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13 fun promotional pens

4imprint employee Laurie Frees

By Laurie Frees

Read Time: 4 minutes

Posted: January 21, 2026

Making a big impact doesn’t require a big budget. Sixty-five percent of consumers remember brands opens in new window months after receiving a promo item. Giving your audience something to smile about can help make that moment stick. Fun promotional pens are a budget-friendly way to do just that. A single promo pen delivers an average of 2,436 impressions opens in new window over its lifetime—add a little whimsy, and the sky’s the limit.

A single promo pen delivers
an average of 2,436 impressions.

Promotional MopTopper® pens with personality

MopTopper pens feature fuzzy-haired smileys with a practical purpose: The mop-top hair doubles as a screen cleaner. Emoji MopTopper Pens come in three colours ready to spark joy. Use them as a trade show giveaway, customer gift or wellness campaign promoter. MopTopper Spinner Pens feature a spinning top, making it equal parts promo pen and sensory item. Hand them out at employee trainings, job fairs or other fidget-friendly events.

Give MopTopper Superhero Pens to salute your everyday heroes. Available in pink or blue, these caped crusaders are ideal for employee-recognition programs, volunteer appreciation events or donor thank-you gifts. Pair these with a card that recognizes recipients’ heroic efforts and contributions.

MopTopper Stylus Pens—with three necktie designs or a stethoscope—can spread smiles across businesses, conferences or networking events. Or they make a cute promotional item for medical clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and wellness fairs. Send one along with appointment reminders or in new patient packages to prepare for their next visit.

Fun promotional pens with a theme

Graduation-themed pens are a fun promo item to mark a major milestone. Available in blue, black or red, these pens are perfect additions to gift bags given for commencement celebrations, scholarship ceremonies or university fairs.

Inject a little playfulness into your next healthcare promotion! Syringe Pens are a memorable way to elicit smiles during wellness workshops or school health programs. Or they can help your brand stick around when paired with community health packets, prescription refills or other important materials.

Showcase Canuck pride by giving a pen shaped like the much-loved symbol of Canada. Maple leaf pens are fun promotional giveaways for Canada Day celebrations, tourism promotions and more. Beyond the creative design, branded promo pens are practical and bound to get repeated use. That’s a plus, as two-thirds of consumers say opens in new window their top reason for keeping a promo product is its usefulness.

2 in 3 consumers say
usefulness is the top reason
for keeping a promo product.

Unique promotional pens for any occasion

Part puzzle, part writing instrument, Maze Pens are the write choice for everything from escape rooms and game stores to STEM workshops and school promotions. Give these fun pens to attendees at trade shows or other events with a timed challenge to solve the built-in puzzle. Offer discounts or small prizes to all of the a-maze-ing victors.

Want to make a big impression? Consider jumbo pens for your next giveaway—whether to promote a new product launch, grand opening or company achievement. Available in seven colours, these nearly eight-inch pens are sure to stand out and stay front of mind.

Fun promotional pens with character

Seventy-eight percent of consumers opens in new window say they enjoy receiving promo items from brands they love. Give Wild Smilez pens as quirky crowd-pleasers at community events, job fairs or industry exhibitions. Choose from a range of feather hair colours. Or forgo the hair and opt for Wild Smilez Cowboy Pens. These cute promotional items send prospects riding off into the sunset with a smile.

78%

of consumers
enjoy receiving promo items from brands they love.

Mood pens have a heat-sensitive colour-changing feature, making them an immediate conversation starter. Provide them to customers to promote a hot new product or service. Or recognize employees for their flexibility by giving Bend A Pens. These agile fellas will grab attention in many settings.

Make your mark with fun promo items that spark joy

Fun promotional pens—whether featuring playful characters or interactive designs—turn common writing instruments into memorable moments. Provide these handy and affordable attention-grabbers to employees, customers, prospects and more to make your message stick.

4imprint employee Laurie Frees

Laurie Frees

Laurie Frees is a merchandising category manager at 4imprint who specializes in apparel. With over 25 years of experience in merchandising and product development—plus four years in the promotional products industry—she brings deep expertise in fabric construction and logo application. Laurie manages the product assortment across all apparel categories, including T-shirts, polos, outerwear, dress shirts, sweatshirts and more. Her role includes tracking trends, building supplier partnerships and analyzing data to guide decisions. With a strong focus on products made from sustainable materials, Laurie helps drive innovation in core apparel offerings that customers rely on to showcase their brands.

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Products in this Article

Maze Pen

Syringe Pen

Wild Smilez Pen

Emoji MopTopper Pen

Fun Guy Mood Pen

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