MetroFamily Magazine / August 2012 / Vote Now for MetroFamily's Family Favorites Awards

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Vote Now for MetroFamily's Family Favorites Awards

Recognize Your Favorite Family Friendly Businesses & Services in the OKC metro with MetroFamily's Family Favorites!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination ballot for our Family Favorite Awards!  We received hundreds of nominations and look forward to honoring the local businesses who do an excellent job serving families in our February 2013 issue.

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Special thanks to corporate sponsor, Oklahoma Employees Credit Union (OECU), for helping make this project possible.

 

 

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Our 2012-2013 Family Favorites Awards Finalists

Best Annual Family Friendly Festival

• Festival of the Arts
• Arts Festival Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State Fair

Best Art Studio/Art Lessons

• Fine Arts Institute of Edmond
• Firehouse Art Center
• Paint Your Art Out
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Best Birthday Party Venues

• Jump! Zone
• OKC Zoo
• Orr Family Farm
• Chuck E Cheese
• Science Museum Oklahoma

Best Child Care Center

• YMCA of Greater OKC
• The Goddard School
• Westminister Child Development Center
• Camelot Child Development Center

Best Child/Family Photographer

• Taylor Made Photography
• Portrait Innovations
• Elyse Fair Photography

Best Child-Friendly Bookstore

• Barnes & Noble
• Full Circle Bookstore
• Half Price Books

Best Children's Clothing Store

• The Children's Place
• Uptown Kids
• Gymboree

Best Children's Haircuts

• Snip Its
• Super Cuts
• Great Clips

Best Consignment Sale/Store

• Once Upon a Child
• Goodwill
• Daisy Exchange
• The Remarkable Shop

Best Dance Studio

• Studio J
• Tippi Toes
• Academy of Dance Arts

Best Date Night Restaurant

• The Melting Pot
• Charleston's
• Cheever's
• Red Prime

Best Day Camp

• YMCA of Greater OKC
• Camp Dakani
• Oklahoma Children's Theatre (6)

Best Dentist for Children/Families

• Dental Depot
• Ocean Dental
• Smile Zone
• Dr. Andrew Walls

Best ER/Emergency Clinic

• Mercy
• St. Anthony's
• INTEGRIS
• OU Medical

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

• Chick-Fil-A
• Ted's Cafe Escondido
• Chili's
• Local in Norman
• Hideaway Pizza
• Red Robin

Best Family-Friendly Sporting Event

• OKC Thunder
• OKC Redhawks
• OU Sooner Football

Best Fitness Center

• YMCA
• Gold's Gym
• Goga Studios

Best Free/Low-Cost Attraction for Family Fun

• OKC Zoo
• Myriad Botanical Gardens
• Martin Nature Park

Best Grocery Store to Help Stretch Your Food Budget

• Crest
• Aldi
• Buy For Less

Best Gymnastics/Cheer Training Facility

• Oklahoma Gold
• Bart Conner
• Metro Gymnastics

Best Holiday Light Event

• Chickasha Festival of Lights
• Yukon Festival of Lights
• Chesapeake Energy Campus

Best Hospital

• Mercy
• OU Medical/Children's
• INTEGRIS
• Norman Regional Health System

Best Indoor Fun/Amusement Venue

• Science Museum Oklahoma
• Andy Alligator's Fun Park
• Gattitown
• Jump!Zone
• Dave & Busters

Best Jewelry Store

• BC Clark
• Samuel Gordon Jewelers
• Zale's
• The Vintage Pearl
• Kay Jewelers

Best Live Entertainment

• Civic Center Music Hall
• Zoo Ampitheater
• Oklahoma Children's Theatre
• Spaghetti Eddie

Best Local Place to Take Out of Town Visitors

• Bricktown
• Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Pops
• Myriad Botanical Gardens
• National Cowboy & Western History Museum

Best Martial Arts Studio

• ATA Karate
• Martial Arts Ministries
• All-American Martial Arts
• Pride Mixed Martial Arts

Best Maternity Shop

• Motherhood Maternity
• Pickles and Ice Cream
• A Pea in the Pod

Best Museum for Children and Families

• Science Museum Oklahoma
• Jasmine Moran Children's Museum
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art
• Oklahoma History Center

Best Music Instruction

• Sonder Music & Dance
• Ginger's Kindermusik of Oklahoma City
• OCU Performing Arts Academy

Best OB-GYN

• Dr. Misty Wayman
• Dr. Robert Ryan
• Dr. Anthony Shanbour

Best Orthodontist

• Orthodontist Associates
• Dr. Kelly Klontz
• Dr. Michael Steffan
• Dr. Phillip Parker

Best Outdoor Fun/Amusement Venue

• Frontier City
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• White Water Bay
• Andy Alligator's Fun/Water Park
• Myriad Botanical Gardens
• Orr Family Farm

Best Party Entertainer/Entertainment

• Spaghetti Eddie
• My Princess Party
• Extreme Animals
• Mad Science
• LOL Cartoons

Best Peditrician

• Dr. Kelly Stephens
• Dr. Mickey Crittenden
• Dr. Tammy Maschino
• Dr. Thomas Kuhls

Best Place for Pampering Moms

• Cottonwood Salon & Spa
• Goga Studios
• Heavenly Hands
• Renaissance Spa & Salon

Best Place to Buy Baby/Children's Furniture

• Storkland
• Babies R Us
• Target
• Mathis Brothers
• Burlington Coat Factory
• Once Upon a Child

Best Place to Explore Oklahoma

• Wichita Mountain Wildlife Reserve
• Turner Falls
• Chickasaw National Recreation Area
• Arbuckle Mountains
• Beavers Bend

Best Place to Explore the Outdoors

• Martin Park Nature Center
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Lake Hefner
• Turner Falls

Best Place to Have a Baby

• Mercy
• Lakeside Women's Hospital
• Norman Regional Hospital
• OU Medical Center

Best Place to Watch 4th of July Fireworks

• Libertyfest in Edmond
• Bricktown
• Yukon Freedom Fest
• Reaves Park in Norman

Best Place to Have Fun with Kids of Varies Ages

• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Science Museum Oklahoma
• Andy Alligators
• Frontier City
• Gattitown

Best Pumpkin Patch

• Orr Family Farm
• TG Farms
• Chester's Party Barn
• Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch

Best Seasonal Consignment Sale

• Just Between Friends
• Pass It On
• The Original Children's Consignment Sale

Best Sleep-Away Camp

• Camp Classen
• Falls Creek
• Girl Scouts Camp
• Camp Quest

Best Specialty Baby Store/Boutique

• Green Bambino
• The Changing Table
• Uptown Kids
• Marissa's Room
• Tulip Tree

Best Sports League

• YMCA of Greater OKC
• Norman Youth Soccer Association
• Upward Sports OKC

Best Toy Store

• Toys R Us
• Learning Tree
• Copelin's/Kidoodles

Best Tutoring/Learning Assistance Center

• Kumon
• Sylvan

Best Eye Care Provider

• Dr. Jennifer L. Brooks
• Dr. Troy Flax
• Dr. Jon Painter
• Dr. Samuel Oliphant

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