by Ghada Salem and Mark Schiefelbein | Holiday Camp Guides, Life in Amsterdam, Summer
Next month is already the start of the official school summer holidays! If you happen to be here for the whole summer or a part of it, having some camps lined up for your little ones or your teens might make the sultry weeks even more fun! Ghada Salem and Mark...
by Deborah Nicholls-Lee and Margaret Smet | Children, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam, Summer
The Amsterdamse Bos is more than just a giant wooded park; it is home to numerous child-friendly attractions. Here are 10 great activities to get you started. In the 1930s, the City of Amsterdam employed more than 20,000 people to create the Amsterdamse Bos, planting...
by Amy Miller | Children, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Want to furnish your child’s bedroom but lack time and energy to shop at brick and mortar stores? Here’s a handy list of eight great online furniture stores in the Netherlands. Now that my daughter Helena is no longer a baby, I’m...
by Lana Huf-Germain | Children, Pregnancy, The Mamas Recommend
Here’s a list of stores that sell nursing bras, with some extra emphasis on finding larger sizes based on our mamas’ experiences. Finding a good nursing bra can be challenging. Pregnant mamas never know ahead of time how big their breasts will become after childbirth....
by Anastasia Drost | Featured, Home Sweet Home, Neighbourhood Series, New to Amsterdam, Quick Start
Amsterdam Zuid is next in our Amsterdam Neighbourhood Guide Series. When one says ‘Zuid’, they can cover a large area in Amsterdam – depending upon what map you’re viewing. In its broadest reading, Zuid could mean all the neighbourhoods south of the canal belt...