i love my buttons- and inherited my grandmother's button tin.
my youngest granddaughter (now 10) will sit on the floor and (sift) through my button tins for a really long time- i'm sure she will be the one to inherit mine. :) a couple years ago i had a secret sister who would send me button cards of antique buttons to add to my collection- she also sent really great new-novelty buttons. I do use buttons- when i need a button it gives me an excuse to (sift) through my tins- i can sit for an hour looking for that one perfect button for my project- or finding that set of 5 matching buttons...something about those buttons !