Camps with arts & crafts in Connecticut

Ages 6–16 · $900/session

ASAP! Summer Camp is an arts-focused day camp held at Rumsey Hall School in Washington, CT, led by professional teaching artists across visual, culinary, and performing arts. The program has served the community for roughly 26 years and offers age-tiered tracks from grades 1–10.

As published: $900 base tuition; $100 early-registration discount before April 1; financial aid available (apply by June 1)

Ages 7–14

A morning arts camp at The Bushnell for ages 7-14 with three one-week sessions in July 2026. Teaching artists lead puppetry, sewing, visual arts, textiles, drumming, jewelry-making, yoga and music creation.

As published: Not published

Ages 3–18 · $350–$385/week

Audubon Sharon Summer Day Camp is a nature-based day camp run by the Sharon Audubon Center, serving children ages 3 through 12th grade on the Center's wildlife sanctuary grounds. It is directed by Camp Director Wendy Miller.

As published: "Tuition for each session is $350 per child per week." (2026); TRIP teen week $385; 4-day week $280

Ages 3–15

A farm day camp on the 120-acre Auer Farm using a STEAM curriculum with time in barns, gardens, a play forest, stream and trails. Groups run from Sprouts (ages 3-5) through a grades 9-10 Leadership program.

As published: Per week: Sprouts (half-day) $370; Young Farmers (K-5) $395; Explorers (6-8) $395; Leadership (9-10) $375. Dates for summer 2026 were not listed on the page

A coed traditional day camp at 104 Goose Green Road in northern Connecticut with aquatics, sports, outdoor adventure, and arts and sciences, weekly theme weeks and a CIT program. The 2026 schedule runs weekly sessions June 22 to August 14.

As published: 2026 early bird: 1 week $640, 2 weeks $1,245, 4 weeks $2,410, 8 weeks $4,225; before care or after care $85 per week, both $150; deposit $125 per week. The page also shows a second table with $500 early / $550 regular for one week, so confirm current tuition

A horse camp at Brushy Hill Farm, 15 Coachmans Drive, with a daily riding lesson, stable management, barn safety, horse care and first aid, grooming and tacking up, games, crafts and weekly demonstrations including a farrier visit. The farm says the camp has run for over 45 years and lists eleven 2026 weekly sessions from June 15 to August 28.

As published: 2026: $350 per camper per week; camp runs 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., extended or full-day options available on request (price not published); payment in full required to reserve dates

Ages 11–16

A freedom-of-choice performing and creative arts camp for ages 11–16 in the Berkshire foothills, offering 30+ non-competitive arts activities and income-based sliding-scale tuition (from roughly $9,275 for a 4-week session up to about $15,991 for 8 weeks at the top tier). Its distinguishing identity within this Connecticut set is being the one camp built entirely around an arts/no-sports model with staff described as "working artists and teachers."

As published: 2027 income-based tiered tuition (sliding scale): Tier 1 (highest income) Full Season (8 wk) $15,991, First/Second Session (4 wk) $9,275; scales down through Tier 6 ($0) based on household size/income disclosure. Pricing is per session (full season, half-season, or 6-week)

Ages 4–15

A nature-focused, tech-free day camp on more than 700 acres in Deep River with a private lake, low ropes course and a farm with animals. Programs include Seedlings (4-5), Main Camp (5-13), Scout Survival Camp (13-15) and a CIT program.

As published: Not published on the pages reached. Summer 2026 add-ons: morning or afternoon care $50 per week each; round-trip bus $70 per week from shoreline towns

Ages 6–12 · $480–$530/week

A full-day, week-long arts camp at a contemporary art museum in Ridgefield for children in grades 1 through 6. Campers tour the galleries and three-acre Sculpture Garden, then make art with a teaching artist and counselors, and each week ends with a Friday evening celebration for families. Museum members at the Family level or above receive a 10 percent discount.

