Did your favorites make the list?! Whether you’re new in town looking for ideas, on vacation and looking for the best restaurants and attractions, or a lifelong OKC resident needing inspiration for something new to check out…you came to the right place, mama.
Oklahoma City Mom is thrilled to present the winners of our fifth-annual Mom-Approved Awards! This is a collection of local businesses and other places of interest nominated by you, voted by you, and awarded BY YOU.
We are so thankful for each of you who took the time to vote – sometimes every day! – to let us know your favorite people and places. We can offer the best recommendations for mamas in the metro because of you. Pin this post for later – how many of these winners and finalists can you visit before 2023?! I promise – you’ll be glad you did.
There are a million reasons that we love Oklahoma City, and many of those reasons are on this list! Also on our list of reasons we love OKC? YOU. Whether you’re a local business owner, mama, both, or someone else entirely – thank you for being here.
2022 Mom-Approved Award Category Winners and Finalists!
Runners Up (In No Particular Order):
Plenty Mercantile
Burlap Buffalo
Green Bambino
Tee for the Soul
Breakaway Indoor Playground
Kidz Funtown
We Rock the Spectrum
Playbox
Oklahoma Gold
Breakaway Indoor Playground
Pinkitzel
HeyDay Entertainment
Character Connection Co.
Okie Artistry
Chelsey Flint Events
My Princess Party
Mahogany’s
Charleston’s
Jones Assembly
The Ranch
Republic
Pub W
Boone Pickens Stadium
Chalk
Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria
Metro Wine Bar
Pepperoni Grill
Ellis Island
Ellis Island
Wild Hero
Coffee Jerks
Not Your Average Joe
S&B’s Burger Joint
The Garage
Hideaway Pizza
Chicken N Pickle
Nhinja
Torchy’s Tacos
Zoe’s Kitchen
Volcano Sushi
Full Circle Bookstore
Commonplace Books
Best of Books
Barnes & Noble
Green Bambino
Cinnamon Bears
Learning Tree
Kidoodles
Hippie Hooray
Cycle Bar
Barre3
True Grit Fitness
Fit4Mom
Stephanie Hatch (Bella Strada)
Tamika Vizecky (Thrive Mama Collective)
Sonya Garibay
Anna Hinkle
The Nest
Peek at Baby
The Viewing Womb
Diagnostic Ultrasound of Oklahoma
OU Children’s Hospital
Integris Baptist
Integris Edmond
Lakeside Women’s Hospital
Norman Regional
Dr. Darren Goff
Dr. Amber Patterson
Dr. Amanda Levine
Dr. K. Anthony Shanbour
Rachel Brown
Ashlee Byrd
Kaitlin Burton
Lauren Scarborough
Yvonne Silbernagel
Deanna Norris
Gwen Posey
Dawn Karlin
Farah Mayberry
Ashlee Byrd
Holly Frantz
Holly Skinner
Dr. Erica Faulconer (NW Pediatrics)
Dr. Julie Morrow (SSM Health)
Dr. Stephanie Grim (The Pediatric Group)
Dr. Hamed Albiek (The Pediatric Group)
Dr. Erin Corbin (Mercy)
Dr. Timothy Fricker (Edmond Pediatrics)
Dr. Timothy Krous (Edmond Pediatrics)
Dr. Michael Garrison (Mercy)
Dr. Michael Milligan (Norman Pediatric Associates)
Caroline Trommels, APRN (Premiere Pediatrics)
Dr. Julia Stoltenburg (Norman Pediatric Associates)
Dr. Amanda Wright (Harmony Health)
Dr. Martha Arambula (Arambula Pediatrics)
Dr. Jacob Fisher (Mercy)
Dr. Ashley Yates (Scissortail Pediatrics)
Dr. Sarah Bratcher (A Place to Grow Pediatrics)
