If you love a trail and you love Roald Dahl’s BFG, then the BFG Dream Jar Trail in London is an absolute must.
As a family, we have done several of the London trails but this one has to be the best and dreamiest one of all.
This trail which celebrates Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday is in support of Save the Children and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.
We saw the movie prior to doing the trail. If you haven’t yet seen it, it’s a ‘must see’ in my opinion. I think we managed to cover every emotion between our little group but we certainly came out feeling uplifted and fully briefed on Dream Jars. It was one of the best children’s movies I have seen in ages. It made our little hearts thud.
So, the Dream Jars are scattered around London and are based on the dream of celebrities and artists.
Best of all, it is completely free which is a real bonus in the summer holidays for the ‘Human Beans’
There are several different trails that you can do and we chose the City, Southbank and West End area. We did think we may possibly see them all in a day, forgetting of course that there is always so much going on in London to stop and see.
The ‘must see’ jar on the list was that of the young lady who is very present in the children’s lives at the moment – Zoella.
You would be forgiven for thinking that The Drama Tween is worshipping at the altar of Zoella’s jar although she is in fact just ticking if off her list!
And to see the jars among the backdrop of the London landmarks was even more special.
A few more jars along the way courtesy of Simon Cowell ……..
Be prepared for lots of walking and stops for snacks and the occasional mummy wine.
The great thing about these trails is that you meet lots of other parents and children all doing the same thing and you can share details of where the Jars are. They can be easily missed. We managed to walk past two without noticing them!
“The matter with human beans is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it right in front of their own schnozzles.”
The BFG
Here is the very intricate Jar designed by Stephen Hawking ………. ‘I Dream of The Universe’
And then a hop on the train to Knightsbridge and Harrods where the jars were very strategically placed in the toy department. It was a while before we managed to get out of there!
And the Delevingne sisters at South Kensington
We actually only managed to see 12 jars in a whole day. There were so many street entertainers en route and interesting things to stop and watch that the time just passed.
We will certainly spend another day doing another part of the trail before it finishes at the end of August.
There is a link here to the BFG Dream Jar Trail website where you can find more details and download the maps for the trail.
I thoroughly recommend it.
Nicky
Lovely post Nicky you def have this blogging sorted out. Well done.
Mine is on hold at the moment as I am not very well (nothing serious)
keep on keeping on.
Hi Valerie, thanks for stopping by to have a read. Sorry you are not too well but also glad to hear it’s nothing serious. I am sure you will be back on the blog in no time. I’m relieved to have had mine moved over now. It’s been a long time coming. I wish you well x
This looks like fun! I think my boys are a bit too young for it but it looks like something I’d like to do
I’d certainly say it was suitable for adults too. You would certainly get round quicker Elena!
I haven’t heard of this but it’s right up our street! Thanks for telling us about it! #KCACOLS
It’s certainly a great day (or couple of days out). Worth a look.
This looks like such a fun trail. A few of my relatives were visiting London last week and did the trail. They had a blast #KCACOLS
I’m sure they would have told you how much fun it was Charlotte. Great that it has been on in the holidays. Thanks for commenting.
Nice one Harrods – didn’t miss a trick there did they!? 😉 What a gorgeous idea and concept though, you’re making me want to bring the kids to London! We loved the film too, almost as good as the book!
Of course they didn’t Alex. I was glad to escape with my purse intact. Particularly in the glass section! I haven’t read the book so the movie was my first foray into BFG so I had no expectation. Love the Roald Dahl books though. Thanks for commenting.
This sounds really lovely. I didn’t know much about the BFG until we went to a Southbank Centre exhibition where you could make your own dream jar and put it in a machine. My eldest loved that. We’re planning a day out in London soon and will def check this out. Thanks for writing. #KCACOLS
Oh this looks amazing! Last year we did the sheep trail, and I’ve also done the paddington and egg one as well. I must admit though I do usually wait until they put them all in one place. Definitely makes it easier to see them all. #kcacols
We loved Paddington too. We were late seeing the eggs to managed to see them all in Covent Garden at the end. They don’t seem to do it with all of them though which is a shame. Thanks for commenting.
That looks like great fun. Fantastic that you get to hunt for the jars and take in the sights along the way. #kcacols
I’ve never heard of this before, what a fun day out! #kcacols
I love TheBFG it ws one of my fav books when I was little. This trail looks like a lot of fun! xx
Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday
It’s such a lovely story isn’t it Rachel. Seeing the film before doing the trail was perfect. Thank you for commenting and hosting.
I work about a hundred yards from Zoella’s jar and I’ve enjoyed seeing so many families enjoying the trail. A brilliant idea, and beautiful artistry! #kcacols
You must be close to the lovely fountains too then. We made good use of them on such a hot day! Nice place to work Laura and you are right – the artistry is really something. Thank you for commenting.
I am not sure that Cygnet, who turns two in a couple of days time, is old enough to enjoy and appreciate this, but I can see that I would. I might go on a day when he is with his Daddy. Great pictures. Pen x #KCACOLS
Probably not Pen. I’d certainly do it by myself, you can get round much quicker and have regular stops along the way! Thank you for commenting.
This looks like so much fun. There was a thing at the South Bank centre where you could make your own dream jar. My 4yo loved it. I love all the unusual things like this that you can do in London.
Thank you for commenting Nicole. I wish we had seen that. I was half hoping to buy some jam jars for the girls to do something at home but we never quite got there. Such is the busy schedule of the holidays!
London is just amazing for finding things to do isn’t it.
This looks like such a fun trail. I am loving the idea and concept. Great photos, BTW!
#KCACOLS
Thanks Veronica!
As well you know, I am a small child in a 50 year old’s bod and would’ve loved this…..
There is always a trail to be done my sweet. There is no age barrier! x