Last week to Vote for your favorites!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE through June 30th.
Thank You to Everyone who took the time to nominate your favorite family-friendly businesses across Carver County! Local businesses have definitely been feeling the love! We've narrowed the list down to the Top 5 businesses in each category (although some categories received fewer than five nominated businesses while others may have more due to a tie in the number of people who nominated).
UPDATED STANDINGS AS OF 6/26/2015
EXHAST & ENRICH YOUR KIDS (CLASSES & LESSONS)
1. Dance Lessons
Elite Dance - 1st
River Valley Dance - 3rd
Dance Warehouse - 2nd
School of Dance - 4th
2. Gymnastics Lessons
Laketown Gymnastics - 1st
Chaska Community Center - 2nd
Classic Gymnastics - 3rd
3. Kids Gym
Laketown Gym - 1st
Safari Island - 2nd
Life Time Gym - 3rd
4. Swim Lessons
Foss Swim School - 2nd
Safari Island - 1st
Chaska Community Center - 3rd
5. Summer Camp
Soccer at Community Ed Waconia - 4th
Camp Tanadoona - 3rd
Laketown Gymnastics - 2nd
Lowry Nature Center - 1st
ENTERTAIN YOUR FAMILY
6. Place for Indoor Fun
Safari Island - 1st
Chaska Community Center - 2nd
Laketown Gym - 3rd
7. Place for Outdoor Fun
Lowry Nature Center - 1st
Southview Elementary Playground - Waconia - 2nd
Lake Grace - 3rd
8. Library
Chanhassen - 3rd
NYA - 2nd
Waconia - 1st
Victoria - 4th
Chaska - 5th
9. Park
Bayview School Playground - 1st
Southview Elementary Playground - 4th
Lake Susan Chanhassen - 2nd
Lions Park Chaska - 3rd
10. Pool
Safari Island - 1st
Community Center - Chaska - 2nd
West Carver Norwood Young America - 3rd
11. Sports Team to watch
Girls Soccer - Waconia - 1st
Hollanders Baseball - Cologne - 2nd
Cubs Baseball - Chaska - 3rd
Redbirds Baseball - Chanhassen - 4th
CELEBRATE WITH YOUR KIDS
12. Party Venue
Laketown Gym - 1st
Chaska Community Center - 4th
Lowry Nature Center - 2nd
Cologne Community Center - 5th
Lifetime Fitness - 3rd
13. Cakes
Mackenthun's - 1st
Byerly's - 3rd
Nothing Bundt Cakes - 2nd
Target - 4th
14. Catering
Qdoba - 3rd
Unhinged Pizza - 2nd
Mackenthuns - 1st
Party Pizza - 4th
FEED YOUR KIDS (AND YOURSELF)
