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Red background with white text curved on the top and bottom of button and a thick white bar in the center of the button with red text.

“Button, button, who’s got the button?” refers to a children’s game that originated during the 19th century when households frequently had a surplus of buttons. The game consists of the players gathered in a circle with cupped hands extended outward while one player designated as “it” stands in the center. The player that is “it” has a button in hand and goes around the circle to pretend to drop the button in each player’s hands. One anonymous player actually receives the button in their hands. Then, everyone collectively chants “Button, button, who’s got the button?” and the guessing begins. Each player gets one guess as to who has the button and the first player to guess correctly is then “it”. This game has even been referenced in media, such as Disney’s Alice in Wonderland.