Best of Family Awards Standings

The votes as of February 26th at noon have been tallied and the standings are listed below. Some races are so close there is 1 vote separating 1st and 2nd place! Click HERE to vote!

Best Bowling Alley

1) Boston Bowl

2) Timber Lanes

3) South Shore Country Club

4) South Shore Community Center

Best Family-Friendly Gym

1) YMCA Emilson Branch

2) Mamas Move

3) Athletic Revolution

4) My Gym Norwell

Best Indoor Play Center

1) Jungle Jakes

2) Playdipity

3) Explorazone at Mamas Move

Best Library

1) Pembroke Public Library

2) Hingham Public Library

3) Duxbury Free Library

Best Place to Take the Kids for the Afternoon

1) Jungle Jakes

2) Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

3) Hanson Children's Museum

Best Movie Theater

1) Patriot Cinemas - Hanover Mall Cinemas 10

2) Patriot Cinemas - Hingham Shipyard

3) Mill Wharf Cinemas Scituate Harbor

Best Playground

1) Marshfield Kids at Play Plaza

2) Whitman Park

3) Gaffield Park

Best Playdate

1) Jungle Jakes

2) Playdipity

3) Mass Audbubon South Shore Sanctuaries

Best Pottery Painting Shop

1) Pottery Playce

2) South Shore Pottery Shop

Best Public Pool

1) YMCA Emilson Branch

2) Percy Walker Pool

Best Public Rink

1) Hobomock Arena

2) Carousel Family Fun Center

3) Rockland Rink

Best Rainy Day Visit

1) Hanson Children's Museum

2) Playdipity

3) Our World Children's Global Discovery Museum

Best Youth Performing Arts Theater

1) The Company Theatre

2) Duxbury Performing Arts Center

3) Duval Dance and Music Academy

Best Art Class

1) South Shore Learning Lab

2) Kept Creations

3) North River Arts Society

Best Early Education Enrichment Center

1) My Gym Norwell

2) South Shore Learning Lab

3) The Early Skills Center of Norwell

Best Dance Class

1) A Dancer's World

2) Boss Academy of Performing Arts

3) Duval Dance and Music Society

Best Daycare

1) Cherubs Child Development Center 

2) Bright Horizons Norwell

3) Little Neighbors Early Childhood Center

Best Gymnastics Gym

1) Tumblefun

2) South Shore Gymnastics Academy 

3) Massachusetts Gymnastics Center - Pembroke

Best Kids' Yoga Studio

1) Mamas Move

2) Yoga Magic for Kids

3) Petit Papillon Yoga

Best Music Class

1) South Shore Conservatory

2) South Shore Learning Lab

3) South Shore Arts Center

Best Preschool

1) Cherubs Child Development Center

2) Bay Farm Montessori

3) Ridge Hill School

Best Private School

1) St. Bridget School

2) Bay Farm Montessori

3) Inly School

Best Public School

1) Govenor Winslow School

2) Pembroke High School

3) Hobomock Elementary

Best Summer Camp

1) Camp Ponkiwanee

2) Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

3) Bay Farm Montessori

Best Swim Lessons

1) YMCA Emilson Branch

2) Percy Walker Pool

3) Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness

Best Candy Store (tie for 2nd)

1) The Candy Jar and Designs in Bloom

2) Green Harbor General Store

2) Pinches and Pounds

Best Coffee Shop

1) Gunther Tooties Hanover

2) 1st Stop Coffee & Bakery

3) Trio Cafe

4) Red Eye Roasters

Best Custom Cookies

1) Pembroke Cookie Company

2) Veronica's Sweetcakes

3) Ellie & Ash

Best Cupcakes

1) Veronica's Sweetcakes

2) Wicked Good Cupcakes

3) Giuseppe's Cakes, Etc.

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1) 99 Restaurant Pembroke

2) Cask n' Flagon

3) Mama Mia's Marshfield

Best Frozen Treats

1) Dairy Twist

2) sweetFrog

3) CreYo Self Serve Frozen Yogurt Bar

Best Pizza

1) Poopsie's

2) Pembroke House of Pizza

3) Riva Pizza Marshfield

4) Duxbury Pizza

Best Place to Buy Healthy Food

1) Trader Joe's

2) Whole Foods

3) Good Health Natural Foods

Best Arts & Craft Supplies

1) Michael's

2) AC Moore

3) Kept Creations

Best Baby Boutique

1) Olivia Rose Children's Boutique

2) Carolann's

3) Modern Baby Couture Creations

Best Bookstore

1) Barnes & Noble

2) Buttonwood Books and Toys

3) Westwinds

Best Children's Consignment/Resale Shop

1) Kids Closet Consignments

2) Susie's Selections

3) Duxbury Thrift and Consignment

Best Children's Consignment/Resale Event

1) The Children's Clothesline

2) There They Grow Again

Best Children's Gift Shop

1) The Toy Box

2) Oliva Rose Children's Boutique

3) Mono Mono Boutique

Best Custom Accessories

1) Mono Mono Boutique

2) Put A Clip In It

3) Pink Lemonade

Best Family Friendly Dentist

1) Dr. Kristine Grazioso

2) Dr. Joy O'Keeffe

3) Dr. David Pellegrini

Best Family Photographer

1) Tracy Marino Photography

2) Sarah Hinchey Photography

3) Four Swans Photography

Best Kid-Friendly Salon

1) Snip-its

2) Trendie's Salon

3) Old Salt Barber Shop

Best Orthodontist

1) Hanover Orthodontics

2) Norwell Pediatric Dentistry

3) Sheehan Orthodontics

Best Pediatrician

1) Christopher R. Cox, DO

2) Bartley G. Cilento Sr, MD, FAAP 

3) Danette T. Colella, MD

4) Leo R. Muido, M.D. 

Best Sporting Goods Store

1) Dick’s Sporting Goods 

2) Olympia Sports Pembroke

3) Good Sport

Best Children's Entertainer

1) Mama Steph

2) Little Miss Princess Parties

2) Musical Mike

Best Party Planner

1) A Fork in the Road

2) Princess Sharon Events

Best Party Rental

1) Busy Bee

2) A-Bee Tent Rental

Best Party Supplies

1) IZAPARTY

2) Party City Pembroke

3) Maddie Loves Lip Balm

Best Party Venue

1) My Gym Norwell

2) Paragon Carousel 

3) Playdipity

Best Family/Child Focused Non-Profit

1) Wicked Good Cause

2) Plymouth County 4-H 

3) Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

4) Emerson Lily Hitchcock Memorial Foundation 

Best Kept Secret

1) Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

2) Mono Mono Boutique 

3) Trendies Salon

Best New Business

1) Riva Pizza Marshfield

2) Maddie Loves Lip Balm

3) Mayflower Grove Grill