2018 Rocket City Mom Family Favorite Award Winners
When it comes to local family fun we are not fooling around. So despite the fact that we announce these winners each year on April 1st, you know this is NO JOKE.
The Process
Every February we go to our readers, “The Real Experts,” and ask them to share their favorite Rocket City people and places. Each year we have several hundred readers who answer the call and do just that. Then, each March, we ask these same people (along with all their family and friends) to vote for the top three nominees.
It Really Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
Following this process means that just being a nominee required hundreds of people to say they loved you (no small feat) and then we very frequently have very close races during the voting. Sometimes, it’s just too close to call and then you’ll see a tie.
Just as in years past our readers answered the call (almost 4,000 of you to be exact!) and we are grateful to our wonderful community of RCM followers who took the time to share their area favorites so that newcomers and locals alike could more easily have the “inside scoop” on what makes the Rocket City such a great place for families. Our 2018 Rocket City Mom Family Favorite Award Winners all contribute to making our hometown a pretty amazing place to live.
Congratulations to the nominees and winners alike. When there are so many people and organizations out there working hard, we are all winners!
Favorite Local Attraction for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Huntsville Botanical Garden – Website
Favorite Local Attraction Ages 5-9
Altitude Trampoline Park – Website
Favorite Local Attraction for Ages 9-13
U.S. Space and Rocket Center – Website
Favorite Pizza Joint
Mellow Mushroom – Website
Favorite Family Friendly Restaurant
Red Robin – Website
Favorite Bakery, Dessert, or Ice Cream Shop
Nothing Bundt Cakes – View Website
Favorite Food Truck
Bigfoot’s Little Donuts – Website
Favorite Seasonal Consignment Sale
Kid’s Market – Website
Favorite Bricks & Mortar Consignment Store
Once Upon a Time – Website
Favorite Local Baby/Maternity Boutique
Posh Mommy and Baby Too – View Website
Favorite Field Trip Destination
Tate Farms – Website
Favorite Place to Hold a Birthday Party
Stars and Strikes – Website
Favorite Place to Get a Kid’s Haircut
Spoiled Rockin’ Kids – Website
Favorite Indoor Play Facility
Let’s Play – Website
Favorite Family-Friendly Event
Galaxy of Lights – Website
Favorite Storytime
Madison Library – Website
Favorite Dance Studio
The Dance Company – Website
Favorite Place to Take Music Lessons
Musicology – Website
Favorite Martial Arts Studio
Alexander’s Martial Arts – Website
Favorite Water Park
Point Mallard – Website
Favorite Children’s Photographer
Spoiled Rotten Photography – Website
Favorite Childcare Program/Facility
Montessori School of Huntsville – Website
Favorite Pediatric Dentist or Dental Practice
Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates – Website
Favorite Pediatrician or Pediatric Office
Huntsville Pediatric Associates – Website
Favorite OB/GYN or OB/GYN Office
Advanced OB/GYNÂ – Website
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