Another school holiday is coming up, and even with some lockdown measures returning, there are many delightful camp options for our kids this Holiday Season!
Christmas school vacation is two weeks this year and all the public holidays are weekends. Not an easy vacation period to plan for parents, especially in light of lockdown measures returning. Luckily, there are a lot of great day camps, bookable for individual days or a full week, from a wide variety of activities, including classics like multi-sport or arts & crafts, but also more seasonal options like ice skating.
We’ll update this list as much as possible when we find out about new camps or cancellations. To check for updates, also see Mark's website.
Arts & Crafts
The best of My Little van Gogh, Toddler Sense and Mini Professor all in one place.
Location: De Pijp
Ages: 4-7 years
Dates : 27 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €375/week
Cooking, Dance, Music, Theater
A different style of urban dance every day and a mini performance at the end of the week.
Location: West
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 3 to 6 Jan, 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. Kids will take home everything needed to set up a dinner for four.
Location: West
Ages: 7-12 years
Dates : 3 to 5 Jan and 6 to 8 Jan, 09:30 to 16:00
Cost: €188 for 3 days including food to take home
Learn to sing, dance and act and work towards a performance at the Schouwburg Amstelveen.
Location: Houthavens
Ages: 6-18 years
Dates : 3 to 6 Jan, 9:00 to 14:00
Cost: €160 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 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 9:30 to 17:00
Cost: €60/day
Hockey
Three days of indoor hockey clinics.
Location: Sporthallen Zuid
Ages: 7-16 years
Dates : 27 to 29 Dec, 9:30 to 16:30
Cost: €259
Three or four day hockey clinics that are also suitable for beginners.
Location: De Pijp
Ages: 5-12 years
Dates : 27 to 30 Dec, 9:30 to 12:30 (minis) / 16:00
Cost: €119 / €189 / €239
Intensive hockey camps at various Amsterdam hockey clubs.
Location: Amsterdamse Bos, Amstelveen, Westerpark
Ages: 6-13 years
Dates : 27 to 29 Dec and 3 to 5 Jan, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €185 for 3 days
Ice Skating
A real winter activity!
Location: Amstel
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates: 27 to 29 Dec, 09:00 - 16:00
Cost: €195 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: 3 to 5 Jan, 09:00 - 16:00
Cost: €150 for 3 days
Eleven different sports and lots of fun at the Goudsmithal in Amstelveen.
Location: Amstelveen
Ages: 4-10 years
Dates : 27 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan
Cost: €275 per week
A variety of water- and outdoor sports activities, held at Watersport Jeugdland in Amsterdam East.
Location: Zeeburg
Ages: 6-12 years
Dates: 27 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 9:00 to 16:00
Cost: €219/week
Improve your kids motor skills and spend a lot of time outside.
Location: Amstelveen
Ages: 3-12 years
Dates: 3 to 5 Jan, 09:00 - 17:00
Cost: €129 for 3 days
A combination of fun, sport, creative activities and learning to keep your kids active, including the littlest ones.
Location: Buitenveldert
Ages: 3-10 years
Dates : 27 - 31 Dec and 3 - 7 Jan, 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 Dec and 3 / 4 Jan, 9:00 to 17:00
Cost: €175 for 2 days
Outdoors
Lots of creative fun and adventure outdoors in a large outside play area in Amsterdam Noord.
Location: Noord
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 27 to 30 Dec, 9:00 to 16:30
Cost: €260 for four days
A wide variety of outdoor fun and games.
Location: West
Ages: 8-13 years
Dates 27 to 30 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 08:45 - 17:15
Cost: €226 for 4 days / €269 for 5 days
Science
Learn the basics of computer programming while building robots during 5 workshops at the central library.
Location: Center
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 27 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 10:00 to 14:00
Cost: €190/week
The Science Camp explores the world through the lens of earth and physical science.
Location: De Pijp
Ages: 5-10 years
Dates : 30-Dec-2021 and 3 to 5 Jan, 9:00 to 15:00
Cost: €65/day
Build complex Lego models and learn about the engineering behind them.
Location: Bos en Lommer
Ages: 7-11 years
Dates : 4 to 6 Jan, 09:00 - 16:00
Cost: €210 for 3 days
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 :27 - 31 December, 9:15 to 16:00
Cost: €99/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 to 31 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 9:30 to 15:00
Cost: €25/day, €112,50/week
Playful soccer camp for the youngest kids.
Location: Amstelveen
Ages: 3-6 years
Dates : 27 to 30 Dec, 9:30 to 12:30 (minis) / 16:30
Cost: €119 / €189 / €239
Swimming
Work towards your swimming diploma during the vacation.
Location: Noord
Ages: 5-12 years
Dates: 27 to 31 Dec, 09:00 - 11:30
Cost: €300 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 to 30 Dec and 3 to 7 Jan, 9:00 to 16:45
Cost: €310 for 4 days, €385 for 5 days
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.
