Efteling vs Duinrell vs Slagharen: Which Park for Which Age?
Three theme parks, three very different days out, and one question every Dutch parent as…
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Three theme parks, three very different days out, and one question every Dutch parent as…
Renting a car to show the kids more of the Netherlands sounds sensible until you’re circ…
Somewhere around February, when it’s been grey for three weeks straight and the kids hav…
Every region of the Netherlands has at least one pool built with kids in mind, wave mach…
Sooner or later, another parent at pickup will ask whether your child “has their diploma…
Rotterdam gets skipped by a lot of Amsterdam families because it’s an hour away and does…
Haarlem is close enough to Amsterdam for a half-day trip, but it doesn’t feel like a sma…
Friday morning, and the weekend still needs a plan. Here is what is on for families in a…
When the weather turns and the kids still have a full tank of energy, a trampoline park…
Anyone who has taken a one-year-old into a regular indoor playground knows the problem…
Mid-November, the Sinterklaas arrival parade takes over one Dutch city on national telev…
Somewhere around late October, you’ll notice speculaas biscuits stacking up in the super…
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October brings the autumn break, pumpkins and Halloween, plus plenty of indoor culture for rainy days. Cinekid turns…
September is packed with brilliant family days across the Netherlands. Climb aboard ships during Rotterdam’s Wereldhavendagen, see enormous…
The parents' checklist for Dutch holiday camps: the school-break calendar, day camp versus sleepover by age, twelve things…
Forty family days out across the Netherlands: Amsterdam and surroundings, Utrecht and Flevoland, the North Holland coast, and…
