Marin
Toy Chest&–Fifth Ave. Toys
1000 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1, San Rafael. 415.451.4942.
Napa
The Learning Faire
1343 Main St., Napa. 707.253.1024.
Sonoma
The Toyworks
www.sonomatoyworks.com
Honorable Mention
Earth Child
200 S. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.0940.
Best Kid Bookstore
Marin
First Place Tie
San Anselmo Booksmith
615 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.459.7323.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Napa
Copperfield’s Books
www.copperfields.net
Sonoma
Copperfield’s Books
www.copperfields.net
Honorable Mention
Earth Child
200 S. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.0940.
Best Baby Gift Store
Marin
Heller’s for Children
514 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.456.5533.
Napa
The Learning Faire
1343 Main St., Napa. 707.253.1024.
Sonoma
Earth Child
200 S. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.0940.
Honorable Mention
Cupcake
641 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.579.2165.
Best Kid Clothing Store
Marin
Ciao Ragazzi
532 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.454.4844.
Napa
Mud Puddles
1227 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.6579.
Sonoma
Earth Child
200 S. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.0940.
Honorable Mention
The Children’s Boutique
154 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.823.7377.
Best Consignment Shop
Marin
Dove Place
160 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. 415.453.1490.
Napa
LoLo’s
1120 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.7972.
Sonoma
First Place Tie
Sweet Pea Children’s Boutique
15 Charles St., Cotati. 707.794.1215.
Wee Peats
1007 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.525.9333.
Honorable Mention
Zoe Clothing & Kid Exchange
137 Kentucky St., Petaluma. 707.775.3239.
Best Kid Shoe Store
Marin
ArchRival
150 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae .
415.461.6588.
Napa
Freckles
1309 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.1201.
Best Haircut Salon
Marin
Benvenuto
536 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.454.1347.
Napa
Iveta Salon & Gallery
1341 Napa Town Center, Napa. 707.259.0517.
Sonoma
Pigtails & Crew Cuts
8945 Brooks Road S., Windsor. 707.838.0333.
Honorable Mention Tie
Just Kidz Kutz
312 D St., Santa Rosa. 707.544.2766.
Lions & Tigers & Hair
42 Kentucky St., Petaluma. 707.773.3711.
Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant
Marin
Pier 15
15 Harbor St., San Rafael. 415.256.9121.
Napa
Andie’s Cafe
1042 Freeway Drive, Napa. 707.259.1107.
Sonoma
Mary’s Pizza Shack
www.maryspizzashack.com
Honorable Mention
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.BEER.
Cupcake: Gimme Gimme Gimme
Just say it. There ain’t no baby like your baby, and the whole world needs to know it. Celeb divas (ahem, J-Lo) aren’t the only ones willing to break bank for their new munchkin, and that’s exactly what Jenny Romeyn-Ramhormozi and Ramin Ramhormozi were thinking when they created Cupcake , “a boutique for the trendy tot” in downtown Santa Rosa and your honorable mention pick for Best Baby Gift Store in Sonoma County. Cupcake has all the sought-after baby designers that, pre-preggo, you didn’t even know you absolutely had to have. Baby Lulu, Beehive, Beetlejuice, Diaper Dude, Petunia Pickle Bottom, Robeez—the drool-laden list just doesn’t stop. Ahh, the covetous happiness of snuggling your cheek up to organic cotton onesies ($18) in hip Tiffany blues and chocolate browns from swoonworthy brands like Under the Nile, and Pink Axle skull-and-crossbones beanies ($24).
Who said anyone can mess with Junior? He’s only three months old, but in that hat, nuh-uh. After salivating over every last freaking clothing item in the store, those with a cupcake still baking can mosey on into the back room where up-to-the-minute maternity clothes are just singing your name. Forget the XL white T-shirts you stole—er, borrowed—from your husband. Brands like Bump Couture and Lauren Kiyomi will have you feeling hot—pre-preggo hot—faster than you can say, “Please remove your hands from my stomach.”
Cupcake, 641 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.579.2165. —B.H.
Best Family Outing
Marin
Bay Area Discovery Museum
557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 415.339.3900.
Napa
Old Faithful Geyser
1299 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga. 707.942.6463.
