Kiddos in the Kitchen Honored in the 2023 Communicator Awards

May 13, 2023—Once again, the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was a winner in the prestigious Communicator Awards. Our episode Kitchen Tasks By Age won a 2023 Award of Distinction. If you haven’t had a chance yet, we encourage you to give it a listen. 

The Communicator Awards is an annual competition recognizing the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and design. The awards are judged and curated by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. 

The 2023 competition received nearly 3,000 entries from ad agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative and communications professionals, graphic designers, design firms and public relations agencies. Top winners included Bank of America, PBS, Pepsico, AARP and more.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Brings Home Another Gold Hermes Award

May 1, 2023 — Kiddos Cook is excited to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was recently honored with a Gold Award in the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards. This is our fourth year in a row placing in this international competition that typically receives about 6,500 entries. Historically, only about 22% have won gold awards.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international creative competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). This organization includes several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, digital media production and freelance professionals. 

Hermes Creative Awards “recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.” Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. 

Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen are both produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing company, Active Voice Communications, which also picked up a platinum award this year for overall blog. 

Kiddos Podcast Wins 2023 Gold MUSE Creative Award

March 25, 2023 — Kiddos Cook is proud to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was honored this week with a MUSE Creative Award for the third year in a row, bringing home a gold award. 

The MUSE Awards, hosted by the International Awards Associate (IAA), is one of the largest awards programs recognizing work by creative and design professionals around the world. The 2023 competition received more than 6,300 entries from prestigious international brands, including Coach, Getty Images and NBCUniversal.

“It is humbling to see the level of craft displayed in the submitted works,” said Thomas Brandt, spokesperson of IAA. “Our most sincere commendations go out to those behind said works and for setting such a high standard for excellence for all to follow.”

The MUSE Awards is composed of a series of competitions that are organized to honor excellence from various fields. IAA ensures these competitions are accessible and fair to guarantee recognition only goes to those who truly deserve the accolade.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Podcast Picks Up Platinum AVA Award

Feb. 16, 2023 — For the fourth year in a row, the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was honored with an AVA Digital Award in the 2023 contest. The show won a platinum award in the Content Marketing/Podcast category.

We are honored to be listed among some of the most creative agencies and organizations in the world. AVA organizers noted that only just 16% of this year’s entries won Platinum.

AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media. The contest honors audio and video productions, websites with interactive components such as video, animation, blogs and podcasts, as well as interactive social media sites.

AVA Digital Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, communication, advertising, public relations and freelance professionals.

Kiddos in the Kitchen is produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing agency, Active Voice Communications, which won a gold AVA Award for its blog. 

Summer Podcast Series Wins Bronze Signal Award

Jan. 15, 2023 — We are pleased to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, has earned a 2022 Signal Award in the Family & Child-Raising Limited Series & Specials category. Our summer shorts series was honored with a bronze award (the category’s highest honor this year).

This was the inaugural year for the Signal Awards, which were formed to celebrate the world’s best podcasts. An initiative of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, the new awards program aims to honor the organizations, brands and professionals who are shaping the future of podcasting while helping to set a standard of excellence in the podcast industry.

With nearly 1,700 entries received in its first year, the Signal Awards is already one of the largest awards programs for podcasts in the world. We are incredibly honored to be recognized alongside an impressive list of podcast producers, including Apple, Audible, HBO Max, iHeartmedia, National Geographic, Netflix, Paramount and others.

Both Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen are produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing agency Active Voice Communications. 

Kiddos in the Kitchen Cooks Up Another Gold MarCom Award

Oct. 24, 2022 — Kiddos Cook is excited to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, brought home the gold in the 2022 MarCom Awards, winning in the Overall Podcast category. 

Both Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen are produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing agency Active Voice Communications, which won a platinum award for its blog. 

Administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), the MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. It receives about 6,000 entries per year with about 21% earning gold awards. 

Judges are industry experts who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Entries come from throughout the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries.

Stephanie Conner Named a 2022 WICMA Finalist!

