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Kids at IDFA

Tips for professionals attending IDFA with children.

Childcare

Amsterdam Tales
Amsterdam Tales offers incidental babysitting services. All of their babysitters are qualified professionals – either certified primary school teachers or trained childcare workers. Many of them are also mothers ourselves, which means they’re very used to creating a safe, warm environment for children of all ages. Families can choose to have the babysitter come to where they’re staying, or, if preferred, can host children in their own homes – which are fully equipped for little ones. The rate is €29 per hour. 


Sitly
Sitly is an online dashboard where families and childcare providers can connect. There are a lot of babysitters available in the city of Amsterdam, many available for occasional babysitting gigs as well. You can browse around for potential candidates with good reviews free of charge, but the downside is you will have to purchase a subscription (1 month = €19,95) to be able to communicate with them (and then don't forget to cancel your subscription right away). Rates are usually negotiable, but often around €12 per hour.

Kid-friendly Cafés

  • Coffee + Kids | A Toy Shop, Coffee Bar, Creative Space in one. Website.
  • Groot Melkhuis |  Waterside Terrace in the middle of Vondelpark with a kids playground. Website.
  • Minimarkt | Kids Store with Coffee corner for the parents. Website.
  • Skatecafé Karin & Yvonne | Open Thursday-Saturday this is the best place to have dinner or drinks with your skate-mad kids. Website. 

Activities For Kids

  • Pannenkoekenboot (Pancake boat) | A 75minute boat-ride on the IJ-river, with unlimited pancakes and a ball pit. Great place to have lunch or diner with your kids while sightseeing. Website. 
  • NEMO | The science and technology museum in Amsterdam for all ages. Discover five floors filled with exhibitions, experiments and workshops. Website. 
  • Het Muizenhuis | A mini-museum. You might be familiar with the popular bookseries of the Mouse Mansion, now see where it all began. Website. 
  • East Indiaman replica ship |  Visit the replica of the East Indiaman Amsterdan ship at the Natinal Maritime Museum. Learn about life on board and reflects on our colonial past. Website.
  • Resistance Museum Junior | Learn more about The Netherlands in WWII. Website.

Hotels with Quadruple or Family Rooms

November is a month with many big events in Amsterdam. We therefore recommend you book your hotel stay as quickly as possible to make sure there is availability and prices stay reasonable. The prices below are an indication.


Low Price Range (Hostels, <€170 per night)


Medium Low Price Range (€170-250 per night)


High Price Range (€300< per night)