Happy Button Day Moody!
I hope you are looking forward to our contests today.
Guess the number of buttons in the jar! Your teacher will give you the link to do this.
Teachers, please remember to send Ms. Walling the name of the student in your class who is wearing the most buttons.
Now, some facts about buttons…
1. The oldest button ever found was in the Indus Valley Civilization which is now Pakistan. The button is made of a curved shell and dates back 5,000 years!
2. Buttons with buttonholes used to keep clothing closed first appeared in Germany in the 1200’s!
3. During the World Wars, the British and U.S. military used button lockets to hide secret compasses.
4. The use of buttons in election campaigns might go back as far as 1789 with the election of George Washington, the first US president!
5. Buttons continue to be an important medium for artistic and personal expression. In the words of The Button Guy: “A button is a small canvas for ordinary people to express themselves.” Time to get creative and make your environment buttons…
Have fun today!
