Family Favourite 2025 Winners!

The Family Favourites competition has come to a close. It was a very close race in some situations and there were a lot of new votes a lot of changes from the January 31st standings. With over 15,000 votes – our readers have spoken and the winners have been chosen.

Here are the Family Favourite winners:

Family Favourite indoor play zone

Gold: Extreme Air Park
Silver: Adventure Zone at Kids Market
Bronze: The World of Kidtropolis

Family Favourite play cafe

Gold: petite forêt play café
Silver: Circus Play Cafe
Bronze: PlayScape Cafe

Family Favourite museum or point of interest

Gold: Science World
Silver: Vancouver Aquarium
Bronze: Burnaby Village Museum

Family Favourite amusement or water park 

Gold: Granville Island
Silver: Playland
Bronze: Destination Cultus Water and Theme Park

Family Favourite party entertainer

Gold: In the Company of Fairies
Silver: Rock n’ Beau
Bronze: Sportball

Family Favourite party place (venue)

Gold: Adventure Zone Kids Market
Silver: The Arts Conservatory
Bronze: Minos Kids World Playground

Family Favourite children’s store

Gold: Westcoast Kids
Silver: Dilly Dally Toy Store
Bronze: Kaboodles Toy Store

Family Favourite Independent Toy Store

Gold: Granville Island Toy Company
Silver: Kaboodles Toy Store
Bronze: Dilly Dally Toy Store

Family Favourite Private school

Gold: Westside Montessori Academy
Silver: Southpointe Academy
Bronze: Mulgrave School

Family Favourite preschool

Gold: West Point Grey Preschool
Silver: North Star Montessori
Bronze: Renaissance Academy

Favourite tutor or tutoring company

Gold: Kumon
Silver: School is Easy
Bronze: West Coast Centre for Learning

Favourite dance school

Gold: Dance Co.
Silver: The Arts Conservatory
Bronze: Seymour Dance

Favourite music school

Gold: Long & McQuade Music
Silver: The Arts Conservatory
Bronze: Colourstrings Conservatory of Music

Favourite performing arts school

Gold: Arts Umbrella
Silver: The Arts Conservatory
Bronze: Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

Favourite visual arts school

Gold: 4 Cats
Silver: Arts Umbrella
Bronze: The Arts Conservatory

Favourite other type of extracurricular activity program? (ie. STEM, Guides, Architecture etc)

Gold: Girl Guides
Silver: BrainStem Learning
Bronze: Steamoji

Favourite sport extracurricular activity program

Gold: Pedalheads
Silver: Jump Gymnastics
Bronze: Aquaventures

Favourite residential (overnight) summer camp

Gold: Girl Guides
Silver: YMCA Camp Elphinstone
Bronze: Camp Jubilee

Favourite art, music, drama, &/or dance camp

Gold: Vancouver Performing Stars
Silver: Colourstrings Conservatory
Bronze: Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

Favourite general activities day camp

Gold: Pedalheads
Silver: Boys & Girls Club
Bronze: Wonder Camps – The Arts Conservatory

Favourite other type of summer camp  (ie. STEM, Guides, Architecture etc)

Gold: Girl Guides
Silver: West Coast Centre for Learning
Bronze: The Renaissance Academy

Favourite sports camp

Gold: Pedalheads Bike Camps
Silver: Jump Gymnastics
Bronze: Royal Soccer Club

Favourite pediatric Chiropractor

Gold: Family Wellness Chiropractic
Silver: Pathways Family Wellness
Bronze: The Powerhouse Chiropractic

Favourite maternity & infant support

Gold: Westside Midwives
Silver: The Midwifery Group
Bronze: Pomegranate Community Midwives

Favourite occupational therapists

Gold: Kids First OT
Silver: RISE Health Community Centre
Bronze: We Play Kids

Favourite optometrist

Gold: Integra Eyecare Centre
Silver: West Coast Doctors of Optometry
Bronze: Lynn Valley Optometry

Favourite orthodontist

Gold: Oakridge Orthodontics
Silver: Monarch Orthodontic Centre
Bronze: PDG Dental

Favourite pediatric dentist

Gold: Monarch Pediatric Dental
Silver: Playtime Dental
Bronze: Kits Family Dental

Thank you to everyone who voted for their Family Favourite! Please look out for the nomination period this Fall.