a Horse Lover kit.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Letter Stamp Kits – If your Mom has a creative bent, then these Letter Stamp kits are for her!  Can be used for signs, scrapbooks, furniture, walls, well, just about anything she wants to add words to!  The Letter Stamp kit includes 70 1-1/2” letter stamps, upper and lower case letters, plus punctuation and numbers.  (Suggested retail price, $19.95.) The Classic Letter Stamp kit includes 42 3/4" letter stamps, all upper case letters, plus punctuation and numbers.  (Suggested retail price is $14.95.) 

 

Word Stamp Kits – Great for handmade cards, invitations (from baby showers to wine tastings), and other craft projects, each kit contains over 80 magnetized rubber stamps. Arrange your message magnet side up, then pick it up with the metal-plated stamping block and stamp away. The kits, complete with inkpad and storage tin, come in five different categories: family and friends; dates and seasons; holidays and events; love and romance; and vacation and travel. (Suggested retail price, $19.95.)

 

FOR DADS

 

Genius – Comes with really big words and a little dictionary.  Especially good to give Dad just before you ask if you can borrow money or get an increase in your allowance.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Wine Lover - The perfect gift for dads who know their chardonnay from their zinfandel.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Rock & Roll – For those of us with hip Dads.  Or, for those of us with Dads who THINK they’re hip.  (Cut him some slack.  Some day we’re going to be old, too.)  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Mixed-Up Country Songs – For Dads who are a little bit country and harbor a secret desire to make it big in Nashville.   To mix it up even more, consider giving your country song-loving Dad a Rock & Roll kit, and vice versa. (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

FOR THE COLLEGE CROWD

 

Mixed-Up Movie Lines – For the college kid who just completed an intensive cinema studies course ~ or maybe for one who has been busy watching movies when she should be studying.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

College Edition –The edition of Magnetic Poetry created especially for describing the college experience.  This is the perfect gift for erudite liberal arts majors, as well as for engineers who, ah, sometimes need help communicating.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Mixed-Up Pick-Up Lines – Hey, you gotta try them out some place, right?  And, if you get the cold shoulder, heck, it’s only the refrigerator.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

 

 

FOR TEENS

 

T-Shirt Printing Kit  - Everything he needs to create a custom made t-shirt:  sturdy upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and punctuation in 160-point font along with six colors of fabric paint and two brushes.  Just add T-shirt.  Dab the fabric paint onto the stamps and stamp onto fabric. This is a great gift for a teen you don’t often have to accompany in public. (Suggested retail price, $19.95.)

 

Freaky Faces – Remember when Mom said not to hold your face that way because it might just stay that way?  Well, here’s a chance to try out LOTS of strange looks ~ without the repercussions.  Use Magnetic Poetry’s Freaky Faces tiles to add alien eyes, vampire teeth and other looks to your favorite photo.  (Suggested retail price, $14.95.) 

 

 

FOR SCHOOL-AGE KIDS

 

Poetry Beads – Create wearable, changeable word necklaces, bracelets, anklets or wherever else you wear jewelry these days.  Contains 76 Beads (each with a different word on each side), decorative accent beads, ten feet of silky lanyard material and a clear storage tube.  (Suggested retail price, $9.95.)

 

Creativity Journal - Just the write stuff to unleash the budding author or encourage the reluctant writer. Every page features a different writing activity designed to inspire.  Includes 165 word magnets, magnetic play surface and comes in two different cover designs. (Suggested retail price, $14.95.)

 

FOR YOUNGSTERS

 

Adventure StoryMaker – Action! Adventure! Daring escapades! Kids create exciting stories using magnetic phrases about sharks, monsters and everything in between. (Suggested retail price, $14.95.)

 

First Words - It’s never too early to develop a love of language.  This kit was created with the help of teachers and features big sized word magnets for kids ages 4 and over.  (Suggested retail price, $14.95.)

 

Other creative gift ideas for children and adults – from games, to kits that match every interest, to the wildly popular Original Kit – are also available.  Magnetic Poetry is available at Borders Books & Music, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and thousands of specialty retailers nationwide.  For more information, please visit www.magneticpoetry.com or call 1/800-370-7697. 

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Editor’s note: Product samples, photos and interviews with company founder Dave Kapell are available upon request by calling Joyce Johannson at (612) 927-4543.