Materials
Unruled index cards, 3" x 5" (8 cm x 14 cm)
Scissors
Thin markers
Glue
Variety of buttons, flat and lightweight
Pin backings (can be purchased in craft
stores)
Instructions
What to do
1. Give each child an index card and invite
the children to cut the cards into any
shape they want.
2. Have the children color their shapes
with thin markers.
3. Then encourage the children to glue
buttons all over their shapes.
4. Glue a pin backing on the back of each
of their shapes.
5. These pins make great gifts for Mother's
Day, Christmas, or Chanukah.
More to do
Games: Play "Button, Button, Who's Got the
Button?"
Math: Invite the children to sort the buttons by size, shape, number of holes, color, etc.
