Flying with children is always a challenge. But it helps if the airport you’re flying from has really good facilities around — you want to keep the kids entertained, as you want them to sleep ON the flight, not beforehand!

Did you know that ‘Schiphol‘, Amsterdam’s airport, is the first airport in the world to have a museum in its terminal? And not any museum — it is an annexe of the famous Rijksmuseum! So while waiting for your flight, you can show your kids ten works by famous Dutch masters (like Jan Steen, or Rembrandt)!

Or, visit the ‘Babycare Lounge’, where parents can take care of their babies in private — bathe them, feed them and/or let them sleep in one of the seven bed cabins, which include comfortable seats for the parents. Sounds good, no? (Well, I guess they could have thought of a bed for parents too)!
You can also let your husband take the kids to one of the indoor playgrounds, or to the Panorama terrace to look at all the aircrafts and the platforms, while you visit the XpresSpa for a manicure, pedicure or massage! This, in fact, might be the best option!

Whatever you choose to do, make sure you leave for the gate in time — with children it might take you longer than normal to get there…

xxx Esther

P.S. Always check if your child is entitled to his own frequent-flyer card! Better to start early than late — he might be able to bring you to those chic private lounges before you know it!