SnoozeShade Original, the world’s first blackout cover for prams and strollers, has been chosen as one of just five finalists in the 2012 Cribsie Awards ‘Handiest Stroller Accessory’ category.

More great news from Skibz – its dribble bibs have landed a gold medal at this year’s 7th International Exhibition Mir Detstva in Moscow – Russia’s equivalent of Kind und Jugend.

Bibetta has won the GOLD award for ‘Best Feeding Product Under £10’ category at the 2011 Practical Parenting magazine awards. Bibetta’s amazing neoprene bibs were voted best for performance, quality and value by parents and brings the bib’s total awards up to five!

The Sunshine Kids Monterey2 expandable booster seat has just been awarded another coveted Mother & Baby Magazine to bring the total to 3 prestigious Gold Awards in the past 12 months – Mother & Baby Magazine Gold for Group 2-3 Car seat in 2010, Mother & Baby Magazine Gold for Group 1-2-3 Car Seat in 2011 and Practical Parenting & Pregnancy Gold for Group 2-3 Seat in 2011, adding to the stream of awards received since its launch.

Munchkin, the international infant and toddler brand, is delighted to confirm they have won another two industry awards this year. The Grippy Dots and Soft Tip Spoons both picked up top prize in the Mother & Baby Awards. Often referred to as the Oscars of the baby world, these awards recognise product and price excellence.

Babies who already enjoy the comfort and warmth of sleeping in a gorgeous PurFlo SleepSac at night, can have the same super snugly experience when out and about on their travels, thanks to the latest new Travel SleepSac from PurFlo.

Britax picked up three gongs, including two gold awards at the Oscars of the nursery industry, the 2011 Mother& Baby awards, judged by over 600 mums.

Totseat, the award-winning chair harness, was delighted to be included in the Which? Toddler Travel Essential Guide for Christmas.

MAM UK Ltd were delighted to win 3 Awards at the prestigious Mother and Baby Awards held at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane.

The Gro Company, maker of the Grobag, is thrilled to announce that their Grobag, the original Baby Sleep Bag has won the coveted Gold award for Best Nursery Product at this year’s Mother & Baby Awards.

OXO Tot has gained one its most prestigious accolades to date winning a Gold Award at the 2011 Mother & Baby Awards on Thursday 17 November at the Hilton, Park Lane.

Child carrier and travel accessory expert LittleLife enjoyed double success at the prestigious Mother and Baby Awards held in London last week. A tribute to the quality and practicality of its products, LittleLife received not one but two awards. Winning a ‘Best Safety Product’ Silver Rosette for its ever-popular, cute and practical Animal Toddler Daysacks; LittleLife was also delighted to be awarded the coveted Gold Rosette in the ‘Best Child Carrier’ category for its All Terrain child carrier.

Best Baby Carrier / Sling or  Back Carrier

Having already scooped two Which? Awards for best breastpump, the Mumsnet Medela is thrilled to announce its success in the recent consumer awards co-ordinated by leading parenting publication, Practical Parenting. The producer of the world’s most technologically advanced breastpumps and first choice for health professionals globally certainly lived up to this reputation scooping three top prizes.

Green People are delighted to announce that Organic Babies' NEW Baby Oil has proved a massive hit in this year's TIPS Awards. Not only was this Certified Organic & Fairtrade product awarded 'Best Organic' in the Baby Oil category but it also took home the much coveted 'Editor's Choice' Award too.

The Baby Products Association (BPA) has announced that the 2012 Baby and Nursery Trade Awards (BANTAs), which take place at Harrogate Nursery Fair from 25th to 27th March 2012, are now open for entry.

The Gro Company, makers of Grobag, mums favourite baby sleep bag are delighted to announce that they have won Gold and Silver at the Practical Parenting & Pregnancy Awards 2011/2012.

Solvej Biddle has been awarded Women Business Owner of 2011 in the National Network of Aspiring Women Awards, at the inspiring, glitzy event attended by 250 guests at Villa Park Birmingham last Friday.

Hippychick are ecstatic to announce that their fabulous products have won two Golds in the Right Start awards, and were twice Overall Category Winners!

Cheeky Rascals takes pride in sourcing innovative products from around the world, so they are delighted to once again have this excellence recognised in the 2011 Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Awards.

Little Tikes is celebrating after scooping several awards in the third annual ToyTalk Awards and also this year’s Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Awards!

Bibs and Stuff is celebrating after all five products it entered into this year’s Practical Parenting Awards won either Gold or Silver! The company’s tally is an impressive four Silver Awards plus a Gold for the multi-award winning 2-in-1 Potette Plus.

Being a full time mum whilst running your own business is no mean feat, yet Emily Goodall from BundleBean Ltd has done it so well that her success has been recognised at the 2011 Mumpreneur Conference and Awards sponsored by Yell and DHL Express.

