It is Spring vacation / Februari Vakantie soon and most kids will be off from February 25th to March 5th. Will you stay in Amsterdam for the February holidays, and are you looking for something fun to do for your kids? Then you should check out these holiday day camps. The list includes soccer, arts and crafts, multi sports, programming, swimming lessons and much more.
This list is a summary that we will update as much as possible when we find out about new camps or cancellations. For the most recent information, see Mark’s website.
Arts & Crafts
The best of My Little van Gogh, Toddler Sense and Mini Professor all in one place.
Location: Rivierenbuurt (new location)
Ages: 4-7 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €400/week
Work like a mini artist at the ART ZUID camp, studying the masters, making your own work and finishing with an exhibition.
Location: Zuid
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 16:00
Cost: €385/week
An educational camp with lots of arts & crafts and sports, all in Italian.
Location: De Baarsjes
Ages: 4-9 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:30 to 17:00
Cost: €320/week
Circus and Gymnastics
Enough space and time for you to practice gymnastics in a real, fully equipped gymnastics hall.
Location: West
Ages: 8-16 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 1 Mar, 09:00 – 15:30
Cost: €133 for three days
A mix of circus activities including aerial silks, okido yoga, art / self-defense and
DJing, in a former squat.
Location: Hoofddorppleinbuurt
Ages: 6-14 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 09:00 – 15:00
Cooking, Dance, Music and Theater
A different style of urban dance every day and a mini performance at the end of the week.
Location: Hoofddorppleinbuurt
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 2 Mar, 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €239 for four days
Learn how to cook in an old nursery in Amsterdam West with veggies from their own garden where possible.
Location: De Baarsjes
Ages: 7-12 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 1 Mar and 2 Mar – 4 Mar
Cost: €235 for 3 days including food to take home
Learn to sing, dance and act and work towards a performance at the Schouwburg Amstelveen.
Location: Amstelveen
Ages: 6-18 years
Dates : 28 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 14:00
Cost: €170 for four days
Discover acting in a playful way by attending one of the daily workshops with various themes.
Location: Zuid
Ages: 5-9 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:30 to 17:00
Cost: €60/day
Ice skating
A real winter activity!
Location: Amstel
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 1 Mar, 09:00 – 16:00
Cost: €230 for 3 days
Multi Sports
Indoor mixed action camp with lots of different sports from boxing to dancing.
Location: Noord
Ages: 4-12 years
Dates: 1-3 Mar, 09:00 – 16:00
Cost: €150 for 3 days
Have fun while learning fundamental athletic skills and a healthy lifestyle in this multi sport camp.
Location: Zuid
Ages: 4-12 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 15:00 or 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €280 for a week of short days, €355 for a week of full days
Eleven different sports and lots of fun at the Goudsmithal in Amstelveen.
Location: Amstelveen and Westerpark
Ages: 4-10 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar
Cost: €310 per week
A combination of fun, sport, creative activities and learning to keep your kids active.
Location: Buitenveldert
Ages: 3-12 years
Dates : 28 Feb / 2+3 Mar, 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 16:00
Cost: €38 per session of 3 hours
Ponies
A two-day pony camp in the historical horse riding school right next to Vondelpark. Kids will care for the ponies, ride them and do lots of play.
Location: Vondelpark
Ages: 5-11 years
Dates : 27 + 28 Feb, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €175 for 2 days
A pony camp for everyone, including young kids and beginners. The kids will ride on the ponies, but also care for them and have lots of play time.
Location: IJburg
Ages: 5-11 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €230 per week
A combined camp working with and training horses, dogs and other farm animals in a beautiful horse riding school close to the Amstel.
Location: Amstel
Ages: Any
Dates : 28 Feb – 2 Mar, 09:30 – 16:30
Cost: €297 for three days
Outdoors
A variety of water- and outdoor sports activities, held at Watersport Jeugdland in Amsterdam East.
Location: Zeeburg
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 16:00
Cost: €249/week
A playground where kids are free to explore and connect with nature at their own pace and ways in a safe but wild environment.
Location: West
Ages: 4-10 years
Dates: 20 – 24 Feb and 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 09:00 – 14:30
Cost: €300/week
A wide variety of outdoor fun and games.
Location: West
Ages: 8-13 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 08:45 – 17:15
Cost: €60 per day
Science and Tech
A great mix of indoor and outdoor activities around the STEAM (STEM + arts) themes in Amstelveen.
Location: Amstelveen
Ages: 4-16 years
Dates: 20 – 24 Feb, 09:00 – 17:00
Cost: €60 per day
Robots, SCRATCH programming, Minecraft and much more
Location: West
Ages: 6-14 years
Dates : 28 Feb – 3 Mar, 8:00 to 17:00
Cost: €279 for 4 days
A camp designed to inspire kids in many ways from science to creativity, from circus to magic, held in a well-designed location right in the middle of De Pijp.
Location: De Pijp
Ages: 4-16 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 09:00 – 15:00/17:00
Cost: €325 per week (short days), €375 per week (full days)
Get your kids ready for a digital future through various courses for hackers, makers and gamers.
Location: Frederik Hendrikbuurt
Ages: 7-16 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 09:30 – 13:00 or 13:30 – 17:00
Cost: €250 for five half days
Learn the basics of computer programming while building robots during 5 workshops at the central library.
Location: Center
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 10:00 to 14:00
Cost: €285/week
The Science Camp explores the world through the lens of earth and physical science.
Location: De Pijp
Ages: 5-10 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 15:00
Cost: €295 per week
Soccer
One day themed soccer clinics for kids of all ages and levels, with special clinics for girls and keepers, at the Ajax facilities next to the famous Johan Cruijff ArenA.
Location: Zuidoost
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates : 26 Feb – 1 Mar, 9:15 to 16:00
Cost: €109/day
Fun soccer camp on the small pitches of Powerleague. Suitable for beginners and more experienced kids.
Location: Zuid
Ages: 5-12 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:30 to 15:00
Cost: €135/week
Soccer camp with three different levels, fun, regular and advanced, at the Swift soccer club in Amsterdam Zuid.
Location: Zuid
Ages: 6-14 years
Dates : 27 Feb – 3 Mar 09:00 – 11:30 and 12:00 – 14:30
Cost: €195 per week for fun and regular, €315 for advanced
Swimming
Work towards your swimming diploma during the vacation.
Location: Noord
Ages: 5-12 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 09:00 – 11:30
Cost: €320 for 5 days
Tennis
A sporty holiday full of tennis and fun at the entrance of the Amsterdamse Bos.
Location: Amsterdamse Bos
Ages: 5-18 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 3 Mar, 9:00 to 16:45
Cost: €395 for 5 days
Lots of tennis mixed with other fun and games at the Kattenlaan tennis park in Vondelpark or Sloterplas tennis club.
Location: Vondelpark
Ages: 5-17 years
Dates: 27 Feb – 1 / 3 Mar, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €305 for 3 days – €399 per week
It might not be too late just yet to sign up! Give it a shot.
Mark Schiefelbein
This list was compiled by Mark Schiefelbein, an Amsterdam Papa whose kids have attended many camps and who also maintains vakantiekamp.amsterdam, an easily searchable list of all vacation day camps in Amsterdam. Mark started blogging in 2007, serving the best Amsterdam restaurant recommendations to foodies at dutchgrub.com.
