Nominees revealed for Time Out Dubai Kids Awards 2018

Here are the shortlists for this year’s awards ceremony, taking place on Wednesday September 26 at the Rixos Premium Dubai.

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BEST KIDS’ STORE

1. Babyshop
2. Cotton On Kids
3. IKEA
4. Just Kidding
5. Level Kids
6. Mamas & Papas
7. Mothercare
8. Osh Kosh B’gosh
9. Petit Bateau
10. Pottery Barn Kids

BEST ONLINE KIDS’ STORE

1. Babyshop
2. Babysouk
3. Eggs & Soldiers
4. Kidore
5. Little Wren
6. Mumzworld
7. Noah’s Garden
8. Noon
9. Sprii
10. The Baby Boutique

BEST MATERNITY RETAILER

1. Babyshop
2. Blush & Bloom
3. Destination Maternity
4. H&M
5. Mamas & Papas
6. Marks & Spencer
7. Mothercare
8. Mums and Bumps
9. Seraphine
10. TKD

BEST TOY STORE

1. American Girl
2. Back to Games
3. ELC
4. Hamleys
5. Klug Toys
6. LEGO
7. Nickelodeon
8. The Toy Store
9. Toys for Less
10. Toys R Us 

ENTERTAINMENT

BEST KIDS’ ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

1. BOUNCE
2. Chuck E. Cheese
3. Hub Zero
4. Dubai Bowling Centre
5. Just Play
6. Magic Planet
7. Mattel Play! Town
8. Ski Dubai
9. VR Park
10. VOX Kids

BEST KIDS’ EDUTAINMENT CENTRE

1. Caboodle
2. Children’s City
3. Cloud 7
4. CreaKids
5. Dig It
6. Fun Robotics
7. KidZania
8. Little Explorers
9. OliOli
10. The Green Planet

BEST SOFT PLAY VENUE

1. Cheeky Monkeys
2. Extreme Fun
3. Fairytales
4. Funky Monkeys Playland
5. Kiddie Ville
6. Kids HQ
7. Kidz Palooza
8. Kidz Venture
9. OliOli
10. PlayPoint Dubai

BEST UAE THEME PARK

1. Bollywood Parks Dubai
2. Ferrari World
3. Global Village
4. IMG Worlds of Adventure
5. LEGOLAND Dubai
6. MOTIONGATE Dubai
7. VR Park
8. Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi

BEST UAE WATERPARK

1. Aquaventure Waterpark
2. Dreamland
3. Iceland Waterpark
4. Laguna Waterpark
5. LEGOLAND Dubai
6. Splash ‘n’ Party
7. Wild Wadi Waterpark
8. Yas Waterworld

BEST PARTY VENUE

1. Aventura Parks
2. BOUNCE
3. Cheeky Monkeys
4. Dubai Bowling Center
5. Flip Out
6. Just Play
7. Mattel Play! Town
8. OliOli
9. Sparky’s
10. Splash ‘n’ Party

BEST THEATRICAL/MUSIC EVENT

1. Alice in Wonderland by The Ballet Centre at DUCTAC
2. Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure by Sports & Entertainment Solutions at Dubai World Trade Centre
3. The Adventures Of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Art for All and Northern Ballet (school and nursery tours)
4. Jingle Bell Favourites by Raymond Gubbay Ltd at Dubai Opera
5. Lost & Found Live on Stage by Centre Stage Arts at Madinat Theatre
6. Paw Patrol Live! by Spin Master at Mall of the Emirates
7. Rapunzel by H2 Productions at DUCTAC
8. STICKMAN by Popular Productions at Madinat Theatre
9. The Jungle Book by Turning Pointe at DUCTAC
10. What The Ladybird Heard by Art for All at DUCTAC

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT/CAFÉ

1. Carluccio’s
2. Couqley
3. Eggspectation
4. Flow Kitchen
5. Links
6. Maison Mathis
7. Reform Social & Grill
8. Ronda Locatelli
9. The Irish Village
10. The Surf Café 

BEST FAMILY BRUNCH

1. Al Bahou, Mövenpick Ibn Battuta Gate
2. Bambini Kids’ Brunch, Rixos Premium Dubai
3. Bubbalicious, The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
4. Family Daycation Brunch, Lapita Hotel Dubai
5. Farmer’s Brunch, Bab Al Shams
6. Geales Brunch, Le Royal Méridien Resort & Spa
7. Pirates & Mermaids Brunch, The Address Dubai Marina
8. Ronda Locatelli, Atlantis The Palm
9. Ultimate Family Brunch, Fairmont The Palm
10. Bread Street Kitchen, Atlantis The Palm 