Kiddos Gets the Gold in 2022 dotCOMM Awards

Kiddos in the Kitchen Wins APEX Grand Award

July 29, 2022 — Kiddos Cook is excited to announce our Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was honored with an APEX Grand Award this week. This is our fourth APEX Award and our second Grand Award. 

APEX Awards honor excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. Grand Awards go to outstanding works in each main category, and our podcast won in the Electronic Media category out of 135 entries. The 2022 contest had more than 1,200 entries. Judges awarded 100 Grand Awards in 14 major categories.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Earns a Gold Hermes Award

May 2, 2022 — Kiddos Cook is excited to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was recently honored with a Gold Award for audio program at the Hermes Creative Awards. Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen are both produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing company Active Voice Communications, which also picked up a platinum award this year for overall blog. 

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international creative competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The AMCP estimates it will receive 6,500 Hermes entries this year. 

Hermes Creative Awards “honors the messengers and creators of the information revolution” in the United States and dozens of other countries. Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. 

Kiddos in the Kitchen Wins 2022 Gold MUSE Creative Award

April 1, 2022 — The Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was honored this week with a Gold MUSE Creative Award.

A jury of 37 industry professionals selected MUSE Award winners from a pool of 6,000 nominations for 2022. 

“The team here at IAA is taken aback by the works we had received for the 2022 MUSE Awards. The level of refinement and the depth of completion truly represent the best of the creative and design industries,” said Thomas Brandt, IAA spokesperson. “IAA commends all our entrants for their dedication to their crafts, and may their unceasing passions further the limits of creativity and design.”

The MUSE Awards, hosted by the International Awards Associate (IAA), honor creative professionals from various industries with the goal of promoting excellence in their respective fields. This year, entries included work from prestigious international brands, including Grey Goose, Warner Bros. and Mercedes-Benz.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Podcast Picks Up Platinum AVA Award

Feb. 25, 2022 — Our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was honored this month with a Platinum AVA Digital Awards in the 2022 contest.

The show, currently in its third season, picked up its trophy in the Content Marketing/Podcast category.

We are honored to be listed among some of the most creative agencies and organizations in the world. AVA organizers noted that only just 16 percent of this year’s entries won Platinum.

AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media. The contest honors audio and video productions, websites with interactive components such as video, animation, blogs, and podcasts, as well as interactive social media sites.

AVA Digital Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, communication, advertising, public relations and freelance professionals.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Wins Gold in 2021 MarCom Awards

Dec. 15, 2021 — Kiddos Cook is excited to announce that our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, is a two-time gold winner in the 2021 MarCom Awards. Now in its third season, the podcast was honored overall with a gold award and also specifically for its 2021 summer shorts series. 

Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen are both produced by founder Stephanie Conner’s marketing company Active Voice Communications, which also picked up a gold award for its blog. 

Administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), the MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals.

Judges are industry experts who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Entries come from throughout the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries.

Kiddos Earns Platinum & Gold 2021 dotCOMM Awards

July 27, 2021 — The Kiddos Cook blog and our companion podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, were honored this month in the 2021 dotCOMM Awards competition.

We’re proud to announce that the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast picked up a Platinum Award for Season 2.

In addition, we brought home Gold Awards for:

• Blog Overall for Kiddos Cook

• Blog Single Post for For the Love of Picnics

The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication.

The international competition is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, and judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

Typically, about 13 percent of entries win Platinum (the top award), and around 13 percent the Gold Award.  

Kiddos in the Kitchen Picks Up Top Honors at 2021 Communicator Awards

May 23, 2021—Kiddos in the Kitchen was honored with an Award of Excellence for Podcasts (Individual Episodes) from the prestigious Communicator Awards.

With over 6,000 entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Winners who received the competition’s highest honor, the Award of Excellence, include UFC, PepsiCo, Forbes, BoxMedia, WWE, Microsoft, Code Red. GmbH, Comcast, and Disney Creative Studios.

