Awards

We are proud to share with you the awards and recognition given to both our company and our products!

See the list of more than 80 awards

Emmy® Award Nomination

Signing Time T.V. Series

Rachel Coleman, host of Signing Time, was nominated for the “Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series,” as part of the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards, which recognizes outstanding programming, exceptional performances and overall television excellence.

Parents’ Choice

Practice Time: ABCs Level 1

Designed to help parents and caregivers make informed decisions about which products are recommended for children, the Parents’ Choice™  Awards is the nation’s oldest nonprofit guide to quality children’s media and materials for children, including: books, toys, music, magazines, software, video games, television and websites.

National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) 

Signing Time Series 1, Volume 7: Leah’s Farm

NAPPA is the most comprehensive awards program for Children’s Products and Parenting Resources. Our independent panel of judges are experts in their fields with extensive professional experience working with children and parents. They evaluate hundreds of products to select the most fun, appealing, safe, educational, age-appropriate and enduring products so that parents can make the best purchasing choices for their families.

Great American Toy Test

Signing Time Series One, Volume 10: My Day

Out of over 96,000 toys tested, the Great American Toy Test awarded Signing Time Volume 10: My Day with this prestigious award. More than 100,000 children tested these toys at over 1,000 Day Care, After School and Latchkey Centers across the nation. The testing criteria included overall quality, durability, ease of set up/assembly, ease of maintenance, learning/skill value, child’s short/long term interest, fun value, safety and “should a parent buy it?” factor.

Children’s Notable Video Award

Signing Time Series One, Volume 3: Everyday Signs

Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), part of the prestigious American Library Association, identifies the best of the best in children’s books, recordings, videos, and computer software.

Telly Award

Signing Time Series One, Volume 8 & 10; Signing Time Series Two, Volume 13: Who Has the Frog?; Story Time; Sing & Sign & Potty Time

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

Dove Foundation Seal of Approval

Baby Signing Time Vols. 1 & 2; Signing Time Series One, Volumes 1-13

In 1991 The Dove Foundation began promoting family-friendly entertainment. Their standards and criteria are based on Judeo/Christian values, free from the pressure of commercial interests. They believe in a positive approach of commending high-quality, wholesome movies rather than condemning filmmakers for not meeting those standards.

National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

Baby Signing Time Vols. 1 & 2 and both Music CDs; Baby Signing Time Vol. 3; Signing Time Series One, Signing Time Series One Volume 4, Signing Time Series Two Volume 2, Signing Time Seris Two Volume 3, Rachel and the TreeSchoolers

The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development. The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval program, created in 1990 as an adjunct to TNPC’s support services, identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. This award signifies to other parents that their peers have acknowledged a product’s quality and desirability based on a wide variety of determining factors.

“Kids First!” All Star Rating

Signing Time Series One, Volumes 4-6; Baby Signing Time Vols. 1 & 2

The Coalition for Quality Children’s Media is a national, not-for-profit organization and is dedicated to teaching critical viewing skills to children as well as increasing the visibility and availability of quality media for children. Only products that meet or exceed the quality and entertainment value standards set by a jury comprised of child development professionals, teachers and parents as well as children are given the KIDS FIRST! seal of approval. Signing Time was given the highest award given by KIDS FIRST, the ALL-Star Endorsement!

iParenting Media Award

Baby Signing Time Vols 1 & 2; Signing Time Series One, Volumes 1-13, Signing Time Series Two, Volumes 1-3

Each product that wins an iParenting Media Award is chosen as being an outstanding product in its category. iParenting Media’s Award Program provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products in the children’s media and juvenile products industry, and recognizes those products with their awards. Reviewers included experts, licensed childcare facilities, and parents. In addition to these “real world” judges, each product was evaluated by the iParenting Media Awards Executive Committee.

Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice awards!

Signing Time Series Two, Volumes 4-7 & 13

Creative Child Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child’s creativity. With departments such as Kids at Play, Health and Safety, Discovering Creativity, Nurturing Talent and Tomorrow’s Child – Investing for Your Child’s Future Creative Child Magazine is essential and the most complete parenting publication for raising well-balanced children.

Utah’s Best of State Award

Two Little Hands Productions, the company that creates and produces Signing Time, received Utah’s Best of State Award in the Instructional/Corporate Video category for the Signing Time video series in 2006 and 2007.

The Signing Time Academy received Utah’s Best of State Award in the Educational Institution or Service category in 2011.

The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. Two Little Hands Productions is headqurecartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PCMag Editors’ Choice Award

Sign It! American Sign Language Made Easy

Each year, the experts at PCMag test and rate thousands of technology products to help you decide what to buy. The PCMag Editors’ Choice is awarded to products and services that rise above similar products in their categories. There is no external nomination process; the products under consideration have been reviewed by the expert analysts in PCMag Labs.

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