Fun activities for Spring break
Spring break is around the corner and this means a week off from school. We’ve lined up a few great ideas to help occupy those days…
Vacation Card
Make sure to sign up for the Vacation Card! Children from 4 to 12 living in The Hague can sign up digitally for the ‘vakantiepasclub’. As a member, they will receive a newsletter filled with discounts of fun activities to do during their vacation! Some activities from participating organisations are:
- Visiting the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden
- Exploring the human body at CORPUS in Oegstgeest
- Creating your own mug at Zinderin Kunst
Sign up via the Vakantiepas website (in Dutch) to receive these discounts. If you live in Delft, consider purchasing the Delftpas. This card can get you discounts for various activities in the city.
Museums
One of the oldest buildings in the city centre houses the Prison Gate Museum ‘Gevangenpoort’. It tells the history of crime and punishment in the international city of peace and justice. For the little daredevils amongst us, you can visit the torture chamber which houses the biggest collection of instruments of punishment in the Netherlands. The museum is listed in Lonely Planet’s 50 Museums to Blow Your Mind guide.
For those who are into modern and contemporary art, you might want to take a walk on the bottom of a swimming pool in Museum Voorlinden without getting wet! Or visit the Escher Museum for a different modern art experience. The intriguing drawings of the world-famous artist, Escher can be seen in the former Winter Palace at Lange Voorhout.
Other activities
When it is nice and sunny outside, visit one of the many petting zoos 'stadsboerderij' in The Hague or go on an adrenaline ride at the family theme park Drievliet.
Do you want to learn how to ski without the long journey to the Alps? Visit Snowworld in Zoetermeer or de Uithof in The Hague!
With a wide variety of fun things to do in The Hague region, there is no need for the kids to sit still.