And The Winners Are…
Ask any child to name their favorite color, ice cream flavor or sports team and they can quickly rattle off a list: Red, Rocky Road, UK Wildcats.
Most of us never grow out of having favorites as we found when we asked our readers to tell us about their favorite family-friendly places and spaces in the Bluegrass.
We asked for your nominations in the spring, and then over the summer more than 2,000 of you voted in our fourth annual Family Favorites Survey, earning a chance to win tickets to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Here are the winners our readers chose:
Favorite Kid Friendly Restaurant
Chick-Fil-A
Favorite Frozen Treat Shop
Orange Leaf
Favorite Place for Boys Birthday Parties
Monkey Joe’s
Favorite Place for Girls Birthday Parties & Favorite Dance Studio
Lexington Dance Factory
Favorite Birthday Cake Maker
Caramanda’s
Favorite Museum
The Explorium
Favorite Free Family Fun Site
Jacobson Park
Favorite Local Festival
Woodland Arts Fair
Favorite Day Trip
Newport Aquarium
Favorite School Field Trip
Boyd’s Orchard
Favorite Local Day Camp & Favorite Arts/ Dance Camp
Lexington Children’s Theatre
Favorite Overnight Camp
4-H Summer Camp
Favorite Academic Camp
Living Arts & Science Center
Favorite Sports Camp
UK Sports Camp
Favorite Bookstore
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Favorite Consignment Shop
Once Upon a Child
Favorite Photographer
Holifield Photography
Favorite Pediatric Dentist
Pediatric Dentistry of Hamburg
Favorite Orthodontist
White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics
Favorite Pediatrician
Pediatric & Adolescent Associates
Favorite Veterinarian
Beaumont Veterinary Centre
Favorite Maternity/ Baby Business
Baby Belly Pregnancy Spa & Imaging Center
Favorite Gymnastics/ Cheer Center
Legacy All Sports
Favorite Martial Arts Program
YMCA
Favorite Music Program
Lexington Music Academy
Favorite Horseback Riding Program
Kentucky Horse Park
Favorite Tutoring/ Learning Center
Carnegie Center