by Weekend RoundUp Team | Featured, Newsletter
Hello Reader, We hope you and your family had a lovely herfstvakantie and that the return to school has gone smoothly today. We’re popping into your inbox with one very good reason: Amsterdam Mamas Spooktacular is happening this Saturday, 24 October! There is...
by Audrey Coggins | Autumn, Children, Cultural Holidays, Featured, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Sint Maarten? And that’s different from Sinterklaas? And Halloween? Lanterns? A new import to Amsterdam’s take on this very Dutch holiday. Last year in early November, the school parents’ Whatsapp group had an announcement: Each child (mine was...
by Simone Davies | Autumn, Children, Cultural Holidays, Featured, New to Amsterdam
Who is this man in red who looks a little like Santa, a little like Saint Nick, and comes from Madrid on a boat with his horse? Simone Davies explains this very important tradition… Who is Sint? Sinterklaas is the Dutch iteration of Saint Nicholas, a 4th century...