by Rachel Perry | Children, Children's Activities, Education, Health, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
In this country of canals and open water, learning to swim is a necessity. A national swimming programme called Zwem-ABC ensures that children develop sound swimming and water survival skills and covers everything from freestyle to what to do if you fall through the...
by Irina Musuc | Home Sweet Home, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Blogger and Amsterdam Mama Irina Musuc shares a few of the reasons why living in the Netherlands with kids is the best. Since moving to the Netherlands with my 12 and 9 year-old sons, I have discovered wonderful advantages of living in this country and I truly find it...
by Julia Smile | Legal, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam, Quick Start
You have bought ‘het fiets’ and you don’t mind cycling in the wind and the rain. Your family enjoys your ‘stamppot’, your toddler loves ‘peuterspeelzaal’, and you can order ‘een koffie verkeerd en appeltaart met...
by Annick Noirfalisse | Featured, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam, Winter
Want to really kick start your New Year? Then sign up for the Nieuwjaarsduik (New Year’s Dive)! An Amsterdam Mama, Annick Noirfalisse, took a dip in these 4 degrees open waters, on January 1st. Not only did she survive it; she loved it! How much more Dutch can I...
by Anna Csanadi | Health, Pregnancy, The Mamas Recommend
Had a baby and looking for some gentle exercise to get back into shape? Here are our tried-and-tested classes for postnatal mamas. At Your Home Pascale Bonnet Pascale offers a private yoga programme, carefully chosen to stretch and strengthen your body safely and...