Washington Family Magazine

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Best Animal at the Zoo
Best Bar/Bat Mitzvah Entertainer
Best Day Trip (Outside Our Area)
Best Family Board Game
Best Family Movie in 2008
Best Festival or Celebration for Families
Best Kid’s Party Entertainer
Best Local Radio Station for Carpool
Best Party Store or Rentals
Best Place for a Team Party
Best Place to Have a Birthday Party
Best Place to Meet Other Moms
Best Rainy Day Outing
Best Sunny Day Outing
Best Television Program for Families
Best Tour or Guide Book for the Washington Region
Absolute BEST FOR FAMILIES in Our Area
Best Feature of FAMILY Magazine
What subjects would you or your family like covered more in FAMILY Magazine?
Best Advice for New Parents

BEST PLACES  
Best Beach
Best Birthing Center
Best Community for Families
Best Fertility Clinic
Best Hospital
Best Ice Skating or Roller Skating Rink
Best Indoor Play Facility for Children
Best Family Vacation
Best Museum
Best Playground for Children
Best Romantic Get-Away For Mom & Dad
Best Swimming Pool/Water Park  

BEST GOODS & SERVICES  
Best Arts and Crafts Store
Best Children’s Photographer
Best Computer Software Program for Children
Best Hair Salon (for Adults)
Best Home Based Business (for moms)
Best Invitation or Stationery Store
Best Place to Buy a Car
Best Place to Buy Toys
Best Sports Equipment Store
What Company has the BEST Customer Service?

BEST HOME IMPROVEMENTS  
Best Basement Build Out Company
Best Carpet or Rug Store
Best Counter Top Store
Best Electrician
Best General Repairs Company
Best Heating & Air Conditioning Company
Best Home Accessories & Décor Items Store
Best Interior Decorator
Best Kitchen Designer
Best Plumber
Best Remodeling Company

BEST MISCELLANEOUS CHILDREN’S RETAIL
Best Bicycle Store
Best Children’s Clothing Store
Best Children’s Furniture Store
Best Children’s Shoe Store
Best Consignment or Resale Store
Best Hair Salon for Children
Best Maternity Clothing Store
Best Place to Buy Outdoor Play Equipment
Best Selection of Children’s Books
Your Kid’s Favorite Book
Your Kid’s Favorite Store
Your Kid’s Favorite Toy

BEST EDUCATION & ACTIVITIES 
Best Art Program
Best Ballet or Dance Studio
Best Childbirth Class
Best Child Care Center
Best Children’s Theatre or Drama Instruction
Best Day Camp
Best Overnight Camp
Best Fitness/Activity Center
Best Gymnastics Instruction
Best Internet Site for Kids
Best Martial Arts Instruction
Best Music Instruction
Best Foreign Language Instruction
Best Parent Support Group
Best Place to Buy Musical Instruments
Best Preschool Program
Best Private School
Best Public School
Best Tutor/Tutoring Company
Person I Wish Would Run for Congress

BEST PEOPLE
Best Allergy or Asthma Doctor
Best Dentist or Orthodontist
Best Family Friendly Company
Best Financial Planner
Best Lactation Consultant
Best Local Celebrity
Best Midwife
Best OB/GYN
Best Pediatrician

BEST FOOD 
Best Burger Restaurant
Best Cheap-Eats Restaurant
Best Cup of Coffee or Deli
Best Fine Dining with Kids
Best Ice Cream Store
Best Kid’s Menu
Best Outdoor/Patio Dining
Best Pizza Restaurant
Best Pizza Delivery
Best Restaurant for Kids
Best Restaurant with a Kid’s Night/Special
Your Kids’ Favorite Food

OTHER GREAT STUFF

JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT

Best Animal at the Zoo
Pandas
Alligator • Alpaca • Baby Gorilla • Bear • Camels • Cats • Cayman • Cheetah • Deer • Dog • Ducks • Dwarf Caimen • Elephants • Fish • Fisher Cat • Flamingo • Giant Salamander • Giraffe • Goat • Gorilla • Hippo • Humans • Iguana • Koala • Lemur • Lion • Monkey • Otter • Parrots • Penguin • Polar Bears • Rhino • Seals • Seppe (Guiseppe the Donkey) • Tai – Shan • Tiger • Toddlers • Wolf • Zebra

Best Bar/Bat Mitzvah Entertainer
Black Tie DJ
Bingo the Clown • Bus Boy • Davis DJs • DJ Glide • Entertainment Exchange • Irish Pub • John Henry • Kol Chayim Orchestras • Oh Susannah • R. Dangerfield • Reptiles Alive! • Sweet Water • Yo Yo Man

Best Day Trip
(Outside Our Area)
Baltimore
Amish Country • Annapolis • Apple Picking • National Aquarium in Baltimore • Baltimore Harbor • Beach • Big Bear • Busch Gardens • Catoctin Wildlife Reserve • Charlottesville, Virginia • Crayola Factory • Deep Creek Lake • Disney World • Dutch Wonderland • Eastern Shore • Port Discovery • Fredericksburg, Virginia • Gettysburg, PA • Great Wolf Lodge • Harpers Ferry, WV • Hershey Park, Hershey, PA • Hiking Shenandoah Valley • The Homestead • Jamestown • Kings Dominion • Leesburg, VA • Luray Caverns • Maryland Science Center • Monticello • Mount Vernon • National Zoo • New York • Philadelphia • Poconos • Pump It Up • Rehobeth Beach • Richmond • Shenandoah National Park • Six Flags • Ski Liberty • St. Michaels • Tangier Island • Virginia Beach • Washington, DC • Washington Inner Harbor • Water Country USA • West Virginia • Whites Ferry • Williamsburg, Virginia • Winchester, Virginia • Wineries, VA • Wintergreen

Best Family Board Game
Monopoly
Apples to Apples • Blokus • Boggle • Candyland • Cariboo • Catch Phrase • Chess • Chutes & Ladders • Clue • Connect 4 • Count Your Peanuts • Cranium • Dickety Dos • Dominoes • Electronic Life • Guess Who • Hi Ho Cherry O • Hiss • Horton • Hullabaloo • Life • Monopolis • Mouse Trap • Operation • Othello • Parcheesi • Pictionary • Pictionary Jr. • Pictureka • Risk • Rummicube • Scene It • Scene It Disney • Scrabble • Scrabble Jr. • Sequence • Settlers of Catar • Sorry • Trivial Pursuit • Trouble • Uno • Upwards • Wee • Wheels on Bus • Yahtzee • Zingo

Best Family Movie in 2008
Wall-E
7 Pounds • Alvin and the Chipmunks • Any Elmo Movie • Because of Winn-Dixie • Bee Movie • Benjamin Button • Bolt • Cars • Coraline • Dark Knight • Finding Nemo • Get Smart • Hannah Montana • Heros • High School Musical 3 • Hitchcock • Hollywood Chihuahua • Horton Hears A Who • Hotel for Dogs • How to Eat Fried Worms • Indiana Jones • Iron Man • Journey to the Center of the Earth • Kit Kittridge • Kung Fu Panda • Madagascar 2 • Mamma Mia • Marley & Me • Night at the Museum • Paul Blort • Planet Earth • Ratatouille • Reader • Shrek 2 • Shrek 3 • Simpsons • Slumdog Millionaire • The Business of Being Born • The Secret Life of Bees • Tinker Bell • Twilight • Underdog

Best Festival or Celebration for Families
Christmas
1st Night FFX • 4th July Parade • 4th of July DC • Apple Blossom • Birthdays • Block Family Reunion • Boo at the Zoo • Celebrate Fairfax • Centreville Day • Chanukah • Cherry Blossom • Chinese New Year • Chocolate Festival • Clifton Day • Common Ground • Earth Day • Fall Festival at Cox Farms • Fall for Fairfax • Ffx Chocolate • First Fairfax • Great Falls Lawn Fair • Halloween • Herndon Festival • Inauguration • International Children’s Festival • July 4th • Kennedy Open House • Kite Festival • Leesburg 4th of July • Luckett’s Fair • Macy’s Day Parade • Manassas Xmas Parade • Mason Summer Festival • McLean Day • Maryland Renaissance Faire • Medieval Times • National Book Festival • Occoquan Day • PW County Fair • Red Cross Waterfront Festival • Reston Festival • Reunion • Rock-n-Tot • Scottish Walk • Smithsonian Folk Life Festival • South Riding Festival • Spanish Festival • St. Patrick’s Day • Thanksgiving • Vienna Fall Festival • Vienna Halloween • Viva Vienna

Best Kid’s Party Entertainer
Mad Science
Ajax Amusements • Amazing Lorenzo • Andy’s Parties • Barney • Bingo the Clown • Bounce House • Bozo • Brian Curry • Chuck E Cheese • Clown • Dora • Early Childhood Entertainment • Fun Fit • Global Evan • House of Bounce • Hugh Koentz • Jabberu • Kindermusik • Lazertag • Little Gym • Magician • Merlin the Magician • Miss Beke • Mom • Mom & Dad • Mr. Knick Knack • Ms. Jennifer Millwood • My Gym • Oh Susannah • Peter McCoy • Ponies Plus • Princess Jennifer • Pump It Up • Reptile Lady • Reptiles Alive • SportsPlex • The Reptile Man • Tiny Dancers • Under the Sea • YMCA • Yo Yo Man

Best Local Radio Station for Carpool
HOT 99.5
91.9 • 92.5 • 92.7 • 94.1 • 94.7 • 95.5 • 100.3 • 101.5 • 107.3 • 103 FM • 103.5 FM • 88.5 NPR • 90.1 FM • 90.9 FM • DC 101 • Kids Play Live XM • Prairie Home Companion • Q107 • Radio Disney • Satellite Radio • Use iPod • WAMU • WASH FM 97.1 • WETA • WINC FM • WMZQ 98.7 • WTOP • XM Kids

Best Party Store or Rentals
Party City
Amer. Rental Assoc. • Ashburn Ice House • A-ZPartyRental.com • Brooke Rentals • Capital Party Rentals • Costco • Dollar Tree • Economy Party • Kidz Jump Inc • Michael’s Arts & Crafts • Party Company • Party Depot • Party Mania – Vienna • Party Supply • Pump It Up • Target • United Rentals

Best Place for a Team Party
Generous George’s Positive Pizza Place
Ajax Amusements • Backyard • Bowl America • Bull Run Park • Buon Appetito • Burger King • Carlos O’Kellys • Chuck E Cheese • CiCis • Dairy Queen • Dave & Buster’s • Dulles Sportsplex • ESPN Zone • Fosters Grill • Frederick Keys Station • Fridays • Friendly’s • Fuddrucker’s • Home • Ice Cream Shop • Jerry’s Subs • Joe’s Pizza • Jumping Jack Sports • Lazer Tag • Ledo’s Pizza • Lively Stakes • Loudoun Bounce • Mama Lucia’s • McDonalds • MultiPlex • Neilsen’s Custard • Park • Pizza Hut • Pizza Place • Pizzarama • Playground • Pool • Potbellies • Potomac Pizza • Pump It Up • Rock Bottom • Shadowland • Sports Bounce • Sports Plex • Strike Zone • Ultrazone • Uno’s • Water Parks • Wendy’s • YMCA

