This summer Cartoon Network invites kids across the UK to help build a giant alien (Bloxx) out of plastic bricks and break a Guinness World Record for the greatest number of participants.
'Bloxx' is one of 10 new featured aliens in the brand new series of hit show Ben 10: Omniverse, which premieres on the network on 6th Oct this autumn.
The Alien World Record challenge runs through the summer holidays visiting nine busy UK shopping centres. Participants can bring their own plastic brick (Cobi or Lego) to place on the giant sculpture or choose a brick from the existing selection at the event. The tour kicks off in Glasgow on 4th August at St Enoch's shopping centre, where the first bricks will be added by local families.
And former GMTV and Daybreak weather presenter, Kirsty McCabe, is launching the world record atempt in Glasgow on Saturday 4th August. She talks to FemaleFirst on why she got involved, what it's like being a mum and her high street fashion choices.
You listed a coat from Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen as a 'favourite' on your website. Would you say you're quite a fashion conscious mum – what are your favourite brands?
“I'm not that label conscious. Occasionally if I get given a present that's a designer label I think 'ooh that's really nice', but I actually tend to be more of a high-street person and I'm not bothered about labels. That coat – because it was made in Denmark is AMAZING at keeping you warm.
“We had such a cold winter and none of the jackets I bought in the UK quite did it, obviously Danish people are a little bit more used to the bad weather and I actually have a pair of welly boots from them as well.
“I shop at local shopping malls, places like Dorothy Perkins, a bit of Topshop and Next is really good too. I quite like doing online shopping - that's the other secret with childcare - buy a lot of stuff online because it saves a lot of time. With the grocery shopping - that's always an online thing for me these days.”
You are a qualified aviation forecaster – are we actually going to get any sun for more than a few days this year?
"Unfortunately the problem with weather forecasting is that I tend to read the forecast on the next few days because once you look further ahead there's a lot of uncertainty. At the moment I don't see anything amazing other than a few good days here and there. If I could just control the weather - that's my next step - I'd make it better!"
Can you give us a few tips on how our readers can make the best of the sunny days that we will get – what sort of things do you do as a family in your spare time?
“Last weekend was a nice example because it was so hot and sunny that we were just out in the back garden and we had the paddling pool up with some water in it to keep a little bit cool. Also, I insisted on buying a gazebo the other day in case of showers but in this case we didn't need it; it was for shade so it was lovely. We were sat with lots of toys out and we had friends over and had a nice barbecue, basically just chilling at home and it was really nice.
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