Earlier this month, and after weeks of preparation (right down to coordination of exhibition outfits) we attended Kind und Jugend Trade Fair in Cologne, for the second year running. After receiving such a positive response last year we can admit to a few pre-show nerves this time round, but we're relieved to report that the nursery world hadn't forgotten about PacaPod; there were lots of familiar faces making us feel right at home, and some less familiar but very exciting new faces too! After 4 days of too little sleep (and one night of too much wine) we returned home to begin the task of sorting all the contacts, advice and information we'd received into some sort of logical order.  Suffice to say this task is still ongoing. Here's to next year!

Lights! Camera! Action! Here's a sneak peek at the videoshoot for PacaPod's new product demonstration video - soon you'll be able to watch your favourite PacaPod bags in full motion-picture glory.

Final tweaking has commenced - watch this space!

Our super-cute and popular Toy Pods have had a makeover - not only are they great mini rucksacks for adventurous tots but now they also double up as Changer Pods too, allowing you and your child to get even more use out of your PacaPod! The Telegraph magazine showcases the new Changer Toy Pod in Giraffe, available on pre-order now.

For those of you who haven't already seen the news on our Facebook or Twitter page, we're delighted to announce that PacaPod has been awarded Gold in the 'Best Baby Changing Bag' category in the Loved By Parents Awards! Massive thanks goes to all the PacaPod fans out there who voted for us, it means a lot knowing we have the support of the public behind us!

Yes you read that right - do you fancy being the envy of all your mates, while basking in smugness knowing that you didn't have to pay a thing for your beautiful new bag? We've teamed up with popular parenting website iMama.tv to offer all our PacaPod fans the chance to win a brand new Sequoia baby changing bag, RRP £130.00. It's free and simple to enter - just click here. Good luck!

Dread packing for your family holiday? End up taking half the wardrobe only to find your children wearing the same thing for a fortnight?!? The school holidays are finally here, and that means it's time for mum to face the dreaded job of packing for the family holiday.  With the kids insisting that all 83 inflatable pool toys they've accumulated need to go with them and the baby screaming in the background, dad's gone off to google which inflight movie to watch on the plane and you're left reminiscing about a time when your toughest decision would be whether to take 8 bikinis or 9 (i.e. the pre-children years).

Savvy parenting magazine Mumsense knows what we're talking about and is here to lend a hand, offering advice on where to go and what to take.  The PacaPod baby changing bag acts as the perfect piece of hand luggage for the plane journey - no more frantic scrabbling around in your bag for baby wipes while whacking elbows on arm rests (and on any unlucky passers-by) - you can relax and keep calm, knowing everything is in place.

It's been a great week here at PacaPod HQ, but the highlight has to be finding out that we've been shortlisted in the Loved By Parents Awards! These awards by the popular parenting website are extra-special as it is up to the public to decide who wins.  If you think PacaPod are worthy of winning the award for Best Baby Changing Bag then please vote for us here. With loads of categories, each including a number of great brands and products, make sure you have your say before voting closes on August 5th!

Like thousands of designers across the globe, we've always been inspired by international fashion and design magazine Collezioni, which showcases the best products on the market right now, including designs from up-and-coming brands to well-established names in the industry. As you can imagine, Collezioni's word on design is golden, so we were delighted to hear that PacaPod had been awarded the seal of approval in their latest publication.  Describing our baby changing bags as "extremely handy and elegant", we're feeling quite invigorated by such an accolade!

It's always great to receive feedback from our customers, so we were delighted to hear from celebrity parents Ben and Marina Fogle on their love for PacaPod:

"We love our PacaPod, congratulations on creating such a brilliant product, we have been using it constantly.  We absolutely love it and have been using all elements – from the whole thing to taking out just the individual pods.  I must say I can’t fault it – I love the little symbols on the different compartments and you’ve really thought of everything.  Well done you!"

Ben and Marina have two children; Ludo, 1 and Iona, born in May this year.  You can catch up on all of Ben's latest adventures on his website.

We're getting rather excited about the launch of our brand new Sequoia changing bag next week - we think it's going to be an absolute knockout and it looks like Pregnancy & Birth magazine agree, they've included it as one of their must have buys for summer!