Playdate - the magic word for parents and kids alike

Ah, mid-September. Families back from holidays; kids back in school. Yes, indeed, Luxembourg is back in full swing. Rush hour returns. The crowds come back to make shops, well, crowded again. But the definitive sign that all is well again is the revival of playdates. A phoenix rising from the ashes of summer, that first one sends kids into a tizzy that’s only outdone by Christmas morn.

For the uninitiated, a playdate is an organized rendezvous with your child and his/her friend(s). One parent e-mails another parent in order to arrange a time and day for the little cherubs to meet outside of school. While it might seem unduly regulated, the reason is because families are spread throughout the Grand Duchy, so it takes a bit of logistical organization to bring kids together.