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Spend the day at Van Saun Park and bask in seasonal fun like ice skating. Photo by Kaylen Chiarello Ebner
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New Jersey Bestie Awards 2017: Leaderboard

3/2/17 - By Laura Esposito

The New Jersey Bestie contest has now concluded.  We invite you to visit The Mommy Poppins New Jersey Bestie Guide to learn about our amazing winners!

Top 3 New Jersey Besties by Category as of May 24th, 2017

 

Category 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Birthday Party Entertainer Rizzo's Reptile Discovery Perfect Princess Parties Face Art by Jan
Dance Studio New Jersey School of Ballet Center Stage Dance Studio Beyond Dance
Kids' Museum Liberty Science Center Imagine That Children's Museum Grounds for Sculpture
Kids' Dentist Westfield Pedatric Dental Group Gallery of Little Smiles ABC Children's Dentistry
New Business or Family Spot Magic Sky Topgolf Edison The Hip Hop Shop
Kids' Art Classes Creative Kids Scotch Plains A' La Art Studios Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Place to See a Family Show Paper Mill Playhouse Mayo Performing Arts Center The Count Basie Theatre
Shop for Books and Toys Thinka Dinka The Bookworm Toy Market
Shop for Kids' Clothes and Baby Gear Once Upon a Child Hopscotch Baby and Children's Boutique Over the Moon
Throw a Party New Jersey Circus Center The Paint Party Studio Kreative Kids Art and Music Academy
Romping Spot Kidz Village Magic Sky Funtime Junction
Sports Program or Class Elite Gymnastics Branchburg Sports Complex New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club
Summer Day Camp YMCA Camp Mason The New Jersey Workshop for the Arts New Horizons Day Camp
Theater Class for Aspiring Actors Mayo Performing Arts Center New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts Elefante Music & School for the Performing Arts
Learn to Swim Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties North Jersey Aquatic Club
Baby and Me Class Preschool of Rock Merry Musicians My Gym West Orange
Place for Animal Encounters Essex County Turtle Back Zoo Jenkinson's Aquarium Cape May County Zoo
Place for Family Dining Star Tavern World Famous Pizzeria The Chimney Rock Inn Brownstone Diner & Pancake Factory
Preschool or Alternative Program Sundance School North Plainfield Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center Prospect Co-op Nursery School
Pediatrician Summit Medical Group Advocare Morristown Pediatric Associates Millburn Pediatrics
STEM Program Montclair Learning Center 4-H's RU STEM at Rutgers L3 Academy
Space for Young Makers L3 Academy The Clay Pot Just Bead Yourself
Theme Park Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari Jenkinson's Boardwalk

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Farm for Family Fun Alstede Farms Johnson's Corner Farm Demarest Farms

 

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