Sonoma
First Place Tie
Sonoma Traintown
20264 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.938.3912.
Vertex Climbing Center
3358-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.573.1608.
Honorable Mention Tie
Scandia Family Center
5301 Redwood Drive, Rohnert Park. 707.584.7298.
Safari West
3115 Porter Creek Road, Santa Rosa. 707.579.2551.
Best Birthday Place
Marin
Pinky’s Pizza Parlor
345 Third St., San Rafael. 415.453.3582.
Napa
Studio Arts of Napa
2931 Solano Ave., Napa. 707.251.9200.
Sonoma
First Place Tie
Kidspot Imagination Center
6826 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.823.5432.
Vertex Climbing Center
3358-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.563.1608.
Honorable Mention
Funky Monkey
397 E. Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa. 707.573.0304.
Best Imagination Center
Marin
Bay Area Discovery Museum
557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 415.339.3900.
Napa
COPIA
500 First St., Napa. 707.259.1600.
Sonoma
Kidspot Imagination Center
6826 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.823.5432.
Honorable Mention
Vertex Climbing Center
3358-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.573.1608.
Best Kid Sports Venue
Marin
Marin Elite Gymnastics Academy
72 Woodland Ave., San Rafael. 415.257.6342.
Napa
Miller’s Tae Kwon Do
849 Jackson St., Ste. 4B, Napa. 707.258.6120.
Sonoma
Vertex Climbing Center
3358-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.573.1608.
Honorable Mention
Sports City
921 Piner Road, Santa Rosa. 707.526.1320.
6700 Stony Point Road, Cotati. 707.285.4625.
Best summer Day Camp
Marin
Marin YMCA
1500 Los Gamos Drive, San Rafael. 415.446.2106.
Napa
Nimbus Arts
3111 St. Helena Hwy., Ste. 1B, St. Helena. 707.963.5278.
Sonoma
Camp Wa-Tam at Howarth Park
630 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3292.
Honorable Mention Tie
Cloverleaf Ranch
3892 Old Redwood Hwy., Santa Rosa. 707.545.5906.
Thunderbird Ranch
9455 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. 707.433.3729.
Best Mentor
Marin
Roberta Dossick, Sir Francis Drake High School
1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. 415.453.8770.
Napa
Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
1515 Pueblo Ave., Napa. 707.255.8866.
Sonoma
Mentor Me Petaluma
35 Maria Drive, Ste. 852, Petaluma. 707.778.4798.
Honorable Mention
YMCA of Sonoma County
1111 College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.545.9622.
Best Public School
Marin
San Rafael High School
185 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 415.485.2330.
Napa
New Technology High School
920 Yount St., Napa. 707.259.8557.
Sonoma
Santa Rosa High School
1235 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.528.5291.
Honorable Mention
Montgomery High School
1250 Hahman Drive, Santa Rosa. 707.528.5191.
Best Private School
Marin
San Domenico School
1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo. 415.258.1990.
Napa
First Christian School
2659 First St., Napa. 707.253.7226.
Sonoma
Sonoma Country Day School
4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa. 707.284.3200.
Honorable Mention
Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm
655 Willowside Road, Santa Rosa. 707.575.7195.
Best Childcare
Marin
First Place Tie
Bay Club Marin
220 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.945.3000.
Papermill Creek Children’s Corner
503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 415.663.9114.
Napa
Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
1515 Pueblo Ave., Napa. 707.255.8866.
Sonoma
First Place Tie
Bethlehem Children’s Center
1300 St. Francis Road, Santa Rosa. 707.538.2266.
Pleasant Hill Casa dei Bambini
1000 Gravenstein Hwy., Sebastopol. 707.823.6003.
Honorable Mention
Tommy Tucker’s
555 David Clayton Lane, Windsor. 707.837.8808.
Best Pediatrician
Marin
Dr. Fernando Ulloa
711 D St., San Rafael. 415.454.4100.
Napa
Harvest Pediatrics
www.harvestpediatrics.com
Sonoma
Dr. Locke L. Wilson
1312 Prentice Drive, Healdsburg. 707.433.3383.
Honorable Mention
Dr. Frank J. Miraglia
1200 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2545.
