Family Favourites 2025
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.