by Margaret Smet | Children, The Mamas Recommend
How do you pull off a children’s birthday party at home? How about a professional entertainer who will delight you and your young guests? Here are the Amsterdam Mamas’ recommendations to help make your child’s birthday a memorable one....
by Charlotte Hutting | Children, Health, New to Amsterdam, Pregnancy
Familiar with Kraamzorg? Chances are you have heard something about this incredibly helpful and compassionate service, but may still be a bit fuzzy on the details. Charlotte Hutting provides an inside view on this uniquely Dutch approach toward postnatal care....
by Ina Marinescu and Melanie Mallet | Autumn, Holiday Camp Guides, Life in Amsterdam
Staying in Amsterdam for the autumn holidays (23 October until 27 October)? Here are some holiday camps for your children to enjoy. Art Camps Little Makers 3-in-1 Camp The best of My Little van Gogh, Toddler Sense and Mini Professor all in one place, in Dutch and...
by Kyra Schiffers | Children, Restaurants & Eating Out, The Mamas Recommend
What’s a party without a cake? No surprise that recommendations for custom-made birthday cakes is a popular question on our Facebook site. Frozen, Cars, unicorns, and rainbows – or any other fantasy our little ones are dreaming of, we’ve got the shortlist you...
by Kara Bos | Children's Activities, New to Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend
With water all around, swimming skills are an absolute essential for kids in Amsterdam. You’ve recently moved to Amsterdam and your child doesn’t know how to swim. Or your child is at the age that an A diploma is mandatory in order to go in the deep end of a public...