Summer Camps for ages 6–7 in Birmingham.
19 camps in Birmingham accept ages 6–7. Median week: $50; range $50–$225.
By 6–7, Birmingham 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 19 camps
- Hunt-Almont Park Sports Center · Hunt-Almont Park · Ages 7–14
- J Camp · Levite Jewish Community Center · Ages 5–13 · $1049/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Central Park · Central Park · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Ensley · Ensley · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - East Pinson Valley · East Pinson Valley · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Fountain Heights · Fountain Heights · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Don Hawkins · Don Hawkins · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Inglenook · Inglenook · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - M.L. King · M.L. King · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - McAlpine · McAlpine · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Memorial · Memorial · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - North Birmingham · North Birmingham · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Birmingham Park & Recreation Kids Summer Camp - Roosevelt · Roosevelt · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- Kids Summer Camp · Central Park, Ensley, East Pinson Valley, Fountain Heights, Don Hawkins, Inglenook, M.L. King, McAlpine, Memorial, North Birmingham, Roosevelt · Ages 5–12 · $50/week
- First Note Strings Program Violin/Viola Camp (Beginner) · Alabama School of Fine Arts · Ages 6–10 · $225/week
- Space One Eleven Summer Art Camp · Space One Eleven, 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 · Ages 5–14 · $320/week
- Space One Eleven Summer Art Camp · Space One Eleven, 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 · Ages 7–14 · $275/week
- Summer Art Camp · Space One Eleven, 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 · Ages 7–14 · $275/week
- Space One Eleven Summer Art Camp · Space One Eleven, 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 · Ages 5–14 · $545/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.