Paid collaboration with Mermaid Quay
Cardiff’s Mermaid Quay has as soon as once more been taken over by large brick sculptures, with 13 ocean creatures to search out this half time period.
We headed alongside to right this moment’s official launch the place we had been among the many first to view the brick fashions, in addition to attending to make our personal Lego fish, turtles and sharks, and happening a tour of the sculptures with two pirate characters.
We’ve been to the earlier Bricklive exhibitions in Mermaid Quay, that includes safari animals and legendary creatures, and given the placement overlooking the waters of Cardiff Bay, the ocean theme fitted completely.
This time, the Lego fashions aren’t situated in a single central location as in earlier years however are dotted round Mermaid Quay for guests to search out.
View our Instagram video Reel of The Ocean Present right here.
Highlights for us included the 10ft Mako shark, the 7ft inexperienced sea turtle and the octopus. Every of the sculptures is accompanied by a truth sheet detailing the constructing course of – the moray eel for instance is product of 46,919 bricks and took 4 builder 42 hours to create and weighs a whopping 191.5KG.
As a part of right this moment’s launch, we got a tour of the path by two charismatic pirates (how refreshing that these had been feminine pirates too!). They confirmed us the sculptures in addition to serving to us to search out the varied sea creature details hidden within the home windows of retailers and eating places of Mermaid Quay.
You possibly can choose up a path map in Unit 13 of Mermaid Quay (subsequent to Pavers Sneakers), fill within the solutions plus your particulars after which submit your entry within the submit field exterior the Glee Membership and you can win an Aquabus 45-minute cruise voucher for a household of 4.
Unit 13 can be full of smaller sea creature creations and even a Lego boat with an ocean background, excellent for picture alternatives.
Additionally head right here for particulars of a colouring competitors with two £10 Cadwaladers reward vouchers up for grabs, in addition to craft actions all through the week. We had been fortunate to go to right this moment when youngsters had been being given small Lego sea creatures to make, however later this week sees free face portray on Tuesday 1, Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 November, plus free craft actions on Tuesday 1 November the place you may create a scallop shell character and Tuesday 3 November the place you may create a sand artwork magnet.
Bricklive The Ocean Present is at Mermaid Quay, Cardiff from Saturday 29 October to Sunday 6 November and is free to go to.
Free actions happen at Unit 13 Mermaid Quay (subsequent to Pavers Sneakers) from 12pm-4pm as follows:
Free face portray, Tuesday 1, Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 November, 12pm-4pm. Character interactions, Saturday 5 November
Free craft actions, Tuesday 1 November – create a scallop shell character; Tuesday 3 November, create a sand artwork magnet
Go to Unit 13 to choose up path map and to participate within the colouring competitors.
For extra info see the Mermaid Quay web site.
Go to this submit for extra family-friendly occasions and actions in and round Cardiff this Halloween and half time period.
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