The Great Escape!

cartoon zoo pictureSo, we are now in the midst of arranging a VERY special MAD Blog Awards ceremony for 2012, and our final 77 parent blogs are going to be joining us for a fab evening, celebrating UK parent blogging.

And we need your help.

Here at the MAD Blog Awards HQ, we have a small zoo (just go with it). And our beloved animals have escaped! Continue reading

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Congratulations to the 2012 MAD Blog Awards finalists!

We asked you to tell us about your favourite UK parent blogs – and you did, in your thousands. And today, we have announced the finalists in the third annual MAD Blog Awards. EXCITED!!

First, thanks to everyone who took part in the nomination stage. If you were nominated then congratulations, because it means someone loves your blog – and that’s what the awards are all about.

This year:

  • There were 52,000 nominations, making the MADs the biggest awards for parent bloggers in the UK
  • More than 3,000 different Mum and Dad blogs were nominated
  • 2,500 UK parent blogs supported the awards by showing a MAD Blog Awards badge on their site
  • 77 different blogs reached the finals in 20 award categories – with one blog being a finalist in no fewer than five categories – well done!
  • Our MAD Bloggers are being read by 500,000 readers a week. Parent bloggers are a BIG deal, people!

So, what now?  Continue reading

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Brabantia Design Your Bin Competition

Here at Brabantia we are very proud to be sponsoring the Best MAD Food Blog category. To celebrate this we’ve got an exciting competition we want all the MAD followers, nominees and fans to know about called www.designyourbin.com.

Brabantia BinWorld renowned for bringing stylish design to all aspects of kitchen and homeware, we’ve launched the competition to find an aspiring designer to create a new design for our 2013 Retro Bin range.

As well as the chance to see your bin produced, we also have more than 3,000 Euros worth of Brabantia products to be won too.

The Design Your Bin competition is open to all budding creatives throughout the globe regardless of age, experience and location.

To enter, simply upload an image. It could be your favourite holiday snap, a photo of your garden, pet, sunset, scenery, your child’s first drawing, a doodle, a hand painted picture or a montage of artwork – literally anything!  It takes one minute to upload your photo or design so why not check it out today! Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Most Innovative, 2012

Our final category recognises innovative blogs – and here’s a full (as yet unvetted) list of all blogs nominated in this category in 2012.

Well done to you all – don’t forget to grab a badge from the download page to let us know if you want to continue in the awards – our judges will be looking at your blogs over the next week!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Most Inspiring Blog, 2012

Congratulations to the inspiring nominees in this category for 2012 – a full list is below.

Don’t forget if you want to proceed in the awards, you do need to put one of our badges on your site – you can grab one on the downloads page. And remember the list will be vetted, and ineligible blogs removed before we draw up shortlists!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Most Helpful Blogger, 2012

This list includes all the blogs nominated in the Most Helpful Blog category in 2012. Congratulations to everyone listed – make sure you have a blog badge from our download page if you’d like to continue in the awards.

Please note the list hasn’t been vetted. Blogs not eligible will be removed before we draw up the shortlists of finalists.  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Best Pregnancy Blog, 2012

Well done to all the new (or nearly there) Mums and Dads in this category – here’s a list of all blogs nominated in the best Pregnancy Blog category for 2012.

Please note the list isn’t vetted yet, and ineligible blogs will be removed – if you are on the list, well done, and be sure to add a MAD Blog Awards badge to your site if you’d like to go forward to the next stage of the awards!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated as Best New Blog, 2012

This is always an exciting category – who’s the best new parent blogger of 2012? Here’s a list of every blog nominated in this category.

On the list? Make sure you have a badge on your site to let us know if you want to go through to the next stage of the awards. And please note this list hasn’t been vetted – ineligible blogs will be removed before shortlists are drawn up!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Best Thrifty Blog, 2012

Well done to all the blogs nominated in the Best Thrifty Blog category in 2012. Below is a full list – if you’re on it, well done, and please don’t forget to add a blog badge if you want to continue in the awards.

Please note the list is unvetted and so blogs which are not eligible will be removed before shortlists are drawn up.  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Best Fashion Blog, 2012

Congratulations, fashionistas! Below is a complete list of all the blogs nominated in this year’s award. If you’re listed and want to continue in the awards, please ensure you have a MAD Blog Awards badge somewhere on your site.

Please note the list has not been vetted and ineligible blogs will be removed before shortlists are drawn up. Thanks!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Best Small Business Blog, 2012

Well done to all the family business bloggers featured in this list of all blogs nominated in the Best Small Business category in 2012.

If you’re listed, don’t forget to display a MAD Blog Awards badge to let us know you’re happy to proceed in the awards. Please note the list hasn’t been vetted and ineligible blogs will be removed before shortlists are drawn up.  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated in Best Schooldays Blog, 2012

Congratulations to every blog nominated in this category, for bloggers with school-aged children. If you’re on the list, well done! Don’t forget to add a blog badge to your site if you want to continue in the awards.

Note, the list is unvetted and ineligible blogs will be removed before shortlists are drawn up.  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated as Best Home Blog, 2012

This is a list of all the blogs nominated in the Best Home Blog category in 2012. Please note the list hasn’t been vetted – some ineligible blogs may be removed before shortlists are drawn up.

If you’re on the list congratulations and don’t forget your blog badge, to let us know you want to continue in the awards!  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated for Best Food Blog, 2012

Well done to the fab food blogs on our list – this list contains all blogs nominated in this category in 2012. Don’t forget to add a badge to your site if you want to continue in the awards – you can grab them on our download page:  Continue reading

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All Blogs Nominated for Best Family Life, 2012

We had hundreds of blogs nominated in the Best Family Life category which celebrates blogs about everyday family life, in all its chaos and glory!

Well done to everyone on this list – do make sure you have a MAD Blog Awards badge on your site if you’d like to go forward to the next stage of the awards:

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