BEST FAMILY BEACH RESORT SHORTLIST

1. Club Joumana, JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort
2. Club Mina, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
3. Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah
4. La Mer, Jumeirah 1
5. Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort, Dubai Marina
6. Oceana Beach Club, Dukes Dubai
7. RIVA Beach Club, Palm Jumeirah
8. Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa, Palm Jumeirah
9. Talise, Madinat Jumeirah
10. The Beach, Dubai Marina

BEST UAE FAMILY HOTEL

1. Ajman Hotel, Ajman
2. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah
3. DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah
4. Emirates Palace, Corniche, Abu Dhabi
5. JA Jebel Ali Beach Hotel, Jebel Ali
6. Lapita, Dubai Parks And Resorts
7. Le Méridien Al Aqah, Fujairah
8. Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Al Sufouh
9. Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort, Dubai Marina
10. The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, Corniche, Abu Dhabi

SPORT, HEALTH & WELLBEING

BEST COMPETITIVE SPORTS ORGANISATION

1. Al Habtoor Riding School
2. Aspire Gymnastics Dubai
3. Dubai Tennis Academy}
4. Dubai Tigers Rugby Club
5. Elite Sports Academy
6. FitRepublik
7. Hamilton Aquatics
8. IFA Sport
9. MyTriClub
10. Spanish Soccer Schools at Dubai Sports City Football Academy

BEST KIDS’ SPORTS EXPERIENCE

1. Aventura Parks
2. BOUNCE
3. Dubai Autodrome Race and Driving Centre
4. Dubai Ice Rink
5. Flip Out
6. My Gym UAE
7. Ski Dubai
8. The Glowing Rooms
9. We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym
10. XGrounds

BEST OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EXPERIENCE

1. Aventura Parks
2. Challenging Adventure
3. Dubai Offshore Sailing Club
4. Fahrenheit Beachsports
5. Parkour Dubai
6. Red Dunes Dubai
7. Surf House Dubai
8. Wire World Adventure Parks
9. Xpark Jr.
10. Xtreme Wake UAE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRE AND POST-NATAL CARE

1. Amy Vogelaar & Jasmine Collin, co-founders and parenting educators, Love Parenting UAE
2. Andrea Allen & Louise Hickman, Out of the Blues
3. Dr Delphine Dupuis, family doctor and lactation consultant, Medicentres Clinics
4. Dr Yasser Nakhlawi, Head of Paediatrics, Al Zahra Hospital
5. Eleonora Fornelli and Shereen Zarroug, co-founders, Belly Baby Mom
6. Elizabeth Bain, Dubai Doulas
7. Jo Holt, lead sleep expert & quality control, Malaak Mama & Baby Care
8. Julie Mallon, British health visitor, midwife and sleep specialist, Babies and Beyond
9. Lala Langtry White, The Different Doula, Small & Mighty Babies
10. Mirna El-Sabbagh, nutritionist and International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners member, MyPediaClinic

PEOPLE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

PARENT BLOG OF 2018

1. Babynilia & Mummy, Behnoush Aghajanpour
2. Cuddles and Crumbs, Abigail Caidoy
3. Dubai Our Sandbox, Emily Liden
4. Seashells on the Palm, Edwina Viel
5. Finding the Magic in Mommyhood, Sara Sadik
6. Khalid Al Ameri
7. My Little Loves, Helen O’Brien
8. The Mothership, Helen Farmer

TIME OUT KIDS FAMILY ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD

1. Camilla Hassan, Five Little Ducks
2. Carla Lewis and Antonia Ellis, Yum By Mum
3. Charlie Barlow, Health at Hand
4. Dalia Saied, Mums and Bumps
5. Halima Jumani, Kibsons
6. Jumana Al Darwish, The Happy Studio
7. Louise Karim, Mums @ work
8. Mona Ataya, Mumzworld
9. Sofi Chabowski, Eggs & Soldiers
10. Zeeshahn Fezi and Sharavati Choksi, Story For Me 

RECOGNITION FOR THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF DETERMINATION

1. Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs
2. Dubai Centre for Special Needs
3. Hope Abilitation Centre
4. Sensation Station
5. Special Needs Future Development Center
6. Stepping Stones
7. Team Angel Wolf
8. Tender Hearts Arena
9. The Developing Child Centre
10. The Wilson Centre for Child Development