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The Golden Paddleball

The Golden Paddleball

If you read the Seal of Approval review for Leapfrog’s TAG Learning System and decide to go out and purchase the system, this is a book you will surely want to have in the library. Teaching memory recall kids had a ball without even realizing all that they were learning. The instructions which are read […]

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

A perfect add-on for your new TAG Learning System, this book features the TAG staple of reading education, but also offers games that teach rhyming, counting, sight recognition, logic and opposites. Timeless sweet story lends itself well to the TAG system and should be a part of the library you build.

Tag Reading System

Tag Reading System

According to our testers, this new reading system from the always innovative folks at Leapfrog, is every parent’s dream. It does one thing, help your child to read. Well one more thing, it gives them the opportunity to fall in love with reading. Packed inside are hours and hours of great educational playtime all based

ThinkBlocks

ThinkBlocks

It’s very apparent that ThinkWorks really stuck to its guns when developing the exceptionally innovative ThinkBlocks. After all it doesn’t fit into any preconceived category of toy or educational product. Instead it brings new meaning to open ended play. You must truly want to explore new areas of learning and exploration to appreciate what ThinkBlocks

SAT Game for Dummies

SAT Game for Dummies

If your child has the SAT or PSAT looming on the horizon, do yourself both a favor and pick up this game that will make the hours of studying seem a little more palatable. Brilliant questions with clear explanations and written out calculations on the backs of the cards really impressed our testers. Another stroke

Money Savvy Pig

Money Savvy Pig

This great money saving bank really scored with our testers, young and old, well older. The transparent bank is separated into four sections, you may be familiar with a single slotted bank where you put money that you want to save, but from that point on things get very different. There is a Spend section

Finding Nemo: Sea of Keys

A great way to introduce kids to the computer, more precisely the new ClickStart system, is to use familiar characters. LeapFrog understands this and wisely secured the gang from Finding Nemo for it’s new software title. Kids will happily play along with Dory, Nemo and the rest of their underwater pals in a variety of

Discovery Spark Talking Microscope

Bringing the thrill of discovery to young audiences, the Discovery Spark Talking Microscope engages children by speaking directly to them. Literally. When children insert the specially designed slides under the lens they not only get a magnified glimpse at a wide variety of insects and animals. They also hear helpful descriptions and explanations about what

The Learning Calendar

The Learning Calendar

When it comes to calendars that you absolutely must have hanging on your wall, once again this one, takes the cake. Back for a second time, our testers sang the praises of this remarkable calendar that they described to us as “brilliantly designed.” The Learning Calendar is chock full of superbly presented information that feels

Speaking Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Speaking Merriam-Webster Dictionary

We have all become accustomed to finding our reference questions answered on the internet. The huge knowledge leap we have all taken in getting information when a computer is accessible is remarkable. But what happens when you are not near a computer, maybe you are in a library, on a bus, in a lecture hall,

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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