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Highlights Learn-and-Play 123 Stamper Games

Remember being a kid and eagerly awaiting your monthly edition of Highlights in the mailbox? These days, Highlights offers so much more, and they have hit it out of the park with the Learn and Play 123 Stamper Games activity book. The set includes more than 30 number games and other puzzles, two 2-sided stamper […]

Trekking the World: Trivia

Trekking the World: Trivia is a remarkable game for those who love geography, are curious about the world we live in, find tidbits of information about people, places, cultures and more fascinating, and are constantly striving to learn more. Although you may see that this game was invented by a former Jeopardy champion, do not

Trekking the National Parks: Trivia

For many people, a trivia game can feel daunting, the feeling of dread about not knowing facts, figures, places, and dates (remember school tests?). It can make the prospect of playing a competitive game more daunting. Underdog Games feels you and has put themselves in those shoes, so they have created a game where you

Trekking the World

Trekking the World

Parent testers were blown away by this remarkable game that is brilliantly conceived and ingenious in both its execution and construction. As you might guess from the title, the game is centered around world geography, but it is much more than that. The game is loaded with fun facts, substance, exploration, and discoveries, all played

Trekking the National Parks

For parents looking for a unique new game to introduce to Family Game Night, one that is fun yet educational, this is a winner. Players young and old will learn a remarkable amount of fun National Park facts, things we feel confident in predicting you never knew before. The game box is gorgeous with a

Shoppin' Blowout

Shoppin’ Blowout

Anyone old enough to remember the show Supermarket Sweep? No? Ask your parents. That was then, this is now, which brings us to Shoppin’ Blowout, a fast-paced game that might very well become a family favorite in your home. The game’s object is to collect the items with the highest number of points so that

Doozy Dice

Doozy Dice

Doozy Dice is a fun game that is ideal for kids and adults of all ages. If you know Yahtzee, you’ll instantly understand the object here, but as opposed to its venerable predecessor, this game offers a younger twist! Playing takes both strategy and luck to come out as the winner. The game’s object is

Slam Bluff

Slam Bluff

Slam Bluff is a fun family game that involves both strategy and luck. The game is extremely compact, making it convenient to bring almost anywhere. This makes it ideal for car rides, the park, or bringing along to a friend’s house. There are two dice inside a plastic container with a clear top and a silicone

Slam Words

Slam Words

This educational yet entertaining word game appealed to our testers aged 8 to 88! Shake the 3 letter cubes inside the cup, slam it down to close in on 3 letters, and call out a word using those 3 letters before passing it on to the next player. Can’t come up with a word? You’re

Word Splice Card Game

Are you about to hit the road and want to bring a game for the whole family, perhaps at home with friends or even alone for some relaxation? Word Splice might just be what you are looking for. This fun card game is packaged in a small, light box and easy to carry anywhere. Two

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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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