May 29 National Paperclip Day #NationalPaperclipDay

I’ts official Charlie graduated yesterday and wwe had a fun ceremony and party for him. But as we all know it’s Summer and we need oto keep kids busy if we can. Since Charlie isn’t going to get a job right away I told CVharlie he had to learn something new each day until the end of Summer when he will look for a jon.

May 29 National Paperclip Day #NationalPaperclipDay and paper clips can be used in crafts and since Charlie likes to do Art I thought I would share the Holiday which is the perfect Homeschool Resource for your children and even Charlie and I will be doing paper clip crafts this week. Would you like to join us?

National Paperclip Day is on May 29th. Let’s pull out all the fun facts and creative hacks that paperclips little invention brings with it. Did you know the paperclip, in various forms, shapes, and sizes, has been around for a little under two Centuries now, although who knows what the Egyptians invented to keep their papers together.

Such is the fame of the paperclip, that several memorials have also been created to honor the paper clip, for several different reasons. We’re here to dispel the myth that the paperclip is simply a dispensable office supply by revealing the significance and alternative uses of the paper clip a simple twist of metal.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL PAPERCLIP DAY

I thought I would ask you a question. Did you know that there is some dispute as to who invented the original paperclip design, which is used to this day? As you know most of us all love a good controversy, and who would have thought it would be over such a small, seemingly insignificant piece of stationery.

The first patent for the paperclip (a ‘bent wire paper clip’) was awarded to Samuel B. Fay in 1867, in the U.S. The original intent was to use the paper clip to attach tickets to fabric. However, its use for holding paper together quickly became apparent. Since then, 50 others also received patents for their versions of the paperclip, the most notable being Earlman J. Wright in 1877 and then Johan Vaaler in 1901.

The ‘Gem clip’ design of the paperclip is what we recognize today, though the name might be unfamiliar. The Gem clip was mass-produced in England in the early 1870s by the Gem Manufacturing Company but was never patented, even though it’s the most common design, which is used to this day. It was only in 1904 that Cushman & Denison registered a trademark for the ‘Gem clip’.

But, coming back to the controversy, our story can be traced back to the German occupation of Norway (from 1940 to 1945), during World War II. Due to Johan Vaaler’s paperclip design, it was and still is erroneously believed in his home Country of Norway that he was the inventor of the paperclip.

Therefore, in 1940, during the German occupation of Norway, students of Oslo University began to wear the paperclip as a non-violent symbol of resistance, unity, and national pride. The logic behind choosing a paperclip was because it ‘binds things together’, therefore it made sense to use the paper clip as a symbol of unity. 2015 was the beginning of National Paperclip Day, and it has been celebrated every year since then.

LET’S CELEBRATE NATIONAL PAPERCLIP DAY

”Released in 2004, “this”Paper Clips” is an American documentary which traces the story of the inception of the Paper Clips Project, which began as a project at Whitwell Middle School, Tennessee to raise awareness about the 6 million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust. By 2001, the movie had gained international recognition. Find out how by giving this powerful story a watch!
Read the fascinating story of how Kyle MacDonald managed to buy a house by trading a red paperclip in for a Fish-shaped pen. His two-story house in Saskatchewan has brought both hm and the red paperclip international fame. How’s that for inspiration!
Get your creative juices flowing and create some art using paperclips. The sky’s the limit when it comes to the things you can make with paperclips especially as they come in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes these days.

PAPERCLIP HACKS

If you have a broken zipper, simply thread a paperclip through the metal loop of your zipper, and zip those clothes up.
Broken ornament hooks get old really fast, use paperclips to hang them with instead.
Follow that YouTube recipe on your phone by bending a large paperclip into a phone stand to prop it up.
When you find the frame of your glasses is getting a little loose, use a paperclip wire to tighten those tiny screws.
Why waste money on plastic clips not to mention the environmental implications when a couple of paperclips can seal your snack baggies, keeping the contents fresh?

WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL PAPERCLIP DAY

By now you know that the uses of paperclips are manifold. There must be several new paperclip hacks with each celebration of National Paperclip Day that comes around. We hope it inspires you to get creative and come up with your own, too.
The paperclip as an item of stationery has literally been designed to hold things together. And it is now an office staple the world over. Isn’t it exciting to think about how cross-cultural and widely used this little item is? Therefore, we can’t think of a better mascot to signify unity on so many fronts.

Let’s Create Crafts With Paperclips