# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Amsterdam

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Amsterdam. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 47 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-15, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Amsterdamse Bos](https://ourplayday.com/places/amsterdamse-bos-amsterdam) (attraction, Amsterdam). A large forest with play equipment, two toddler pools and an English-language nature trail with app hunts.
2. [Beatrixpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/beatrixpark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A park playground with a sandpit and a paddling pool, set among walking and cycling routes.
3. [Speeltuin Mariotteplein](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeltuin-mariotteplein-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Free, rebuilt neighborhood playground with equipment for every age and a football pitch.
4. [Vondelpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/vondelpark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A large park with several playgrounds, one for climbing and sliding by Groot Melkhuis and a quieter section for younger kids.
5. [De Natureluur](https://ourplayday.com/places/de-natureluur-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Free nature playground with a water course, hammocks, trees to climb and a treasure hunt.
6. [Natuurspeeltuin Jeugdland](https://ourplayday.com/places/natuurspeeltuin-jeugdland-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Nature play with hut building and water features, paved paths and free entry for individual visits.
7. [Speeleilanden Amsterdamse Bos](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeleilanden-amsterdamse-bos-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Play islands in the woods, reached by a wobbly footbridge or a ferry you pull yourself, with ropes, nets and rafts over the water.
8. [Speeltuin Amstelpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeltuin-amstelpark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A climbing playground and a small farm that are free to use, with paid rides and a cafe on the grounds.
9. [Het Woeste Westen](https://ourplayday.com/places/het-woeste-westen-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). An open-water nature playground with free play for kids through age 13, on grounds that are always accessible.
10. [NoordOogst Natuurspeeltuin](https://ourplayday.com/places/noordoogst-natuurspeeltuin-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A nature playground on a farm site, with a toddler sandpit in the shade and the Pof cafe next door.
11. [Oosterpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/oosterpark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A nature playground and a large paddling pool, plus a skatepark, a sports area and a cafe inside the park.
12. [Speeltuin Brasapark](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeltuin-brasapark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Playground on the roof of a motorway tunnel, with 70 percent of its equipment accessible to kids with disabilities.
13. [Speeltuin Wittenburg](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeltuin-wittenburg-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A staffed neighborhood playground mixing classic play and sports, with activities for older kids and an accessible toilet.
14. [Westerpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/westerpark-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A park with playgrounds beside cafes, a shallow splash pond and the Woeste Westen adventure playground nearby.
15. [Bouwspeelplaats Het Landje](https://ourplayday.com/places/bouwspeelplaats-het-landje-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A building playground for kids from age 6 in Rembrandtpark, where the play is construction.
16. [Flevopark Playground at Parknest](https://ourplayday.com/places/flevopark-playground-at-parknest-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A playground in a nature park with mature trees, next to Parknest, a volunteer-run cafe serving coffee and hot chocolate.
17. [Rijksmuseum](https://ourplayday.com/places/rijksmuseum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A Family Quest game turns the paintings into a hunt, with a nursing room and a welcome for strollers.
18. [Sarphatipark Playground and Speelbos](https://ourplayday.com/places/sarphatipark-playground-and-speelbos-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). Two kinds of play, a classic playground and a new nature-play forest, woven among old trees by the De Pijp streets.
19. [Speeltuin UJ Klaren](https://ourplayday.com/places/speeltuin-uj-klaren-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A playground for ages 2 to 12 behind a pancake house, with a screened-off younger section and a clubhouse.
20. [Stedelijk Museum - Family Lab](https://ourplayday.com/places/stedelijk-museum-family-lab-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). Family Lab activities, an audio hunt and coloring pages make modern art hands-on, all free with museum admission.
21. [Van Gogh Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/van-gogh-museum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). Hunts for a younger and an older age group, picked up at the information desk, turn the galleries into a game.
22. [A'DAM LOOKOUT](https://ourplayday.com/places/adam-lookout-amsterdam) (attraction, Amsterdam). An observation deck over the IJ, reached by the free ferry from behind Central Station, with an optional swing.
23. [Anne Frank House](https://ourplayday.com/places/anne-frank-house-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A history museum for ages 10 and up, covering the Holocaust with heavy subject matter.
24. [ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/artis-amsterdam-royal-zoo-amsterdam) (zoo, Amsterdam). A city zoo with two separate museums alongside it, Micropia and the Groote Museum.