Best Place to Have a Birthday Party
Pump It Up  
Ajax Amusement • Aquatic Center • Ashburn Ice House • Bach 2 Rock • Bowl America • Build A Bear • Bunga Low • Burke Lake • California Pizza Kitchen • Chuck E Cheese • CiCis Pizza • Claude Moore • Clay Café Studios • Cub Run • Dave & Busters • Dulles Sportsplex • Friendly’s • Fuddruckers • Fun Fit • Gymboree • Home • House of Bounce • Ice Skating Rink • JabberU • Jerome Ford Nature Center • Jumping Jack Sports • JW Tumbles • Kids n Motion • Kidville • Laser Tag • Libby Lu’s • Lifetime • Little Gym • Lulu’s • McDonalds • McLean Community Center • Movies • My Gym • National Building Museum • Olney Swim Center • Park • Pirates of the Chesapeake • Pool • Reston Zoo • Shadowland • Sports Bounce • SportsPlex • Tiny Dancers • Ultrazone • Uno’s • Wendy’s • Woody’s

Best Place to Meet Other Moms
Park
Babies R Us • Classes • Dance Class • Day Care • DC Breastfeeding Center • www.DCMomsLikeMe.com • www.Dcurbanmoms.com • Doctor’s • Facebook • Fair Oaks Playplace • Field Trip • Football Game • Gym • Gymboree • Hospital • Internet • Let’s Dish • Library • Lincoln Park • Local Playground • Mall • Mall Walkers • Manassas • Manassas Moms Club • Meet-up • Mocha Moms • Mom & Me Class • Moms Club or Group • Montgomery Mall • MOPS • Nail Salon • Online Forums • PACE • Panera • Pinecrest • Play Café • Playground • Playgroups • Preschool • Rec Center • School • School PTA/PTO • Shopping Market • Soccer Games • Spill the Beans • Starbucks • Tiny Dancers • Toddler Time • Wegmans • www.thebump.com

Best Rainy Day Outing
Movies
Air & Space • American History Museum • Aquatic Center • Ashburn Ice House • National Aquarium in Baltimore • Barnes & Noble • Bookstore • Borders Kid’s Section • Bowling • Brookside Nature Center • Chick fil A • Chuck E Cheese • Clay Café Studios • Color Me Mine • Craydon Creek Nature Center • DC Museums • Dulles Mall • Fair Oaks Mall • Freedom Center Pool • Glen Echo, MD • Great Fall, VA • Home • Home Playing Games • Ice Skating • IKEA • Indoor Pool • Indoor Soccer • Indoor Water Park • JW Tumbles • Kids in Motion • Library • Local Nature Center • Loudon Heritage Farm Museum • Mall • Museum • Museum American Indian • My Gym • National Building Museum • National Postal Museum • National Aquarium • Natural History Museum • Noyes Library • Outside • Pizza Place • Playgroups • Pool • Providence Rec Center • Pump It Up • Reston Town Center • Roller Skating • Silver Stars • Skate n Space • Smithsonian Museums • SportRock • Tysons Mall • White Flint Mall

Best Sunny Day Outing
Park
Adventure Park • Amusement Park • Annapolis • Baltimore • National Aquarium in Baltimore • Baltimore Harbor • Beach • Beverly Park, VA • Bike Riding • Brookside Gardens • Bull Run Park • Burke Lake • Busch Gardens • Cabin John Park • Clemonjtri Park • DC Monuments • DC Museums • Deck • Dolphin Beach • Family Walk to Starbucks • FDR Memorial • Frying Pan Park • George Washington National Forest • Glen Echo Park • Great Falls, VA • Great Falls Park • Harpers Ferry, WV • Hiking • Ice Cream Store • Jogging • Kidwell Farm • Kings Dominion • Lake Fairfax • Leesburg Outlets • Lyons Park • Mall • Meadowlark Gardens • Meadowside Nature Center • Mini Golf • Mt. Vernon • National Mall • National Zoo • Nationals Baseball Game • Nature Centers • Nottoway Park • Outdoor Pool • Outside • Picnic • Playground • Pool • Pump It Up • Redskin Game • Reston Petting Zoo • Rock Creek Park • Signal Hillwater Park • Ultrazone • VA Beach • Van Dyke Park • Walk • Washington, DC • Water Mine

Best Television Program for Families
American Idol
ABC • ABC Family • AFV • Am. Funniest Home Video • Andy Grifen • Animal Planet • Animalia • Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? • Avitar • Backyardigans • Berenstein Bears • Big Bang • Bizarre Foods • Brothers and Sisters • Charlie Brown • Clean House • Clifford the Big Red Dog • Cosby Show • Diego • Discovery Channel • Discovery Kids • Disney • Dora • Fetch • Hannah Montana • iCarly • Jeopardy • John & Kate Plus 8 • Little Bear • Little Einstein’s • Little House on the Prairie • Loagh Box • Lost • Magic School Bus • Military Channel • NBC • News • Nick/ Nick Jr • Noggin Channel • Nova • Opar Show • Oprah Show • PBS/PBS Kids • Playhouse Disney • Sesame Street • Sid the Science Kid • Spongebob • Sprout • Super Why • Superstars of Dance • TLC • Veggietales • Weeds • WETA • Wishbone • Wizards of Waverly Place

Best Tour or Guide Book for the Washington Region
AAA
Attractions • Bike Map • DC for Dummies • Entertainment • Frommers • Going Places Book • Internet • Washington FAMILY Magazine • Washington Post • Washingtonian • Zagats

Absolute BEST FOR FAMILIES in Our Area
Museums
C & O Canal • Claude Moore Rec Center • Cox Farms • Festival of Lights • Ford Nature Center • Kids in Motion • Kings Dominion • Let’s Dish • Mall • Mimis Café • National Mall • National Parks • National Zoo • Nature Centers • Pump It Up • Reptiles Alive! • Signal Hill Water Park • Six Flags • Smithsonian Museums • Smithsonian Air & Space Museum • Splashdown • Walking • Washington, DC • Washington FAMILY Magazine

Best Feature of FAMILY Magazine
Camp Guide
Ads • Advice • Articles • Baby Tips • Behavior Issues • Best for Families Reader’s Survey • Breastfeeding • Calendar • Comics • Crafts • Dieting • Discipline • Entertainment Buzz • Everything • Exercise & Kids • Guides • Info Articles • Kid Info • Kids Behavior • Lactation • Money Talk • New Stuff • Parenting Section • Parenting Tips • Party Section • Preschools • Private School Directory • School Information

What subjects would you or your family like covered more in FAMILY Magazine?
Health
Activities • Allergies & Kindergarten • Alternative Medicine • Area Events • Autism • Baby & Me Classes • Behavior • Behavior Advice • Camp • Charities and Non-profit Organizations • Children’s Activities/Crafts • Common Sense Things • Cooking for Kids • Dance • Day Trips • Destinations for Kids • Education • Events in Virginia • Exercise and Kids • Feeding Families Naturally • Free Activities • Free Things • Furniture • Green Advice for Families • Healthy Art • Indoor Activity Ideas • Information about Kids and Stock Market Learning • Information about Landscape Companies • International Adoption • Items for All Ages • Kid Party Ideas • Kids Book Reviews • Kids Common Things • More on Infants • More Parent Tips & Ideas • More Pet Info • Organic Food Menus • Organic Gardening • Parenting • Parties • People • Pet-related • Places to Go – Parents • Places to Meet Moms • Postpartum Depression • Protecting Kids on Internet • Recipes • Restaurant Reviews • Sports for Kids • Spotlight on Private Schools • Things to Do with Babies • Tips & Advice on Savings for Families • Toddler Stages • Toddler Tantrums • Toys • Where Kids Can Eat Free • Work Balance Issues

Best Advice for New Parents
• Accept help when it’s offered
• Always compare prices and google coupons before making purchases
• Always remember to laugh at yourself
• Ask for help
• Attend to Gerber Life
• Be patient & do a lot of fun stuff
• Be patient with your kids
• Be ready!
• Buy “DC Baby” book & get out of the house
• Childproof your home
• Chill
• Do as much as you can with your children.
• Do not be afraid to ask for help
• Do not spoil your kids
• Don’t ever turn down help!
• Don’t overspend!
• Don’t stress
• Don’t wake a sleeping baby
• Don’t worry about chores, enjoy your children
• Enforce bedtimes for all
• Enjoy each day together
• Enjoy every moment
• Enjoy the little years, they grow up so quickly
• Enjoy the moment - they grow up fast!
• Enjoy the moment & don’t read too much on parenting
• Fence in your yard
• Ferber Method for sleeping babies
• Find a good babysitter
• Find ways to rest
• Get a lot of sleep prior to birth
• Get ready to change some diapers
• Give them lots of love and let them know you are not perfect
• Go to Let’s Dish and sign up for free delivery for new moms
• Grin & bear it - make each day the most pleasant possible
• Happiest Baby on the Block DVD
• Have an easy going attitude and trust your instincts
• Have fun! • Hold on - it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
• How to network with other new moms/dads
• It’s just a stage
• Join a moms group
• Join DC Urban Moms list serv - you learn so much!
• Keep your sense of humor
• Know other new parents
• Listen to your kids
• Meet other new moms!
• Nap often
• Patience
• Patients
• Pick your battles.
• Prepare ahead - food, trips, outings, etc.
• Read as much as you can
• Read FAMILY Magazine
• Relax, it will all work out
• See tutor
• Sign up for free Let’s Dish delivery for new moms
• Sleep when the baby does
• Sleep!
• Spend time with your kids - they grow fast!
• Stay calm
• Swaddle the little critter and get thee to the DC Breastfeeding Center
• Take it one day at a time - also take time for yourself!
• Take time for you and your husband
• Take time for yourself
• Talk to your baby
• Teach them common sense things.
• This too shall pass!
• Trust your gut instinct - you usually know what’s best
• Use your instincts
• Yes, the baby will sleep through the night eventually!

