Eight to twelve is when a holiday week can mean surf lessons at the beach, building robots, or a first week sleeping away from home. These are the camps around the city that take kids in that age band: holiday day camps, sports, skate and pony weeks, creative and coding camps, and sleepaway camps elsewhere in the country.
A holiday week at Theaterschool Rabarber in The Hague where a group of kids makes a complete theater show from scratch, guided by a theater maker. They work through one theme, improvise scenes on stage, build the set, costumes and props, and learn to stitch their scenes into one piece. The week ends with a performance for an audience. It suits kids who like to act and to make things.
A full organized day on the indoor snow at SnowWorld Zoetermeer. Kids spend the morning in ski or snowboard lessons at their own level, eat lunch with their group and instructors, then head back out for more time on the slopes plus sports challenges and games. The day ends with a certificate. Ski pass and equipment are included, so it suits first-timers as well as kids who already ski.
A week of outdoor sport built like a video game. Kids design an avatar, join a team and play a new level each day: an obstacle course run like a platform game, life-size arcade games, team missions against a final boss and a last level for the high score.
No gaming needed, since it all happens outside on the Roodenburg sports fields. Run by De Sportanen, a sports after-school club.
A full day on the indoor slopes at SnowWorld Zoetermeer for kids who want to ski or snowboard. Mornings are lessons with an instructor, open to every level. After lunch with the group and instructors, kids head back on the snow, then move on to sports challenges and games, and the day ends with a certificate. Equipment and the ski pass are included, so there is nothing to rent.
Happy Kids is the holiday skating school at De Uithof, the year-round ice rink in The Hague. Each morning kids get a lesson from professional coaches and pick up the basics of skating through games on the ice.
The week ends with a party: a diploma and medal ceremony, coloring and a meal together. Kids skate on noren or combi-noren (Dutch long-blade skates), which you rent or buy separately.
Holiday building days at De Bonte Bouwplaats, a LEGO workshop in the center of Delft. Kids work in a fairly fixed group on one theme a day: LEGO Masters-style build challenges with a different brick collection each time, or robotics, where they program ready-made robots and then design and build their own. Plenty of trial and error, with time to just play. Suits LEGO fans who like a challenge.
Holiday skating lessons on the indoor ice at De Uithof, the Den Haag rink that keeps its ice all year. Kids learn the basic technique through games on the ice, one morning session a day, and get steadier as the week goes on. The last day ends with a diploma ceremony with medals, coloring and a meal together. Kids skate on noren or combi-noren (Dutch long-blade skates).
A holiday day camp inside Skatepark Sweatshop, a 1,000m² indoor skate hall in the Binckhorst. Kids skateboard and ride stunt scooters on the ramps, then fill the rest of the day with games, workshops, small contests and a graffiti session with spray cans. Beginners are welcome: boards, scooters and pads can be borrowed. Friends can ask to be in the same group. Dress kids in clothes that can take paint.
A coding and robotics camp at the CoderMinds center on the Koninginnegracht. Kids build and program Lego, make their own games, and code robots and boards like Sphero, Bee-Bot, Cue and micro:bit, plus Scratch and Kodu Game Lab. Each lesson teaches the tech words behind the tools. Beginners and kids who already code find a challenge, and it suits kids who speak English or Dutch.
A holiday day camp inside Skatepark Sweatshop, a 1,000m² indoor skate hall in the Binckhorst. Kids skateboard and ride stunt scooters on the ramps, then spend the rest of the day on games, workshops, small contests and a graffiti session with spray cans. Beginners are welcome, and boards, scooters and pads can be borrowed. Send kids in clothes that can take a splash of paint.
A day program of urban sports at RAC Den Haag's indoor skatepark during the school holidays. Kids skate, rollerblade, ride BMX and play speed soccer and basketball with professional instructors, plus one extra activity each day, such as bouldering, freerunning, jiu-jitsu, e-games or breakdancing. It runs indoors whatever the weather, suits beginners, and kids can join for a single day or the full week.
A two-day field hockey camp run by Panasj at the HDM club. Mornings are technique training with Panasj coaches, where each kid works on their own skills. In the afternoon the group splits into color teams for a color competition, followed by a tournament to put what they learned into play.
Older kids train in their own Next Level group.
Full-day holiday care from Basker International Childcare (formerly Zein) at its after-school sites around The Hague. Kids are grouped by age and choose from sports, crafts, games and projects, indoors or out, with regular field trips. Staff cook lunch and snacks on site, so there is nothing to pack. English is the main language. Days are booked one at a time, which suits parents covering set work days.
Full-day holiday care over the spring break from Basker International Childcare (formerly Zein), held at its after-school sites around The Hague. Kids are grouped by age and pick from sports, crafts, games and projects, indoors or out, with field trips during the week. Staff cook breakfast, lunch and snacks on site, so there is nothing to pack. English is the main language. Days are booked one at a time.
A four-day musical course where kids build a full show and perform on a real stage. Every day mixes singing, dancing and acting. On the final day they rehearse with the theater's lights, sound and smoke machine, go through hair and makeup, then perform for family. There are no auditions: roles go by age. Kids practice the script and songs at home beforehand, so it suits kids happy to rehearse.
Four days to put on a musical in a real theater. Kids sing, dance and act every day, rehearse a script and songs they practiced at home, and on the last day perform a 30 to 40 minute show for families, with lights, costumes, hair and make-up. Roles go by age, not audition, so first-timers get a part. Suits kids who like a stage, or want to try one.
