Monday, April 20, 2026

Lava & Mazes

 I found something really cool to put in the girls' Easter baskets this year. They are two different kinds of pens.


The first ones are like a lava lamp, but inside a pen!







The next kind is a maze inside the pen with a little ball that you have to tilt from one end to the other.


“What I didn’t realize was how many doors the act of writing unlocks, as if my Dad’s old fountain pen wasn’t really a pen at all, but some strange variety of skeleton key.” 

– Stephen King


17 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

These are very cool!

DeniseinVA said...

You find the coolest things. I bet the girls loved these.

Ann said...

Those are really cool. What fun they are.

roentare said...

I used to see these sorts of pen in the 90s

Shug said...

I would love to have had one of these as a kid. Can you imagine kids sitting at their desk, enjoying the thrill of these pens, while they are supposed to be listening to the test review? These are so neat...

Mari said...

Those were great finds! Bet they'll have fun with them.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

We have our grandchildren coming to visit once school is out. I'm going to have to look for pens like these to give them. Thanks, Ginny!

photowannabe said...

Wow, so special and very cool. What an interesting quote by Stephen King.
You always get the best words at the end of your posts.
Sue

Chatty Crone said...

Those area cool - where did you find them?

HappyK said...

They are certainly unique and way cool. I've never seen them before.

Red Rose Alley said...

These are cool pens, Ginny. They're colorful, and I like the blue one. They have so many neat things out there to fill baskets and goody bags. I wanted to tell you that I got those pink bags for the girls at Dollar General. They are right in front when you walk in, and they are used for grocery bags. I bought them for goody bags. They're really cute for your grandgirls. : )

Jeanette said...

Very cool!

Carla from The River said...

FUN!! :-)

DawnTreader said...

You have a "girl's eye" yourself when it comes to that sort of thing... ;)

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

They should have some fun with those pens, which can also be useful for writing!

Ida said...

Well those are both pretty cool. I would have fun with them myself.

Great-Granny Grandma said...

Interesting quote by Stephen King.
Those pens are really cool. Where did you find them?

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