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Field Biology Kit

Field Biology Kit

In over twenty years we have seen a countless variety of products come through our Seal of Approval system, we are rarely surprised anymore…until now. Animal droppings? Really? Yes really. But here’s the kicker, our testers loved it. Yes there is an initial gross factor (mom’s we’re looking at you) but we’ll be darned if […]

Math Builders Gr. 1

Math Builders Gr. 1

Parents loved the comprehensive nature of this book and how it allowed them to practice math skills at home and especially over the summer to get their children ready for the next grade. There are a variety of math concepts covered here from very basic geometry and measuring to simple addition and subtraction, number recognition

Dry Erase Alphabet Book

Dry Erase Alphabet Book

This is a wonderful, portable alphabet learning book that is focused purely on practicing letter skills. Children will connect dots to create all the letters of the alphabet, they will learn to write their names, search for hidden letters in pictures, match letters by beginning word sounds and lots more. The laminated pages allow you

Spanish Intro Gift Set with Book

The adorable Little Pim is back and this time he comes in a gift set that is filled with great early learning tools for introducing Spanish to young children. The DVD is a high quality production with great visuals that both stimulate and appeal. The entire DVD is in Spanish creating a total language immersion

The Most Complete Student Success System

If you have a High School student in your home and you are looking to help, enhance or expand their skills when it comes to achieving in school, this might be your one stop shop. Parents certainly felt this was one of the most well thought out, well laid out and well researched programs they

Dreambox Learning K-5 Math

Dreambox Learning K-5 Math

Parent tester after tester told us again and again how thrilled they were with Dreambox Learning. They watched in amazement as their kids became completely engrossed in the experience of learning and playing with math. It is especially noteworthy that testing took place in the summer when school was out of session. The comprehensive nature

All About Reading Pre-1 Deluxe Package

All About Reading Pre-1 Deluxe Package

This educational system, which is perfectly targeted to homeschoolers and use in classrooms, really impressed testers with its quality and comprehensive approach to teaching reading skills. The set is loaded with books, flashcards and other educational materials. What was the clear favorite though was the ZigZag Zebra puppet. It turned out to be a very

Babba Box

Babba Box

Babba Box is a subscription based service that delivers a complete educational experience to your door every month. Parents were exceptionally enthusiastic about the concept and the execution of this product. Each theme-based project arrives neatly organized with focus items that help you and your child Create, Explore, Story Tell and Connect. This is truly

MobiGo 2

MobiGo 2

It’s quite obvious that VTech did their homework when researching and designing the MobiGo 2 for its target audience. They really hit it out of the park on this one. MobiGo 2 strikes the perfect balance of fun, entertainment and education. Set up is very simple and straightforward, the controls are easy to understand and

All About Reading Level 1

All About Reading Level 1

If you are a teacher or home-schooler you will certainly want to put All About Reading on your supply list. All About Learning Press certainly did their homework and impressed our testers with their comprehensive system that is chockfull of textbooks and materials that provide lessons, activities and games which make learning fun. Children were

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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