Layover in Amsterdam... what to do??

A canal tour is always fun; there are many different companies, even operating in winter. You can even take the 'canal bus' to get around.

http://www.canal.nl/ne/theme.php?theme_id=3

The museums are probably a bit boring for a kid that young, but then I must admit I don't know much about very young kids, don't have any myself nor do any close friends/family... there's a long list here, perhaps something does appeal to you.

http://www.amsterdam.info/museums/

I agree with the previous poster the zoo is very nice! Then again I might be a bit biased, my great-great-grandfather was one of the three founders :)

http://www.artis.nl/

I don't have a favorite Amsterdam restaurant but there are loads of places to eat in the vicinity of the train station. If you leave the train station, go straight in the direction of the Dam, then you'll pass many eateries, from fastfood to various different etnic restaurants. At the Dam and in the streets leading off it you'll find many more. Most aren't too expensive and should be fine for a family.

Same with hotels, I less than an hour from the city so I've always gone home after visiting Amsterdam but this page may help:

http://www.amsterdam.info/hotels/

you'll have time in case your airplane isn't too previous due. enable's say you sparkling customs with assistance from 6:30, take a prepare from the airport to Amsteram Centraal (about 20 minutes), so that you are able to be in amsterdam with assistance from 7 or 7.30 for particular. Then in case your airplane leaves at a million pm, and also you want to be on the airport at 11.30, go away Amsterdam valuable about 11.00. From 7.30 to 11.00 is sufficient to stroll round some in Amsterdam, even if the Anne Frank living house AND museum ought to no longer open till 9 or so, so that you likely won't be able to do both. Anne Frank living house should be smaller. i imagine you would also get excitement from in simple terms walking around the middle with out any particular factors of interest to verify. in simple terms have a strong map and also you'll be effective.

Okay.Check into any hotel near the airport.Very cheap are Bastion hotels.Never mind the ugliness of the surrounding.Once you are there you can take a taxi into Amsterdam but I advise you to take a train to Amsterdam central station.Should you wear out and have enough of it.Just take any taxi back to your hotel.I chose Bastion becaused they are cheap and near the airport so you will not miss your flight.Since you have very little time take one or two things to see.On a sunday of course most shops are closed and some are closed on a monday.Just dine in restaurant the Rode Leeuw in front of the stocks exchange and forget about all the attractions.If you take a taxi back to Schiphol you will get to see plenty in a short time if you take a boat trip you have too little time to get back to to your hotel.You could ask the driver to show you around a little bit.

Well it depends. If u have good weather just walking the streets its amazing. even for a 3 year old. along the way u will find enough playgrounds and squeres to play. There is a alot of cluture ofcourse but maybe to boring for a 3 year old.

There is a wax doll museum madam tusaud.

But if its raining ore to cold i recomand New metropolis. NeMo for short. Its an interactive "science museum for children. But is also intresting for adults and has an amazing view from the terras.

Last child friendly thing to do is the zoo called Artis. Its 1 of the oldest zoo{s of the world and also has a world famous planatarium.

Go to the Rembrant Splien and there you will find a restaurant the advertises Chinious Indish food. Oder RiceStaffel (rice table) for one and step back while they load your table with little dishes that are samples of everything in the restaurant. It's a lot of fun and the kids love it.

when you arrive on Sunday you can just go for a walk in the streets, the jordaan area is very lovely...

I'm afraid your coming at a bit of a dead time since Monday morning almost everything opens late and almost all of the museums are closed (except for the van goch museum but you can check it in http://www.museum.n/), the beautiful botanical gardens are open (http://www.dehortus.nl/informatie.asp) .

and you can decide your self by looking at this site (http://www.amsterdamtourist.nl/en/default.aspx), has all about a day out in amsterdam.

i'm gonna give you the least amount of details, because it is not fair that other people than me can afford to travel and i cannot, so i will not help you out. I hope a Dutch prostitute gets ahold of your husband in the middle of the night, bang him and take him to the warehouse, that was filmed in the movie Hostel. Have a safe and nice trip! jk i do not know anything about Netherlands.

Wander the canals and streets. Isn't the anne frank museum there?

watch pbs, i just saw a piece on amsterdam,yea they will show it again, check your local listings.