Hagley Creek Kids
Innovation on the Brandywine

Discover the innovative technological advances the DuPont company made throughout their history! The first Creek Kids event of the summer will focus on the science and technology of DuPont, from gunpowder to nitrocellulose to polymers. Families can try hands-on science experiments, crafts, and activities throughout the afternoon.

All-Day Activities:

Start in the Visitor Center and head up to the third floor for a scavenger hunt about the DuPont Company.

Next, head to the Power Plant to learn about Innovative Packaging, how Duco paint is like nail polish, and how to make your own slime!

Farther along the path you can write a secret message on Teflon tape, eat a jiggly polymer, and learn about the importance of safety.

In the Wheelwright Shop, you can launch your own bottle rocket and make your own pinwheel!

A bit farther along the path you can make and eat a “gunpowder” chocolate truffle and build a push cart.

Or you can explore on your own!

Check out all of the different activities the Creek Kids are doing today:

Scavenger Hunt Visitor Center
Third Floor

Innovative Packaging
Power Plant

Cellophane Stained Glass
Power Plant

Duco Nail polish
Power Plant

Slime
Power Plant

Pinwheel Turbines
Wheelwright Shop

Bottle Rockets
Wheelwright Shop

Teflon Secret Messages
Near Millwright Shop

Eat a Polymer
Near Millwright Shop

“Gunpowder” Chocolate Truffles
Near Press House

Build a Push Cart
Near Press House