BEST PLACES

Best Beach
Ocean City
Aruba • Assateague • Atlantic Beach, NC • Avon, NC • Bethany Beach • Block Island • Boonsboro, MD • Cancun • Cape Cod, MA • Cape Henlopen State Park • Cape May • Cayman Island • Chesapeake Bay • Chicoteague Island • Corolla, NC • Daytona • Delaware Henelgmen • Destin, FL • Dewey, DE • Dolphin Beach • Duck • Fenwick Island • Florida • Florida Keys • Hannah Beach • Hawaii • Hilton Head • Holden Beach • Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda • Isle of Palms, SC • Jekyll Island, GA • Jersey Shores • Kai Beach, MA • Kamehame, HI • Kona, Hawaii • Kure Beach, NC • Laguna Beach • Lewes Island • Litchfield Beach • Long Beach Island, NJ • Mazaltan, Mexico • Micronesia • Myrtle Beach • Nags Head • Nantucket • Outer Banks • Pensacola, FL • Puerto Rico • Rehobeth Beach • Sandbridge, VA • Sandy Point, MD • Seaside, FL • South Beach, FL • Spring Lake • Topsail Island • Virginia Beach • Waikiki Beach • Wildwood • Wrightsville Beach, NC

Best Birthing Center
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Alexandria Hospital • Arlington Hospital • Birth Care and Womens Health • Birthing Inn • Brigham Womens • Fair Oaks Hospital • Georgetown Hospital • George Washington University Hospital • Holy Cross Hospital • Home • Loudon Hospital • Montgomery General Hospital • Potomac Hospital • Prince William Hospital Hospital Center • Reston Hospital • Shady Grove Hospital • Sibley Hospital • St. Agnes – Baltimore • Washington Hospital Center

Best Community for Families
Fairfax
Arlington • Arlington Forest • Ashburn • Ashburn Village • Ashland • Belmont • Bethesda • Blooms Crossing • Braemar • Camelot, Annandale • Capitol Hill • Cascades • Centre Ridge • Chalet Woods • Chancery Park • Chevy Chase • Clifton • Coles Run • Colombia, MD • Del Ray Alexandria • Dominion Valley • Dulles Community Church • East Bethesda • Fair Lakes • Fallington, VA • Falls Church • Franklin Farm • Freedom Center • Germantown • Great Falls • Huntington Terrace • Kensington, MD • Kentlands • Kingstowne • Landsdowne • Leesburg • Long Branch • Lorton • Loudon • Manassas • Mantua • McLean • Mt. Vernon, VA • Oaklawn • Oakton • Old Town Manassas • Poplar Tree • Potomac • Reston • River Falls Potomac • Rutherford • South Riding • Stone Ridge • Truro • Vienna • Virginia Run • Wakefield Chapel • Winding Creek • Woodbridge, VA

Best Fertility Clinic
Shady Grove
Adventist • Dominion • Genetics IVF, Ffx • George Washington • GW Fertility Group • INOVA Fairfax Hospital • Kaiser • Mont. Sinay Hospital • Muasher Center • Presbyterian Hospital • VA Pediatric • VIGF • Washington Hospital Center

Best Hospital
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Alexandria Hospital • Arlington, VA • Children’s Hospital • Fair Oaks Hospital • George Washington Hospital • Georgetown • GWU Hospital • Holy Cross Hospital • Loudoun Hospital • Montgomery General Hospital • Mt. Vernon Hospital • National Naval Medical • Potomac Hospital • Presbyterian • Prince William Hospital • Reston Hospital • Shady Grove Hospital • Sibley Hospital • Suburban Hospital • Tacoma • Virginia Hospital Center • Washington Hospital Center

Best Ice Skating or Roller Skating Rink
Reston Town Center
Ashburn Ice House • Ballston Commons • Cabin John Ice Rink • Capitals Iceplex • Fairfax Ice • Fredericksburg • Herbert Wells Ice Rink • Kettler • Manassas • Mt. Vernon • National Gallery • Pentagon Row • Prince William Ice Skating • Purcellville • Rockville Ice • Skate N Fun Zone • Skate n Space • Skate Zone • Skatequest • Tyson’s Ice Rink • Wheaton Ice Rink

Best Indoor Play Facility for Children
Pump It Up
Ajax • Cabin John • Chuck E Cheese • Dave & Busters • Discovery Zone • Dulles Town Center • Fair Oaks Mall • Fun Fit • Fun Zone • Great Wolf Lodge • Gymboree • House of Bounce • IKEA • Jerome Ford Nature Center • Jumping Jack Sports • JW Tumbles • Kids n Motion • Kidsville • Little Gym • Mall Playground • My Gym • Port Discovery • Silver Stars • Soccerplex • Tysons Corner • YMCA

Best Family Vacation
Disney World
All Inclusive • Annapolis • Ashville, NC • Atlantis • Bahamas • Baltimore • Beaches • Beaches in Delaware • Bethany Beach • Black Bear Resort • Busch Gardens • California • Camping • Cancun • Cape May • Caribbean • Carnival Cruise • Corolla • Cruise • Delaware • Disney Cruise • Disneyland • Ethiopia • Europe • Florida • Florida Keys • Grand Canyon • Grandma’s • Great Wolf Lodge • Greenbriar Resort • Hawaii • Hershey Park • Jamaica • Lake George, NY • Machu Pichu • Maine • Mexico • Myrtle Beach • Nax Head • New Hampshire Lakes • Ocean City, MD • Ocean City, NJ • Orlando • Outer Banks • Phippline • Pittsburgh, PA • Puerto Rico • Sesame Place • Six Flags • Skiing • Skyline Drive • Virginia Beach • Wales • Williamsburg • Wintergreen • Wisp • Yellowstone

Best Museum
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
American History • National Aquarium in Baltimore • Clara Barton • DC • Explore & Moore • Freer Museum • Glen Echo Park • Hirshorn • National History Museum • Loudoun Heritage Museum • Marine Corp Museum • Museum American Indian • Museum of American Art • National Aquarium • National Building • National Gallery of Art • Natural History • Newseum • Phillips Gallery • Richmond Science Museum • Smithsonian Museums • Spy Museum • Udvar Hazy • Wax

Best Playground for Children
Clemyjontri
Adventure Park • Adventure Playground – Germantown • Adventure Playland • Arlinton off 14th Street • Bradley Hills Park • Bull Run Park • Burke Lake • Cabin John • Chestnut Hills Park • Chuck E Cheese • Costello • Dinosaur • Engan Park • Fairfax • Fantasy Playground • Germantown Castle • Glen Echo • Glyndon Park • Grange • Great Falls • Hadley Park • Harrison St. – Arlington • Home • Jumping Jack • Kings Dominion • Lacey Woods • The Langley School • Lynnbrook Park • Mantua Elementary School • Marion Park • Martin Luther King • McDonalds • Meadow Lane • Neighborhood • Norwood Park • Park • Ratawopac • Ratcliff Park • River Farm • School Yard • Signal Hill • SportsPlex • The Woods • Trailside • TRBC, Lynchburg, VA • Turtle Park • Van Dyke Park • Wheaton Regional • Wis. Ave • Wolf Trails Park

Best Romantic Get-Away For Mom & Dad
Cruise
Acapulco • Annapolis • Anywhere • Anywhere Without Kids • Aruba • B & B • Bahamas • Baltimore • Beach • Behind A Locked Door • Bermuda • Blue Ridge Mountains • Boars Head • Cabin in Shenandoah • Cancun • Cape May • Carribean • Chez Francois • Cuba • Disney Cruise • Europe • France • Greystone Inn - Middleburg, VA • Hawaii • Hershey • Home • Homestead • Hotel • Inn @ Little Washington • Inn Perry Cabin • Italy • Jamaica • Keswick • Key West • Lansdowne Resort • L’auberge Provencale • Martha’s Vineyard • Mexico • Napa Valley • Nemacolin • New York • Ocean City, MD • Outer Banks • Paris • Poconos • Ritz Carlton • Rocky Gap Lodge, MD • Rome • Sandals • St. Marteen • St. Michaels • Tilghman Island • VA Mountains • Vineyard • Virginia Beach • Washington, DC • Williamsburg • Winery • Wintergreen

Best Swimming Pool/Water Park
Water Mine
Adventure Park • Algonkian • Bethesda Pool • Bohrer Park • Brandywine • Bull Run • Cardinal Hill • Chantilly National Golf • Claude Moore Center • Cub Run • Disney World • Downpar • Fairfax Lakes • Fort Rapids • Freedom Center – Manassas • Garrett Park Pool • Germantown Indoor Pool • Germantown Park • Glenmont • Great Wolf Lodge • Hershey Park • Jungle Jim’s • Kings Dominion • Lake Fairfax • Lakewood Country Club • Langley Club • Lifetime Fitness • Longmeade • Loudon County • Mananes • Mantua • Martin Luther King • Massanutten Resort • Meadows Pool - South Riding • Montgomery County Pools  • Mount Vernon Recreation Center • Oak Mar • Planet Fast Play & Splash • Reston Park • Signal Hill • Six Flags • Splash & Play • Splashdown • Typhoon Lagoon • Upton Hill • Wakefield, VA • Water Country USA • Water World • Waterworks • YMCA

GOODS & SERVICES

Best Arts and Crafts Store
Michael’s
AC Moore • Aylin’s Wool Gatherer • Clay Café Studios • Golden Skill Papercrafts • Jo-Ann • Ocean City • Pier One • Plaza Arts • Tree Top Kids

Best Children’s Photographer
Picture People
Anna Fernau • Berry Photography • Blue Mountain Photography • Celebrity Kids • Clay & Company • Creative Images • Forever Yours • Geoff Chesman • Glamour Shots • Hills Photography • Innovations • J. Zichel • Janie • Jason Tench • JC Penney • Jon Kerr • Kathy Dangerfield • Mike Gillette • Mom & Dad • Monica Elena • Moto Photo • Mr. Todd Messegee • Nadya • Olan Mills • Paul Gillis • Photographs by Pond • Photography by Raquel • Picture Me • Picture Perfect • Portrait Expressions • Portrait Innovations • Sears • Studio N • Susan & Katrina (Noodles & Noggins) • Target • Tina Bazola Photography • Tippy Toe Studios • Vai Cavalheri • Virginia Payne • Wendell Moore

Best Computer Software Program for Children
Reader Rabbit
Age of the Empire • AOL • Apple • Club Penguin • Clue Finders • Disney • Jumpstart • Kid Pix • Kidzup • Leap Frog • Leapster • Mac • Maevis Beacon • Magic Schoolbus • Magraw Hill • Microsoft • Mwio Teaches Typing • PBS • Raz Kids • Rosetta Stone • Scholastic • Sesame Street • Simms • Spongebob Typing • Webkinz • Zoo Tycoon

Best Hair Salon for Adults
Hair Cuttery
4 Seasons • Act II • Alcheny - S.S. MD • Amazing Grace Hair • Ann Welsh • Avivo • Bang Salon • Bubbles • Cascades Barber • Chaos • Charos • Cloud 9 – Leesburg • Differences • E-Clips • Elizabeth Arden • Ernest & Co. • Florence Hair Salon • Hair Illusions • Hair Port • Hair Savvy • Halaina’s Salon • Haycullers • Hugo • Imajel • Jacque Dessanger • Jazz It Up • Kenese • Kera Care • Kings & Queens • Master’s Touch • Maud’s • Monet • New Decade – Herndon • Nour Salon • O’Hair Salon & Spa • Ozuki • Pandk • Pompador - Potomac Mills • PR Partners • Pure Beauty • Razzak • Red Door • Robert Lewis • Robin Franco • Ronnie Elias • Salon Bella • Salon Bleu • Salon Cialo • Salon Cielo • Salon Daniel • Salon Mint • Salon Nordine • Salon Prive • Shapes Salon • Sila • Solace - South Riding • Soul Day Spa • St. Germaine • Supercuts • Tangles • Tranquility Day Spa • Ulta Salon • Vidal Sassoon • Vincent & Vincent • Virtu Studio • Zoe Salon • Zohra Salon
Best Home Based Business (for moms)
Silpada
Arbonne • Avon • Cabi • Day Care/Child Care • Dog Walking • Lea Sophia • Mary Kay • Pampered Chef • Party Lite • Southern Living • Stampin’ Up • Tastefully Simple • The Silken Thread • Usborne Books

Best Invitation or Stationery Store
Papyrus
AC Moore • American Statio • Card Factory • Collectible Treasures • Crane’s • Dandelion Patch • Del Ray Paper • Hallmark • Hampton Paper Designs • Josies Posies • Michael’s • Name Droppers • Neiman Marcus • Paper Place • Paper Source • Paper Store – Bethesda • Papery of Bethesda • Party City • Reflections • Scrapbook Store • Scriptorium - Alex. • Seasons • Staples • Sugar B Studio • Take Note • Target • The Papery

