by Mary Petiet | Children, Life in Amsterdam, Restaurants & Eating Out
The Amsterdam Mamas Recommends Awards shine a spotlight on the best family activities, events, and services, for all budgets, ages, and interests. Nominated by parents, voted for by parents. Presenting the winner of the category – Best Child-Friendly...
by Simone Davies | Family Travel, The Mamas Recommend, Travel
It’s fun to let down your hair every so often and take the family to a theme park. The nice thing about Dutch theme parks is that they are very family-friendly, with many being good old-fashioned fun without too much hype. Noord-Holland Linnaeushof Touted as...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Bicycling, New to Amsterdam, Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Spend any time on a bike in Amsterdam and you’ll soon discover the many types of rain: soft rain, drizzle, spitting, misty rain, downpour, torrential rain and so on. Meaning, you’re bound to get wet. But we’ve got you covered – from coats to...
by Becky Churilla | Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Being called cheap or frugal can be an insult to some, but our bargain-hunting mama, Becky Churilla, wears the label with pride. After six years of scouring the city’s vintage and second-hand shops, she shares her favorites with Amsterdam Mamas. One of my...
by Katherine Perretta | Health, Mental Health, Podcast, Working Life
I thought that burnout was just a fancy word for ‘I feel a bit stressed and I need the doctor to sign me off work’ and I didn’t really understand the severity of what was happening to me. – Amsterdam Mamas’ Director Emmy McCarthy Have you or someone you...