by Kyra Schiffers | Children, Life in Amsterdam, Restaurants & Eating Out, The Mamas Recommend
For all you coffee-loving Amsterdam Mamas and Papas, we have created a list of our favourite playgrounds with cafés. Relax and enjoy your coffee, while the kids run around and play. Centrum Amstelveld & Café Nel This is one of our...
by Melissa Curran Kalker | Life in Amsterdam, Money, The Mamas Recommend
Like the ubiquitous medicine cabinet, we all want to know what’s in each other’s shopping carts. How much do my neighbors and friends spend on groceries each week? Are we spending more? Can we figure out how to spend less? The weekly grocery budget is a popular...
by Hazel West | Birth Stories, New to Amsterdam, Pregnancy
Would you let your child be present at the birth of their sibling? Hazel was unsure at first, but her eldest daughter brought something extraordinary and unexpected to the experience. Here is her birth story. Taking a deep breath, I gathered all my strength together...
by Becky Churilla | Children's Activities, New to Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend
Finding an English-speaking playgroup in Amsterdam can be a challenge. For Becky Churilla, the Robbeburg International Playgroup offered the perfect environment for her and her children to connect with other families. My family moved to Amsterdam a little over...
by Editorial Team | Life in Amsterdam, Restaurants & Eating Out, Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Chocolate! We love it! And these are our favourite chocolatiers in Amsterdam. Centrum: Dutch Homemade Haarlemmerstraat 122 Vijzelstraat 69 Oude hoogstraat Patisserie Kuyt Utrechtsestraat 109-111 They make their own chocolates in an amazing variety and the size...