Summer Camps for ages 6–7 in Ottawa.
16 camps in Ottawa accept ages 6–7. Median week: $380; range $350–$420.
By 6–7, Ottawa kids handle longer days and a wider activity menu — sports skills, basic STEM, beginner arts. The split that matters now is "structured curriculum" (a real instructor teaches a real thing for the week) vs. "supervised play" (counselors run rotations of mostly free activities). Both work; they're priced differently and parents should know which one they're buying.
Top 16 camps
- Soloway JCC Ottawa – Day Camp · Ottawa West · Ages 2–10 · $570/week
- Soloway JCC Ottawa – Senior Friends (Ages 6-7) · Ottawa West · Ages 6–7 · $570/week
- Art Adventure (Ages 6–10) · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–10 · $380/week
- Nature and Art (Ages 6–10) · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–10 · $380/week
- National Gallery of Canada Art Adventure Camp · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–13 · $380/week
- National Gallery of Canada Nature and Art Camp · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–10 · $380/week
- Diefenbunker Spy Camp · Ottawa · Ages 5–17
- Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Summer School · Various OCDSB Schools · Ages 5–18
- Music and Aviation Summer Camp · Canada Aviation and Space Museum · Ages 5–12 · $350/week
- Ottawa Art Gallery Summer Camp | Art & About · Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON K1N 0C5 · Ages 6–12 · $325/week
- Art Adventure · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–10 · $380/week
- City of Ottawa - Summer Fun · Roch Carrier Elementary School · Ages 6–14
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Summer Camps · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $420/week
- Fun at the Farm Camp · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $300/week
- Farm Adventurers Camp · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $420/week
- Junior Farmer Camp · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 7–10 · $270/week
↘ What to look for
For specialty camps, ask what the kid will leave with — a finished project, a measurable skill, a t-shirt? For traditional day camps, ask the daily schedule and whether siblings can be grouped. Extended care matters at this age — many work-day-shaped families need 8am–6pm, and not every camp covers it.