WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?

Another spring day so Iain was outside with Craig digging drains and barrowing earth back and forth.

It's Saturday: Ishie was with us this afternoon. You would not believe how content she was playing on her own with a simple, humble jam jar she found in the cupboard! Add to that a most wonderful source of treasures: Grandma's button box!

Is it because it isn't just any ol' button box but one full of stories, in fact, every button could tell a story! Think of all things that you can do with buttons! Someone should write a paper on Button Box (Mathematical) Sets!

I also recall a game for pre-schoolers where they sit in a circle and a button is passed behind their backs to each other. The person in the middle has to guess whose hand it is in by asking "Button, button! Who's got the button?" Once found that person takes the place of "It" in the middle.

She was fascinated with the neighbours' "flags" hanging on the washing line. Ah yes ... yellow dusters (washed and put out to dry)! So I found one for her very own to keep her industrious hands busy!