Kid’s Camp on the Farm

We love hosting our week-long Nature-Based Kid’s Camp every August for kids ages 6-11! Our campers have fun working on creative projects while learning about topics such as vegetables, gardening, birds, and more from our talented instructors!

Farmer Jill with campers and volunteers at Farm Camp in Bethel CT

Parents comment that this is different from any other camp that their children have been to.

It’s not over-structured, there is no technology.
Just animals, plants, dirt, bugs and FUN.

We had new and returning campers this past August. It’s amazing to watch the older kids showing the newer ones the ropes. From petting and caring for a Crested Pekin duck, to using hammers and sandpaper to build, there were projects galore. We made concrete mushrooms for the garden, looms out of cardboard to knit, and wood-burned keepsakes. 

The most rewarding activity is teaching about and harvesting vegetables. The kids washed and prepped them all and then shared meal on the last day. And, as if that weren’t enough, they made pickles, and even set up their own farm stand where they learn to make change.

Campers ages 6-11 learn new skills like how to use a hammer and nails at Farm Camp
Campers ages 6-11 learn new skills and get to play at the nature based Farm camp

“Spending time at the farm—caring for animals, being outdoors, getting her hands in the dirt, learning, creating, and simply slowing down, has given our daughter joy, confidence, connection, and a safe place to just be a kid. If you’re looking for something truly meaningful for your children, I can’t recommend On The Way Farm Camp enough.

Thank you, Farmer Jill, for investing in our community and for loving these kids so well!”

— Tara H.

A woman holding a black chicken while children peting it outdoors near a wooden shed and grass.
A young boy wearing a Baltimore Ravens cap and red shirt harvesting vegetables in a garden with green plants and a wooden basket.
Children and an older woman at a tie-dye activity in an outdoor setting, holding colorful tie-dye fabric and smiling.
A young girl in a pink tank top and gray shorts is holding a handful of freshly dug potatoes in a garden. She is wearing a colorful headband and blue gardening gloves. Another person, partially visible, is kneeling in front of her, wearing a gray t-s
Young boy with curly hair holding a tied-dye T-shirt outdoors.
Children engaged in an outdoor arts and crafts activity at a wooden table, with various art supplies and colorful flower drawings on paper.
Children exploring a garden with tomatoes, some standing and some crouching, with a girl in a navy jacket and rain boots, and a girl with a fluffy black dog wearing a red checkered headband.
Colorful tie-dye clothes hanging on a clothesline outside a wooden porch.
A young girl wearing glasses and a yellow hair clip is using a hammer to work on a wooden structure outside, with a man supervising nearby.
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