25. [ARTIS-Micropia](https://ourplayday.com/places/artis-micropia-amsterdam) (science center, Amsterdam). A microbe museum with lab talks, best for curious school-age kids, with free entry for under 13s with a paid ticket.
26. [De Noorderspeeltuin](https://ourplayday.com/places/de-noorderspeeltuin-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A compact neighborhood playground run by DOCK, with a staffed clubhouse, an indoor space and coffee on site.
27. [Dutch Resistance Museum Junior](https://ourplayday.com/places/dutch-resistance-museum-junior-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A junior section on the wartime occupation and resistance, made for ages 9 to 14 and serious in theme.
28. [Erasmuspark Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/erasmuspark-playground-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A playground with a large sandbox in a city park, with the Terrasmus cafe right beside it for coffee and lunch.
29. [Eye Filmmuseum - Cinemini and Mission Supereyes](https://ourplayday.com/places/eye-filmmuseum-cinemini-and-mission-supereyes-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A film museum with Cinemini screenings for preschoolers and the Mission Supereyes booklet, with the exhibition free under 18.
30. [Geitenboerderij Ridammerhoeve](https://ourplayday.com/places/geitenboerderij-ridammerhoeve-amsterdam) (farm, Amsterdam). A goat farm with a cafe in the Amsterdamse Bos, with no entrance fee.
31. [Jewish Museum + junior](https://ourplayday.com/places/jewish-museum-junior-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A culture museum with a junior experience for ages 6 and up.
32. [Kinderboerderij De Pijp](https://ourplayday.com/places/kinderboerderij-de-pijp-amsterdam) (farm, Amsterdam). A free neighborhood animal farm.
33. [National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum)](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-maritime-museum-het-scheepvaartmuseum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A maritime museum whose admission includes a replica ship to explore, and a short ship-led visit suits younger kids.
34. [NEMO Science Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/nemo-science-museum-amsterdam) (science center, Amsterdam). A science museum with hands-on experiments, engineering and science play, best for school-age explorers.
35. [Rembrandt House Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/rembrandt-house-museum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). The artist's own house, with a kids story in Dutch or English and hands-on demonstrations.
36. [Rembrandtpark Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/rembrandtpark-playground-amsterdam) (playground, Amsterdam). A playground in a mature park, close to the De Uylenburg animal farm and its drink terrace.
37. [STRAAT Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/straat-museum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A street-art museum with free entry for under 13s alongside an adult ticket, reached by the NDSM ferry.
38. [Wereldmuseum Amsterdam + Junior](https://ourplayday.com/places/wereldmuseum-amsterdam-junior-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). Junior is the museum's route for under-13s, with a Get to the North Pole program that starts at age 6.
39. [Ballorig Gaasperplas](https://ourplayday.com/places/ballorig-gaasperplas-amsterdam) (indoor play space, Amsterdam). Indoor play halls full of climbing and jumping gear, slides and a ball pit, with separate areas for the youngest kids.
40. [Blue Boat Company Kids Cruise](https://ourplayday.com/places/blue-boat-company-kids-cruise-amsterdam) (attraction, Amsterdam). A kids cruise add-on to the city canal cruise, with a pirate story on audio in Dutch or English.
41. [Candy Castle Speelparadijs](https://ourplayday.com/places/candy-castle-speelparadijs-amsterdam) (indoor play space, Amsterdam). An indoor playground in a restored church, with a big climbing structure for kids 4 and up and a separate toddler zone for ages 6 months to 4 years.
42. [Het Muizenhuis / The Mouse Mansion Mini Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/het-muizenhuis-the-mouse-mansion-mini-museum-amsterdam) (museum, Amsterdam). A miniature museum and shop built around the Sam and Julia books, with free entry and mouse-door painting.
43. [Jimmy's Speelparadijs](https://ourplayday.com/places/jimmy-s-speelparadijs-amsterdam) (indoor play space, Amsterdam). A large indoor playground with a climbing tower, a monorail and a climbing castle, with free parking out front.
44. [Kinderkookkafé](https://ourplayday.com/places/kinderkookkafe-amsterdam) (attraction, Amsterdam). A kids' cooking cafe with a help-yourself bar and party sessions by age group, with outdoor play beside it.
45. [OBA Oosterdok - Children's Library and Maakplaats](https://ourplayday.com/places/oba-oosterdok-childrens-library-and-maakplaats-amsterdam) (library, Amsterdam). A big public library with a spacious youth department and a Maakplaats makerspace, plus a cafe and restaurant in the building.
46. [VROG](https://ourplayday.com/places/vrog-amsterdam) (indoor play space, Amsterdam). A 3,000-square-meter parkour, freerunning, trampoline and dance park in a converted tunnel, with a mini trampoline zone for kids 2 to 5.
47. [You Jump Amsterdam-Noord](https://ourplayday.com/places/you-jump-amsterdam-noord-amsterdam) (indoor play space, Amsterdam). A trampoline park with big jumping areas for kids and families.

## Other lists for Amsterdam

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/netherlands/amsterdam/restaurants) (13)
- [Cafés](https://ourplayday.com/netherlands/amsterdam/cafes) (3)
- [Hotels](https://ourplayday.com/netherlands/amsterdam/hotels) (18)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

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