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Beezi, The Spelling Game

A gem of a fun, educational game, Beezi hit all the right notes with our testers. From the box, which is colorful, appealing and sturdy (helping to keep everything together), to the clearly written instructions that were easy to follow and understand. Next comes the game play itself, which features just the right amount of […]

Pochecko

Pochecko

If you have poker players in the house who are looking for an interesting new twist on the traditional game, Pochecko will surely spark their interest. The game is aptly suggested for ages 12 and up because the rules and strategy can be quite challenging. The really interesting aspect of this game is the element

Alphabet, Numbers, Colors & Shapes Wipe-Off Bingo

This compact sized game is a superb way to build on skills and knowledge your children have by presenting them in a fun manner. Numbers, letters and shapes become part of the game which makes the whole experience fun. The set comes in a small, colorful, reusable box that allows for storage of the game

Rhyming, Sight Words, Initial Consonants Wipe-Off Bingo

Parents loved this small simple game that can be used in so many ways. This twist on traditional letters/numbers bingo was seen as a great educational tool to reinforce their children’s learning of sight words, rhyming, beginning reading and spelling, vocabulary, and letter recognition. This is great for groups of kids to play together. The

BOOM BOOM BALLOON GAME

BOOM BOOM BALLOON GAME

As a family or group game Boom Boom Balloon proved over and over that it is an absolute blast. If you and your children like to laugh and scream and giggle and jump out of your seats then look no further for your next family game night purchase. As you take turns pushing “spikes” into

HEDBANZ ACT UP

HEDBANZ ACT UP

Families flipped over Hedbanz Act Up, a blend of traditional Hedbanz meets charades. Kids really enjoyed acting out the cards and everyone had fun guessing what they were. This is the ideal family game because everyone gets in on the fun and laughter. You know that kids all think it is hysterical to watch mom

LOGO PARTY

LOGO PARTY

This game is both a great party game for big groups and a sociological experiment. How much are we pawns in the great game of corporate branding? After all testers played this game over and over, it was apparent that branding is doing quite well, thank you. Cynicism aside, there is a whole lot of

Extreme Dot to Dot

If you thought you knew dot-to-dot puzzles and considered them to be kids play, all we can say is, you are in for a BIG surprise. Extreme doesn’t even begin to describe what you are going to find inside these books. Are you used to drawing lines on pictures with between 30-50 dots? How about

The Presidential

The Presidential

The last time we reviewed The Presidential we were in the midst of a heated presidential election. Now we are in an off year and you might expect the interest or appreciation of a game focused on the quadrennial presidential contest to wane. Not so. Maybe its the overcharged media who clearly can’t wait for

Rumble Pie

Rumble Pie

Sometimes the name of a game indicates what you will find inside. If that fails, at least the box will give it away. But not so with Rumble Pie – which is why its great that you are reading this review. If you like discovering inventive new games Rumble Pie might fit your bill. A

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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