Button Frame

Button Frame
Practical Life - Care of the Person
Level	Primary
Age	3 - 5
Prerequisites	Grasping Transfer
Materials	Button Frame

In this activity the child learns how to button and unbutton.

Presentation

1. step one

   

2. step two

   

3. step three

   

4. step four

   

5. step five

   

6. step six

   

7. step seven

   

Variations and Extensions

Button Snake

A fun variation on the button frame is a button snake or felt snake. You will need a ribbon with a button sewn at one end, and squares of felt with button holes cut to match the size of the button. The button is pushed through the hole in a felt square, and then you slide the square down the ribbon.

• You can sew a button at one end and glue a felt square near the other end:

  
  

  Source: Jonah Lisa Land

• You can also sew a button on both ends of the ribbon:

  

  Source: What Did We Do All Day?

Material

Where to Buy

(For sets of dressing frames and stands see Dressing Frames.)

Large Buttons
Adena $9.62
Affordable Montessori $15.00 (for toddlers)
Affordable Montessori $12.00
Albanesi $50.00
Alison's $12.00 (for toddlers)
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $25.00
Bruins $27.00
Cabdev $33.00
Caliber $8.99
Creative Learning $9.95
E & O $27.00
Juliana $50.40
Kid Advance $9.99
Montessori Concepts $9.00
Montessori Land $19.00
Montessori Outlet $10.95
Nienhuis $39.40

Small Buttons
Adena $9.91
Affordable Montessori $12.00
Albanesi $50.00
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $25.00
Bruins $27.00
Cabdev $33.00
Caliber $8.99
Creative Learning $9.95
E & O $27.00
Grandpas $10.50
Juliana $51.80
Kid Advance $9.99
Montessori Concepts $9.00
Montessori Land $19.00
Montessori Outlet $10.95
Nienhuis $39.40

Elastic Buttons
Alison's $15.00