This was the night-before-the-birthday crafting that happened, even though I had been thinking about it much longer. It was so much fun to make - Ezra's Adventure Bag. It's a messenger-style bag - it took my brain a bit to wrap around how to put it together. (I suppose this is where a pattern would have come in handy). On the flap is a fabric - printer sheet with his drawing and words. I scanned this drawing of him on top of Mount Battie. Then, I asked him to write the three words - one each on a piece of paper. He adores writing letters so much right now that there were no questions (ah, so tricky), as I whisked it all away to the scanner. In photoshop, I plopped it all together to make one image, and sewed it all onto the front flap. I used some D-Rings for the straps, so I could easily adjust the length if/when needed. (Thanks, Steve, by the way for letting me steal your webbing I found in the basement. Was that for your boat? Sorry.)
Inside are all the things I thought he'd need for an adventure - binoculars, walkie talkies, bandaids (naturally), a drawing book and pen, and field guides.
He likes it. And now, he's ready for an adventure.
