Welcome to the Macaroni Kid 2014 Summer Camp & Activities Guide! Check here often as well as on my Facebook page for pdates and special offers. If you’d like to include your camp or summer program, please email me.
Animal Embassy, Stamford
For Grades K-2 and 3-5: Perfect for any nature lover to help develop a deeper appreciation for exotic animals, as well as for our local wildlife and habitats. With access to over 100 rescued and adopted exotic animals residing in our public exhibit, as well as to the beautiful property of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center and surrounding woodland preserve.
For Grades 6-9 - Perfect for any child with a fascination of the Earth, an interest in animal husbandry, or in future careers in veterinary science, education or zoology. With our ever growing collection of rescued and adopted animals, children will have access to an amazing assemblage of creatures, representing diverse species and ecosystems. For info, visit online or call 203.655.5404.
Camp Playland, New Canaan & Redding
Camp Playland is located on 18 beautifully wooded acres in New Canaan. Owned and directed by the Bloom Family since 1957, Playland is a traditional summer day camp for boys and girls ages 3-14. Activities include swimming in our three heated pools, athletics, archery, boating, fishing, ropes courses, golf, karate, arts & crafts, theater, science, and more! Transportation and lunch is provided in Fairfield County. Call (203) 966-2937 or email to make an appointment to visit.
Camp Invention, Darien and Westport
Camp Invention is an amazing weeklong summer adventure where elementary students will brainstorm, create and invent without limits! Children will use real tools, circuits and materials from the Inventor Supply Room to build original prototypes. They also might take apart electronics to construct an epic, insect-themed pinball machine or create a multi-step invention to solve a challenge. Children will find inspiration from inventors. Save $25 if you register by March 28 or $15 if you register between March 29 and May 15. For more information or to register please visit online or call 800.968.4332.
Challenge camp, Westchester, NY
The Challenge Camp is celebrating its 34th year of offering summer enrichment learning opportunities for children aged 4-14 to realize their intellectual and personal potential. Challenge Camp is an ACA accredited camp located in Rye, New York on 18 picturesque acres. We offer over 100 courses ranging from architecture to chess to cooking to magic to model rocketry to video production and many options in between. There are also sports options as part of the Afternoon Challenge. We also offer bus transportation, early drop-off /extended day, or Kosher lunch options. Please visit online or call 914-779-6024.
Chelsea Piers Connecticut, Stamford
Chelsea Piers offers a variety of unique summer sports camps. More than 20 different sports camps will be available, ranging from half-day programs for preschool-aged children, to full-day developmental and elite level camps, to two sport combo camps and advanced power and pre-season training camps. A swimming/gymnastics combo camp joins the popular combo camp offerings. Two new preschool camps in swimming and tennis have been added. Aquatics has added a two-week competitive swim camp. Multi-sport campers can add water polo.
CPCT summer camps will include some of the best coaching in the world – all under one roof. Soccer phenomenon Kristine Lilly will return for the Kristine Lilly Soccer Academy, a one-week full-day camp for boys and girls ages 7-13. For more information, call 203.989.1000 or visit online.
Connecticut Friends School Summer Camp, Wilton
For young children, nurturing and experienced early childhood educators provide a fun, relaxed environment where children can make mud pies, build towers, read books, sing songs, splash in the water table, run through the sprinkler or just enjoy the summer with their friends.
For Children in Grades 1 – 4, Community-building games, arts and crafts, and outdoor activities. Daily trips to museums, zoos, sporting locations or swimming Camp is from 9 – 3 daily.
For Children in Grades 5 – 8, Blend of outdoor adventure and cultural field trips, as well as community service, science and art activities. 8:30 – 4:30 daily. Call 203-762-9860 or email for more info.
Downunder, Rowayton and Westport
Summer PaddleFit Camp for Kids Ages 6-9 and Teens - A week long program that teaches and develops paddling skills through a fitness program that is challenging, entertaining, and fun. Activities include paddle board polo, relays, sprints, and games. Includes longer paddles to places such as the Fish Dam upriver past Westport Center, and downriver to Cockenoe Island, the opportunity to try racing and demo a wide variety of Downunder's boards. Call 203-956-6217 or visit online.
