by Editorial Team | Education
What is it about the IPC that has gained the commitment of over 1,300 schools in over 63 countries around the world in just ten years? It has always been important for children to receive a great education. In the challenging, global, interdependent world of the 21st...
by Audrey Coggins | Covid, Health, Life in Amsterdam, Mental Health
2020 was a year we will never forget. Amsterdam Mama and regular contributor Audrey Coggins shares her funny, poignant take on a year to remember … or forget. Firstly, 2020, you suck. I just realised: 2020 in Cantonese is “easy nothing, easy nothing”. So perhaps...
by Deborah Nicholls-Lee and Margaret Smet | Children, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam, Summer
The Amsterdamse Bos is more than just a giant wooded park; it is home to numerous child-friendly attractions. Here are 10 great activities to get you started. In the 1930s, the City of Amsterdam employed more than 20,000 people to create the Amsterdamse Bos, planting...
by Editorial Team | Cultural Holidays, New to Amsterdam
New country, new traditions! Are you constantly taken by surprise by school activities and Dutch traditions? Feel like you keep missing important events? Worry no more! We’ve put together this fantastic calendar to make life easier for Amsterdam Mamas....
by Jenny Bruce | Children, Quick Travel Guides
Our Overseas Grandparent recently came to town and took her grandson on a fabulous day out to de Natureluur playground. She offers her experience and some tips if you’re planning a trip to de Natureluur with your little ones. Whenever I see my overseas grandson,...