As published: 2026: members (Family level and above) $480 per week, non-members $530 per week

Ages 5–18 · $425–$525/week

A Girl Scout summer day camp in Weston for campers entering kindergarten through grade 12, running six themed weeks in July and August. Activities include a daily swim in the on-site pool supervised by certified lifeguards, archery, outdoor cooking and survival skills. Bus routes and financial aid on request are listed.

As published: 2026 weekly rates range by week and fee tier: $425-$500 (weeks 1, 3, 4, 6) and $450-$525 (weeks 2 and 5); older campers in weeks 2 and 5 can join an overnight

A residential camp on Columbia Lake in Columbia, CT, with campers living in screened cabins and a daily program of swimming, boating, nature study and arts. A registered nurse lives on site each session.

As published: Not published (site links a "2027 Dates & Rates" page that could not be read)

Kindergarten to grade 6 (about ages 4–11)

A nature-focused weekly day camp on the Arboretum's 93 acres for students entering kindergarten through sixth grade, with themed weeks and hands-on STEAM activities. Eight sessions ran June 22 to August 14, 2026.

As published: 2026: $435 per week for members, $475 per week for non-members; extended hours (to 5 PM) $180 per week members, $200 non-members. Scholarships available

Ages 5–13 · $228–$386/week

Camp COMO is the state-licensed summer day camp of the Stonington Community Center (COMO), running 10 weeks of programming on a 16-acre campus for preschool through grade 7, with specialty options in arts, technology, and athletics.

As published: 2026 pricing: full day $321 (members) / $386 (non-members) per week; half-day $228 (members) / $293 (non-members) per week; $50 non-refundable deposit per week

A YMCA day camp on more than 80 acres at 15 Canton Road, serving the Farmington Valley with archery, bouldering, a climbing wall, swimming, arts and crafts, nature hikes, a low ropes course and a splash pad. Originally established in 1962 as Holiday Ridge Day Camp, it runs ten one-week sessions from June 15 to August 21 in 2026 and has units from grades 1-2 through grades 7-8 plus leader and counselor-in-training groups.

As published: 2026: $329 per 1-week session; $629 per 2-week session; pre-camp and/or morning bus $75 each or $125 for both per one-week session; post-camp and/or afternoon bus the same; YMCA family membership saves $10 off regular session prices; $75 non-refundable deposit per session

Ages 6–16 · $2,675–$13,230/session

A girls' sleepaway camp on Bantam Lake in the Litchfield Hills operating 70+ years, sister camp to the boys' Camp Awosting, serving ages 6–16 with lakefront classics (waterskiing, sailing) plus gymnastics, horseback riding, and a trip program for older campers. It sits in the same Litchfield-County cluster as Camp Mohawk and Camp Sloane, competing directly for the same "girls' overnight camp" search intent.

As published: 2027 total tuition per session: 1 Week Rookie $2,675 early bird; 8 Week (Full Season) $13,230 regular

Ages 7–14

Camp Claire is a non-profit, ACA-accredited, co-ed day and overnight camp on Hamburg Cove, operating for "over 100 years" (since 1916 per third-party listings), serving campers ages 7–14 in a cooperative-education, traditional-camping model.

As published: Not published (site directs visitors to a separate cost page)

Kindergarten to grade 4 (about ages 4–9)

The Town of Westport's day camp at Compo Beach for children entering grades K-4, with seven themed weeks from June 22 to August 7, 2026. Daily activities include arts and crafts, sports, games, STEM, yoga, playground and beach time, plus weekly special events and a field trip.

As published: $325 per camper per session; $260 for the four-day session June 29-July 2 (2026)

Ages 5–12

A free summer day camp on a 36-acre campus in Farmington for children ages 5 to 12 who live in the City of Hartford or the Town of East Hartford, which the camp says has served Hartford's children since 1894. Campers are bused from assigned stops and get breakfast and lunch. Daily programs include arts and crafts, nature, music and performing arts, swimming, sports, a computer lab and a LEGO STEM program.

