All buttoned up

I remember the fun of sorting out my grandmother's tin of buttons and have always enjoyed the random colours and shapes in a collection like this. There's also the quirky interest in each button's history and the vague memory of the garment it may be from. Buttons are fun.

So I really understood what my one-to-one tuition friend meant when she advised me to take in buttons instead of counters to help pupils with maths. Who wants boring old counters when you can have all these shapes, textures, colours and stories!