Graco wins a GOLD Practical Parenting Award for their Grow-with-Me Group 1-2-3 Car Seat. The Graco Nautilus, a seat that removes the stress for parents by adapting and growing alongside their whole family has been recognised for its practicality and popularity by winning a GOLD AWARD at the prestigious Practical Parenting Awards 2011.

The coveted Practical Pre-School Gold award went to B Kids Bebee & Friends Play with me Pals in the Toys and Games 0-3 years category. This item was a huge success with the Practical Pre-School testers. They found the younger children loved this toy straight away and the older children enjoyed helping the younger ones explore all the loveable aspects and play value. The Play with me Pals is so easily transported and can be used in the car, attached to the pushchair delivering entertainment at home and on the move. Safe, loveable and interactive. As one tester stated: “A very good quality product that I would definitely recommend.”

The multi-award winning Brother Max One-Touch 3-in-1 Digital Thermometer adds another impressive award to its tally scooping a Gold Practical Parenting & Pregnancy 2011/2012 award. The UK’s number two selling digital thermometer beat off fierce competition in the Baby & Toddler Health category, with entrants spanning medical devices to medicines.

Hauck Group once again were delighted to receive the highest accolade at the recent Practical Pre-School awards scooping the Gold for the New Duett double buggy, Silver for the I’coo Pluto 11 and Silver for the New arrival Sit’n Relax in the Practical Pre-School Awards 2011 – Childcare Category.

Last week was a week like no other for Gander Kids as the company collected the equivalent of an award a day! The UK-based toy and play furniture importer and distributor scooped two Practical Pre-School Awards, a Practical Parenting Magazine Award, Best Start Up at Mumpreneur UK and was listed in the O2 SMARTA100 business awards.

BabyBjörn has distinguished itself in this year’s Practical Parenting and Loved by Parents Awards, with their stylish and practical products winning an impressive six awards in total.

By Carla, a fresh new pre-natal and nursery brand with an exciting and contemporary style has just won the Practical Parenting & Pregnancy Gold Award – with Bumppies a beautifully designed cot bar bumper. The eye-catching black and white designs are perfect for stimulating and encouraging baby’s development.

The Hauck Apollo 11 is certainly making an impact with star studded appearances on BBC1 Eastenders, this unique All in One set has now scooped the Bizziebaby Gold Award. An award voted for by Parents.

Hundreds of products were entered into each category and thousands of people cast their votes for their favorites. Social media sites were buzzing with excitement yesterday as the awards were announced throughout the day.

SnoozeShade Original from Really Simple Ideas has been named winner of the Sleeping category in the inaugural Tots to Travel Just Go! Awards. The awards are the first in the UK to focus exclusively on family friendly travel products that make it easier for parents to travel with young children.

Months ahead of Christmas, some of the hottest toys for kids have already been decided by a group of leading mum’s bloggers, as part of a Mum’s Choice list of top toys.

Four Britax products have been awarded Best Buy status in the latest Test Lab on car seats by independent consumer group Which?. The Britax BABY-SAFE Plus SHR II both with and without base, the Britax KIDFIX SICT and the Britax KID plus SICT were all rated highly in the group test, published in the June edition of Which? magazine. The Which? tests go above and beyond the legal standard of testing required for car seats in the UK, using the same vigorous crash forces that are used in the Euro NCAP tests. The tests check the performance of car seats in frontal and side impact crashes as well as looking at overall crash safety, and car seats are also rated on how easy they are to fit in the car, what measures are in place to avoid incorrect use, and how comfortable they are for the child.

Bristol based design company Magmatic (the brains behind the global Trunki brand) won the coveted Outstanding Contribution to Innovation Award at the South West Media and Innovation awards.

Which?, the UK's leading independent consumer organisation, has awarded Chicco with its prestigious 'Best Buy' award. The acclaimed symbol was presented to the Chicco KeyFit car seat, which received an outstanding test score and it recognises that the product performed to an exceptionally high standard.

Thursday 9 June sees two of the nursery industry's finest newcomers up against each other in a bid to be crowned the winner of the England final of The Pitch 2011 - Britain's biggest annual small business competition.

Magmatic’s design team travelled to London last week to see BoostApak win one of the most prestigious design awards going. BoostApak was Commended in the Consumer Product Design category at the Design Week Awards. Winners of the award were the iPad and Dell’s latest offering, the ingenious Adamo XPS, so coming second doesn’t feel quite so bad!

The Baby Products Association has opened its 2011 Concept & Innovation awards program that encourages product innovation within the nursery sector. For the finalists over the past seven years, it has proven to be a key channel for promoting and even launching their new products.

Both the Mountain Buggy Swift™ and the Terrain™ have been awarded 5 outof 5 stars by madeformums.com.