by Amanda van Mulligen | Family Travel, Travel
Fancy giving your city-dwelling kids a few days in the countryside? Amanda van Mulligen explains why a Farm Camps holiday proved to be the perfect week away for her family of five. Surprisingly Successful We spent a week at Farm Camps Den Brandenhorst in Gelderland...
by Amanda van Mulligen | Children, Education, Health
Every summer, groups of schoolkids stay up late to walk the Avondvierdaagse. What is this strange tradition and is it worth skipping bedtime for? Amanda van Mulligen explains all. 1. What is the Avondvierdaagse? It’s basically a community walk that takes place over...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Children, Restaurants & Eating Out
When the sun is shining Amsterdammers get out onto the city’s many terraces and watch the world go by. But can you still enjoy this simple pleasure with your kids in tow? Ofcourse you can! These are some of our favourite child-friendly sunshine terrace...
by Amanda van Mulligen | Education
One of our Mamas tells us about the day her son started at peuterspeelzaal, and passes on her tips. We have just dropped my middle son off at peuterspeelzaal. To non-Dutch speakers that’s preschool or kindergarten. We’ve been preparing him for some time now for...
by Pauline Montanus | Legal, Money
As an expat living in the Netherlands it is, in most cases, possible to get a legal divorce in the Netherlands that will also be recognized in your own country. International and family law expert, Pauline Montanus, explains how to file for divorce in the Netherlands...