{"id":4074,"date":"2012-11-26T20:29:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T01:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2026-06-16T03:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:34:48","slug":"25-button-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/25-button-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"25 + Button Activities!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buttons are a fun flexible activity for kids. I was introduce to the idea of doing more with them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1620160102\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1620160102&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20\">The Happy Mommy Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide on Keeping Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy, Out of Trouble and Motivated to Learn<\/a>. I feel in love with the idea of doing activities with something so simple! So here is a round up of 25+ Button Activities. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2012\/25buttonactivities.jpg\" alt=\"25 + Button Activities\" \/><\/div>\n<p>If you are doing button activities, you might also want to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007VHJXPS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B007VHJXPS&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=Z7SINVHV3XT5M2PP\">Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons<\/a book. My girls just love the book and button activities go so very nicely with it!\n\nYou can find Scoop and Pour, Activities, Sorting,  Arts &#038; Crafts and Printables. Each of these is fun and creative and loads to keep kids busy and happy.\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Button Scoop and Pour<\/h2>\n<p>Each of these is a hands-on activity that will involve scoping &#038; pouring of the buttons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fun hands on sensory fun with this <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/button-sensory-bin\/\" >Button Sensory Bin<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<li>Explore different textures and pouring with the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/flower-button-sensory-bin\/\">Flower Button Sensory Bin<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<li>Fun use for the ABC Buttons you can fin <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/abc-sensory-bin\/\">ABC Button Sensory Bin<\/a>\n<li>Learn some shapes and scoping up buttons and rice with ths<a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/shape-button-sensory-bin\/\"> Shape Button Sensory Bin<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<li>Button and rice <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/christmas-button-sensory-bin\/\">Christmas Button Sensory Bin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Button Activities<\/h2>\n<p>These are different hands on activities you can do with them. You can use them as places makers or something to cover the amount. This is a hands on way to use them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn your numbers with number buttons and play dough mats with the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/number-button-sensory-bin\/\">Number Button Sensory Bin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Royal Baloo a fun hands on <a href=\"\/\/royalbaloo.com\/mixing-truck-button-board\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mixing Truck Button Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Royal Baloo: A fun fine motor activity <a href=\"\/\/royalbaloo.com\/putting-buttons-in-holes\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Putting Buttons in Holes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JDaniel4&#8217;s Mon: <a href=\"\/\/www.jdaniel4smom.com\/2012\/09\/ten-apples-readexplorelearn.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ten Apples &#8211; With Button Counting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No Time For Flash Cards <a href=\"\/\/www.notimeforflashcards.com\/2012\/11\/stay-put-button-cork-builders.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stay Put Button Cork Builders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Button Sorting<\/h2>\n<p>There are many different ways to sort buttons. This is great for color, shape, size texture and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sort buttons with letter in the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/buttons-sorting-letters-and-learning-name\/\">Sorting Letters and Learning Name<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sort buttons two different ways in the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/button-sorting-color-shape\/\">Sorting Color and Shape<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<li>Sort color spider buttons <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/sorting-spider-button-2-ways\/\">Sorting Spider Buttons 2 Ways<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kids Activity Blog: Lots of <a href=\"\/\/kidsactivitiesblog.com\/button-activities\/\" \n\t\n\n<li>This Reading Mama: <a href=\"\/\/thisreadingmama.com\/2012\/05\/17\/concept-sorting-with-buttons\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Concept Sorting with Buttons<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Buttons Arts &#038; Crafts<\/h2>\n<p>There are so many different crafts that you can do with buttons. Check out some of these great ideas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hands on as We Grow: <a href=\"\/\/handsonaswegrow.com\/2011\/02\/sorted-button-valentine-heart\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sorted Button Valentine Heart<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<li>Craft To Art: <a href=\"\/\/www.craftoart.com\/2011\/12\/kids-christmas-crafts-button-jingle.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Button Jingle Bells <\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Fairy &#038; The Frog: <a href=\"\/\/thefairyandthefrog.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/11\/how-to-make-3-easy-handmade-christmas.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Button Ornament<\/a> (featured in image)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Button Printables<\/h2>\n<p>Check out my printables that have buttons.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-2014-shoes-button-calenader-set\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/8-2014\/shoesbutton-calendar-blog.jpg\" width=\"200\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-2014-shoes-button-calenader-set\/\">Button &#038; Shoes Calendar Set<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buttons are something you can always do more than just one thing. I love how flexible they are. If you have done something with buttons I would love to add your post here. Comment and let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buttons are a fun flexible activity for kids. I was introduce to the idea of doing more with them in The Happy Mommy Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide on Keeping Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy, Out of Trouble and Motivated to Learn. 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