Travelling Art/Drawing Kit

It was my nephews birthday yesterday and I wanted to give him something useful and practical that wasn't just another toy to clutter their house.  Here's what I came up with.

It is a simple case that contains pencils and a drawing book and as he gets older it can be changed to pencil and a writing book.  Something to grab when there are long waits at doctors or trips in the car or even just every day use.  I used a few different ideas I found on other blogs but mostly just enjoyed spending time by myself thinking about how to make it work.  It was lovely to have all my boys outside helping Dad while I got to sew.