As we have been learning about Scotland’s history and culture through studying Scottish myths and legends, we thought it would be fitting to go and see some mythical creatures, so yesterday we went on a trip to Helix Park in Falkirk to see the Kelpies.

Firstly, we had some time to look around the exhibition area of the visitors centre.  There was a Lego Station, a colouring station, a cinema area and scale models of famous sculptures from around the world.

“My favourite part was the Lego Kelpie.  It was cool and amazing!”  Ethan

“My favourite part was when we all went to the Lego station.  I learned that the Kelpies are more than 30 metres tall.”  Shannon

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

    

 

 

 

 

 

We were then met by our tour guide, Susan, who was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot of interesting facts from her during our tour.

    

“I liked learning all the different facts.  My favourite fact was that the Kelpies are the biggest horse sculptures in the world.”  Sophie-Lee

 

“It was fun and I learned a lot.  I learned that the Kelpies are each made out of 400 pieces of metal.”  Alex

 

“The Kelpies were modelled after real horses called Duke and Barron.”  Jamie

 

 

 

 

 

Our tour guide took us inside one of the Kelpies, which was a highlight for lots of us.

“My favourite part was going inside the Kelpie called Duke because it looks really cool inside.”  Finlay S

“My favourite part was when we went in Duke’s head because it was interesting to learn about how it was made and how long it took to build.”  Logan

“I like how we went in the Kelpie called Duke.  It was fun.”  Caitlin

“My favourite part of the tour was when we went inside Duke.  Apparently it is 30 metres high and 35 metres under the concrete.”  Ella

“I liked going inside the Kelpies.”  Callum

“I liked when we went inside Duke and I learned lots of new things about the Kelpies.”  Katie

“I enjoyed when we went into the Kelpie called Duke.”  Kelsie

            

After the tour we went back to the exhibition area in the Visitor Centre to get creative.  Inspired by the kelpies, we had to work with a partner to create our own mythical creature.  Afterwards, we presented our creatures to the rest of the class.  Here are some pictures of our creations – as you see, we have some wonderful imaginations!

        

 

 

 

“I liked creating our own creatures because you got to use your imagination.”  – Lola

 

“I enjoyed creating my own mythical creature.  I worked with Logan and we created a Shabalaba.”  – Cameron

 

“My favourite part was creating our own mythical creature.  I did mine with Lola, it was called Bunny Fluffy Tail.” – Meghan M

 

“I made a mythical creature with Finlay S and we made a Repcap – half Redcap and half reptile.  It breathes fire and when it walks, the ground turns to fire.” – Finlay A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, the weather was very wet and windy which meant we were unable to spend some time at the park after our tour.  Nevertheless, we had a fantastic time and everyone enjoyed themselves.

“I liked the Kelpies because they are famous and fun!”  Lily

“I really enjoyed the trip.  It was amazing!  I had so much fun and I learned that the Kelpies took 8 years to build.”   Megan B