T.O.T.Y
First Established:
July 1995 |
The Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards honor
the greatest and most innovative toys developed each year
by the international toy industry for consumers in the United
States. |
Dr. Toy
First Established:
September 1995 |
Dr. Toy's Product Guide provides information on
what she has judged as the best in toys, educational products
which have been submitted, toy information, plus timely articles,
and resources. |
The
National Parenting Center
First Established:
October 1995 |
The National Parenting Center's
Seal of Approval program is an independent testing procedure
conducted to judge a variety of products submitted for review
and approval for recognition.
* Neither
The
Toy Man® Seal of Approval, The
Toy Man® News & Reviews or any of their subsidiary companies or divisions have any association
with The National Parenting Center, or any of its subsidiaries. |
Teachers Choice Awards
First Established:
April 1996 |
The Teachers' Choice Awards honor products of exceptional quality and outstanding performance in the classroom and at home! Our panel of teacher evaluators use each product in their classrooms and homes to find the best products for teachers and parents. |
Toy
Tips
First Established:
September 1997 |
Toy Tips provides product reviews of toy
products submitted, articles and tips which their evaluators
and staff have compiled as a public information source. |
The
Toy Guy
First Established:
February 1998 |
The Toy Guy provides an overview of what
their staff judge as some of the most popular toys. The review
features include a well balanced view of good and bad points
of each product. |
Mr.
Dad
First Established:
January 1999 |
The "Mr. Dad Seal of Approval" and "GreatDad
Recommends" awards recognize products and services that support
giving men the resources, tools, and information they need
to be better fathers.
* Neither The
Toy Man® Seal of Approval or The
Toy Man® Recommends™ award have no association
with Mr. Dad, or any of its subsidiaries. |
Parents'
Choice Awards
First Established:
August 1999 |
The Parents' Choice Awards program honors
what their evaluators judge as the best material for children:
books, toys, music and storytelling, magazines, software,
video games, television and websites. |
Major Fun Awards
First Established:
December 2001 |
TheĀ MAJOR FUN AWARDSgo to games and people that bring people fun, and to any organization managing to make the world more fun through its own personal contributions, and through the products it has managed to bring to the market. |
Mom's Choice Awards
First Established:
February 2005 |
The Mom's Choice Awards® program recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services. |
Tillywig Awards
First Established:
January 2009 |
In order to be selected as a Tillywig award winner, a product submitted must be determined by their testing team to have high entertainment and/or educational value. |
PTPA Media Awards
First Established:
September 2009 |
The PTPA Media Awards celebrate product excellence as rated by you. According to PTPA representatives, manufacturers submit their products and services for evaluation by over 40,000 Volunteer parent testers. |