Kids go on a minibeast adventure to shopping centre
Schoolchildren were buzzing with excitement when they got up close to some giant bugs.
The youngsters, from Wallace Primary School, in Elderslie, visited intu Braehead to see a display of larger-than-life models of insects, including honeybees, ladybirds and grasshoppers in the shopping centre.
The primary 3 pupils had taken part in a competition to draw their own insects and the winner, seven-year-old Max Belshaw, will have his brightly-coloured bug made into a model for the school to keep.
Max also won a £ 25 intu gift card.
More than 40 pupils from the school went to see the giant bugs and take part in wildlife-related activities.
Wallace Primary teacher Lynn Stuart said: “The children loved taking part in the competition to design their own insects and they were very creative.”
The Big Bugs On Tour was at intu Braehead last month before continuing a nationwide series of visits to other intu shopping centres.
The whole project is backed by naturalist Chris Packham and aims to reconnect kids and adults with nature following a report that shows children are now better at identifying Pokemon characters than British wildlife.
Lydia Brown, intu Braehead’s community development manager, added: “Our Big Bugs were certainly an attraction to visitors to the mall.
“Lots of people were taking photographs of youngsters beside the giant models of the insects.
“The pupils from Wallace Primary did a fantastic job designing their own insects and well done to Max for being chosen as the winner.”