re: Good First Pocket Knife for a Kid

That case could be a great first knife if you're thinking single blade. If you don't mind fibbing a bit, get it a little dirty/used look (or actually find one used) and give it a rich backstory... as someone mentioned above. If a kid thinks that something is pretty important, they're less likely to lose it. Don't necessarily have to say it's handed down through family, but just a "guy you know" or something like that.