The Netherlands with Kids
The Netherlands is a brilliant destination for family travel in Europe, with bike-friendly cities, colourful tulip fields and charming canal towns. From exploring Amsterdam’s museums to cycling through the countryside and visiting seaside villages, the Netherlands with kids offers the perfect mix of culture, outdoor adventure and relaxed travel.
10 Beautiful Dutch Towns to Visit with Kids
Planning a family trip to the Netherlands? This guide shares 10 of the best towns to visit with kids beyond Amsterdam, from canal-side villages and colourful market squares to seaside spots, windmills, castles and car-free streets perfect for family adventures. Written by Amanda from @RestlessPursuits.
Little Adventure Passports
Printable activity packs for your little adventurers
Little Airport Adventure Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers
Make your next family adventure even more exciting with our Little Airport Adventure Passport, a printable activity pack designed to keep little explorers curious, creative and entertained while travelling.
Created by The Little Adventure Club, each pack is filled with fun, child-friendly activities including travel games, fun facts, colouring pages, mini scavenger hunts, diary pages and memory-making worksheets.
Perfect for plane journeys, road trips, ferry crossings, hotel downtime, restaurant waits and slow holiday mornings, these packs help children feel part of the adventure, not just along for the ride.
Simply download, print at home and pack it in your child’s backpack before you go.
What’s included:
• 14 Printable activity pages
• Travel-themed games and challenges
• Colouring and drawing activities
• Simple destination facts
• Mini diary and memory pages
• Designed for little adventurers aged around 4–9
A lovely way to make family travel more fun, screen-free and memorable.
Little Cruise Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers at sea
Set sail with the Little Cruise Passport, a printable cruise activity pack created to keep children entertained before, during and after their family cruise holiday.
Designed for little adventurers aged around 4–9, this black-and-white printable pack is filled with screen-free activities children can enjoy on board, in port, at dinner, in the cabin or while waiting to disembark. It’s a lovely way to make the journey feel even more exciting, while helping children notice more, learn little travel skills and record their favourite holiday memories.
Inside you’ll find cruise-themed activities including fun facts, eye spy, a cruise map, daily diary pages, port adventures, local language prompts, wordsearches, crack-the-code challenges, maze pages, colouring sheets and end-of-holiday memories.
Perfect for:
Family cruise holidays
Sea days and cabin downtime
Port days and excursions
Long waits while boarding or disembarking
Restaurants and travel days
Screen-free holiday entertainment
Simply download, print and pack with pencils or crayons for your next cruise adventure.
Little Cruise Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers at sea
Set sail with the Little Cruise Passport, a printable cruise activity pack created to keep children entertained before, during and after their family cruise holiday.
Designed for little adventurers aged around 4–9, this black-and-white printable pack is filled with screen-free activities children can enjoy on board, in port, at dinner, in the cabin or while waiting to disembark. It’s a lovely way to make the journey feel even more exciting, while helping children notice more, learn little travel skills and record their favourite holiday memories.
Inside you’ll find cruise-themed activities including fun facts, eye spy, a cruise map, daily diary pages, port adventures, local language prompts, wordsearches, crack-the-code challenges, maze pages, colouring sheets and end-of-holiday memories.
Perfect for:
Family cruise holidays
Sea days and cabin downtime
Port days and excursions
Long waits while boarding or disembarking
Restaurants and travel days
Screen-free holiday entertainment
Simply download, print and pack with pencils or crayons for your next cruise adventure.
Alternative Summer Holiday Ideas for Families
If you’re looking for somewhere a bit different from the usual Spain-style summer holiday, here are some brilliant family-friendly summer holiday ideas, from mountains and lakes to cooler coastlines, islands, forests and further-away adventures.