It is Saturday! And Saturday means, going to a Farmers Market. In this case the “Noordermarkt”. It was also a great day for finding lovely thrift shops or vintage shops on Haarlemmer straat. For those of you who just tuned in: We left Chicago and flew to Reykjavik. Then we arrived in Amsterdam yesterday. The “Noordermarkt”… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 3: The Noordermarkt and Thrift Shops.
We arrived in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. I’ve been tossing and turning in my bed at the B&B. At 4 AM the alarm goes off. I feel bad. The rest of the group will be so excited to continue our trip to the Netherlands. To Amsterdam. Everyone else probably had a wonderful night of… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 2: Arriving in Amsterdam
HAPPY NEW YEAR! GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR! Hope this New Year will be a wonderful, healthy and great year for you and your family! Whatever you are going to do to celebrate the New Year, I hope it won’t be stressful! Not for you, not for your kids. What are you going to do with your kids… Read More What to do for New Year’s Eve with Kids?
One of the Dutch Holidays we add to the American ones, is “Sinterklaas”. This is the first year I have J and K helping me setting up a Treasure Hunt. Below you can find 7 fun Indoor Treasure Hunts we did for this Dutch Family Tradition in December. In the Netherlands the kids would experience… Read More How to organize an Indoor Treasure Hunt? Here are 7 great ideas.
At home we call this the Dutch Lion song: Hup Holland HupLaat de leeuw niet in zijn hempie staanHup Holland HupTrek het beesie geen pantoffels aanHup Holland HupLaat je uit ‘t veld niet slaanWant de leeuw op voetbalschoenenDurft de hele wereld aan Dutch football song. It was written in 1950 by KRO employee Jan de Cler and Dico van de Meer.… Read More The Dutch Lion (a Craft for Kids included)
What is it about traveling with our children? We want to show them the world, the possibilities in life, meet people and try new food. In June 2016, I traveled with our 10 year old to New York City. In other words: the Dutch girls travel to New York City. Ever traveled with a pre-teen?… Read More The Dutch in New York City
I have 3 kids. J., our oldest can speak a good amount of Dutch, our middle, K. can understand basic things and responds to simple questions and our youngest M. can count in Dutch, sing a song or 2 and that’s about it! I’d like to raise my kids to be more bilingual. We love… Read More How to raise your kids to be bilingual.
When I was little, our house in the Netherlands was surrounded by a nice big yard by evergreens. The yard had a vegetable garden, a chicken coop and a big lawn, where my brother and I could play. Luckily, my birthday was (and still is ;p) in the summer. Another lucky thing is, that the… Read More Weird differences between Dutch and American Birthday parties.
I grew up in the south of the Netherlands, the area where they celebrate “Carnaval”. Most of the Americans know Mardi Gras or the Carnaval event they celebrate in South America. But only a few people know that Europe also celebrates Carnaval. I was amazed by the pictures online from friends and family who celebrated… Read More Halloween versus Carnaval plus A FREE owl costume tutorial
At least once a year we visit Chicago. It is the biggest city, kind of close to us. Some Labor Day weekends we spend in Chicago, we pick up or drop off my parents in Chicago or we have a “Girls Weekend Out” in December etc. It is just a fun city to explore. I… Read More Unexpected Dutch things in Chicago