Best Place to Buy a Car
Carmax
Alexandria Hyundai • Alexandria Toyota • American Service Center • Audi Frederick • Bill Page Honda • Browns Manassas • Brown’s Nissan • Carbuy.com • Cars.com • Chevy Chase Acura • Costco • Craigslist.com • DAR Car • Edmonds.com • Euromotors • Fairfax Honda • Fairfax Hyundai • Ferrari • Fitzgerald Auto Mall • Ford • Gaithersburg Mazda • Hendrix Honda Woodbridge • Herb Gordon • Honda • Koons Chevrolet • Koons Manassas • Koons Toyota • Koons Tysons • Landmark Honda • Leesburg Toyota • Lindsay Lexus • Manassas Dodge • Moore Cadillac • Online • Ourisman Ford • Ourisman Toyota • Pichler Pontiac • Pohanka Jeep • Pohanka Lexus • Rockville Lexus • Rosenthal • Sterling Nissan • Ted Britt Ford • Toyota • Toyota Chantilly • Tysons Ford • Tysons Toyota • Virginia Dealers

Best Place to Buy Toys
Toys R Us
Amazon.com • Babies R Us • Backtobasic.com • Best Buy • Borrow From A Friend • Buy Buy Baby • Child’s Place • Child’s Play • Costco • Doodlehopper • Go Bananas • Hobby Shop • Hobby Works • KB Toys • Kensington Caboose • Kinderhaus • Kmart • Marshalls • Mother Goose • Noodles & Noggins • Once Upon A Time • Online Sales • Plaza Arts • Ross • Sony • Target • Toy Corner • Tree Top Kids • Tuesday Morning • Tugooh Toys • Unique • Wal-Mart • Why Not? • Yard Sales

Best Sports Equipment Store
Dick’s
Amazon.com • Cassell’s • Casual Adventures • Champions • Champs • Drilling Tennis & Golf • Galyans • Kmart • Metro Run Walk • Modell’s • Online • Play It Again • R and J Sports • REI • Sports Authority • Target

What Company has the BEST Customer Service?
Nordstrom
7-Eleven • Amazon.com • AOL • Apple • Ayers Hardware • Best Buy • BJ’s • Bloomingdale’s • Child’s Play • Comcast • Costco • Dean Designs • Dyson • Harris Teeter • Haverty’s • Hobbytown USA • Home Property – Leesburg • J. Jill • JC Penney • Kensington Caboose • Let’s Dish • Lowe’s • Macy’s • One the Border • Palm Beach Tan • Proflowers • Pump It Up • REI • Reptiles Alive! • Shoes.com • Sonic • Staples • Starbucks • Target • TKC, Inc. • Toys R Us • Tuesday Morning • Tutoring for Success • Wegman’s • Whole Foods • Zappos

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Best Basement Build Out Company
Case Designs
Amaya Construction • Ardent • BOWA • Builders Unlimited • Butler Building • Creative Builders • Crestwood • Crone’s Construction • Dean Designs • Final Phase • Flores Contract • Great American Contracting Company • GT Home Improvement •  Harry Hink • Home Depot • Home Equity Builders • JL & Company • Lowes • Miles Construction • My Builder Tom Hurres • Oak Hill • PW Home Improvement • The Kings Company • Vergara Design Build

Best Carpet or Rug Store
Home Depot
Abbey Carpet • AJ Carpet • B & B Carpet • Carpet & Floor Outlet • Carpet One • Carpet Palace • Clawes Carpet • Costco • Covey’s Carpets • Empire Today • Floor Store • Georgetown Carpet • Great Indoors • IKEA • K & K Floors • K Mart • Kemper • Liberty Carpet • Lowe’s • Marshalls • McLean Carpet • Nash Carpet • Nat’l Carpet & Rug • Pro Source Flooring • Randolph Flooring • Scenic Floor • The Rug Store • Wal-Mart • Yadoos

Best Counter Top Store
Home Depot
Arlington Marble • Artelye’s • Bath & Kitchen Showroom • Cabinet Discount • Corian • Costco • Custom Stone Company • Erins Granite • Expo • Flintstone • Granite Source • IKEA • Lowe’s • Mosaic Tile • Planet Granite • Target • The Counter Top Company • Vienna Floors

Best Electrician
Croppe-Metcaffe
Ace Electric • Bob Sobun • Buhle • Calvin Folley • Cullen Electric • David • DLC Electric • Elateu Dynamics • Got Electric • Home Depot • Jeff Anderson • Jone Elec • Kolb • KW Electric • L & S • Lowes • Me & My Husband • Michael & Son • Murphy Family Electrical • My Handyman • New Age • Nugent • Peed • Tom Kemp • Trunnell Electric

Best General Repairs Company
Alvarado Painting
A1 • AEI, Inc. • F & H Furr • Flores Cont. • General Man • Handyman Connection • Harry Hink • Home Depot • Home Equity Builders • J L & Company • J. S. Myers • Jeeves • Knudsin Maintenance • Me & My Husband • Michael & Sons • My Handyman • Nelson Painting • Parrish Services • Precision • R H Wyons Co. • Sears • Skip Sharpe • Vienna Appliance

Best Heating & Air Conditioning Company
Rush
A & G • A. H. • Ace • ADCO • AirTemp • Alvarado Painting • Argent • ARS • Bailey Mechanical • Combustioneer • Cool Breeze • Cropp Metcalfe • Cyrus Air • Dobson • Don Hoffakers • Dwist Doris • F. H. Furr • Frosty’s • FW Harris • Garrett HVAC • Home Depot • HVAC • J & P • John Nugent • M & M • Masters • Me & My Husband • Michael & Son • Mr. Duct • Muse • PARS • Richards • Rusot • S & S Contractors • Shaw Air Cond • United Air Temp. • Wheat • Whitmans

Best Home Accessories & Décor Items Store
Home Depot
Bed Bath & Beyond • Crate & Barrel • Declege • Design Center • Eleganie Décor • Ethan Allen • Expo • Falkland • Great Indoors • Home Goods • IKEA • Kirkland’s Home • Lowes • Marshalls • Our Arhause • Pier 1 • Pine Mine • Pottery Barn • Random Harvest • Target • Unique • Urban Country • West Elm

Best Interior Decorator
Fleur Interiors
Basia White • Calico Corners • Corsini Coordinating • Debbie Horn • Ethan Allen • Georgetown Designer • Home Depot • IKEA • KMH Interiors • L & M • Me • Mev’s • Mr. Andrew Pressman • Mr. Brad Weesner • Mrs. Anita Perlut • Ms. Candice Olson • Ms. Jennifer Weston • Ms. Kathy Huley • Ms. Lena Kroupnik • Ms. Lynn Fowler • Ms. Maria Pollard • Ms. Marilyn Seitz • My Toddler • Paul David Design • Salliekjos Gallery • Sears • Waterford Interior Design

Best Kitchen Designer
Home Depot
Bath & Kitchen Showroom • Cabinet Discounters • Candice Olson • Case Designs • Chesapeake Kitchen • Dal-Tile • Dean Design • Ferguson • HEB • IKEA • Kitchens by Design • Lowe’s • Me & My Husband • Michael & Co. • Michael’s • Reico • Sears • The Kings Company • Vergara Design Build • Waterford Interior Design

Best Plumber
My Plumber
A Heatuole • Academy Plumbing • All Plumbing, Inc • Betsy Louis • Bobby Breen • Booze Plumbing • Branson & Son • Bruce Andrews • Butler • Chandler’s Plumbing • Dad • Dave Foster • David Foot • Dulles Plumbing • F H Furr • Greg Sprinkle • HMS Plumbing • Hollin Hall • Home Depot • Jims Plumbing • LPR Plumbing • Marbela • Michael & Son • Mr. Mark Schweber - Silver Spring • Mr. Plumber • My Husband • PMG Plumbing • Reed Plumbing • Rick Hull • Robco Plumbing • Roto Rooter • Saja Plumbing • Sears • Thomas Plumbing • Water Works • Wheat Plumbing

Best Remodeling Company
Miles Construction
Alvarado Painting • Ardent • Bethesda Home Improvement • Bowa • Butler Building • Case Designs • Creative Builders • Dean Design • Elk Remodeling • Flores Cont. • Great American Contracting Co. • GT Home Improvement • Harry Hink • Home Depot • Home Equity Builders • IKEA • Inmyownbackyard.com • J L & Company • K & K • Kramer • Lowes • MCA Remodeling • McLauglin Builders • Michael & Sons • Michael Nash • PW Home Improvement • SCS • Sears • Seascape • Stuart Thayer • The Kings Company • Vergara Design Build

MISCELLANEOUS CHILDREN’S RETAIL

Best Bicycle Store
Performance Bikes
A-1 • Bicycle Outfitters – Leesburg • Bikes @ Vienna • City Bikes • Costco • Dick’s • Easton Cycle • Griffins • K Mart • Kensington Bike Shop • Leesburg Bicycle • Mick’s • Olde Town • Play It Again Sports • REI • Revolution Cycles • Rolly’s • Spokes • Sports Authority • Target • The Bike Lane • Toys R Us • Wal-Mart • Washington Bikes • Wheels and Spokes

Best Children’s Clothing Store
Gap
Abercrombie & Fitch • Bloomingdale’s • Burlington Coat Factory • Carter’s • Children’s Place • Classy Kids Consignment • Cloud 9 • Daisy Baby • Gap Kids • Goodwill • Gymboree • Hanna Anderson • Hollister Kids • Jack & Jill • Janie & Jack • Justice • Kensington Caboose • Kid to Kid • Kmart • Kohl’s • L L Bean • Leesburg Factory Outlet • Limited 2 • Macy’s • Magic Wardrobe • Mamas Boy Daddys Girl • Marshalls • Nordstrom • Oi Lilly • Old Navy • Once Upon A Child • OshKosh • Pacific Sunwear • Paddington Station • Piccolo Piggies • Pumpkin Patch • Ralph Lauren • Talbot Kids • Target • TJ Maxx • Tree Top Kids • Unique • Wal-Mart • Why Not? • Zara

Best Children’s Furniture Store
IKEA
Alavertus • Ashley Furniture • Babies R Us • Baby 2 Teen • Belfort • Bellini • Burlington Coat Factory • Buy Buy Baby • Costco • Crate & Barrel • Daisy Baby • Ethan Allen • Goodwill • Great Beginnings • Great Indoor • Haverty’s • Haynes • JC Penney • K Mart • Kensington Caboose • Kids to Teen • Lazy Boy • Macy’s • Marlo • Old Amish Outlet • PB Kids • Pottery Barn/Pottery Barn Kids • Roomstore • Target • Thomasville • Unique • Wal-Mart

Best Children’s Shoe Store
Stride Rite
Bradshaw’s • Buster Brown • Children’s Place • Children’s Shoe Box • Dicks • DSW • Famous Footwear • Foot Locker • Goodwill • Gymboree • Isa Booties • K Mart • Kid Shoe Revue • Kids Foot Locker • Kohl’s • Leesburg Outlet • Macy’s • Marshalls • Nordstrom • Payless • Pedipeds • Ramer’s • Shoe Train • Skechers • Stepping Up • Target • Wal-Mart

Best Consignment or Resale Store
E-Bay
As Kids Grow • Aunt T’s • Buy, Sell & Save • Classy Kids • Columbia Pike Thrift • Craigs List • Dani’s Duds • Emma’s Closet • Freecycle.org • Good Shepard • Goodwill • Kensington Caboose • Kid 2 Kid • Kids Again • Lucy’s • Macy’s • MOPS Consignment Store • My Kids • New to U • Once Upon A Child • Once Upon A Time • Paddington Station • Ross • Salvation Army • The Back Porch • The Growing Years • The Purple Googe • The Recycling Store • The Village • Tot Swap • Toys & Tots • Unique • Upscale Resale • Wiggle Room • Yard Sale • Yesterday’s Rose

