2022 Rocket City Mom Family Favorite Award Winners

Rocket City Mom readers have spoken! Hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes later and we have our 2022 winners. A big congratulations to all the local businesses and organizations represented on this list. Huntsville really is a great place to raise a family and you are part of why that’s true.

As always, a reminder that this award is unique in that both the nominations and votes are done entirely by our readers. I mean, when you’re looking for the 411 on the best place to hang out in Huntsville with a toddler, who better to ask than THOUSANDS of local parents!

Of course, just like everything else today, our city is deeply divided on certain topics so you’ll notice more than a few ties. This year we had one category where there were 3,412 votes and the winners had the EXACT SAME NUMBER OF VOTES.

Honestly, we feel like having so many categories be so close is literally a great problem to have. So many beloved attractions and businesses that it’s hard to decide between them 🙂

Favorite Local Attraction for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Winner: Huntsville Botanical Garden – Website

Runners-Up: Earlyworks & Let’s Play

Favorite Local Attraction Ages 5-9

Winners (Tie): Cook Museum – Website & Huntsville Botanical Garden – Website

Runners-Up: Burritt on the Mountain, Let’s Play, Up a Creek

Favorite Local Attraction for Ages 9-13

Winner: Space & Rocket Center – Website

Runners-Up: Altitude Trampoline Park, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Insanity Skate Park, Up a Creek

Favorite Pizza Joint

Winners (Tie): Sam & Greg’s – Website & Mellow Mushroom – Website

Runners-Up: Big Ed’s

Favorite Family Friendly Restaurant

Winner: Rosies – Website

Runners-Up: Sam & Greg’s, Supper Heros, Cracker Barrel, Melt

Favorite Coffee Shop

Winners (Tie) : Honest Coffee – Website & Just Love Coffee – Website

Runners-Up: Gold Sprint, Mudslingers

Favorite Bakery

Winner: Edgar’s Bakery – Website

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Runners-Up: Canadian Bakin’, Mason Dixon Bakery, Moon Bakeshop

Favorite Ice Cream Shop

Winners (Tie): Bruster’s – Website & Handels – Website

Runners-Up: Coldstone, Sweet Charlies

Favorite Food Truck

Winner: Taqueria El Cazador – Website

Runners-Up: Hippea Camper, Teresita’s Tamales

Favorite Seasonal Consignment Sale

Winner: Kid’s Market – Website

Runners-Up: Boutique Closet, Moms Mart, Sweet Repeats

Favorite Bricks & Mortar Consignment Store

Winner: Once Upon a Child – Website

Runners-Up: Snickerpoodles, Play It Again

Favorite Local Baby/Maternity Boutique

Winners (Tie): Posh Mommy and Baby Too – Website

Runners-Up: All About Baby, Ana Banana

Favorite Field Trip Destination

Winner: Tate Farms – Website

Runners-Up: Burritt Museum, Cook Museum, Fantasy Playhouse

Favorite Place to Hold a Birthday Party

Winner: Altitude Trampoline Park – Website

Runners-Up: Earlyworks, Matrix, Spoiled Rockin’ Kids, Up a Creek

Favorite Place to Get a Kid’s Haircut

Winner: Spoiled Rockin’ Kids – Website

Runners-Up: Bullfeathers, Fade Factory

Favorite Indoor Play Facility

Winners (Tie): Let’s Play – Website & Altitude Trampoline Park – Website

Runners-Up: Matrix, Up a Creek

Favorite Family-Friendly Event

Winner: Galaxy of Lights – Website

Runners-Up: Madison Street Festival, Panopoly, Trash Panda Game

Favorite Waterpark or Splashpad

Winner: Point Mallard – Website

Runners-Up: Brahan Springs, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Showers Center

Favorite Dance Studio

Winners : Heidi Knight School of Dance – Website

Runners-Up: Alabama Youth Ballet, Project Dance

Favorite Place to Take Music Lessons

Winner: Musicology – Website

Runners-Up: Colors Fine Arts, Valley Conservatory

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Favorite Place to Take Art Lessons

Winner: Lowe Mill – Website

Runners-Up: Huntsville Museum of Art Academy, Artistic Minds

Favorite Martial Arts Studio

Winner: Alexander’s Martial Arts – Website

Runners-Up: Claymore Fighting & Fitness, Tiger Rock Martial Arts

Favorite Family Friendly Performance Group

Winner: Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theatre – Website

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Runners-Up: Lee High School, Lyrique Musical Productions

Favorite Summer Camp

Winners (Tie): Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theatre – Website & Huntsville Botanical Garden – Website

Runners-Up: Camp Cha La Kee, Pine Ridge Day Camp

Favorite Children’s Photographer

Winner: Spoiled Rotten Photography – Website

Runners-Up: A Green Field Photography, Click Photo Designs, Erin Cobb, Jeff White,

Favorite Childcare Program/Facility

Winner(s) Tie: Ardent Preschools & Daycares – Website | Montessori School of Huntsville – Website

Runners-Up: Mayfair Child Development Center, Up a Creek

Favorite Pediatric Dentist or Dental Practice

Winner: Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates – Website

Runners-Up: Madison Pediatric Dental, Dr. Bietel

Favorite Pediatrician or Pediatric Office

Winner: Huntsville Pediatric Associates – Website

Runners-Up: Cornerstone, Pediatric Associates of Madison

Favorite OB/GYN or OB/GYN Office

Winner: Advanced OB/GYN – Website

Runners-Up: AL Women’s Wellness Center, Clinic for Women, Tennessee Valley OB/GYN