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

Crafting a lantern for Sint Maarten
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On November 11, it's Sint Maarten (Saint Martin)' s Day. Sint…


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
Singing with the kids door to door on Sint Maarten on Wednesday…

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

Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2015
The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek, or Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek…

Dutch lessons for kids on funny DVDs
Effective and funny Dutch teaching program for kids - and adults…


Book Review: “Rembrandt and Kiki Move to the Netherlands” / “Rembrandt and Kiki Verhuizen naar Nederland”
This new book on the bilingual block is the first of a planned…

Primary school in the Netherlands
Compulsory education under Dutch law applies to children of all…

NLs in top five countries for mothers
The chance of a woman in the Netherlands dying during pregnancy…

Five forms of childcare in the Netherlands – Part 1: Day care
Are you expecting your first child soon? And are you looking…

New rules for day care tax reduction in 2014
Working and having or expecting to have kids at the day care…

4 & 5 May: Remembrance Day and Liberation Day
The Netherlands is unique among the other European countries…

Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2014
The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek, or Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek…

The government has extended the leave regulation
If a mother dies during giving birth to her child, the father…

Duinrell: a fun day out or family vacation
Duinrell is an amusement park located in Wassenaar, close to…