This past weekend we had visitors and wanted to show them a bit more of Jordan outside of Amman. We decided to drive to Ajloun, about 1 hour 15 minutes North of Amman. The drive is very beautiful and you get to see a much greener side of Jordan. Our day itinerary with a 3 … More Day Trips from Amman with Kids – Ajloun Castle & Cable Cars
If you’re looking for summer camp options in Amman for your kids, I’ve got all the details! Please note that the summer camps are listed in no particular order. Personally, I chose to send my children to their respective school summer camps, but there are lots of other options out there if your child’s school … More Summer Camps in Amman – 2025
I’m in the process of checking out schools for my children as I didn’t have the chance to do this before we moved to Amman. Amman has many options for primary and secondary schooling, but below I lay out the ones I personally investigated and toured. I won’t give my opinion about which schools are … More Choosing a School in Amman – Comparing Mashrek, ICS, The Little Academy, Lycee Francais, Waldorf
List updated in late 2024. One of my favorite parts of Jordan is the landscape and a few weekends ago I got to experience new views on horseback at the Al Reef Equestrian Club ( مركز الريف الاردني للفروسية). Located about 1 hour outside of Amman in Jalad, Salt, it’s a beautiful place to spend … More Where to go horseback riding in and around Amman
My 5-year-old went from slightly active to completely booked with activities since we came to Amman. Parkour, karate, football, Ready Steady Go, horseback riding, and now he’s added on music classes – drums. If you’re also looking for music classes for your kids, here are some places in Amman you can check out: Music Whale … More Music Classes for Kids in Amman
One of my kids’ favorite activities is to read books. Since we’ve exhausted our supply at home numerous times over, I was in search of a great place for the kids to go and read and check out books. It would be a bonus if they also have books for me to take home as … More Libraries of Amman – Reading for All, Books & More
A few years back I visited Amman and I spent a lot of time trying to find outdoor playgrounds near me. When the weather didn’t agree, I tried out a few of the indoor playgrounds, but I found many times they were over-stimulating (i.e. loud music and pushy kids). This time around, we’re in Amman … More Tiny Tots Indoor Playground – Sensory Play
This post started as per my usual of making a list of how to keep my kids busy during all the summertime downtime we seem to have. I added a note to my phone as a checklist and decided to keep adding to it and ticking things off once we’d done them. I thought it … More The Super Long List of Things to Do with Kids in Amman
Moving to Amman and thinking about starting my 2.5-year-old in a nursery/preschool/pre-k meant I had to do a lot of investigating as there are many options. I started my search by asking in some parenting groups and because I didn’t want a commute, I stuck closer to the Abdoun area. Because of that most of … More Nurseries and Preschools in Amman
We recently relocated to Amman and my 5-year-old was eager to get back into karate classes after he was promoted from white belt to yellow belt. I quickly realized that other martial arts forms were more popular in Jordan like tae-kwon-do and ju-jitsu, so I had to resort to just googling karate academies in Amman, … More Karate Classes for Kids in Amman
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