Best Hair Salon for Children
Cartoon Cuts
4 Seasons • Alliance • Aqua Cuts • Bubbles • Clippers • E-Clips • Great Clips • Hair 4 U • Hair Cuttery • I’ve Got Scissors • JC Penney’s • Kids Cuts • Kidville • Kim Anne @ Hairvisions • Marcelters • Monet • Pigtails & Crewcuts • Sara Hair • Seven Locks • Sila Salon • Simply Spa Riffik • Supercuts • The Yellow Balloon • Zoey

Best Maternity Clothing Store
Motherhood
Apple Seed • Chico’s • Daisy Baby • Friends’ Closets • Gap • JC Penney • K Mart • Kensington Caboose • LL Bean • Macy’s • Mimi • Nordstrom • Nordstrom Online • Old Navy • Pea in a Pod • Sears • Target • TJ Maxx • Wal-Mart

Best Place to Buy Outdoor Play Equipment
Toys R Us
BJs • Buy Buy Baby • Casual Adventures • Cedarworks.com • Costco • Creative Playthings • Dicks • Home Depot • Lowes • Modells • Outback Playsets • Play It Again • Playland • Playskool • Rainbow • REI • Sam’s Club • Sports Authority • Target • Wal-Mart • Woodplay

Best Selection of Children’s Books
Border's
www.Abshirokids.com • Aladdin’s Lamp • Amazon • Ashburn Library • Barnes & Noble • BJs • Books A Million • Bus Boys & Poets • Costco • Crownbooks • Dr. Suess • Eric Carle Books • Fantasy • Harry Potter • Hooray for Books • Jabberu • Kensington Caboose • Library • McKays Used Books • Muggy Maggie • Online • Politics & Prose • Sciners • Second Story • Tree Top Kids • Unique • Usborne • Ye Old Books

Your Kid’s Favorite Book
Harry Potter
10 Little Lady Bugs • 12 Dancing Princesses • 120 Diseases • A Mango Shaped Space • A to Z My Stories • All Disney • All Dora Explorer • Amelia Bedilla • Andrew Lost • Angelina Ballerina • Anna in the Garden • Any Boynton • Anything About Animals • Anything Karen Katz • Baby Sitter’s Little Sister • Barbie • Beacon Street Girls • BFG • Big Big Plans • Biscuit • Brown Bear • Camp Rock • Cars • Cars & Trucks Things That Go • Cat in the Hat • Charlotte’s Web • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • Cinderella • City of Ember • Clifford • Comic • Curious George • Daisy Head Maisy • Dex - The Heart of a Superhero • Diary of a Wimpy Kid • Diary of a Worm • Dr. Suess • Ella the Elephant • Eric Carle Brown Bear • Everyone Poops • Fancy Nancy • Fin Madison • Giraffes Land Dane • God Gave Us You • Going on a Bear Hunt • Goodnight Moon • Goosebumps • Hansel & Gretel • High School Musical • Hop on Pop • Junie B Jones • Kaldi & the Dancing Goats • Libby Lou • Little Bear • Little Mermaid • Little Miss Series • Lots of Them • Love You Forever • Macawber • Madeline • Magic School Bus • Magic Tree House • Mary K • Mickey Mouse • Moon Girl • Mouse Paint • My Little Pony • Nancy Drew • Number the Stag • Olivia • Paddle to the Sea • Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See? • Pat-a-cake • Percy Jackson • Peter Pan • Pinkalicious • Princess • Puff the Magic Dragon • Punk Farm • Robin Hood • Rumble in the Jungle • Runaway Bunny • Runaway Pancake • Rupert Bear • Science Book • Scooby Doo Books • Scrambled States of US • Sesame Street ABC’s • Sleeping Beauty • Snowy Day • Snuggle Puppy • Someday • Stand Back Said the Elephant • Star Wars • Stella Luna • Superman • Tails • That’s Why I Love You • The Best Nest • The Creamcheese Box • The Little White Horse • Thomas • Twilight • Uglies • Warriors • Where the Wild Things Are • Where’s Spot? • Winnie Pooh • Wolf Brother

Your Kid’s Favorite Store
Toys R Us
Abercrombie & Fitch • Any Mall Store • Any Toy Store • Apple Store • Barnes & Noble • Best Buy • Bookstore • Borders Books • Build A Bear • Candy Store • Centreville Movies • Claire’s • Costco • Dick’s • Disney Store • EB Games • Electrical Store • FAO Schwartz • Game Stop • Game Store • Gap/ Gap Kids • Giant Foods • Go Bananas • Great Beginnings • Home Depot • Ice Cream Store • IKEA • Justice • Kensington Caboose • Kmart • Lego Store • Libby Lu’s • Limited Too • Maggie Moos • McDonald’s • Michael’s Arts & Crafts • Moms Organic Market • National Air & Space Museum Store • Nike Outlet • Noodles & Noggins • Old Navy • Pacific Sunwear • Party City • Petsmart • Pottery Barn/Pottery Barn Kids • Simply Spa Riffik • Starbucks • Target • The Redskins Store • Tree Top Kids • Tugooh Toys • Tyson Mall • Wal-Mart • Why Not?
Your Kid’s Favorite Toy
Wii
American Girl Doll • Astronaut • Baby Doll • Ball • Balloons • Barbie • Barley - Our Dog • Barney • Baseball • Baxugan • Bear • Bike • Books • Bubbles • Butterscotch the Pony • Cardboard Box • Cars • Cell Phone • Clifford • Coloring Book • Computer • Dad • Disney Princesses • Dollhouse • Dolls • Dress Up Trunks/Clothes • Elmo Live • Etch-a-Sketch • Exersancer • Fashion Polly • Fureels • Game Boy • Grinch • Guitar • Helicopter • Homemade Blanket • Horses • Hot Wheels • iPod • Kite • Leap Frog • Leapster • Legos • Lightning McQueen • Lightsaber • Little People Sets • Littlest Petshops • Meliss & Doug Easel • Millenium Falcon • Moonbounce • Musical Instruments • My Little Pony • Nail Girl • Ninja Turtles • Nintendo DS • Nylabone • Old Blanket • Plan Toys Dollhouse • Playstation • Polly Pocket • Pop • Princess Figures • Puzzles • Rock Band • School Bus • Scooters • Scrabble • Sleeping Beauty Doll • S’mores Pony • Star Wars • Star Wars Legos • Stereo • Stuffed Animal • Stuffed Dog • Stuffed Lamb • Stuffed Monkey • Teddy Bear • Thomas Train Set • Toolbox • Toy Kitchen • Train Set • Tree Top • Truck • Tutu & Ballet Slippers • Ty Duck • Uno Cards • Video Games • Webkinz • Wele King • Wii Fit • Xbox 360 • Zolo Play Garden

EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES

Best Art Program
Clay Café
Abrakadoodle • Art League • Artsbarn • Artworks • Color Me Mine • Corcoran • Creative Cauldron • Dale City Recreation Center • Freedom Center • Glen Echo Park • Grace Reston • Harmonia • Imagination Stage • J Art • Jump N Art • Kidz Art • Kinder Art • Lerder Art • Little Picassos • Lorton Center • Melinda Cotter • Metaxia Lazos Miller • Noodle Doodle • Nysmith School • Snuggles & Giggles • Vienna Arts Center • Workhouse Arts • YMCA

Best Ballet or Dance Studio
Tiny Dancers
Academy of Creative Dance • Adagio • All That Jazz • Art Stone • Baby Ballerina • Ballet Petite • Berrend Dance Centre • Boffa Dance • Center for Ballet Arts • Centreville Dance • Chantilly Dance • Creative Dance • Cuppett Performing Arts Center Performing Arts Centers • Dance Etc. • Dancemakers • Day Dream Dance • Del Ray Dance • Encore Dance • Every Body Dance • GMS – Manassas • Hadad Ballet Studio • Harmonia • Jan Smith Fairytimes • Kathryn Van Eaton • Little Gym • Miss Gennifer’s Dance • MYB • Ravel Dance • Reston Community • Rhythm Street • Strictly Rhythm • Swan Ballet • The ACA of Ballet • Washington Ballet • Wheaton Studio of Dance • YMCA

Best Childbirth Class
Bradley Method
Alexandria Hospital • Birth Matters • Birthing from Within • GW • Gymboree • Hypnobirthing • INOVA Fairfax Hospital  • Kaiser • Lamaze • My Gentle Birth • New York Hospital • Reston Hospital • Sibley Hospital • Stock Learning • Sun & Moon Yoga – Prenatal • Virginia Hospital Center • YMCA

Best Child Care Center
Minnieland
All Gods Children • Annandale United Methodist Church • AOL Daycare • Beantree Learning Center • Booz Allen Family Center • Cecile Place • Chesterbrook • Child Time • Childcare Garden • Creative Play School • Cremedele Crème • Discovery Child Care • Fairfax County SACC • Family Academy of Bethesda • Headstart • Home • Horizon CDC • INOVA Fairfax Hospital’s Center • Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia • Kentlands Children’s Center • Kindercare • La Petite • The Langley School • Little Acorn Patch • Little Lambs • Merritt Academy • Montessori Children’s House Of Loudon • Mrs. Bev. Day Care Center • Prince William Hospital • The Children’s School • Tysons Play & Learn • Vienna Tiny Tots • Village Green • Walnut Grove • Winwood • YMCA

Best Children’s Theatre or Drama Instruction
A Class Act – Acting for Young People
Acting Group • Adventure • Classica • Drama Kids • Encore • Every Body Dance • George Mason • Glen Echo • Harmonia • Imagination Stage • Kennedy Center Millenium • Lopez Studios • Metropolitan • Mt. Vernon Children’s Theatre • Musical Theatre Center • Pied Piper • Signature Theatre • Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods • YMCA

Best Day Camp
Tiny Dancers
A Class Act • Adventure Camp • Adventure Links • Audubon Naturalist • Barrie • Bar-T • Boy Scouts • Camp Gan Israel • Camp Greenway • Camp Letts • Camp Waredaca • Chinn Center • Chinquapin • City Dance Center • Clay Café Studios • Congressional School • Curiosity Zone • Dale City Rec Center • Dulles Sportsplex • Eddy Mason Football • Fairfax Parks & Recreation • Freedom Center – Manassas • Fun on the Farm • Girl Scouts • Ida Lee Recreation Center • Imagination Stage • JCC of NOVA • Jump N Art • Jumping Jack Sports • Lee Rec Summer Fun • Levine School of Music • Little Gym • Lubber Run Tot Camp • Merritt Academy • Minnieland • Montclair Country Club • Norwood Station • Nysmith School for the Gifted • Oramma • Pine Crest Summer Pavilion • Pump It Up • Fairfax County Rec Pac • Reston Association • Silver Stars • Soccer Academy • SportRock • Summer on the Hill • The Langley School • Village Green • YMCA

Best Overnight Camp
Camp Rim Rock • Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts • Camp Boy • Camp Catoctin • Camp Friendship • Camp Greenway • Camp Interlochen • Cape Cod Sea Camps • Cheerleading • Cub World • Eddy Mason Football • Edlin School • French Woods • George Mason • The Langley School • Mac • Manitou • May Flather • Ramblewood • Ranger Rick • Soccer Academy • Tall Timbers • The Wilds, NC • Village Green • Whale Camp • WSD Dance Camp

