button-arranging

noun
UK /ˈbʌtən əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/
US /ˈbʌtən əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/

Button-arranging is the fun job of putting buttons in neat rows or patterns.

At craft time, Mia did some button-arranging on the felt board.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The way buttons are laid out on a piece of clothing.

The button-arranging on his coat was uneven.

3. A game where kids move buttons into shapes.

We played button-arranging and made a star.

4. The act of planning where buttons go on a sewing project.

Her button-arranging took longer than the sewing.