NPO Zappelin is a Dutch television program block for younger children that launched as Z@ppelin in September 2000.

On 4 September 2005, Z@ppelin became a channel for children aged 2–6 years.

The reason for this change is to make the channels and its programmes more recognisable.

[4] The rebranding completed on 19 August 2014.

It is also part of the 24-hour children's channel NPO Zappelin Extra.