It has been such an honor to host our annual Macaroni KID Family Favorite Awards, recognizing the most loved businesses for kids and families in the Springfield, Missouri area! We had phenomenal feedback and so many fantastic Springfield businesses were nominated by Springfield families! I'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate and vote for your favorite family-friendly businesses in the Greater Springfield Area!
Every single business that was nominated and voted for deserves a huge "Congratulations!". We LOVE how much your families love our Springfield businesses - we have an incredible community here in Southwest Missouri! There were thousands of nominations and votes. You let us know your go-to places to entertain, enrich, exhaust, and take care of your kids and families. And we agree — they are awesome!
Once again, thank you to all the businesses that contribute to our Springfield community, and for their hard work year-round on creating family-friendly atmospheres that help bring the community together while finding family fun throughout the Ozarks!
Now, for the moment you've been waiting for...here are the 2022 Macaroni KID Family Favorite Awards Winners:
🏆 Best Place for Indoor Fun
Discovery Center Springfield
🏆 Best Place for Outdoor Fun
Dickerson Park Zoo
🏆 Best Place for Free or Cheap Fun
Rutledge Wilson Farm Park
🏆 Best Place for a Playdate
Discovery Center Springfield
🏆 Best Daycare
Little Sunshine's Playhouse
🏆 Best Preschool
Parents' Cooperative Preschool and Kindergarten
🏆 Best STEM Activity or Experience
Wonders of Wildlife
🏆 Best Animal Attraction or Encounter
Wonders of Wildlife
🏆 Best Dance Studio
Springfield Ballet
🏆 Best Art Studio/Lessons
Firehouse Pottery
🏆 Best Music Lessons
Palen Music Center
🏆 Best Gymnastics Center
Springfield Gymnastics and Aquatics Center
🏆 Best Swim Lessons
DiVentures
🏆 Best Youth Sport or Fitness
HappyFeet/Legends Soccer
🏆 Best Family Membership
Wonders of Wildlife
🏆 Best Family Photographer
White Pine Photography
🏆 Best Maternity/Newborn Photographer
Taylen Daylee Photography
🏆 Best Family-Friendly Festival or Event
Rutledge Wilson Farm Park's Fall Festival
🏆 Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
Lambert's Cafe
🏆 Best Bakery
Urban Cup
🏆 Best Coffee Shop
Travellers House Coffee & Tea
🏆 Best Food-Allergy Friendly Restaurant
MaMa Jean's Deli
🏆 Best Ice Cream or Sweet Treat
Pineapple Whip
🏆 Best Grocery Store
MaMa Jean's Natural Market
🏆 Best Farmers Market or Pick-Your-Own Farm
Farmers Market of the Ozarks
🏆 Best Pizza
Arris Pizza
🏆 Best Parent's Date Night
Finley Farms
🏆 Best Children's Birthday Party Venue
Discovery Center Springfield
🏆 Best Children's Birthday Party Entertainment
Princesses of the 417
🏆 Best Pediatric Primary Care Provider
My Healthy Kids
🏆 Best OB/GYN
Dr. Mary Duff - CoxHealth
🏆 Best Birth Center or Midwife
Family Birth & Wellness
🏆 Best Doula Care
The Doula Foundation
🏆 Best Lactation/Breastfeeding Support
CoxHealth Women's Center
🏆 Best Chiropractor
Dr. Aimee LaBrie - Loehr Health Center
🏆 Best Family Vision Care
Springfield Family Vision
🏆 Best Pediatric Dentist
Expedition Pediatric Dentistry
🏆 Best Orthodontist
Cash Family Orthodontics
🏆 Best Family-Friendly Salon
Cookie Cutters
🏆 Best Children's Consignment Store or Event
Once Upon a Child
🏆 Best Children's Boutique
Jelly Beans
🏆 Best Toy/Game/Book Store
Jelly Beans
🏆 Best Activity for Tweens or Teens
Urban Air Adventure Park
🏆 Best Summer Camp
Wonders of Wildlife
🏆 Best Real Estate Agency
Murney Associates
When visiting local businesses and events in Springfield, be sure to tell them Macaroni KID sent you... and don't forget to tell all of your friends!
Macaroni KID Springfield provides the community with a free local calendar, weekly newsletter and website focused on family-friendly events and resources in the Greater Springfield, Missouri area. We gather all the local family-friendly events and activities happening in Springfield so you can find them all in one place!
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