Two Platinum Awards for Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen

April 25, 2021 — Kiddos Cook and our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, is proud to share that we were honored with two Platinum Awards at the Hermes Creative Awards.

Kiddos Cook won a Platinum Award for Blog Overall, and the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was awarded Platinum for audio program.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international creative competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Awards recognize outstanding work by creative professionals in the United States and dozens of other countries in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. 

Historically, about 15 percent of entries have won platinum.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Wins 2021 Platinum MUSE Creative Award

April 14, 2021 — The Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast was honored this week with a Platinum award in the MUSE Creative Awards.

The MUSE Awards is a series of international competitions hosted by the International Awards Associate (IAA), catering to professionals from various industries in hopes of promoting excellence in their respective fields.

IAA ensures impartiality and strict assessment criteria by setting up a jury made up of industry professionals who exhibit high standards of excellence. In turn, the jury would select a new wave of excellent individuals or organizations, who would likely set new benchmarks in their fields.

Garnering worldwide interest, the MUSE Creative and MUSE Design Awards saw names of known organizations from all over the world in its list of entries.

Kiddos in the Kitchen Featured in Lifehacker

April 6, 2021 — Our award-winning podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was featured in Lifehacker as one of the best podcasts for advice on making family mealtimes less stressful.

“(Stephanie’s) questions for doctors, feeding specialists, chefs and restaurateurs reveal a genuine curiosity that is inspiring and comforting,” writer Jason Keil wrote.

Aw, thank you! We’re honored to be included on this list.

Read the Lifehacker article.

Platinum Wins for Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen

Jan. 27, 2021 — The Kiddos Cook blog and our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, were honored this month with two Platinum AVA Digital Awards in the 2021 competition.

Kiddos Cook won for blog writing, and our Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, which is in its second season, picked up its trophy in the Audio Podcast category.

We are honored to be listed among some of the most creative agencies and organizations in the world. In the past, only about 16 percent of entries have won Platinum, the top award, and around 19 percent have won the Gold Award.

AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media. The contest honors audio and video productions, websites with interactive components such as video, animation, blogs, and podcasts, as well as interactive social media sites.

AVA Digital Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, communication, advertising, public relations and freelance professionals.

Platinum & Gold dotCOMM Awards for Kiddos Cook

July 26, 2020 —

Kiddos Cook was honored this week with multiple dotCOMM Awards in the 2020 competition. We garnered a Platinum Award for:

• Blog Overall

In addition, we brought home Gold Awards for:

• Audio Podcast Series: Kiddos in the Kitchen

• eBook: 2019 Holiday Food Guide

The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication.

dotCOMM entries come from corporate communication departments, public relations firms, digital shops, advertising agencies and freelancers. Entrants include designers, developers, content producers, digital artists, video professionals, account supervisors, creative directors and corporate executives.

The competition is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization oversees awards and recognition programs and honors outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. dotCOMM entries are submitted from throughout the United States, Canada and many other countries. Typically, about 13 percent of entries win Platinum (the top award), and around 13 percent the Gold Award.  

Communicator Award of Excellence for Kiddos in the Kitchen

May 20, 2020—Kiddos in the Kitchen was honored with an Award of Excellence for Podcasts (Individual Episodes) from the prestigious Communicator Awards.

The Communicator Awards, an annual program that is judged and overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), is the leading international creative awards program honoring creative excellence for communication professionals. The 26th Annual Communicator Awards received more than 6,000 entries.

Entries are judged on their merits against a standard of excellence considering the category entered. A category may have multiple winners, or may have none. Entries are scored on a 100-point scale by the judges. Excellence Winners receive a score of 90 or higher.

Learn more about the program, and view the list of other podcast winners (we’re in great company!).

Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen Earn 3 Creative Awards

April 16, 2020—We are pretty excited over here to announce that Kiddos Cook and our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, was honored not once, not twice, but three times in the 2020 Hermes Creative Awards Competition.

Kiddos Cook won a Gold Award for our 2019 Holiday Food Guide in the E-Book/iBook category. Plus, our new podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, earned a Gold Award in the Electronic Media/Social Media/Interactive Media | Audio/Radio | Podcast Episode category for our episode Cultivating Joy in the Kitchen with guest Melanie Potock.

