The Oklahoma City metro is not short on kids with dazzling smiles, bright personalities and kind hearts! We loved meeting each and every child who participated in our 2025 Cover Kids Search contest. After the registration period, our readers and fans voted on their favorite Cover Kid hopefuls in each age category, selecting our finalists who were then interviewed by a panel of local community leaders. Thank you to everyone who entered and voted! Announcing MetroFamily’s 2025 Cover Kids! BY ERIN PAGE . PHOTOS PROVIDED.
Marly Marly is the winner of our 2025 Cover Kids Search in the 6-7 age category. This creative 7-year-old is in second grade, where she enjoys math and reading. Aspiring to be an artist, Marly hosts “art sales” featuring her creations from weekly classes. She also delights in swimming, outdoor playdates and conquering obstacle courses. Marly
Ruby Ruby is the winner of our 2025 Cover Kids Search in the 4-5 age category. She will turn 5 years old in December, and she attends PreK in Oklahoma City. She loves dancing ballet and tap, tumbling at Metro Gymnastics and advancing her swimming skills. Ruby loves all animals, but she really has a soft spot for farm animals. Ruby also enjoys reading, completing puzzles, learning Spanish, and snacking on cotton candy grapes, tomatoes and cucumbers. Ruby is the daughter of Mary and Jason, and together they enjoy visiting Scissortail Park, especially the Farmers Market on Saturdays, attending Second Saturdays at Oklahoma Contemporary and worshiping at People’s Church.
is always down to try new foods, and her favorites include sticky rice, crispy rice salad and beef jerky. She loves helping at her family’s restaurants and hosting dinner parties, especially during holidays. Marly is the daughter of Rachel and Jeff and big sister of Ronin, to whom she enjoys reading every night. The family enjoys exploring events in the Plaza District.
Brayden Brayden is the winner of our 2025 Cover Kids Search in the 8-9 age category. He is 9 years old and attends third grade in Edmond, where he enjoys taking advanced math. Brayden practices karate at Christian Karate Academy, and he will earn his black belt in fall 2025. A member of the leadership and demo team, he has performed at various events, including
Christopher Christopher is the winner of our 2025 Cover Kids Search in the 10-12 age category. He is 11 years old and in the fifth grade in Yukon. Christopher loves eating bean burritos and jamming to Fall Out Boy and Wanda Jackson — whom he had the pleasure of meeting! He enjoys playing with his dachshund, Beans, going on road trips and tackling escape rooms. Christopher is an actor with several films under his belt. He’s a fan of hiking, telling jokes, playing Minecraft and Fortnite and starting Nerf gun wars. Christopher is the son of Erin, and together they enjoy hunting for rose rocks at Lake Stanley Draper and going to Scissortail Park.
OU and UCO games. Brayden enjoys hip hop dance classes, swimming and playing outside with friends. He loves reading, especially the Dog Man series. Brayden is the son of Renee and Robert and younger brother of Zola. Brayden’s favorite family outings are to Main Event and the OKC Zoo.
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