Steve & Kate's Camp - Hartford
Watkinson School, 180 Bloomfield Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
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Steve & Kate's Camp - Hartford offers a wide range of activities, including stop-motion animation, sewing, coding, film, robotics, baking, and a Tinker Lab with arts and crafts, custom maker packs, and 3D pens. Campers can also take part in virtual reality experiences, interactive art apps, tabletop games, building marble mazes and forts, and reading from a thoughtfully stocked bookshelf. The program includes long-standing traditions and games such as Find Chuckie, Friday Pie-Day with a whipped cream pie to the face, Sports & Rec with classic sports and made-up games, a go-kart experience, weekly specials like a giant inflatable, musical performance, movement workshop, or popup petting zoo, as well as water play with water tag, inflatable slip n’ slides, and a giant sprinkler.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 15–Aug 14, 8:00am–6:00pm, closed July 3
• Price: All-inclusive rates that cover all camp hours (8:00am–6:00pm), snacks and lunch, and any activities that interest the child
Steve & Kate’s Camp has been operating since 1980. The Hartford camp is led by a director named Mellany. The camp is designed for children entering PreK through 7th grade, and all campers must be fully toilet trained, able to speak up for their needs, and able to get through the camp day without a nap. Campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long. Parents can buy any number of days and send their child to camp on any day during the season, with drop-off and pick-up allowed at any time during camp hours. The program includes meals and snacks, and offers automatic full refunds for unused purchased Day Passes and partial refunds for underused Summer Passes at summer’s end. All-inclusive rates cover camp hours from 8:00am–6:00pm, snacks and lunch, and all listed activities. Additional state-required paperwork must be submitted for every child before their first day of camp. As it gets closer to summer, registered families receive a link to a virtual camp orientation with details on local drop-off and pick-up procedures, daily check-in and check-out, what to bring, and other camp information. Watkinson School camp spaces used by the program are ADA accessible, and Watkinson School enrollment information is available at https://watkinson.org/. Weekly bounce house access is offered during specified weeks.
The camp’s stated mission is to give kids freedom in the summer after a school year of rigid structure, with campers choosing their own activities, companions, and time spent on each option. Testimonials describe the camp in various ways, including comments from Andrew Stanton, director of WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory, and coverage from Apple’s Hot News, Variety magazine, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.
Last updated April 30, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 15–Aug 14, 8:00am–6:00pm, closed July 3
• Price: All-inclusive rates that cover all camp hours (8:00am–6:00pm), snacks and lunch, and any activities that interest the child
Steve & Kate’s Camp has been operating since 1980. The Hartford camp is led by a director named Mellany. The camp is designed for children entering PreK through 7th grade, and all campers must be fully toilet trained, able to speak up for their needs, and able to get through the camp day without a nap. Campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long. Parents can buy any number of days and send their child to camp on any day during the season, with drop-off and pick-up allowed at any time during camp hours. The program includes meals and snacks, and offers automatic full refunds for unused purchased Day Passes and partial refunds for underused Summer Passes at summer’s end. All-inclusive rates cover camp hours from 8:00am–6:00pm, snacks and lunch, and all listed activities. Additional state-required paperwork must be submitted for every child before their first day of camp. As it gets closer to summer, registered families receive a link to a virtual camp orientation with details on local drop-off and pick-up procedures, daily check-in and check-out, what to bring, and other camp information. Watkinson School camp spaces used by the program are ADA accessible, and Watkinson School enrollment information is available at https://watkinson.org/. Weekly bounce house access is offered during specified weeks.
The camp’s stated mission is to give kids freedom in the summer after a school year of rigid structure, with campers choosing their own activities, companions, and time spent on each option. Testimonials describe the camp in various ways, including comments from Andrew Stanton, director of WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory, and coverage from Apple’s Hot News, Variety magazine, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.
Last updated April 30, 2026.