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KidsSave

KidsSave

Teaching kids that money doesn’t grow on trees is one thing, teaching them how to manage, build and grow their own funds is something different altogether. Along comes KidsSave, a downloadable program that places that control in their hands. Kids are given tools to track and watch where their money comes (allowance, gifts, etc.) and …

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Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby: My Animal Friends

Whatever we write in this space will never convey the passionate enthusiasm our testers had for this marvelous computer software for very young children. Instead we’ll just give you some direct quotes and phrases. Giggles is great!….Incredibly Fun….My child laughed harder than I have ever seen….Far better than any DVD….The music choices are spot-on perfection….The …

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Crazy Machines 1.5

Crazy Machines 1.5

If there is another game out there as fun, challenging or addictive as Crazy Machines then we haven’t seen it and neither have our testers. For those of you familiar with Rube Goldberg contraptions you’ll remember that his creations took whatever path and used whatever means necessary to reach a stated goal. The same goes …

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Gary Gadget: Building Cars

There is something delightfully retro and yet refreshing about Gary Gadget. In this era of video games that feature pedal to the metal graphics, this game lets the game play speak for itself and according to our testers it really hits the mark. Children are given the task of creating cars from all kinds of …

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Braintastic Maths

One of the finest and most fun educational software titles you will find, Braintastic Maths (Australian for Math) delighted our testers, not only parents but their children as well. Very easy to install and begin using, you can assign different levels based on the skill and age of your child. Parents told us that they …

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Jump Start World

Jump Start World

When we discover educational software that is perfectly suited to the curriculum of its target audience we stand up and take notice. With Jump Start World our testers discovered an engaging and educational title that lives up to its billing. The Jump Start line has had a long history of upbeat reviews but this new …

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Math Blaster: Master the Basics

Math Blaster: Master the Basics

Making math fun is what the long running Math Blaster series is all about. For kids, playing video games that just happen to have number problems as the hurdle they must overcome to get to the next level is a no-brainer, it beats the heck out of doing it on paper. Updated with new graphics …

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Playing Music

Playing Music

When an educational software title garners reviews with words like fun, interesting, enlightening and desirable, we take notice. What made the reaction noteworthy was the fact that Playing Music is not a particularly cutting edge software title. It is not filled with eye-popping animation and any cutting edge technology. What it does do is give …

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Animal Hospital 3D

Animal Hospital 3D

Viva Media has a great software title on their hands, despite the fact that they really need to redo their box art. Having a girl as the main character on the cover, and having that box covered in bright pink turned off boys who might otherwise really enjoy the experience. That said, there is so …

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Dance Praise

Dance Praise

Just because there is upbeat music with a driving beat and a dance mat doesn’t mean that you can’t have spiritually uplifting lyrics that Christian teens and their parents can identify with. That is the key to Dance Praise and why, for its targeted demographic, it is a repeat winner in 2006. We have all …

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A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’24 February 15th March 13th April 19th May 8th
FALL ’24 June 1st June 24th July 31st August 15th
HOLIDAY ’24 September 1st September 24th October 31st November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners will be announced in a media release distributed to over 4,700 media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’23 February 15th March 10th April 24th May 10th
FALL ’23 June 1st June 23rd July 31st August 16th
HOLIDAY ’23 September 1st September 22nd October 30th November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period

SPRING '24

FALL ‘24

HOLIDAY ‘24

Testing Begins

February 15th

June 1st

September 1st

Submission Deadline

March 13th

June 23rd

September 24th

Testing Ends

April 26th

July 31st

October 31st

Report Issued

May 14th

August 15th

November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

HOW IT WORKS

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period

SPRING '24

FALL ‘24

HOLIDAY ‘24

Testing Begins

February 15th

June 1st

September 1st

Submission Deadline

March 13th

June 23rd

September 24th

Testing Ends

April 26th

July 31st

October 31st

Report Issued

May 14th

August 15th

November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

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