I’ve been to Amsterdam with children a lot with children but not to Dublin or Copenhagen. I think that going to the Netherlands with small children can be great. Example: The tulips are pretty, and the big tulip showcase building has fabulous playgrounds. The possible downside is the canals. If your 5-year-old might run away and accidentally fall into the canals, or might decide to go swimming without telling you, the Netherlands would be a terrible place to go. Assuming that your 5-year-old is water safe, I think the secret to enjoying the Netherlands might be to stay in Delft instead of Amsterdam, then focus mainly on going to playgrounds, playspaces and children’s museums around Delft and The Hague, instead of fighting the crowds in Amsterdam. M |