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Sint Maarten’s Day

St. Martin's Day or Sint Maarten in Dutch is a popular children's…
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Crafting a lantern for Sint Maarten

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On November 11, it's Sint Maarten (Saint Martin)' s Day. Sint…
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Lake swimming: Haarlem’s natural watering holes

When the temperatures soar, what a better way to keep cool than…
Houtfestival 2023expatshaarlem

Houtfestival 2023

Surprising performances, film and art, and music from around…
Happy Mother's Day! (Picture: Arianna Ardia)

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Moederdag or Mother's Day in the Netherlands is always the second…
Linnaeushof, Europe's biggest playground, is open

Linnaeushof, Europe’s biggest playground is open again

Speelparadijs Linnaeushof: the biggest playground of Europe is…
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Circus performer out of danger after fall from great height in Haarlem

During a performance at the Christmas Circus Haarlem last night,…
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Join Little Italy Event

Taste, discover and experience la Bella Italia in Haarlem on…
Healthy vs Unhealthy gaming

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Gaming: Tips for Parents

Many parents have concerns about video gaming and their children…
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Unruly kids: is it time to embrace the ‘time out’?

Time out is often used to calm children down. It is a controversial…
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Choosing a primary school in Haarlem

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The process of picking the perfect primary school starts a long…
Daycare

Choosing a daycare in Haarlem: 10 things to consider

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It can be tough making that decision about which daycare centre…
Speeltuin

Best Speeltuin in Haarlem.

What kid can resist a good playground? Luckily, we can find…
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Planning a Multilingual Family

Living away from the home country, I didn’t need to take a…
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Our 6 weeks in Canada with a baby.

Canada, a country of big cars, big buildings, big distances.…
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Travel Ideas 2019: London with kids

If you have children and love travelling, London is the perfect…
Kids in Haarlem

Why You Should Raise Your Kids In Haarlem

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most kid-friendly countries,…
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Are you looking for a school for your children?

Are you looking for a school for your children? A Dutch public…
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Being an expat as a child

When I came here to the Netherlands I quickly realized that this…
Experience Haarlem Fair 2017

Video and photos Experience Haarlem Fair 2017

We are pleasured to show you the video en photos of the Experience…

Experience Haarlem Fair

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Speeches, presentations, workshops, exhibitors, kids entertainment,…
kindervriendelijk

Haarlem – a “kindervriendelijk” city

Once you become a parent in the Netherlands, you’ll probably…
Gifts

Top tips in choosing gifts for children for the holiday season

The holiday season can be a period of frenzy for most parents.…
Terrorism (photo: Ksayer1 ob Flickr)

Answering our kids’ WHY question on terrorism

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Since the events of 13/11 in Paris, perhaps you've seen the articles…
Important facts for the first step to elementary school (Photo: Leóny Lasschuit)

Important facts for the first step to elementary school

  In this article I focus on the first step towards the…
ProefPark Haarlem

Interview ProefPark Haarlem: We want a culinary revolution

Most Haarlem Foodies know that ProefPark Haarlem is coming up,…
Geluksroute Haarlem

expatsHaarlem participates in the Geluksroute / Happiness Route Haarlem

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“Happiness is only real, when shared” – Christopher McCandless…
NLs in top five countries for mothers (Photo; Arianna Ardia)

NLs in top five countries for mothers

The chance of a woman in the Netherlands dying during pregnancy…
Five forms of child care in the Netherlands - Day care

Five forms of childcare in the Netherlands – Part 1: Day care

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Are you expecting your first child soon? And are you looking…
The government has extended the leave regulation (Picture: Arianna Ardia)

The government has extended the leave regulation

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If a mother dies during giving birth to her child, the father…