Best Fitness/Activity Center
Lifetime Fitness
Bally’s • Chinn Ctr. • Claude Moore Recreation Center • Cub Run • Curves • Dulles Sports Plex • Fairfax Racquet Club • Fitness First • Fitwize • Flying Kick • Freedom Center – Manassas • Fun Fit • Gold’s Gym • Gymboree • Gymini • Herndon Community Center • Jazzercise • Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia • Jonah’s Treehouse • Jumping Jack Sports • Kidville • LA Fitness • Lady of America • Little Gym • My Gym • Oak Marr Rec Center • Olympus Gym • Providence Rec.• Rec Center • Rec Takoma • Reston YMCA • Soccer Tots • Sports & Health • Tae Kwon Do • Tenley Sport • The Park • Trinity • Tyson Sport & Health • Vantage • Velocity Sports • Washington Sport & Health • Wii Fit • World Gym • WSC • X Sports Fitness • YMCA

Best Gymnastics Instruction
Little Gym
Apex • Apollo • Barcroft – Arlington • Capital Gym • Cardinal • Chantilly Gymnastics Academy • Dale City Recreation Center • Fairfax Academy • Fairfax Gym • Gemini • GMS – Manassas • Gold’s Gym • Gymboree • Gymini • Hills Gymnastic • JW Tumbles • Lifetime • Loudoun Gymnastics Center • Marva Tots n Teens • My Gym • NOVA Gymnastics • Power Tots • Silver Stars • YMCA • Youth Sports

Best Internet Site for Kids
www.Disney.com
www.Abshirokids.com • www.Atv.disney.go.com • Bob’s Game Blog • Cartoon Network • Club Penguin • www.Coloring.com • www.Crayola.com • Discovery • Elmo On Utube • ESPN • Fisher Price • www.Freerice.com • Funbrain • www.Google.com • www.Howstuffworks.com • iCarly • iTunes • Jobs • www.Kidsites.org • Kidzui • www.Lego.com • Math Café • Math Magician • Minicap • My Little Pony • www.Myscene.com • Natgeo Kids • Nick Jr. • Nick.com • www.Noggin.com • www.Nytimes.com • One More Level • One Step Ahead • PBS Kids • www.Pbs.org • www.Penguin.com • Piano • www.Playhousedisney.com • www.Pokemon.com • Raz Kids • Sesame Street • www.Sproutonline.com • www.Starfall.com • www.The39clues.com • www.Timeforkids.com • Webkins • WETA • Wikipedia • www.Woosk.com • Yahoo Kids

Best Martial Arts Instruction
Tiger Den
ATA – Clifton • Black Belt Academy Fx • Black Belt Martial Arts • Challenger • Flying Kick • Gold’s Gym • High Kicks • Jeff Smith • Jhoon Rhee • Karate Experts • Kim’s Karate • Master Ums • Mountain Kim • Pro Tae Kwon Do • Shotokan Karate Center • Tae Kwon Do • Tiger Martial Arts • Tiny Tigers • TK Martial Arts • TKO Fellowship • Top Kick • TWD • VA Martial Arts • YMCA

Best Music Instruction
Reston Music
Acoustic Axis • All Things Rocked • Andies Parties • Bach to Rock • Bobby Joe’s Music • Classic Tales & Tunes • CMC • Contemporary Keyboard Studios • Dale City Music • Drum • Foxes • Gymboree • Helen Fall • International School of Music • Irena Orlov • Jewish Community Center • Kindermusik • Levine School of Music • Little Hands • Marie Reedy • Melodee • Meshourhnan • Miss Hill • Mr. Dmitri • Ms. Cynthia Stoop • Ms. Kathryn Van Eaton • Music & Arts – Fairfax • Music & Arts – Oakton • Music & Arts Center • Music Time • Music Together • MusiKids • Nysmith • Paul Greene School of Rock • Piano Lessons • Rec Center • Ruth Putte • School of Rock • Stephanie Hesteh • Studio Papillon • Suzuki • Tales n’ Tunes • Travelling Music Teachers • Twinbrook Music • Victir Litz • Wendy Hellman

Best Foreign Language Instruction
Jabberu
Abshirokids.com • Ashland ES • Chinese Community Center at Rockville • Classic Tales & Tunes • Communikids • Critical Language Ctr. • Freedom Center Spanish • Language Fundamentals • Madam Brown • Ms. Cathy Cordova • Ms. Munavar • Northern Virginia Community College • Rosetta Stone • School Program • Tales n’ Tunes

Best Parent Support Group
MOPS
Al-Anon • Autism Resource Group • CHADD • Church • DC Breastfeeding Center • DC Moms • DC Urban Moms • Friends • Germantown MOMS Group • Holistic Moms • Joy Club • MADD • Manassas Moms • Mocha Moms • Mom Group • MOMS Club • MOMS Club Chantilly • MOMS Club S. Riding • Nysmith School • PACE • PTO • PWP

Best Place to Buy Musical Instruments
Potters
A & A Music • Bach to Rock • Best Buy • Brobst Violin Shop • Chuck Levin’s • Classic Tales & Tunes • CMC • Dale City Music • e-Bay • Foxes Music Store • Guitar Center • Guitar City • Guitar Shop • Jordan Kitts • Keys • Melodee Music • Music & Arts • Music Go Round • Online • Pawn Shop • Pond Shop • Reston Music • Rick’s Piano • Toys R Us • Twinbrook Music • Victor Litz • Washington Music Center • Wheaton Musical Instruments

Best Preschool Program
Kindercare
Abracadabra – Alexandria • Accotink Academy • Aldersgate Day School • All Gods Children • Annandale Co-op Preschool • Arlington Montessori • Audubon Nature Preschool • Beanstalk Montessori • Beantree Learning Center • Boyd School • Centreville Preschool • Chesterbrook • Creative Discoveries • Creative Playschool • Daytime Playtime • Easter Seals • Epworth Preschool • Fairfax City SAOL • Fairfax United Methodist • Freedom Center • Georgetown Hill • Glen Kirk • Goddard • Gymboree • Harbor School • Holy Comforter • Home • Hope Preschool • Jabberu • Jane’s Treehouse • Jewish Community Center • Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia • Jerusalem Baptist Church MDO • Kensington Nursery School • Kindermusik • The Langley School • LANK • Little Acorn Patch • Little Hands • Little Oxford House • Main Street Child Dev. • Merritt Academy • Minnieland • Montessori Children’s House of Loudoun • Montessori of Cedar Wood • Montessori School of Oakton • Montessori School of South Riding • Montessori, The Springs • Nysmith School for the Gifted • Old Bridge Preschool • Pinecrest School • Providence Nursery School • SACC Kindergarten • Silver Spring Learning Center • Springs Montessori • St. Andrews • St. Matthews • St. Stephens • St. Thomas Church • Town and Country • Village Green • Village Montessori • WHC - Macomb Street • Winwood • YMCA

Best Private School
Nysmith School for the Gifted
Academy of Christian Education • Barrie School • Beauvoir • Bishop Ireton • Boyd School • Bradley • The British School • Browne Academy • Chesapeake Academy • Chesterbrook • CIC (Children's Learning Center) • Cortona Academy • Crème de le Creme • Evergreen School • Flint Hill • French International School • Geneva School • Gesher • Goddard • Gonzaga • Harbor School • Holton Arms • Holy Child • Immanuel Christian School • Jewish Day School • Kindercare • The Langley School • Leesburg Christian School • Loudoun Day • Maret • McLean School of Maryland • Merritt Academy • Minnieland • Montessori of Fairfax • Montessori School of Oakton • National Presbyterian School • Newton School • Norwood • Potomac Crescent • Paul VI • Pinecrest – Annandale • Potomac • Primary Day • Prince William Academy • Reston Day School • Sandy Spring Friends • Sidwell Friends • St. Camilus Cath.• St. Matthew’s • St. Michael’s • St. Patrick's •  St. Timothy’s • The Gow School • Wakefield • Winwood • Washington International School • Woods Academy

Best Public School
London Town
Algonkian Elementary • Arcola • Arlington Traditional • Ashland ES • Balls Bluff Elementary School • Beanstalk Montessori • Bennett ES – Manassas • Benton Middle School • Bradley Hills • Bull Run Elementary • Buslow Run ES • C. H. Ritchie Elementary • Canturbury Woods Elementary • Carderock • Cedar Point Elementary • Centre Ridge • Centreville Elementary • Cold Spring Elementary • Colin Powell • Colvin Run • Cool Spring Elem. • Cooper • Crossfield • Daniels Run Elem. • Deer Park Elementary • Dominion HS • Dufief • Ellis Elementary • Fairfax County • Fairfax High School • Forestville • Frost MS • Glen Kirk ES • Great Falls Elementary • Greenbuary Elem. • Hertiage HS – Leesburg • Hunter Woods • Hutchinson Farm • Kent Gardens • Key Center • Kilmer Middle • The Langley School • Lees Corner • Little Run Elem. • Loudoun County Schools • Madison • Mantua ES • Marshall Elementary • McLean HS • Medow Hall Elem. • Montclair Elementary • Mosby Woods • Mt. Vernon • Mtn. View Elementary • MVCS Alexandria • North Springfield • Oak Hill Elementary • Oakton HS • Oakview • Olde Creek • Pennington School • Pine Crest ES • Pine Ridge ES • Pinebrook • Potomac Elem. • Potomac Fall HS • Providence Elementary • Rachel Carson • Robinson • Roundhill Elem. • Samuel W Tucker Elem. • South Lakes • Spring Brook • Spring Hill Elem. • Stone Bridge • Stone Middle School • Stonewall Jackson • Stratford Landing Elem. • Sunrise Valley ES • T. C. Williams • Thomas Jefferson HS • Thurgood Marshall • Travilah • Walter Johnson HS • Waples Mill Elementary • Westfield High • Whitaan HS • Willowsprings ES • Wolftrap Elem. • Woodacres • WT Woodson

Best Tutor/Tutoring Company
Score
Amy Wollerton • Aruh Vohra • C2 Education • Elaine Israel • Emma Barners • Genie O’Hara • Huntington Learning Centers • Ivy Insiders • Jabberu • John Hopp • Kaplan • Knowledge Points • Kris Marshall • Kumon • Lauren Foster • Math Tree • MIT • Mrs. Bileshki • Mrs. Guerro • Mrs. Norman • Ms. Bonnie Massimino • My Tutor • Northern Virginia Tutoring • Petersons Academic • Q2 Knowledge • Sylvan • Tutoring for Success

Person I Wish Would Run for Congress
Clark Howard
Alan Merten • Bill Maher • Bill Richardson • Bruce Springsteen • Caroline Barett • Colin Powell • Condoleeza Rice • Dr. Luke Torien • Edward Wallach • Ellie Kleinman • Gordon Peterson • Judy Feder • Katie Couric • Lewis Black • Michelle Rhee • My Mom • Myself • Nick Shafia • Nick Shafik • Oprah • Rush Limbaugh • Scott Bolden • Sharon Bulova • Steve Wood • Tag Gleason • Tom Brady • Tony Howard

