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Ravensburger Pictopia: Harry Potter Edition

Ravensburger Pictopia: Harry Potter Edition

This is a family game that will be either a hit or miss depending on your level of Harry Potter fanaticism. If you are among the millions (billions?) of Harry Potter fans out there, and consider yourself to be well versed in all things related to the magical wizarding world of J.K. Rowling, then this […]

Wonder Forge Despicable Me 3 Linked Up Game

Wonder Forge Despicable Me 3 Linked Up Game

Linked Up is exactly the kind of game you might expect from the creators of a Despicable Me film. It is wacky, irreverant, fun, quick moving and provides lots of laughs. Children’s eyes lit up when they saw the characters from the films they love on the playing board. Testers loved the ingenuity of this

Emojito

Emojito

Since everyone has a cell phone and everyone texts it really is no surprise that emojis are popping up everywhere, not just on your phone’s screen. They are on clothing, package design and in movies, so it was just a matter of time before there was a board game based on this cultural craze. Kudos

Word Rush

Word Rush

This is a frantic word game that can be panic inducing or exhilarating. If you are looking for a laid back leisurely family game night, look elsewhere. The object of Word Rush is to quickly think of words that fit within a given category and start with a given letter. Categories include cities, names, foods,

Geek Out! Family Edition

Geek Out! Family Edition

Geek Out! Family is a wonderfully fun and interactive game to play with family and/or friends, kids and/or adults. Since that pretty much covers everyone you can rest assure you will have a great time. Geek Out! Family is not unlike other trivia games you have played but it tosses in a unique, fun twist:

Operation: Escape

Escape Rooms are popping up everywhere, and for good reason, they are awesome and a fantastic family/group activity. Yulu has taken many of the best elements of Escape Rooms and somehow fit it inside a box. Operation: Escape has officially raised the bar on traditional scavenger hunting games, taking it to the next level by

The My Weird School Game

The My Weird School Game

Miss Bernard Is a Wild Card is a fun game for the whole family. Parents loved this game because they could play it with their children and everyone has loads of fun together. Apart from the fun it will also help your child develop reading, math, and strategic thinking skills. The game is about an

Brik Buster

Brik Buster

Imagine some large Lego-like pieces built into a very tall tower. Now imagine your child with a tiny plastic hammer knocking down that tower. That is the point of the Brik Buster set, a kind of Lego/Jenga hybrid. If that sounds great to you we’re sure your child will love Brik Buster. Testers were impressed

Top Trumps

Top Trumps

In November 2016 the United States experienced a cataclysmic shift. In an instant what was up was down and what was real was fake. The venerable card game of Bridge had players designating a suit with the name of a US president, and a game company in the UK had something of a PR nightmare

Ultra Dash

Ultra Dash

Ultra Dash is a thrilling, active and flat-out awesome game for the whole family to enjoy together. Everyone will be up and moving while competing hard but also laughing and enjoying the experience. Families loved how each game could be created uniquely. The obstacle courses you create can be as hard or as easy as

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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.

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* 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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