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Buttons

We’re talking connect-two-pieces-of- fabric together buttons, not push buttons. Kids can sort them, glue them, arrange them, button them, sew them, string them, and more. A few examples of more:

  • Add a few thousand of them to a sensory bin–they are great for scooping and dumping
  • Add them to the water play table
  • Mix them into play dough or other sensory concoctions
  • Use them to replace missing board game pieces
  • Use them to make musical instruments 
  • Make them available in the dramatic play area

I just had a fond childhood memory–play Find The Button with my grandma. Someone would hide a button (from her sewing box) someplace in the room, and then the Seekers would hunt for it while the Hider told them if they were Hot or Cold. The person that found the button was the next Hider. (Damn, I miss my grandma.) If you played a version of this game, let me know in the comments.

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