by Deborah Nicholls-Lee | Autumn, Children, Children's Activities
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…” Make your own Ode to Autumn with the kids this season with these brilliant ideas from the Amsterdam Mamas. Do a Scavenger Hunt in the Woods Make a list of 10 things your kids have to find (red leaf, acorn, pine cone etc.) and...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Donna Bardsley | Children, New to Amsterdam, Podcast
For a large percentage of the families in the Amsterdam Mamas community, moving to Amsterdam entailed a change in country and culture – a difficult enough adjustment for most adults, let alone children. Yet this change is often brushed aside with the retort “kids are...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Children, Living Sustainably
On the 21st of April Amsterdam Mamas helped to host the Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012.  Part of a world record breaking attempt to change as many cloth diapers at the same time around the globe as possible. Here at Amsterdam Mamas we love our cloth bums!...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Penny Vegter | Life in Amsterdam, Living Sustainably
A number of you will have found voting forms on your doormats recently. One might be to vote in the forthcoming European Parliament Elections, the other allows you to vote in a referendum on Amsterdam’s ‘hoofdgroenstructuur’, or green space policy. Voting on both...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Ghada Salem | Holiday Camp Guides, Life in Amsterdam, Living Sustainably, Summer
Art Camps ArchiKids During the art camp children are guided to build imaginary cities, houses, landscapes and many more… The variety of materials and exploration of the nearby park become the starting point of their creative projects. Ages: 5 – 11 years Location:...