Earthplace, Westport
At Earthplace, we use our 62-acre wildlife sanctuary for exploration, fun and learning. Frogs, tadpoles, butterflies, deer, turtles, salamanders, snakes, hawks, turkeys, and groundhogs are among the many wild animals students might see while enjoying our sanctuary.
Each week at camp your child will participate in a variety of activities including trail walks, animal encounters, a visit to the pond, arts and crafts, camp sing-a-long, playground time, and more. Older campers will also enjoy theater, field games, archery and outdoor living. Call 203-557-4400.
Great Play, Stamford
Our Summer Camps combine hours of fun and play with significant developmental value! We include instruction in motor skills and introductory sport skills, plus tumbling, balancing, rhythm, obstacle courses, climbing, plenty of free play time and running around, and guaranteed smiles throughout the camp! No two camps are the same -- we have developed a unique curriculum for each camp, drawing from our extensive collection of fun, educational activities. Each week also includes a party day.
And most importantly, our camps are led by the same full-time, highly trained, professional staff that leads our classes and parties. Great discounts on sibling and multi-week packages. Snack served. For more information, visit online or call 203.921.1165.
I.S.T. Sports, Norwalk and Westport
Sports training clinics and camps for all ages. From their Pre-K Summer Intro to Sports Clinic to their Flag Football Camp featuring Chad Upshaw for grades entering 1-7, these clinics focus on the young athlete learning to control their bodies and learning the correct fundamentals in multiple sports. Visit online for times and information, or email Glen Katz at istkatz22@yahoo.com.
Kidville, Westport
Children 18 months to 5 years are invited to join us from May to August at Camp Kidville where fun meets creativity!
Camp is scheduled in 2, 8, 12, and 16-week increments and runs from the week of May 12th through the week of August 25th. Limited Time Offer: Sign up for Camp Kidville by March 28th and get 25% off your purchase! Call us at (203) 955-1580 or email us and mention this offer by March 28th to take advantage of this exclusive offer.
Peak Performance, Stamford, Norwalk and Westport
For kids ages 4-12, this camp offers a combination of traditional sports games like floor hockey, soccer, basketball, flag football, handball, wiffleball, physical education activities such as tag games, pinball, battleship, virtual space tag, north south, and various cooperative games. Children are divided by age into small groups and will participate in developmentally appropriate activities for their groups. Generally the groups contain children of no more than a year apart and we do our best to maintain an 8:1 ratio of campers to coaches. For more information visit online, call 203-943-9598.
Sydney Johnson Basketball Camp, Fairfield
Fairfield University Men's Basketball Coach Sydney Johnson will conduct his annual boys basketball camp this summer, offering three sessions on the University's campus. Two sessions will take place during the month of July and one session will be held in August. The camp is for boys who are six years old to entering the ninth grade. The day runs from 9 am to 3 pm with the exception of Fridays when camp dismisses at noon.
For more information or to register for one of the three camp sessions, please contact Kyle Koncz at 203-254-4000, ext. 2791 or kkoncz@fairfield.edu. Call for their EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
Wakeman Town Farm, Westport
Staples Enviormental Studies teacher and Farm Steward Mike Aitkenhead, have planned age-appropriate programs for kids K-5, middle school and high school. The groups will learn about sustainable farming through planning, planting and caring for an organic garden, feeding and caring for animals, and understanding the science behind raising a successful garden using both modern and time-honored technologies. Younger kids will delight in games, crafts, and food preparation using veggies straight from the gardens and older kids (apprentices) will get their hands dirty working on more challenging independent projects, which incorporate building, science and environmental studies, as well as the joys of spending time outdoors. Registration opens March 10. Call 203 557-9195 or visit online.
Westport Arts Center, Westport
With 10 camps in the mornings and afternoons for ages 4 to 12 from June to August, children can get creative in camps that will have them exploring new materials, techniques, and styles. Campers will make art inspired by the beach, animals, and world cultures. WAC has brought back many of its most popular camps, including LEGO Art and Experimental Materials, each with all new projects. For more information, visit online or call them at 203.222.7070.
Also check out…
Parks & Rec for Westport, Greenwich, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, New Canaan, Weston, Wilton
Continuing Ed for Westport, Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk Community College, Stamford, Wilton
YMCAs of Wilton, Greenwich, Darien, Westport/Weston, Stamford, New Canaan