PEOPLE

Best Allergy or Asthma Doctor
Dr. Donna Schuster
Allergy & Asthma Ctr. – Fairfax • Allergy & Nutrition Clinic • Dr Vincent Vaghi – Germantown • Dr. Alicia Trotter • Dr. Andrew Kim • Dr. Bajoghli • Dr. Belinda Mantle • Dr. Bergman • Dr. Heidi Feig • Dr. Joe Bellati • Dr. Jon – Burke • Dr. Kazma • Dr. Kletz • Dr. Latkin • Dr. Latvin • Dr. Lond • Dr. M. Bagouli • Dr. Miller • Dr. Noir, Fairfax • Dr. Pablo • Dr. S. Chuster • Dr. Samuel Rosenburg • Dr. Shelby Joseph • Dr. Siverman • Dr. Theodore Kim • Dr. Webb • Kaiser • McLean Allergy Center • Meardian for Healing – MD • Potomac Family Allergy • VA Center for Allergy • VA Pediatrics

Best Dentist or Orthodontist
Dr. Shadi Saba
A Wink & A Smile • Ashburn Children’s Dentistry • Chantilly Dental Arts • Dr. Ackerman • Dr. Amy Light • Dr. Apt • Dr. Banaji, Fairfax • Dr. Brenda Young – Fairfax • Dr. Burton – Alexandria • Dr. C. Orlando – Bethesda • Dr. Camps • Dr. Carol Burke • Dr. Carol Wooddell • Dr. Charles Kirsdy • Dr. David Metzdorf • Dr. Drummond • Dr. Enos – Burke • Dr. Ernie Barnes - Oxen Hill, MD • Dr. G. S. Dal • Dr. Gary Ashton – Leesburg • Dr. Gary Weiss • Dr. Griffin • Dr. Groford • Dr. Han – Fairfax • Dr. Haston – Woodbridge • Dr. Henry F Dutson • Dr. Imeecl • Dr. Ivy Lisse Cuevas • Dr. Jack Weil – Vienna • Dr. Jeffrey Davis • Dr. Jessica Hill – Alexandria • Dr. Jones • Dr. Kertscher • Dr. Kevin Mendes • Dr. Khouri • Dr. Kramer • Dr. Leaf • Dr. Learer – Fairfax • Dr. Linda Dean-Dash • Dr. Mala Britto • Dr. Marcelius • Dr. Maria Rekou • Dr. Marjun Ayati, DDS • Dr. Michael Morsch • Dr. Michael Ternisky • Dr. Milton Starr • Dr. Monica Neshat • Dr. Monique Nguyen • Dr. Murphy • Dr. Nelson • Dr. Oh • Dr. Paul Olenyn • Dr. Perez • Dr. Phillip Schneider • Dr. Popli • Dr. Presipino • Dr. Reardon-Davis • Dr. Rizkalla • Dr. Robert Mantoni • Dr. Roqowski • Dr. Sheila Samaddar – DC • Dr. Silvia Vallen • Dr. Sokoly • Dr. Stephan Fred • Dr. Stephen Broring • Dr. Stephen Hopkins – Germantown • Dr. Steve Goozh • Dr. Steve Lebeau • Dr. Stevens • Dr. Yazdani – Vienna • Gainesville Dental Associates • Gainesville Pediatric Dentist • Little Pearls • Little Smiles • Pediatric Dentistry Gainesville • Stiles Family Dentist • TranscenDental

Best Family Friendly Company
Let’s Dish - Allergy management • Let’s Dish - Delicious food • Let’s Dish - Free delivery for new moms • Let’s Dish - Good food • Let’s Dish - Great prices • Let’s Dish - Healthy food • Let’s Dish - Helps fix dinner problems • Let’s Dish - My kids eat it • Let’s Dish - Save time & money • Let’s Dish - Yummy food • A Class Act AFYP - Considers needs of parents & children • Abshirokid.com • Arbonne - home based business • Blue Canopy • Chick-fil-A - Nice to all • Denny’s - Free kids meal w/ purchase of adult • Disney - even adults have fun & enjoy parks & movies • Fannie Mae - paternity leave • Gap - Price adjustment policy • Great Falls Mgt. - Great Service • Honest Tea - Great ethics & community service • IKEA - Play area • Inmyownbackyard.com • Kaiser Permanente • Kids Parties Inc. - professional & courteous • Mom Made Foods • Paradisio’s - Have kids area • Pump It Up of Manassas - Focus on kids • Red Robin • Spill the Beans Coffee Shop - Brings local artists to perform for kids • The Breastfeeding Center – DC • Thyme Out - Great service • Thyme Out - Very friendly • Wegmans - A lot of organics • Whole Foods

Best Financial Planner
Mr. Roger Wallach
Acorn • American Funds • Ameriprise • Bank of America • Blair Thompson • E Trade • Edelmen Financial • Financial Counselors of VA • Howard Pressman – DC • Lewis & Assoc. • Lincoln Financial • Merrill Lynch • Mom • Mr. Bob Brinker • Mr. Dan Cash • Mr. Dave Kamset • Mr. George Deegan • Mr. Jason Richards • Mr. Jeff Goddery • Mr. Jeff Thomas • Mr. Jim Flannery • Mr. Joe D’Orazro • Mr. Ken Woods • Mr. Michael Dangerfield • Mr. Newt Pendleton • Mr. Pete Sharp • Mr. Sam Ahm • Mr. Seth Meyers • Mr. Seymour Slatkin • Mr. Tom Scott • Ms. Susie Orman • Primerica • Schwab • Scottrade.com • Smith Barney • USAA Financial • Wachovia Securities

Best Lactation Consultant
Honeysuckle
At Hospitals • BEST - SGA Hospital • Fairfax INOVA Hospital • Holy Cross Hospital • Kaiser • La Leche • Ms. Lois Ecker • Pat Shelley – DC • Www.milksmile.com

Best Local Celebrity
Barack Obama
“Weasel” • Alex Ovechkin • Alexis Glick • Ali Stephanopolis • Chap Petersen • Chris Cooley • Danell Green • Diane Rehm • Dr. Dorothy Height • Giever Densa • Gilbert Arenas • Jim Hendley • Joe Gibbs • John Roberts • Kim Boone • Manny Acta • Ms. Pat Shelly • Ms. Susan Richards Shreve • Clinton Portis • Robbie Schaefer • Robert Duvall • Ronald Mac • Thomas Fredman • Tim Brandt • Tim Kaine • Tommy McFly

Best Midwife
Kaiser
Alice @ Birthcare • Beth Goodall – Fairfax • Birthcare Midwives • Chris Bontager, RN • Jen Walker • Joan Studdardt • Kathy Anderson • Sacred Journey • Shanes

Best OB/GYN
Dr. Glenna Anderson
A Woman’s Place • About Women OB/GYN • Birth Care • Capital OB/GYN – Olney • Capital Women’s Care • Dr. Alter • Dr. Barrett • Dr. Beckeman • Dr. Bonn • Dr. Brendan Burke • Dr. Bruchalski • Dr. Cariso – Farber • Dr. Carolyn Davis • Dr. Chau @ Kaiser • Dr. Chowdury • Dr. Connie • Dr. Crowther – Arlington • Dr. Eleanor Yoon • Dr. Felluca – Reston • Dr. Gopal • Dr. Greenbriar • Dr. Hodges • Dr. Ichabo • Dr. Jeffrey Elliott • Dr. John Long – Woodbridge • Dr. Jones • Dr. Joyce Hair • Dr. Kacedom • Dr. Karen Maser • Dr. Kathy Wolf • Dr. Knoi Vu • Dr. Kurt Rhymer • Dr. Kusic • Dr. Laurie Tyau - Silver Spring • Dr. Lisa Masher • Dr. Long-Kaiser • Dr. Lori Maciulla • Dr. Maanaui Anderson • Dr. Maanavi • Dr. Marlo • Dr. Mausher • Dr. Michelle Nguyen – Arlington • Dr. Michelle Spector – Rockville • Dr. Moksharrei – McLean • Dr. Montillo – Fairfax • Dr. Muffarrij • Dr. Nancy Sanders • Dr. Nawal • Dr. Nies Fairfax, VA • Dr. Otivo • Dr. Pico • Dr. Powers • Dr. Reiter • Dr. Richard Stokes • Dr. Rivera • Dr. Sheila Bennett - S.S. MD • Dr. Spooner • Dr. Stevenns – Manassas • Dr. Tchabo • Dr. Virginia Thompson • Dr. William Cooper – DC • Dr. Zaita • Fair Oaks OB/GYN • Foxhall OBGYN – DC • Kaiser • Manassas Ob/GYN • Northern VA OB/GYN • Prince William OB/GYN • PW Women’s Center • Women Physicians

Best Pediatrician
Dr. Bassim Atiyeh
Ashburn Pediatricians • Children’s Hospital • Children’s Medical Associates • Dr. Alan Doppen • Dr. Alan Goher • Dr. Amy Burke, DC • Dr. Anthony DiPaola – Reston • Dr. Apple Sussman • Dr. Banta • Dr. Bradley • Dr. Braidman - Falls Church • Dr. Burns • Dr. Caplan Lakeridge, VA • Dr. Carr – Stafford • Dr. Crock • Dr. David Leonard • Dr. David Schreiner • Dr. Denise DeConcini • Dr. Diane Halpin - Falls Church • Dr. Dozer • Dr. Dubinsky – Fairfax • Dr. Ed Fox - Sleepy Hollows • Dr. Edward Michel • Dr. Ena Told • Dr. Ericksson • Dr. Errol Douglas • Dr. Evan Karp • Dr. Flower • Dr. Frank Grancola • Dr. Gerry Cope • Dr. Giorgio Kulp • Dr. Greenbrier • Dr. Gullermo Balfour • Dr. Howard Bennett • Dr. Howell • Dr. Impedulgly • Dr. Ivers • Dr. James Bailey • Dr. James Werner • Dr. Janders • Dr. Joe Evers • Dr. Joseph Hsu • Dr. Julia Kamisky – Haymarket • Dr. Karan • Dr. Kathleen Kadow • Dr. Kazam • Dr. Lee • Dr. Lewis • Dr. Lynn Myers • Dr. Macadau • Dr. Maria Pearl • Dr. McAndrew • Dr. Mona Iskander • Dr. Morrio • Dr. Murphy • Dr. Nabil Malati • Dr. Nancy Leykam • Dr. Ohriner • Dr. Pamela Parker • Dr. Pebbels – Bethesda • Dr. Price • Dr. Rachel Rennet  - G’burg • Dr. Russell Libbey • Dr. Sam Weinstein • Dr. Sandva Takai – Germantown • Dr. Sandy Chung • Dr. Shahin – Vienna • Dr. Shan • Dr. Sharmila Nahr • Dr. Sheryl Li • Dr. Stacy Staats • Dr. Tu • Dr. Vajislava Russo • Dr. Vince Asorizzi • Dr. Watson • Dr. Weaver • Dr. Zeh • Gainesville Pediatric • Kaiser • Mom • NOVA Pediatrics • Pediatric Associates – Alexandria • Pediatric Associates – Rockville • Potomac Pediatrics • PW Family Medicine • Reston Town Center Peds • Rockville Pediatrics • Sleepy Hollow Pediatrics • South Riding Pediatrics • Springfield Pediatric & Adolescent Center • The Pediatric Group – Fairfax • Towne Peds – Leesburg • Union Mill Pediatrics • VA Pediatrics • Virginia Pediatric & Adolescent Center