Dr. Dirk Eckroat (Edmond Pediatric & Teen Dentistry)
Dr. Bailey Coleman
Dr. Kristi Cobb (Cobb & Davis Family Dentistry)
Dr. Heath Whitfield (Edmond Pediatric & Teen Dentistry)
Dr. Brent Moody (Pediatric Dental Specialists of Central OK)
Craig & Streight Orthodontics
Lewis Orthodontics
OSO Orthodontics
Kierl Orthodontics
Heim Orthodontics
OKC Wellness Clinics
Derryberry Chiropractic
Dr. Daniel Post (Post Clinic of Chiropractic)
Doyle Chiropractic
Dr. Jessica Ray (Radiant Life Chiropractic)
Optimal Family Chiropractic
The Joint
Dr. Dan Prince (Prince Chiropractic)
Living Roots Chiropractic
Dr. Tyler Bodin (Bodin Chiropractic)
Spaulding Family Chiropractic
Dr. Kyle Brotherton (Align OK)
Dr. Brandon Mills (Mills Chiropractic)
Dr. Jessica Solis (Vibrant Sol Chiropractic)
Dr. Christian Minard (Minard Movement Chiropractic)
Dr. Terrill Frazee (Frazee Family Chiropractic)
Dr. Jonathan Vestal (Family Wellness Chiropractic)
Dr. Jamey Little (Action Chiropractic)
Cornerstone Behavioral Therapy
Falon Morgan, LCSW
Nancy Rumley Soliz, MS, LMFT, RPT-S
Morgan Lankford-Gordon, LPC, RPT
Art Soul Photography
Mandy Stansberry Photography
Mandy K Photography
Ely Fair
Michelle Ridner Photography
Ashlee Griffin Moore
Art Soul Photography
Dani Marie Photography
Captured Moments by Shannon Wedman
K. Talley Photography
Brittani Purtle Photography
Emily Mitchell Bettis
Melissa Harms Photography
Adoralee Photography
Rhea Lana’s
Just Between Friends
Uptown Cheapskate
Bad Granny’s
La Baguette
Raspberries & Creme
Crumbl Cookies
Ingrid’s
Buttersweet Cupcakes
Baked Bear
Roxy’s
Andy’s
Marble Slab Creamery
Shimmers
Ice-A-Licious
Trailer Trash Treatz
Katiebug’s
Oklahoma City Zoo
Plaza District
Oklahoma City Memorial & Museum
Chisholm Creek
Spontaneity Child Care
Higher Grounds
Special Care
St. Luke’s
First United Methodist Church & Preschool
Edmond First Presbyterian
Stepping Stones
St. Luke’s
First United Methodist Church & Preschool
St. Eugene’s Church & Preschool
King’s Gate Christian School
Crossings Christian School
Tippi Toes Dance
Elevate, A Dance Space
Dance Unlimited
5678
Upstage Theatre
Sooner Theatre
Thelma Gaylord Lyric Academy
Center Stage
YMCA Camp Classen
Science Museum Oklahoma Camps
Oklahoma Gold Gymnastics
Soccer City
Camp DaKaNi
Hafer Park
Mitch Park
Martin Nature Park
Piedmont Park
Little River Park (Moore)
Myriad Gardens
Barnett Splash Pad (Edmond)
Duffner Park (OKC)
Edmond Metro Library
Downtown Metro Library
Norman Pioneer Library
Mustang Public Library
Paseo Arts Festival
Heard on Hurd
Pumpkinville
LibertyFest
Downtown in December
Midtown Holiday Pop-Ups
Polar Express
Chickasha Festival of Lights
OKC Museum of Art
Sam Noble Museum
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum
OKC Thunder
Riversport
Oklahoma City Memorial & Museum
Scissortail Park
Lauren Elaine
Allison Laine
Heli Hawk
Sage Eden Pottery
Amy Tisdale – Happily Ever After Travel
Vacations Gone Goofy
The Vacationeer by Jenna
Goldfish Swim School
Aqua-Tots
Metro Gymnastics
Dynamo Gymnastics
Edmond Gymnastics Academy
Canine Compassion
Hive Helper
BeeNeat
One Less Stress