Eight to twelve is when a holiday week can mean surf lessons at the beach, building robots, or a first week sleeping away from home. These are the camps around the city that take kids in that age band: holiday day camps, sports, skate and pony weeks, creative and coding camps, and sleepaway camps elsewhere in the country.
A holiday week at Theaterschool Rabarber in The Hague where a group of kids makes a complete theater show from scratch, guided by a theater maker. They work through one theme, improvise scenes on stage, build the set, costumes and props, and learn to stitch their scenes into one piece. The week ends with a performance for an audience. It suits kids who like to act and to make things.
A full organized day on the indoor snow at SnowWorld Zoetermeer. Kids spend the morning in ski or snowboard lessons at their own level, eat lunch with their group and instructors, then head back out for more time on the slopes plus sports challenges and games. The day ends with a certificate. Ski pass and equipment are included, so it suits first-timers as well as kids who already ski.
A week of outdoor sport built like a video game. Kids design an avatar, join a team and play a new level each day: an obstacle course run like a platform game, life-size arcade games, team missions against a final boss and a last level for the high score.
No gaming needed, since it all happens outside on the Roodenburg sports fields. Run by De Sportanen, a sports after-school club.
A full day on the indoor slopes at SnowWorld Zoetermeer for kids who want to ski or snowboard. Mornings are lessons with an instructor, open to every level. After lunch with the group and instructors, kids head back on the snow, then move on to sports challenges and games, and the day ends with a certificate. Equipment and the ski pass are included, so there is nothing to rent.
Happy Kids is the holiday skating school at De Uithof, the year-round ice rink in The Hague. Each morning kids get a lesson from professional coaches and pick up the basics of skating through games on the ice.
The week ends with a party: a diploma and medal ceremony, coloring and a meal together. Kids skate on noren or combi-noren (Dutch long-blade skates), which you rent or buy separately.
Holiday building days at De Bonte Bouwplaats, a LEGO workshop in the center of Delft. Kids work in a fairly fixed group on one theme a day: LEGO Masters-style build challenges with a different brick collection each time, or robotics, where they program ready-made robots and then design and build their own. Plenty of trial and error, with time to just play. Suits LEGO fans who like a challenge.
Holiday skating lessons on the indoor ice at De Uithof, the Den Haag rink that keeps its ice all year. Kids learn the basic technique through games on the ice, one morning session a day, and get steadier as the week goes on. The last day ends with a diploma ceremony with medals, coloring and a meal together. Kids skate on noren or combi-noren (Dutch long-blade skates).
A holiday day camp inside Skatepark Sweatshop, a 1,000m² indoor skate hall in the Binckhorst. Kids skateboard and ride stunt scooters on the ramps, then fill the rest of the day with games, workshops, small contests and a graffiti session with spray cans. Beginners are welcome: boards, scooters and pads can be borrowed. Friends can ask to be in the same group. Dress kids in clothes that can take paint.
A coding and robotics camp at the CoderMinds center on the Koninginnegracht. Kids build and program Lego, make their own games, and code robots and boards like Sphero, Bee-Bot, Cue and micro:bit, plus Scratch and Kodu Game Lab. Each lesson teaches the tech words behind the tools. Beginners and kids who already code find a challenge, and it suits kids who speak English or Dutch.
A holiday day camp inside Skatepark Sweatshop, a 1,000m² indoor skate hall in the Binckhorst. Kids skateboard and ride stunt scooters on the ramps, then spend the rest of the day on games, workshops, small contests and a graffiti session with spray cans. Beginners are welcome, and boards, scooters and pads can be borrowed. Send kids in clothes that can take a splash of paint.
A day program of urban sports at RAC Den Haag's indoor skatepark during the school holidays. Kids skate, rollerblade, ride BMX and play speed soccer and basketball with professional instructors, plus one extra activity each day, such as bouldering, freerunning, jiu-jitsu, e-games or breakdancing. It runs indoors whatever the weather, suits beginners, and kids can join for a single day or the full week.
A two-day field hockey camp run by Panasj at the HDM club. Mornings are technique training with Panasj coaches, where each kid works on their own skills. In the afternoon the group splits into color teams for a color competition, followed by a tournament to put what they learned into play.
Older kids train in their own Next Level group.
Full-day holiday care from Basker International Childcare (formerly Zein) at its after-school sites around The Hague. Kids are grouped by age and choose from sports, crafts, games and projects, indoors or out, with regular field trips. Staff cook lunch and snacks on site, so there is nothing to pack. English is the main language. Days are booked one at a time, which suits parents covering set work days.
Full-day holiday care over the spring break from Basker International Childcare (formerly Zein), held at its after-school sites around The Hague. Kids are grouped by age and pick from sports, crafts, games and projects, indoors or out, with field trips during the week. Staff cook breakfast, lunch and snacks on site, so there is nothing to pack. English is the main language. Days are booked one at a time.
A four-day musical course where kids build a full show and perform on a real stage. Every day mixes singing, dancing and acting. On the final day they rehearse with the theater's lights, sound and smoke machine, go through hair and makeup, then perform for family. There are no auditions: roles go by age. Kids practice the script and songs at home beforehand, so it suits kids happy to rehearse.
Four days to put on a musical in a real theater. Kids sing, dance and act every day, rehearse a script and songs they practiced at home, and on the last day perform a 30 to 40 minute show for families, with lights, costumes, hair and make-up. Roles go by age, not audition, so first-timers get a part. Suits kids who like a stage, or want to try one.