As published: Free to eligible families. A one-time non-refundable application fee per child applies, and East Hartford campers pay a weekly fee (amounts not published); Care 4 Kids is accepted.

Ages 5–13

Camp Cutler is a YMCA of Greater Hartford day camp at the Hale YMCA in Putnam, serving grades K–7 (ages 5–12) with arts and crafts, STEM, literacy, sports, free daily swim lessons, and free breakfast/lunch through Putnam School Food Services. Staff complete over 40 hours of orientation before campers arrive.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing listed as "coming soon"); Y Vacation Days priced at $65/day (member) or $105/day (program participant)

Grades 1 to 7 (about ages 5–12)

A traditional full-day town camp for children who have completed grades K-6, with swim lessons, five program areas, special events and field trips, held at Gideon Welles School in summer 2026. A half-day Discovery Junior program (ages 4-6) and two Adventure Weeks of daily trips run alongside it.

As published: Not published on the camp page

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A state-licensed YMCA day camp at 97 Salmon Brook Street for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, with swimming, swim instruction, archery, a climbing wall, gaga, arts and crafts, nature adventures and field trips. The 2026 schedule ran ten themed weeks from June 16 to August 21; the page says 2027 pricing and registration are coming soon.

As published: Weekly camp price not shown on the current page (2027 pricing "coming soon"); Y vacation days listed at $85/day for members and $115/day for program participants; before and after care (7-9 am, 4-6 pm) included in camp price; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

Pre-K to grade 12 (about ages 3–17)

One-week June sessions at Greenwich Academy open to boys and girls entering pre-K through grade 12 from any school, offering enrichment and athletics programs. The 2026 weeks ran June 2-5 (athletics) and June 8 through June 25, with registration through CampMinder.

As published: Tuition ranges $300 to $725 (per program/week)

Kindergarten to grade 4 (about ages 4–9)

Greens Farms Academy's Camp GFA for rising K-4 students rotates campers through Art & Nature, Outdoor Games and STEAM periods. The school also runs summer academics and sports programs.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–15

A YMCA state-licensed day camp at 30 High Street for ages 5-11, with field trips, arts and crafts, archery, STEM, nature and sports, plus a separate teen camp for ages 12-15 that explores Connecticut attractions and does community service. It serves Andover, Colchester, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough and nearby towns, with 2026 weeks from June 22 to August 21.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon")

Ages 6–17 · $775–$4,790/session

A century-old (1920) YMCA camp on Cedar Lake offering both overnight and day camp for roughly 500+ campers a summer, per its own social media. It's a mainstream, broadly-programmed Y camp rather than a specialty one, with staff described as "well-trained" but no published ratio or detailed counselor credentials.

As published: 2027 per session: Day Camp 2-week $975/$875/$775 (tiers); Overnight 2-week $3195-$2695; Leadership 3-week up to $4790

An overnight summer camp at 127 Babcock Hill Road for campers with developmental disabilities or special needs, offering recreation and respite in two-week sessions across eight weeks. Campers and counselors bunk together in cabins, with swimming, boating, arts, music, performing arts and evening campfires.

As published: Not published (fees refer to a registration policies document)

Ages 5–13

A YMCA day camp at 11 Pinney Street for ages 5-13, with outdoor time in a wooded wetland nature preserve, archery, a low ropes course, swimming and swim instruction, arts, music, drama and STEM, plus weekly guests and field trips. Camp runs 9 am to 3:30 pm and 2026 weekly themes are posted; 2027 pricing is coming soon.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon"); $20 per week per child deposit at registration; early and late care available for an additional cost; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

Ages 5–16 · $2,674–$4,849/session

A traditional YMCA sleepaway and day camp on a 560-acre property with a private lake in the Litchfield Hills, founded in 1901 and now over 125 years old — one of the older, larger-footprint YMCA camps in the state. It runs two-week sleepaway sessions, day-camp weeks, and an equestrian/ranch program, and is the only camp in this Connecticut set that publishes an explicit staff-to-camper ratio (1:4), signaling a supervision-focused pitch to parents.

