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Problem Solving Gr. 2

Problem Solving Gr. 2

Definitely NOT your run-of-the-mill math workbook, Problem Solving really zeros in on problem solving and critical thinking skills. Staying within the realm of the school curriculum, the book focuses on schoolwork and real life skills with a nice balance of language arts and math concepts. The pages of the book are bright and colorful and […]

4-in-1 Learn to Letter

4-in-1 Learn to Letter

Is handwriting becoming a lost art? Should we as parents allow it to go the way of manual typewriters and cameras that use film? For those that want to keep handwriting alive and do it in an interesting and fun way, this writing tablet is THE way to go. By using a very easy step-by-step

Jr. Science Explorer Microscope Playset

The first time a child peers into a microscope and sees the details of everyday things it is often eye-opening and magical. If you are looking for an inexpensive first microscope to see if this is something that might catch your child’s fancy, then here is a great place to start. Light in weight, so

READS

READS

This compact system features a common sense approach to help your child improve his or her reading abilities and comprehension. READS is designed for parents of elementary school aged children looking for ways to help their children with their reading homework, improve their child’s reading comprehension and develop thinking skills. Parents liked that their children

Time4Writing

Time4Writing

When you stop to think about what kinds of educational opportunities and curriculum are available online for our children it can be quite mind boggling. Time4Writing is one of those products that is amazing in what it does and for the value it offers. This is an eight week course that allows the student to

Educational Kindness Leadership Tool Kit

Educational Kindness Leadership Tool Kit

If you are a group leader, either at work, with an organization, school or otherwise and you are looking for team building exercises and activities we may have found what you are looking for in a lime green tote bag. Great ice-breaking group activities are followed by loads of inventive suggestions for opening dialogue. This

Muscle Movers

Muscle Movers

A cute, fun and terrific game for teaching your preschooler to write letters. Fundanoodle has mixed in physical movement with the process of learning to write. Parents are encouraged to get their children up and moving before sitting down to write. According to our testers this really does help in keeping a young child focused.

Solar System Adventure Pack

Solar System Adventure Pack

This book designed to work in conjunction with LeapFrog’s TAG reading system really impressed our testers. They loved how it offered a truly unique and fun way to learn about space and the universe. Because the TAG system is so much fun to use kids really have no idea that they are absorbing a truly

Learn to Write & Draw (with TAG)

Learn to Write & Draw (with TAG)

If your child is at the stage where they are learning their alphabet and how to read and write, this package, along with the TAG system is a superb support tool. The TAG system and this set which includes the main TAG book along with four workbooks that reinforce the skills they are learning in

SAT On Demand

SAT On Demand

This SAT prep program is so comprehensive that parents could not believe what they were able to give their pre-SAT child for a fraction of the cost of traditional prep classes. Speaking of those classes, you can even access live classes at specific times. There are various learning sessions and videos that help to reinforce

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 ’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 was three testing periods each year:

Each submission was accompanied by a small product testing fee (we offered multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

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

* The report were forwarded to buyers retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

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

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

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