VISITORS are being asked to create their own puffin models with Lego bricks for a chance to win free entry into Scotland’s celebration of the iconic bird.
The organisers of Puffin Fest, aimed at inspiring people to learn more about the clowns of sea while also highlighting the importance of conserving and protecting Scotland’s seabirds for future generations, want visitors to the festival to build their own designs.
Alex Turnbull, manager of Discovery Centre, said: “We are encouraging puffing fans young and old to have a go at creating their own Lego- bricks puffin.
“We hope lots of people have a dig around their boxes they have at home to and experiment with different colours, shapes and sizes, and bring them along.”
The organiser, Scottish Seabirds Centre, says all sizes are accepted and there are no official instructions for the brick puffins.
John Macleod, nine, from Tranent, was asked to create a puffin to inspire others. He said: I worked with my dad Gary and it was great fun. It was a little bit of challenge as there are no proper instructions, but we had a look online for ideas and looked at photos of puffins and built ours from the bricks we had at home.”
Award-winning wildlife photographer Tom Langlands and Edinburgh sketcher and local artist Mandy Thomson will make appearances at the Puffin Festival, which will be held at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick from May 20 to 30.
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