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Domination

Domination

This isn’t the dominoes game you might play with on the porch with a glass of lemonade (although you could). Domination is an entirely new twist on the familiar game where players must be cunning as they turn luck and strategy into domination. Some parent testers mentioned a passing similarity to the old paper game […]

Ruckus

Ruckus

Hands down this was one of the most favorably reviewed card games we’ve seen this year. A superb travel game, the magic lies in the deck of cards and the rules which are pretty easy to master. After a couple of games you’ll have the hang of it and will be hooked. Testers played game

Super Add-Ons

Super Add-Ons

Just about everyone that has ever played Monopoly has “adjusted” the rules at one time or another. Free Parking? Landing on Go? Sound familiar? Well RADGames has taken it a step further with a full-blown add-on that features a boatload of new rules, properties, utilities and the like. Traditionalists may frown, indeed we’re not sure

I Spy In Common

I Spy In Common

The I Spy series has produced a variety of winning titles from books to computer games. This board game version delighted our parent testers with the fact that it is a game that is just as challenging to play for parents as it is for their children. Each time you play, the game is completely

Geist Junior

Geist Junior

This very inventive children’s board game impressed everyone who played with it because each time you play, you create the board which means that each game is unique. Colorform-like stickers are placed randomly on the board before the first move is made. That may sound complicated, but it is anything but that. Game play is

Baby Bear

Baby Bear

First puzzles are a great tool for developing hand eye coordination as well as spatial reasoning. This nicely made wooden puzzle provides both exercises and is cute to look at as well. There are very few pieces and the dual frame allows for some creativity which our testers liked. The wooden pieces felt solid and

Scoops Surprises

Scoops Surprises

When you try to describe this game, invariably the first words that come to mind are Three Card Monty. That may not be what the inventors had in mind, but the fact is its based on one of the oldest games there is, the old Switcheroo. Players try to guess which of the identical cones

Crayola My First Electronic Coloring Book

There is something very cool about being able to push buttons and see the effect on a big TV screen. That had to have been the theory behind the creation of this all-in-one electronic gizmo. With a very small learning curve, and very easy set-up, children were quickly playing with the chunky-sized controller and making

Frog Pond

Frog Pond

If you looking for a good first game to introduce your pre-schooler to the fun of boardgame play then here’s a cute idea that will entertain and amuse young children quite nicely. Children move their silly frogs around the board (testers liked to add in their own sound effects) in a simple and easy to

Wavelength

Wavelength

Can you get on the same wavelength as your teammate? That’s the challenge to this very entertaining and revealing board game from Alary. The challenge is to try to find common threads when presented with a theme. For example, both players must list Favorite Ice Cream flavors from 1-5 in sixty seconds. When time is

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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 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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