Pin Trading

A few people have asked what Pin Trading is. I will do the best I can to explain.

Back in 2008 when we were getting ready to come to Disney my friend Sandy introduced us to Pin Trading. There are certain pins you can buy at any Disney World shopping location. Typically people wear them on a lanyard around their neck, although some put them on hats, vests, purse straps, or even in binders. At the bottom is a hook where you can hang a bigger "charm." Sandy said her kids had always done it and had a good time and suggested it for Marc. We got him a starter set then and a few pins throughout the trip along with a 2008 charm for the bottom of the lanyard. Once you purchase the pins, you can trade them with Cast Members or other guests. Some people collect based on a theme such as princesses, a certain character like Donald, or just whatever strikes them as interesting.

So the boys each have a lanyard with pins that they have been wearing throughout the parks. They have been trading like crazy! Some don't seem to have a purpose to the trades, other than just liking a certain pin. Some are looking for something particular, like a certain set of pirate pins. Either way, they are having a blast doing it. Almost too much, as sometimes they are so focused on looking for pins that they don't realize what is going on around them!

As you look at pictures, you will see the lanyards in some of them. Sometimes they go in the backpacks when they boys get tired of them or when we are going on a more intense ride.

It sure will be interesting to see which pins make the final cut and the boys bring home!