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2022 Macaroni KID Springfield Family Favorite Awards Winners

Springfield's Most Loved Businesses for Kids & Families

January 20, 2023

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 β€” 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:

πŸ† Best Place for Indoor Fun
Discovery Center Springfield

πŸ† Best Place for Outdoor Fun
Dickerson Park Zoo

πŸ† Best Place for Free or Cheap Fun
Rutledge Wilson Farm Park

πŸ† Best Place for a Playdate
Discovery Center Springfield

πŸ† Best Daycare
Little Sunshine's Playhouse

πŸ† Best Preschool
Parents' Cooperative Preschool and Kindergarten

πŸ† Best STEM Activity or Experience
Wonders of Wildlife

πŸ† Best Animal Attraction or Encounter 
Wonders of Wildlife

πŸ† Best Dance Studio
Springfield Ballet

πŸ† Best Art Studio/Lessons
Firehouse Pottery

πŸ† Best Music Lessons
Palen Music Center

πŸ† Best Gymnastics Center
Springfield Gymnastics and Aquatics Center

πŸ† Best Swim Lessons
DiVentures

πŸ† Best Youth Sport or Fitness
HappyFeet/Legends Soccer

πŸ† Best Family Membership
Wonders of Wildlife

πŸ† Best Family Photographer
White Pine Photography

πŸ† Best Maternity/Newborn Photographer
Taylen Daylee Photography

πŸ† Best Family-Friendly Festival or Event
Rutledge Wilson Farm Park's Fall Festival

πŸ† Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
Lambert's Cafe

πŸ† Best Bakery
Urban Cup

πŸ† Best Coffee Shop
Travellers House Coffee & Tea

πŸ† Best Food-Allergy Friendly Restaurant
MaMa Jean's Deli

πŸ† Best Ice Cream or Sweet Treat
Pineapple Whip

πŸ† Best Grocery Store
MaMa Jean's Natural Market

πŸ† Best Farmers Market or Pick-Your-Own Farm
Farmers Market of the Ozarks

πŸ† Best Pizza
Arris Pizza

πŸ† Best Parent's Date Night 
Finley Farms

πŸ† Best Children's Birthday Party Venue
Discovery Center Springfield

πŸ† Best Children's Birthday Party Entertainment
Princesses of the 417

πŸ† Best Pediatric Primary Care Provider
My Healthy Kids

πŸ† Best OB/GYN
Dr. Mary Duff - CoxHealth

πŸ† Best Birth Center or Midwife
Family Birth & Wellness

πŸ† Best Doula Care
The Doula Foundation

πŸ† Best Lactation/Breastfeeding Support
CoxHealth Women's Center

πŸ† Best Chiropractor
Dr. Aimee LaBrie - Loehr Health Center

πŸ† Best Family Vision Care
Springfield Family Vision

πŸ† Best Pediatric Dentist
Expedition Pediatric Dentistry

πŸ† Best Orthodontist
Cash Family Orthodontics

πŸ† Best Family-Friendly Salon
Cookie Cutters

πŸ† Best Children's Consignment Store or Event 
Once Upon a Child

πŸ† Best Children's Boutique
Jelly Beans

πŸ† Best Toy/Game/Book Store
Jelly Beans

πŸ† Best Activity for Tweens or Teens
Urban Air Adventure Park

πŸ† Best Summer Camp
Wonders of Wildlife

πŸ† 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!