Lingo Dingo and the Story Powered Learning Method
When we first read ‘The Fabulous Lost & Found and the Little Dutch Mouse’ my children and I instantly fell in love with it. It was the first book in the Story Powered Learning...
Accidentally Dutch Blog
Our Summer Trip Misadventure
“Do you have any proof that you live in the Netherlands?” the border control guard asked as he looked down at me from his high desk. I was trying to board a Eurostar train...
Why Do The Dutch Always Reply in English?
Dutch is not an easy language. Sure, it’s easy enough for Dutch people but they have the unfair advantage of having being born Dutch. The rest of us have to learn it the hard...
‘Invading Holland’ is now ‘Accidentally Dutch’
Hello everyone, I know things have been a bit quiet around here for a while but I’m back and I have a very important question… Who wants to play a game of spot-the-difference? Yes,...
My Son Thinks Sinterklaas is Santa
My five year old son was sitting in complete silence at the kitchen table, studying the advent calendar I’d given him a few moments earlier. He’d been that way for at least a minute....
My Very Confusing First Encounter with the Tradition of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet
As the end of November and 2001 approached I’d been in the Netherlands for around five months. Over that time I’d slowly started to understand some small parts of Dutch life but I still...