We are also so proud that our Kiddos Cook blog was honored with a coveted Platinum Award in the Electronic Media/Social Media/Interactive Media | Web Element | Blog Overall category.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international creative competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Awards recognize outstanding work by creative professionals in the United States and dozens of other countries in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. 

In the past, about 15 percent of entries have won platinum, while around 20 percent have won gold. 

Praise for Kiddos Cook and Kiddos in the Kitchen

Jan. 20, 2020 — Kiddos Cook and our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, were honored this month with two AVA Digital Awards in the 2020 competition.

Kiddos Cook won a Gold Award for blog overall.

And our Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, which launched in September, picked up a Platinum Award in the Audio Podcast category.

We are honored to be listed among some of the most creative agencies and organizations in the world.

AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media. The contest honors audio and video productions, websites with interactive components such as video, animation, blogs, and podcasts, as well as interactive social media sites.

AVA Digital Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, communication, advertising, public relations and freelance professionals.

In the past, about 15 percent of entries won Platinum, and around 20 percent the Gold Award.

Kiddos Cook Featured on Earthy B. Podcast

Nov 13, 2019 – Stephanie was featured on the Earthy B. podcast, hosted by Rebecca Kimber. The episode, Healthy Holiday Cooking with Kids, included a discussion on why cooking with kids matters, how to bring kids into the kitchen at the holidays (and all year round) and tips for managing holiday meals when you have food allergies in your family.

Check out the episode!

Kiddos Cook Blog Picks up 2 Platinum, 1 Gold MarCom Awards

Oct. 29, 2019 — Kiddos Cook and our podcast, Kiddos in the Kitchen, were honored this month with multiple MarCom Awards in the 2019 competition. The blog won two Platinum Awards:

• Digital Media – Blog Writing

• Digital Media – Blog Single Post: The Link Between Food Allergies and Cooking

In addition, we brought home a Gold Award for:

• Digital Media – Blog Single Post: Cooking Together: It’s Sinking In

And our Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, which just launched last month, earned an Honorable Mention in the Digital Media/Podcast category.

Administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), the MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals.

In the past, about 15 percent of entries have won platinum, while around 20 percent have won gold. Approximately 10 percent have been honorable mention winners. 

Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talents exceed a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Entries come from throughout the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries.

Kiddos Cook Picks up 3 Platinum, 2 Gold dotCOMM Awards

July 17, 2019 —

Kiddos Cook was honored this week with multiple dotCOMM Awards in the 2019 competition. Our blog is proud to have won three Platinum Awards:

• Blog Writing

• Blog Overall

• Blog Single Post: Kiddos Cook: Food Allergies, the End of Breastfeeding, and Mom Guilt

In addition, we brought home Gold Awards for:

• Blog Single Post: Kiddos Cook: Letting Kids Help with Christmas Cookies

• ebook: Cooking with Kiddos: A Spring Break Adventure Guide

The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication.

dotCOMM entries come from corporate communication departments, public relations firms, digital shops, advertising agencies and freelancers. Entrants include designers, developers, content producers, digital artists, video professionals, account supervisors, creative directors and corporate executives.

The competition is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization oversees awards and recognition programs and honors outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. dotCOMM entries are submitted from throughout the United States, Canada and many other countries. Typically, about 13 percent of entries win Platinum (the top award), and around 13 percent the Gold Award.  

Kiddos Cook Wins 3 Gold Hermes Creative Awards

Kiddos Cook was honored last month with three Gold Hermes Creative Awards. We were proud to win in the following categories:

• iBook/E-Book: Cooking with Kiddos: A Spring Break Adventure

• Blog/Single Post: Food Allergies, the End of Breastfeeding, and Mom Guilt

• Blog/Overall

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international awards competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.

There were over 6,500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2019 competition. Entries were submitted by corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (www.amcpros.com).

The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and freelance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession. AMCP judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.