When spring comes, the first thing you notice in the Netherlands is adults and children going by bicycles, skating, roller skating, playing football, going by boats and doing many other outdoor activities. Dutch people are especially famous for their water sports. Every child is supposed to know how to swim and hold a diploma of at least level A. Fishing, (para)sailing, boating, kite and wind surfing, rowing, swimming, diving and water skiing. And most of these sports can be practiced from the age of 12. There are lots of playgrounds, well equipped sport grounds, ping pong tables, climbing frames and swings in each neighborhood. Our family loves playing badminton, football, basketball, table tennis, frisbee, cycling and jumping on the trampoline. In winter we prefer ice-skating.