As published: 2027 Tier 1-3 per 2-week session: sleepaway $3,349/$2,999/$2,674; 4-week LIT up to $4,849

Ages 5–16 · $1,165–$12,655/session

Connecticut's self-described "premier Jewish summer camp," a co-ed overnight and day camp in Madison with tiered early-bird/regular pricing running from about $5,285 for a mini-session up to roughly $12,655 for the full summer, framed by the camp as "all-inclusive." It fills a clear niche as the state's main dedicated Jewish overnight-camp option.

As published: 2026 per-session pricing (early bird / regular): Full Summer (6/27–8/15) $12,305 / $12,655; Session 1 (6/27–7/25) $8,500 / $8,700; Session 2 (7/25–8/15) $7,090 / $7,240; Mini Session 1 (6/27–7/11) & Mini Session 2 (7/25–8/8) $5,285 / $5,385. Camp states rates are "all-inclusive"

Six weeks of themed, week-long museum camps in the galleries at the Mattatuck Museum, with free before and after care. The 2026 camp was reported full.

As published: 2026: $210 general, $205 members, $105 Kids Adventure Passholders per week (9:30 AM to 3:30 PM)

Ages 5–16 · $540–$620/week

A traditional YMCA summer day camp on the Mahackeno Outdoor Center campus for campers entering kindergarten through grade 10. Campers are grouped in cabins by grade and each of nine weeks has a theme, such as Color Wars, Amazing Race and Shipwrecked and Soaked. Staff are described as going through rigorous training.

As published: 2027 weeks 1-9: members $540 per week, community members $620 per week; one-time $60 registration fee and $50 per week deposit; pre-camp care $125 per week, post-camp care $250 per week

Ages 4–15 · $257–$328/week

Camp Mansfield is a traditional outdoor day camp run by the Town of Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department for campers age 4 1/2 to 15. It is held on the grounds of Mansfield Middle School, Schoolhouse Brook Park and Bicentennial Pond, with groups set by the grade a camper enters in the fall. The camp states that staff are certified in First Aid, CPR and AED and that it has a campers-with-special-needs inclusion process.

As published: 2026 full-week resident rates: Explorers (grades K-6) $257, Adventurers (grades 7-9) $318; non-resident rates $267 and $328. Shorter first weeks, KinderCamp half days and optional Camp Care cost extra or less.

Ages 3–5

A first-camp experience held at the New Canaan YMCA for children ages 3-5 (pre-K, potty-trained), with creative learning, swimming lessons, music, arts and crafts, Bouncing Bears gymnastics and theme weeks. 2026 ran in three two-week sessions; the page noted it had reached capacity and had a waitlist.

As published: Not published on the web pages (rates are in a brochure PDF)

A 10-week summer arts program at MoCA\CT for children ages 4 and up, with painting, sculpture and mixed media guided by professional teaching artists. The site says registration for 2027 opens January 2027.

As published: 2026: $600 full day (9 AM-3 PM), $400 half day (9 AM-12:30 PM) per week; 2027 not yet published

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A YMCA day camp for children in grades K-8 held at Mayberry Elementary School, with weekly themes, field trips, specialty camps, sports and STEAM activities. The 2026 season ran nine weeks from June 15 to August 14; 2027 pricing and registration are listed as coming soon.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon"); camp day 9 am to 4 pm with before and after care 7-9 am and 4-6 pm; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

Ages 5–15

A traditional YMCA state-licensed day camp held at Hanmer Elementary School for ages 5-15, with a weekly theme, arts and crafts, sports, nature, STEM, field trips and special guests. Morning and afternoon care is provided at no additional cost; 2026 weekly themes are posted and 2027 pricing is coming soon.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon"); AM and PM care included at no extra cost