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<\/a><\/p>\nFirstly, we had some time to look around the exhibition area of the visitors centre.\u00a0 There was a Lego Station, a colouring station, a cinema area and scale models of famous sculptures from around the world.<\/p>\n
“My favourite part was the Lego Kelpie.\u00a0 It was cool and amazing!”\u00a0 Ethan<\/em><\/p>\n “My favourite part was when we all went to the Lego station.\u00a0 I learned that the Kelpies are more than 30 metres tall.”\u00a0 Shannon<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n “I liked learning all the different facts.\u00a0 My favourite fact was that the Kelpies are the biggest horse sculptures in the world.”\u00a0 Sophie-Lee<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “It was\u00a0<\/em>fun and I learned a lot.\u00a0 I learned\u00a0<\/em>that the Kelpies are each made out of 400 pieces of metal.”\u00a0 Alex<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “The Kelpies were modelled after real horses called Duke and Barron.”\u00a0 Jamie<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our tour guide took us inside one of the Kelpies, which was a highlight for lots of us.<\/p>\n “My favourite part was going inside the Kelpie called Duke because it looks really cool inside.”\u00a0 Finlay S<\/em><\/p>\n “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.”\u00a0 Logan<\/em><\/p>\n “I like how we went in the Kelpie called Duke.\u00a0 It was fun.”\u00a0 Caitlin<\/em><\/p>\n “My favourite part of the tour was when we went inside Duke.\u00a0 Apparently it is 30 metres high and 35 metres under the concrete.”\u00a0 Ella<\/em><\/p>\n “I liked going inside the Kelpies.”\u00a0 Callum<\/em><\/p>\n “I liked when we went inside Duke and I learned lots of new things about the Kelpies.”\u00a0 Katie<\/em><\/p>\n “I enjoyed when we went into the Kelpie called Duke.”\u00a0 Kelsie<\/em><\/p>\n After the tour we went back to the exhibition area in the Visitor Centre to get creative.\u00a0 Inspired by the kelpies, we had to work with a partner to create our own mythical creature.\u00a0 Afterwards, we presented our creatures to the rest of the class.\u00a0 Here are some pictures of our creations – as you see, we have some wonderful imaginations!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n “I liked creating our own creatures because you got to use your imagination.”\u00a0 – Lola<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I enjoyed creating my own mythical creature.\u00a0 I worked with Logan and we created a Shabalaba.”\u00a0 – Cameron<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “My favourite part was creating our own mythical creature.\u00a0 I did mine with Lola, it was called Bunny Fluffy Tail.” – Meghan M<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I made a mythical creature with Finlay S and we made a Repcap – half Redcap and half reptile.\u00a0 It breathes fire and when it walks, the ground turns to fire.” – Finlay A<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unfortunately, the weather was very wet and windy which meant we were unable to spend some time at the park after our tour.\u00a0 Nevertheless, we had a fantastic time and everyone enjoyed themselves.<\/p>\n “I liked the Kelpies because they are famous and fun!”\u00a0 Lily<\/em><\/p>\n “I really enjoyed the trip.\u00a0 It was amazing!\u00a0 I had so much fun and I learned that the Kelpies took 8 years to build.”\u00a0 \u00a0Megan B<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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