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Best Bar for Parents

Craft Hall

Craft Hall. Photograph by Jeff Fusco

Whoever came up with the notion to build a playground inside a brewpub — with video games, a projector, Skee-Ball, and bunnies and chickens outside — deserves so much more than a Best of Philly. How about a Nobel Prize? 901 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Best Affordable Museum

Bucks County Children’s Museum

A smaller Please Touch, with a way smaller ticket price. 500 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938

Best New Parent Hang

Kith + Kin

It’s an indoor play space, sure. And there’s toddler yoga and snacks, yes. But all the fantastic offerings are secondary to the vibe they’ve created — a place where parents of young kids from all over the city can bitch about the challenges of breast-feeding, cry over their traumatic birth stories, and meet their new besties. 3060 West Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Best Toy Store

JaZams

You’ll feel like Tom Hanks in Big when you walk into this Peddler’s Village stalwart. Peddler's Village, Route 263, Lahaska, PA 18938

Best After School Program, ’Burbs

Perkins Center for the Arts

Perkins — we aren’t talking about the pancake chain here — goes niche with its classes, which range from “Painting With Markers” to “Portfolio Prep for Teens.” Additional location in Collingswood. 395 Kings Highway, Moorestown, NJ 08057

Best After School Program, City

Butcher’s Sew Shop

Butcher’s Sew Shop. Photograph by Jared Gruenwald

Wide-leg jumpsuits, flower pillows, messenger bags … The classes here teach kids and teens they can make anything they dream up. Additional location in Grad Hospital. 800 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Best Spot for Sporty City Kids

Phield House

A former Fed Ex warehouse is now a giant open space with courts, fields, batting cages and more. Leagues, camps and after-school programming run year-round. 814 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Best Shopping Experience

The Shop at Puttyworld

Goo, slime and putty obsessives, take note: At this new shop, you can mix up custom putties, play with giant blobs of neon yellow and cotton-candy-scented glop, and occasionally get a glimpse of inventor “Crazy Aaron” Muderick. 700 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Best Kids Party Fun for Big Groups

The Little Circus by Give & Take Jugglers

Jugglers, tightrope walkers, trapeze artists and clowns affiliated with the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts bring Big Top fun to block parties and jumbo birthday bashes.

Best Kids Party Fun for Small Groups

Adventure Aquarium’s Traveling Birthday Parties

Got a dozen or so animal-loving tykes? The Camden aquarium’s birthday team will bring crafts, an ocean creature touch table, and a live snake, turtle or baby alligator right to your backyard.

Best Kids Party Fun for Tweens

GameTruck Cherry Hill

They’re going to play Fortnite anyway, so why not have them play in the same room (or, in this case, tricked-out truck)? And for those who want to limit screen time, the party coaches also set up a mean game of water-gun tag.

Best Kids’ Event

Drag Queen Story Time at Mister John’s Music

Miss Maria TopCatt at Mister John’s Music. Photograph by Jared Gruenwald

It's a dance party and a story time hosted by a drag queen named Miss Maria TopCatt. If that all sounds like a lot to take in, look at it from a toddler’s perspective: All they see is that it's okay to look different and be different and be friends with people who look different. And actually, that’s pretty awesome. Keep reading here. 904 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Best New Children’s Boutique

The Blue Béret

Like walking into the pages of a Madeline, Paddington Bear or Winnie the Pooh book — or any other tome that’s European and ultra-sweet. What started as an online shop last spring is now a pop-up shop (open until January at least …) that’s shared with other local makers and artists. 122 East Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087

Best New Children’s Clothing Chain

Monnalisa

The KOP outpost of this Italian brand offers bright, playful, high fashion for boys and girls as well as some mommy-and-me outfits — if that’s your thing. Beyoncé, Gisele and Madonna are fans. 160 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Best Stroller

Colugo Strollers

Wharton School grad, twin dad and Philly resident Ted Iobst created a genius stroller that weighs 16 pounds, folds with one hand, is well-priced, and still looks cool. Wavering? Don’t; it comes with a 100-day trial run.

Best Restaurant for Antsy Kids

LaScala’s Birra

Instead of boring crayons and paper, this Italian restaurant gives kids a knob of raw pizza dough to twist, pull and roll out while you sip on an icy beer and savor that big bowl of prosciutto-stuffed long hots. (And yes, they’ll bake the dough.) Additional location in Pennsauken. 1700 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Best Art Class

Sue’s Art Class

From candy sushi modeling to clothes for American Girl dolls to the most creative self-portraits you’ve seen, upbeat owner Sue Puchowitz keeps her art classes focused on the journey, not the end result. (Fun fact: Her son is Cheu Noodle Bar co-owner/chef Ben.) 2119 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Best Nitpickers

LiceDoctors

Because finding one little bug on your child’s head is a freak-out emergency, the local offshoot of this national company will immediately dispatch an expert to hand-remove (no chemicals here) each creepy-crawly.

Best Way to Shop for Kids’ Shoes

Jenzy

Shoes from Jenzy. Photograph by Livie and Luca

This e-comm app created by two local women tells you what size shoe you should order in a variety of popular brands (See Kai Run, New Balance, Livie & Luca) based on a photo of your tot’s feet.

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