Grandparents play for FREE all week!

Whether you’re known as Mom-mom, Pop-pop, Nana, or Grandpa, you’ll enjoy free admission when you bring the grandkids during Grandparents’ Week at the DCM.

Special hands-on, multi-generational programs during the event include racing around the DCM Speedway, investigating why some fruits float and some don’t, and exploring the life cycle of butterflies.

Grandparents receive free general admission with paid children’s admission. (Not valid with other discounts, group visits, or birthday parties.)

If you wish to share this event with another family, you can download an event flyer here.

Grandparents' Week is sponsored by:

Fidelity Investments and Delaware College Investment Plan

Saturday, September 8—

Opening Weekend--

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)
Use bingo daubers to paint circle art, create lots of bubbles from different objects, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"Try Science: Be an Ecologist" (11am-12pm and 1-2pm)
Explore ecology, utilize the power of the water cycle, and discover the wonders of Earth's most vital natural resource through water play. Plant some seeds (future plants), travel on an imaginative journey as water molecules, and investigate the many roles that water plays in your own environment and throughout the planet.

"Red Light/Green Light" (11-11:30am and 1-1:30pm)
Learn all about the rules of the road, and then play a wheeled version of the classic stop-and-go game.

Sunday, September 9—

Opening Weekend--

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)
Use bingo daubers to paint circle art, create lots of bubbles from different objects, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"Try Science: Be an Ecologist" (11am-12pm and 1-2pm)
Explore ecology, utilize the power of the water cycle, and discover the wonders of Earth's most vital natural resource through water play. Plant some seeds (future plants), travel on an imaginative journey as water molecules, and investigate the many roles that water plays in your own environment and throughout the planet.

"Red Light/Green Light" (11-11:30am and 1-1:30pm)
Learn all about the rules of the road, and then play a wheeled version of the classic stop-and-go game.

Monday, September 10—

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)

Touch and squeeze all sorts of things that squish, paint on the easels, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Grand Adventures Preview: Why Does Fruit Float?" (11-11:30am)
Get a sneak peek at the DCM's fun, new kitchen-science activities for grandparents and grandkids, explore why some objects (and food!) float, and make an orange-peel boat together.

Tuesday, September 11—

[Election Day; the DCM is open 9am-4:30pm]

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)

Touch and squeeze all sorts of things that squish, paint on the easels, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Grand Adventures Preview: Why Does Fruit Float?" (11-11:30am)
Get a sneak peek at the DCM's fun, new kitchen-science activities for grandparents and grandkids, explore why some objects (and food!) float, and make an orange-peel boat together.

Wednesday, September 12—

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)

Touch and squeeze all sorts of things that squish, paint on the easels, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Grand Adventures Preview: Why Does Fruit Float?" (11-11:30am)
Get a sneak peek at the DCM's fun, new kitchen-science activities for grandparents and grandkids, explore why some objects (and food!) float, and make an orange-peel boat together.

Thursday, September 13—

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)

Touch and squeeze all sorts of things that squish, paint on the easels, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Grand Adventures Preview: Why Does Fruit Float?" (11-11:30am)
Get a sneak peek at the DCM's fun, new kitchen-science activities for grandparents and grandkids, explore why some objects (and food!) float, and make an orange-peel boat together.

Friday, September 14—

"Open Studio" (10am-3pm)

Touch and squeeze all sorts of things that squish, paint on the easels, draw on the big chalkboard, and share a book with friends and family.

"DCM Speedway" (10am-12pm and 1-3pm)

Lean into the bank, gun it out of the corner, and zoom past the other drivers on your incredible Roller Racer®. Experience the physics of lateral friction, force, and torque firsthand as you move the handlebars from side to side, propelling yourself around the racetrack. For miniature racing fun, stop by the Pit Row and explore how fast you can make toy cars can go when you use the mechanical advantage of inclines!

"Monarchs, Migration, and Milkweed" (11-11:30am)
Come discover the mystery of the monarch butterfly in a multimedia experience with video, books, and other resources. Find out about the monarch's life cycle, migratory patterns, and favorite poisonous plant: milkweed!  

Grandparents' Week is sponsored by:

Fidelity Investments and Delaware College Investment Plan

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