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Spotcha!

Spotcha!

Spotcha is a game that demands and gets the focused concentration of all the game’s players more than any game we have tested. Once the playing pieces, truly random objects, are tossed on the table, players race to match the positioning of how each object landed to the illustrations on the card they drew. The […]

Konexi

Konexi

A thoroughly ingenious and unique word game, Konexi is a marriage of jenga-like dexterity and word building skills. The idea is to add game pieces, one for each letter of the alphabet, using the notches carved out of the piece AND make words AND not let the whole thing topple over! You see, as you

Bubble Talk

Bubble Talk

If you love to play games and you love to laugh then put this game on your “must get” list. Bubble Talk is an exceptionally simple game where you will find 150 funny photos and 300 crazy captions. Players place the card that they believe is the funniest caption and judge decides. This is a

Spelloker

Spelloker

What else are you going to call a game that borrows the best of Scrabble and Poker? The challenge is to deliver a game that combines the two in such a way that the experience is fun, captivating and if you can throw in a health dose of educational value you might just have a

Red Rover Game

Red Rover Game

This fun memory matching game is made more fun and memorable thanks to an electronic talking dog. There are several games to play depending on age and skill but it is Rover who runs the show calling out the color that players needed to search for, this can be designed as a great active play

Loopz Game

Loopz Game

Loopz is the newest incarnation of the classic electronic game Simon which many testers recalled fondly as the first electronic game they had ever seen. What makes this different is that Loopz stands upright and instead of pressing buttons you pass your closed hand through semi-circular openings to trip sensors. There are lots of games

Hedbanz

Hedbanz

If you have ever played Indian Poker or if you even look at the wonderfully whimsical illustration on the box of Hedbanz you will know exactly what you are getting. This is a marvelous family game that will generate loads of laughter and good times. Parents were enthusiastic about the prospect of introducing this game

Guess My Picture

Guess My Picture

Be sure your child’s creative caps are on securely because they are in for a workout. This new game from Wild Planet featuring the Crayola brand engages children with a fun experience that taps into their critical thinking, creativity, visualization and imagination. The task is to create pictures with cardboard cutouts so that others can

Doodle Match

Doodle Match

A great first game that allows preschoolers to discover not only the fun of game playing, but empowers them by building on some of their early color learning skills. Testers agreed that the use of durable game pieces was a plus especially given the amount of abuse many young game players can dish out. This

Hyper Dash Extreme

Hyper Dash Extreme

Just when you thought that Hyper Dash couldn’t get any better or any more hyper, Wild Planet ups the ante and gives us Hyper Dash Extreme! Kids had an absolute blast playing. With adjustable levels of play to fit the age group, parents could ensure that everyone could join in and enjoy the experience. The

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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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