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DFW - Here's your Best of the Best as voted by thousands of Metroplex families Click here to see all 2009 nominees ▪Best Amusement Park: Six Flags ▪Best Animal Encounter: Fort Worth Zoo ▪Best Bowling Alley: Main Event ▪Best Carousel: Stonebriar Centre ▪Best Children’s Library: Frisco Public Library ▪Best Historical Attraction: The Sixth Floor Museum ▪Best Holiday Display: Gaylord Texan ▪Best Fireworks: Addison Kaboom Town ▪Best Indoor Playspace: Going Bonkers ▪Best Movie Theater/Chain: Studio Movie Grill ▪Best Children’s Museum: The Children's Museum (at MNS) ▪Best Overall Museum: Museum of Nature & Science ▪Best Nature Center: Dallas Arboretum ▪Best Place To Ice Skate: Ice Skating Center At Galleria Dallas ▪Best Horseback Riding: Frisco Horse Park ▪Best Roller Rink: Thunderbird Skate Center ▪Best Playground/Park: Frisco Commons ▪Best Puppet Show: Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ▪Best Children's Theater: Casa Manana ▪Best Water Park: Great Wolf Lodge ▪Best Art Class: Studio Art House ▪Best Dance Class: Dallas Power House of Dance ▪Best Drama Class: Dallas Children's Theater ▪Best Gym Class: The Little Gym ▪Best Martial Arts Class: USA Martial Arts Leadership Academy ▪Best Music Class: Kindermusik with Renee ▪Best Sports Class/Camp: SoccerTots ▪Best Swim Class: Emler ▪Best Day Camp: Fort Worth Zoo School ▪Best Recreation Center: Plano's Tom Muehlenbeck Center ▪Best Preschool: Spanish Schoolhouse ▪Best Birthday Cake: The Cake Stand ▪Best Party Place: Pump it Up ▪Best Party Entertainer: Zooniversity ▪Best Themed Party: Sweet & Sassy ▪Best Babyproofer: Dr. Baby Proofer ▪Best Children’s Haircut: Cool Cuts 4 Kids ▪Best Family Photographer: Karey Rinkenberger Photography ▪Best Hospital For Delivery: Presbyterian Hospital Plano ▪Best Baby Gear Store: Babies R' Us ▪Best Children’s Furniture: Pottery Barn Kids ▪Best Consignment Sale: Divine Consign ▪Best Kid’s Clothing Store: A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique ▪Best Mall: Stonebriar Center ▪Best Maternity Store: Pea in the Pod ▪Best Resale Store: Kid to Kid ▪Best Toy Store: Toys R' Us ▪Best Farmer’s Market: Dallas Farmer's Market ▪Best Organic Food Store: Central Market ▪Best Family Breakfast: Bread Winners ▪Best Family Restaurant: Babe's Chicken ▪Best Kids Eat Free: Dickey's Barbeque Pit ▪Best Ice Cream: Double Dip Frozen Custard ▪Best Pizza: Campisi's ▪Best Children's Hospital: Children's Medical Center ▪Best Urgent Care Center: Acute Kids Urgent Care ▪Best City For Families: Frisco ▪Best Date Night Place: Gaylord Texan CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2009 NOMINEES - EACH WAS CHOSEN BY A MINIMUM OF 50 PARENTS USING A WRITE-IN BALLOT! Best Birthday Cake Candy Haven Society Bakery The Cake Stand Best Party Place Museum of Nature & Science Pump It Up Slappy's Puppet Playhouse Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch Wiggly Play Center Best Party Entertainer Critterman David Chicken Zooniversity Best Themed Party Sweet & Sassy Young Chefs Academy Zooniversity Best Art Class Studio Art House Van Grow Art Studio Best Dance Class Dallas Power House of Dance The Dance Studio of Coppell Best Drama Class Creative Arts Theatre & School (CATS) Dallas Children's Theater Best Gym Class ASI Gymnastics Gymboree Play & Music The Little Gym Win Kids Best Martial Arts Class Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense Rick's Kicks USA Martial Arts Leadership Academy Best Music Class Kindermusik with Renee Music Together of Dallas Best Sports Class/Camp SoccerTots Win Kids Best Swim Class Aqua-Fit Swim & Wellness Center AquaKids Different Strokes Swim School Emler Best Day Camp Adventure Day Camps Fort Worth Zoo School Museum of Nature & Science Best