BEST FOOD

Best Burger Restaurant
5 Guys
A Veggie Burger • Annies • Black’s Bethesda • Brian’s Grille • Burger Boys • Burger King • Busboys & Poets • Calabash • Checkers • Chee Burger Chee Burger • Chesse Burger • Chick-fil-A • Clydes • Elevation Burger • Fosters Grill • Fuddruckers • Glory Days Grill • Gordon Biersch • Hamburger Hamlet • McDonalds • McKeevers • Outback • Red Robin • Ruby Tuesday • Silver Diner • Tavern • Ted’s • TGI Friday’s • Union Jack’s • Urban Burger • Wendy’s

Best Cheap-Eats Restaurant
McDonalds
5 Guys • Amma Vegetarian • Anita’s • Applebee’s • Arby’s • Arigato • Artie’s • Baja Fresh • Ben’s Chili Bowl • Bethesda Diner • Bistro Pasargad • Bombay Café • Brian’s Grill • Burger King • California Pizza Kitchen • California Tortilla • Carlos O’Kelly’s • Cheesecake Factory • Chevy’s • ChiChi’s • Chick-fil-A • China Star – Fairfax • Chipotle • CiCi’s • City Lights • Claren Don’s • Continental Pizza • Denny’s • Eamon’s • Elevation Burger • Fireflies – Alexandria • Friday’s • Friendly’s • Generous George’s Positive Pizza Place • Giovanni’s • Guapos • Happy Go Supermarket • Hard Times • Hiro Sushi • Home • IHOP • Jaleo • Juke Box Diner • Kate’s Irish Pub • Kennedy’s • Ledo’s Pizza • Long John Silver’s • Lucia’s • Moby Dick • Noodles & Company • Olde Brogue • Pancake House • Panera Bread • Pei Wei • Phots • Pickles • Popeyes • Pot Belley • Red Hot & Blue • Red Lobster • Ruby Tuesday • Saigon Café • Silver Diner • Southside 8/5 • Spartan’s Restaurant • Subway • Sunflower Restaurant • Taco Bell • Tara Thai • Tastee Diner • Ted’s • The Blue Pearl • Tigris Grill • Vinkee’s • Wendy’s • Z-Pizza

Best Cup of Coffee or Deli
Starbucks
7-11 • 8 O’Clock Coffee • Amphora • Arax Café • Bernies • Brooklyn Deli • Café Camela • Caribou Coffee • Celebrity Deli • Common Grind • Conciaus Bean • Dunkin Donuts • Einstein Bros. • Elie’s Deli • From My Kitchen • Home • Italian Store • Main Street Bagel • McDonalds • Mishon • Murky Coffee • Panera Bread • Patisserie Poupon • Pot Belly • Primo • Quartermaine • Quizno’s • Royal Bakery - Germantown, MD • Santini’s • Saxby’s • SFiZi • Sherwood Hall Gourmet • Stacy’s • Swiss Deli • Tastee Diner • Two Sisters • Vienna Coffee • Wegman’s • Whole Foods • Woodmont Deli

Best Fine Dining with Kids
Clydes
Applebee’s • Arties • Bazins • Bertucci’s • Big Bowl • Blue Ridge Grill • Bonefish • Brios • Bugaboo Creek • Bungals Billiards • Café Al Mano • Café Deluxe • California Pizza • Carabba’s • Caryle • Cheesecake Factory • Chef Geoff’s • ChiChis • Coastal Flats • Dante • Gentleman Jim’s • Glory Days Grill • Houston’s • IHOP • India Palace • King Street Blues • Koby Steakhouse • Lebanese Taverna • Legal Seafood • Logans Roadside • Los Tios • M Café • Macaroni Grill • Madigan’s • Maggiano’s • Marco Polo • McCormick & Schmick’s • McDonald’s • Melting Pot • Mia’s Pizza • Mike’s Bar & Grill • Montana Grill • Montmartre • Morton’s • O’Donnell’s Seafood • Olive Garden • Otani • Outback • Palm • Paradiso • PF Changs • Raku • Red Robin • Riverbend • Royal Jade • Ruby Tuesdays • Ruth Chris • Sakura • Sam & Harry’s • Samanthas • Silver Diner • Silverado • Sunflower Restaurant • Sweetwater Tavern • Tachibana • TGI Friday’s • Uno’s • Zefferelli

Best Ice Cream Store
Baskin Robbins
7-11 • Ben & Jerry’s • Benny’s • Brusters • Carvel • Cold Stone Creamery • Dairy Godmother - Del Ray • Dairy Queen • Del Ray Dreamery • Friendly’s • Giant • Giffords • Graters • Haggen Daaz • Hershey’s • JoJo’s Soft Serve • Lazy Sundae • Maggie Moo • Marble Slab Creamery • McDonalds • Mike’s Deli • Milwaukee Frozen Custard • Mr. Yogato • Neilsons Frozen Custard • Peterson’s • Piccomolo • Pickle Bob’s • Red Robin • Rita’s • Scoops • Sprinkles • Stone Cold • TCBY • Thelma’s • Woody’s

Best Kid’s Menu
Applebee’s
Artie’s • At My Club • Austin Grill • Bob Evans • Brion’s Grille • Brios • Burger King • Café Deluxe • California Pizza Kitchen • California Tortilla • Carlos O’Kellys • Carlos O’Reilly’s • Chili’s • CiCi’s • Corner Bakery • Dairy Queen • Don Pablo’s • Friendly’s • Fuddrucker’s • Gentleman Jim’s • Hard Times • Home Cook • IHOP • Joe’s Crab Shack • La Sandia • Legal Seafood • Lone Star • Macaroni Grill • Manhattan Pizza • McDonalds • Mimi’s Café • Moe’s • Montana Grill • Noodles & Company • Nordstrom • Old Ebbitt Grill • Olive Garden • Outback • Panera Bread • Pasta • Pennys • Pizza • Red Robin • Rock Bottom • Ruby Tuesday • Silver Diner • Sunflower Restaurant • Tachibana • TGI Fridays • The Crab Shack • Thyme Out • Wendy’s

Best Outdoor/Patio Dining
Clyde’s
Alto Plaza • Antas • Bacchus • Backyard Grill • Bethesda • Big Bowl • Black’s Bar & Kitchen • Black’s Market • Bonefish • Brogue • Cactus Cantina • Café Deluxe • Chart House • Checker’s • Cheeseburger In Paradise • Chef Geoff • City Grille • Coastal Flats • Corner Bakery • Dak’s Grill • Gordon Biersch • Greek Tavern • Home • Home Cook in a Park • Jackson’s • Joe’s Crabhouse • Little Anita • Logau’s Roadhouse • Macaroni Grill • Mediterranian Bread • Mi Ranchero - S.S. MD • Moe’s • Noodle & Company • Old Brogue • Park • Perry’s • Rio Grande • Rosemary Thyme’s • Sequoia’s • Shirlington • Southside 8/5 • Sweetwater • The Avery Inn • Tim’s River Shore • Uno’s • Waterfront • Wegman’s • West Wood City Club • Woodfire Grill – Arlington

Best Pizza Restaurant
Mama Lucia
Angelica’s • Armetta’s • Bertucci’s • Besta Pizza • Brio • Buon Appetito • California Pizza • Cheesecake Factory • CiCi’s • Ciros • Continental Pizza • Coppell’s • CPK • Delia’s • Domino’s • Don Corlione’s • Emilio’s • Fireworks • Flippin’ Pizza • Generous George’s Positive Pizza Place • Gentleman Jim’s • Giovanni’s • Italian Store • Joe’s Pizza • Johnny’s • Ledo’s Pizza • Lost Dog • Lucianos • Luigis • Matchbox Capitol Hill • McLean Pizza • Mias Pizza • Ono’s • Papa Johns • Patrons • Pines of Rome • Pizza Hut • Pizza Roent • Pizzarama • Pizzarella • Pizzeria Paradiso • Pomodoro’s • Potomac Pizza • Primo • Quattro Formaggi • Romantica - GF, VA • Rustico • Santinis • The Italian Pie • Tony’s • Uno’s • Valentino’s • Vince • Vocelli’s • Z Pizza • Zamy’s

Best Pizza Delivery
Pizza Hut
Armand’s • Armetta’s • Bellas • Besta Pizza • Boli • Corner Slice • Domino’s • Italian Store • Joe’s – Sterling • Ledo’s Pizza • Listrani’s • Lost Dog Café • Maginos • Manginos • NY Pizza • Paisanos • Paisano’s • Papa Johns • Pizza Movers • Pizzarama • Pizzaria Uno • Potomac Pizza • Primo • Quattro Formaggi • Romantica, GF, VA • Tony’s NY Pizza • Vocelli’s • Z Pizza

Best Restaurant for Kids
Red Robin
American Café • Applebee’s • Austin Grill • Belga Café • Big Bowl • Brios • California Pizza Kitchen • Carlos O’Kellys • Cheesecake Factory • Chick fil A • Chuck E Cheese • CiCis • Dairy Queen • Denny’s • Friendly’s • Fuddrucker’s • Generous George’s Positive Pizza Place • Giuapo’s • Glory Days Grill • Guopos • Hamburger Hamlet • Hard Times • IHOP • India Palace • Jerry’s • Lebanese Taverna Market • Lia’s • Logans • M Café • Maccarooni Grill • Maggianos • McDonalds • McDoni • Mimi’s Café • Moby Dick Pers. Kabob • Moe’s • My Kitchen • Noodle & Company • Nordstrom • Olive Garden • Outback • Paradisio • Pizza Hut • Popeye’s • Red Lobster • Rio Grande • Ruby Tuesday • Silver Diner • Spartan’s • Subway • Sunflower Restaurant • Tachibana • Thyme Out • Uncle Julius • UNO Pizzeria • Wegman’s • Wendy’s

Best Restaurant with a Kid’s Night/Special
Silver Diner
Applebee’s • Austin Grill • Battery Kimble Park & Tavern • Bertucci’s • Blues Brother • Brio • CA Tortilla • Café Milano • Carlos O’Kellys • Chevy’s • Chick-fil-A • CiCi’s Pizza • Clyde’s • Coastal Flats • Dave & Buster’s • Denny’s • Fuddrucker’s • IHOP • McDonald’s • Melting Pot • Moe’s • Mr. Henry’s • Pizza Hut • Red Robin • Rio Grande • S. Austin Grill • Silver Stars • Sweetwater • Tachibana • TGI Friday’s • UNO Pizzeria • Village Grill • Wendy’s • Westwood Country Club

Your Kids’ Favorite Food
Pizza
All • Bagel • Beans • Bread • Burger King • Burgers • Burritos • Calzone Primo • Cereal • Cheese • Cheese Quesadilla • Cheeseburger • Chicken • Chicken Nuggets • Chicken Parmigiana • Chicken Tenders/Chicken Fingers • Chili • Chinese • Chocolate Cake • Coin • Cookie • Corn Dog • Eggs • Ethiopian • Everything • Everything We Cook • Formula • French Fries • Fruit • Grilled Cheese • Hamburgers • Hot Dogs • Ice Cream • Italian • Kale Pancakes • Kraft Mac n Cheese • Lasagna • Mac and Cheese • Meatballs • Mexican • Milk • Mom Made Foods • Noodles • Pancakes • Pasta • PB & J • Peruvian • Pigs in Blanket • Popcorn Chicken • Quesadilla • Rice & Beans • Scrambled Eggs • Seafood • Shrimp • Spaghetti • Sushi • Tacos • Z Pizza

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