Fine motor

Learning experiences

Experiment with buttons

Encourage children to manipulate buttons and similar fasteners, like press studs and toggles. Children can observe how they attach to different fabrics (e.g. by thread) and investigate how they can be used to fasten two pieces of fabric.

Children can experiment with buttons in other ways. They can mix buttons with paint for stamping or test how different materials react to buttons being pressed into them (e.g. playdough).