Summer Camp
at Holiday Brook Farm
Holiday Brook Farm welcomes children (grades 1-3) to experience hands-on learning and creativity on our working farm. Children will spend the mornings playing and learning with camp counselors and farmers about daily life on a farm. Campers will enjoy activities such as egg collecting, animal feeding and care, as well as harvesting vegetables, seeding, and plant care in the gardens and greenhouses. Afternoons will be spent connecting to nature through hikes, outdoor yoga, nature-based crafting, landscape art, dance, and water play. Campers will gain skills, independence and friendships while participating as an active member of our farm community.
General Information
Camp sessions last for one week, Monday-Friday, and run from 9am-3pm.
Session 1: July 8-12
Session 2: July 15-19
Session 3: July 22-26
Weekly rate per camper is $400 with a 10% sibling discount off the total rate.
Complete and submit a brief application for your child(ren). You will receive an acceptance letter containing additional forms and payment information to be submitted before the start of your child’s camp session(s). Campers are selected on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited.
Lunch is not provided. Campers are responsible for a snack, lunch, and a re-usable water bottle for each day.
Mornings on the Farm
Campers will spend each morning taking part in daily tasks on the farm. Each day will focus on a different area of farm life, including:
Animal Care and feeding in our barn housing goats, chickens, sheep and rabbits (to name a few)
Learning about the importance of our many greenhouses while seeding and caring for plants
Engaging with the soil and plant life in our vegetable gardens through harvesting, weeding, and planting
Afternoons on the Farm
Campers will spend the afternoon enjoying outdoor movement, art and creativity, and lots of water play and game time. Activities include:
Guided hikes through some of Holiday Brook Farm’s many trails
Dance led by Olivia Kick-Nalepa, a student at the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Yoga led by a certified yoga instructor
Water play in a nearby (ankle deep) stream, and sprinkler fun
Art every day!
Daily Itinerary
8:45-9:00 Drop-off
9-9:30 Opening circle and game
9:30-10:45 Fun on the Farm
10:45-11:30 Game Time
11:30-12 Lunch
12:00-1:15 Art and Creativity
1:15-2:00 Outdoor Movement
2:00-2:45 Game Time
2:45-3:00 Closing Circle
3:00 Pick up
F is for Farm Olympics Friday!
Each Friday we close our summer camp session with day of fun on the farm we like to call ‘Farm Olympics’. Campers will stretch their legs through a hay bale obstacle course, traverse the field in a egg and spoon race, flex their muscles in a friendly game of tug-of war, and much, much more!
Crane Museum of Papermaking at Holiday Brook Farm
The Crane Museum of Papermaking will be calling Holiday Brook Farm home for a select number of dates this summer. Campers will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to take a private, guided tour of the museum and participate in a hands-on paper making activity.