Throughout most of July and until the end of August, the BFG Trail can be visited across London. The BFG Trail is a charity art sculpture trail to celebrate the release of the film 'The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant)', based on a children's book by Roald Dahl. The sculpture trail features "dream jars", which are an integral part of the film where the giant character captures dreams inside the jars. The charity trail aims to raise money for 'Save the Children' charity when the sculptures are auctioned off later in the year. A similar charity trail was held for the 'Paddington Bear' film at the end of 2014. The jars are located across the city and have been designed by several famous names. These include Stephen Hawking, Steven Spielberg, Buzz Aldrin, Cara Delevingne, Helen Mirren, Graham Norton, the Duchess of Cornwall, Maisie Williams, Niall Horan, Richard Branson, Naomi Campbell, the mayor of London, Simon Cowell, Zoella and many others.
Ship of dreams - Ben Ainslie
I discovered most of the dream jars in one day and then spent another evening finishing up the ones that I missed. Not all of the jars were on display when I visited at the end of July. I discovered some unique ones with the play on 'dreams'. Some included ships in a bottle, and one featured a solid bar of gold. Others feature real aspirations, such as winning at sport or becoming a singer. Others featured dreams in quirky dream states or near-nightmares, and others were used for social awareness. I've only included a selection of the dream jars below.
We all dream of ice cream - Erin O'Connor
Enchanted forest - Naomi Campbell
Dream of England - Helen Mirren
Happy jumble of life - Sophie Dahl
Dreams are as precious as gold - Harrods
On the wings of a dream - Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing
Dream on - Henry Holland
Read - Duchess of Cornwall; Innocence - Countess of Wessex; Mayor of dreamland - Robert Davis; Dreamy Dreaming Dreams Dog - Robert Bradford
Sweet dreams - Steven Spielberg
Dream Big - Romero Britto
Healthy start, happier lives - RB
For the love of the hedgehog - Zoella
Safe - Ryan McElhinney
Penny for your thoughts - Jane Morgan
A stitch in time saves nine - Jenny Packham
Totem Pole - Nadiya Hussain; Reach for the stars - Richard Branson; The heart takes over - David Wier; City of dreams (mayor of London Sadiq Kahn)
The BFG dream jar trail will only be on display until the 31st of August, so hurry if you want to see them as there's not too much time left.
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