The National Parenting Center

Games

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Coconuts

Coconuts

Coconuts is a wonderful, fun, and easy-to-play board game for all ages. Right from the start, the packaging, with its bright, colorful illustration, drew children to it like moths to a flame. Setup is quick and easy, allowing games to be played immediately. The quality of all the pieces and elements is substantial and impressed …

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Monkey in the Middle

Monkey in the Middle

Monkey in the Middle is a fun family card game that will quickly become a favorite in your home. The game itself feels like a hybrid of Uno and Rock, Paper, Scissors that both children and adults will enjoy playing together. Testers reported that games were filled with lots of laughs each time they played. Because it’s fast-paced, …

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Hedbanz

Hedbanz

If this game isn’t already a staple in your house, the updated edition of Hedbanz is a chance to get with the program. For those who keep track of this sort of thing, the original version of Hedbanz won a Seal of Approval in 2010. Twelve years later, Spin Master has introduced several new and …

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Staccabees

Staccabees

Can you be the first to balance all of your wooden cubes on the group’s shared stack? Think a task like that requires a steady hand? You have no idea! Parents loved this elegantly simple, beautifully crafted family game. From the well written directions to the smooth wooden cubes and the the heavy duty canvas …

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Orders Up!

Orders Up!

This game was a huge hit with kids who caught on quickly to the rules of the game and were immersed in the fun immediately. Of course if you weren’t engaged you risked falling behind because you have to stay on your toes at all times to see what each player will roll on the …

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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 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

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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