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Sint MaartenPixabay

Sint Maarten’s Day

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

Crafting a lantern for Sint Maarten

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On November 11, it's Sint Maarten (Saint Martin)' s Day. Sint…
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…
Sint Maarten will go on in Haarlem, but with coronavirus measures

Sint Maarten will go on in Haarlem, but with coronavirus measures

Singing with the kids door to door on Sint Maarten on Wednesday…
Kids in Haarlem

Why You Should Raise Your Kids In Haarlem

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most kid-friendly countries,…
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…
Flower Parade

Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2015

The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek, or Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek…
Dutch lessons for kids on funny DVDs - watch this video: animals

Dutch lessons for kids on funny DVDs

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Effective and funny Dutch teaching program for kids - and adults…
ESPRESSO LOUNGE: COOL!

ESPRESSO LOUNGE: COOL!

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Espresso Lounge opened its doors in the Kleine Houtstraat in…
Book Review: “Rembrandt and Kiki Move to the Netherlands” / “Rembrandt and Kiki Verhuizen naar Nederland”

Book Review: “Rembrandt and Kiki Move to the Netherlands” / “Rembrandt and Kiki Verhuizen naar Nederland”

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This new book on the bilingual block is the first of a planned…
Primary school in the Netherlands (Photo: Arianna Ardia)

Primary school in the Netherlands

Compulsory education under Dutch law applies to children of all…
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…
New rules for day care tax reduction in 2014 (Photo: Arianna Ardia)

New rules for day care tax reduction in 2014

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Working and having or expecting to have kids at the day care…
4 & 5 May: Remembrance Day and Liberation Day (Photo: Melanie Caitlin)

4 & 5 May: Remembrance Day and Liberation Day

The Netherlands is unique among the other European countries…
Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2014 (Photo: Arianna Ardia)Arianna Ardia

Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2014

The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek, or Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek…
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…
Duinrell: a fun day out or family vacation

Duinrell: a fun day out or family vacation

Duinrell is an amusement park located in Wassenaar, close to…