Recreation Center Bedford Boys Ranch Keller Pointe Plano's Tom Muehlenbeck Center Best Preschool Explorations Preparatory School Primrose Schools Spanish Schoolhouse Best Amusement Park Malibu Speedzone Putt-Putt Six Flags Best Animal Encounter Dallas Zoo Fort Worth Zoo Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Frank Buck Zoo Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch Zooniversity Best Bowling Alley Main Event Shenaniganz Strikz Best Bowling Alley Main Event Shenaniganz Strikz Best Carousel Dallas Zoo Grapevine Mills Stonebriar Centre Best Children’s Library Bookmarks (Dallas Library in NorthPark Center) Frisco Public Library Richardson Public Library Best Historical Attraction Dallas Heritage Village Log Cabin Village The Sixth Floor Museum Best Holiday Display Deerfield Holiday Lights Frisco Square Holiday Lights Gaylord Texan Best Fireworks Addison Kaboom Town McKinney Red, White & Boom! Best Indoor Playspace Boomerangs Going Bonkers Wiggly Play Center Best Movie Theater/Chain AMC Theaters Cinemark Harkins Theaters Movie Tavern Studio Movie Grill Best Children’s Museum The Children's Museum at the Museum of Nature & Science Fort Worth Museum of Science and History National Scouting Museum Old Red Museum Best Overall Museum Amon Carter Museum Dallas Museum of Art Kimbell Art Museum Museum of Nature & Science Best Nature Center Dallas Arboretum Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge The Heard Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch Best Place To Ice Skate Ice Skating Center At Galleria Dallas The Ice at Stonebriar Centre Best Horseback Riding Frisco Horse Park Ride With Pride Inc. Best Roller Rink Interskate Roller Rink Thunderbird Skate Center Best Playground/Park Allen Celebration Park Frisco Commons Kid’s Kastle at Unity Park Best Puppet Show Dallas Puppet Theater Slappy's Puppet Playhouse Best Children's Theater Artisan Center Theater Casa Manana Dallas Children's Theater Best Water Park Hawaiian Falls NRH20 Great Wolf Lodge Best Family Breakfast Bread Winners The Dream Cafe Ham & Eggs Best Family Restaurant Babe's Chicken The Purple Cow Twisted Root Burger Company Best Kids Eat Free Dickey's Barbeque Pit Steak 'n Shake Texas Land & Cattle Best Ice Cream Double Dip Frozen Custard Freddy's Frozen Custard Henry's Homemade Ice Cream Milwaukee Joe’s Best Pizza Brooklyn's Campisi's Palio's Pizza Cafe Papa Murphy's Best Children's Hospital Children's Medical Center Cook Children's Hospital Best Urgent Care Center Acute Kids Urgent Care CareNow Cook Children's Urgent Care Best Babyproofer Dr. Baby Proofer InfantHouse.com Best Children’s Haircut Cool Cuts 4 Kids Snip-its Sweet & Sassy Best Family Photographer Amy Columbus Photography Chunky Monkey Photography Karey Rinkenberger Photography Michelle Frick Creative Photography Best Hospital For Delivery Baylor Dallas Baylor Grapevine Harris Methodist HEB Medical City Dallas Presbyterian Hospital Plano Best Baby Gear Store Babies R' Us Buy Buy Baby The Right Start Best Children’s Furniture Baby Bliss Pottery Barn Kids Best Consignment Sale Divine Consign Just Between Friends Fort Worth Best Kid’s Clothing Store A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique Janie & Jack Best Mall NorthEast Mall NorthPark Center Stonebriar Center The Shops at Willow Bend Best Maternity Store Pea in the Pod Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Best Toy Store Learning Express Toys R' Us Best Resale Store Kid to Kid Once Upon a Child Best Farmer’s Market Coppell Farmer's Market Dallas Farmer's Market Best Organic Food Store Central Market Market Street Sprouts Whole Foods Best City For Families Dallas Fort Worth Frisco Keller McKinney Plano Best Date Night Place Addison Improv Fort Worth Stockyards Gaylord Texan