15. Bakery/Breakfast
Byerlys - 5th
Island View Dining -2nd
Ruby's Roost - 3rd
Pangea Cafe - 1st
Perkins - 4th
16. Coffee/Tea
Mocha Monkey - 1st
Frost & Steam - 2nd
The School of the Wise - 3rd
17. Family Restaurant
Tommy's Malt Shop - 2nd
Unhinged Pizza - 1st
Ground Round - 3rd
Ray Azteca - 5th
Pangea Cafe - 4th
18. Date Night Restaurant
Lola's Lakehouse - 1st
Ground Round - 4th
Axel's - 3rd
Victoria House - 2nd
Na's Thai Cafe - 5th
19. Ice Cream Shop (Most Popular for Nominations!)
Frost & Steam - 1st
Spokes - 5th tied
Dairy Queen - NYA - 2nd
Tommy's Malt Shop - 5th tied
Mocha Monkey - 3rd
Sub Zero - 6th
The Social - 4th
20. Pizza
Unhinged Pizza - 1st
Detello's - 3rd
Lola's Lakehouse 2nd
Roulette's - 4th
Party Pizza - 5th
TAKE CARE OF & EDUCATE YOUR KIDS
21. In Home Daycare
Nicole Baumann - 4th
Kim Shewchuk - 2nd
The Giving Tree - 1st
Lil Worms - 5th
Sonshine House - 3rd
22. Childcare/Learning Center
Children of Tomorrow - 2nd
Lil Explorers - 1st
Primrose School - 4th
Next Steps - 5th
Step by Step Montessori - 3rd
23. Preschool
Children of Tomorrow - 1st
Lil Explorers - 2nd
Treks & Trails - 5th
Trinity Lutheran - 3rd
Preschool Place - 4th
24. Public School
Bayview Elementary - 1st
Southview Elementary - 3rd
NYA Elementary - 2nd
Chaska Elementary - 5th
Cologne Academy - 4th
25. Private School
Trinity Lutheran - 2nd
St. Joes - 1st
Zion Lutheran - 3rd
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY (RETAIL)
26. Baby/Toys/Books
ABC Toy Store - 1st
Tazzie Baby - 2nd
27. Sporting Goods
CP Sports - 2nd
Cabin Fever - 1st
28. Grocery
Mackenthun's - 1st
Target - 2nd
Cub - 3rd
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY (SERVICES)
29. Photographer
Lindsey Herbert - 3rd
Remember Me - 4th
Scott Bolster - 5th
J Rochelle Photography - 2nd
Forever Young - 1st
30. Kid's Haircuts
First Street Hair - 2nd
Kid's Hair - 3rd
Tanglez - 1st
Kidz Klipz - 4th
31. Pampering for Mom
Salon Spatoria - 3rd
Bella Nails - 2nd
The Parlor - 4th
Salon Trende - 1st
32. Realtor
Rebecca Widmer-Kelzer - 4th
Paul Aspelin - 2nd
Jeff Schultz - 1st
Mike & Sue Winship - 5th
Ann Smothers - 3rd
33. Bank/Financial
Klein Bank - 1st
Hometown Bank - 3rd
Community Bank - 4th
Midcountry - 5th
Citizens Bank - 2nd
34. Auto Mechanic
Cooling Systems Services - 4th
Auto Werks - 3rd
Auto Pros - 2nd
Colony Plaza - 1st
180 Collision - 5th
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY (HEALTH & WELLNESS)
35. Gym or Fitness
Safari Island - 2nd
Shape It Up - 1st
Bring It - 4th
Snap - 5th
Fitness RX - 3rd
36. Dentist
Metro Dental - 3rd
Tweet Pediatric - 1st
Chanhassen Dental - 5th
Linn Dentistry - 4th
Relaxation Dentistry - 2nd
37. Chiropractor
ABC Chiropractic - 1st
Livewell Chiropractic - 3rd
HealthSource - 2nd
Chaska Lakes - 4th
Omega Chiropractic - 5th
38. Pediatrician
Dr. McGuinn - 3rd
Dr. Hackett - 1st
Dr. Lutz - 4th
Dr. Rolf Simonson - 5th
Dr. Rutherford - 2nd
39. Women's Health
Dr. LaRose - 1st
Jamie Otemba - 3rd
Dr. Chinnock - 4th
Dr. Mohling - 2nd
Dr. Huldeen - 5th
40. Veterinarian
Norwood Vet Clinic - 2nd
Chanhassen Vet Clinic - 3rd
Waconia Vet Clinic - 1st
The VOTING IS NOW OPEN for the 2015 Macaroni Kid Carver County Gold Daisy Awards! Tell us who YOUR go-to choices are for your family to entertain, enrich, and exhaust your kids! Cast your vote today for your favorite places and have a chance to win a $25 gift card to a local business of your choice compliments of Macaroni Kid Carver County. Only one nomination or vote per email address. We'll announce the winners of the 2015 Macaroni Kid Carver County Gold Daisy Awards in July.
If you are a local business, and would like more information on this award program (need our badge?) or how you can advertise with Macaroni Kid, please feel free to contact me at jamies@macaronikid.com.
RULES: Only one submission per email address. The nomination period will run from Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 AM through Saturday, June 6 at 11:59 PM. The voting period will run from Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 AM through Sunday, June 30 at 11:59 PM. All eligible persons nominating and voting in the 2015 Macaroni Kid Carver County Gold Daisy Awards will be entered to win a $25 gift cards to a local Carver County business of their choice. Winner will be selected from all eligible entries using Random.org. Winners will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. You MUST be a subscriber and over 18 to nominate and vote. If you are not a subscriber and enter the contest, you will be automatically subscribed. See complete Official Sweepstakes Rules.
