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Macaroni Kid Southwest Houston Gold Daisy Winners!

May 22, 2014
I am excited to announce the winners of the 2014 Macaroni Kid Gold Daisy Awards! The winner is noted as such, with remaining finalists ranked in order of voting. Congratulations to the winners and all the finalists!

Kid’s Gym/Gymnastics
Winner: The Little Gym Sugar Land
ERJCC Houston
Great Play Sugar Land

Dance Lessons
Winner: Dance Du Coeur
Houston Dance Factory
ERJCC Houston

Arts Lessons (Non-Dance: Theater, Music, Art, etc.)
Winner: Inspiration Stage
Musikgarten Bellaire
Joy Kids Studio (tied for 3rd place)
Abrakadoodle Houston (tied for 3rd place)

Children’s Theatre
Winner: Inspiration Stage
Fort Bend Theatre
Company OnStage

Family Festival/Annual Event
Winner: Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch
Japan Festival Houston
Houston Fire Fest

Place for Indoor Fun
Winner: Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land
Main Event (Stafford)
Sky Zone (Houston)
Sugar Land Ice
Planet Wow

Place for Outdoor Fun
Winner: Oyster Creek Park (Sugar Land)
Memorial Park (Sugar Land)
Nature Discovery Center/Russ Pittman Park
Noah’s Ark Pool
Bellaire Aquatic Center

Birthday Party Place (SW Houston/Bellaire/West U)
Winner: The Mad Potter (SW Houston)
Sky Zone
Nature Discovery Center
Planet Wow

Birthday Party Place (Missouri City/Sugar Land/Stafford)
Winner: Main Event (Stafford)
Sweet and Sassy of Sugar Land
The Little Gym of Sugar Land
Gattitown (Sugar Land)

Photographer
Winner: Nhem Photo
Melissa Fitzgerald Photography (tied for 2nd)
DW Little Bitty Photography (tied for 2nd)

Mobile Party Entertainment
Winner: Glamour Avenue Parties
Mad Science of Houston
Tom’s Fun Band

Family-Friendly Restaurant
Winner: Chick-fil-A Meyerland Plaza
Lupe Tortilla (Sugar Land)
Buffalo Grille 
Gattitown (Sugar Land)

Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
Winner: Marble Slab (Sugar Land)
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt (Bellaire)
Hank’s Ice Cream

Coffee Shop/Tea Shop
Winner: Chocolate Drop Cafe (Missouri City)
Serenetea Tea Room (Sugar Land)
Fioza

Preschool/Child Care
Winner: The Imani School
School for the Little Children (Bellaire)
Westbury UMC Day School
Pilgrim Lutheran School

Best Kept Secret in SW Houston/Fort Bend
Winner: Nature Discovery Center
Helen’s Park
Premier Baby Planning

Best Local Website for Families (Other than Macaroni Kid)
Winner: Big Kid Small City
Houston on the Cheap
Houston Family
Kids Out and About

Best All-Around Attraction for Family Fun
Children’s Museum of Houston
Houston Zoo
Hermann Park
Discovery Green
The Health Museum