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Yogarrr!

Yogarrr!

The Yogarrr Family Pirate Yoga Party Board Game is perfect for the entire family and will have you all in stitches. On top of being a blast, while they are playing children will be developing their gross motor skills because it requires that players balancing “parrots” on the various body parts in just about every […]

Dog Crimes

Dog Crimes

Dog Crimes is a wonderfully original and fun game for kids of all ages, in some cases and in some households even younger than the age range of 8 and Up. The game is quick and easy to set up and understand. You’ll be playing within very few minutes. The characters, all dogs, are cute

Calculat3d Chaos

Calculat3d Chaos

From the moment you pick up this seemingly innocent game box, you will know that this is not your average board game or your average game experience. The weight of the box is a testament to the impeccable quality of everything inside. The playing board is made of very sturdy cardboard with vibrant colors. It

Marvel Battle Cubes

The Marvel Battle Cubes are a compact, entertaining toy that will surely engage children. Kids testers were so excited about being able to select their favorite superhero characters to do battle with. The battle cubes, despite their name, actually provide a lot of laughs and surprises. Think of the play pattern as a classic rock

Candy Collections!

Candy Collections!

Candy Collections! is a fun family game that both children and adults will enjoy. The game itself is well-made. The character pieces are strong and solid, with no cardboard characters that stick into plastic bases. The board game, cards, and pieces are all vibrant colors with cute illustrations that put a smile on our tester’s

Respect the Earth

Respect the Earth

The Respect the Earth and “ecologic puzzle” is a great way for children to begin to learn to create good habits when it comes to stepping up to protect our planet. The matching puzzle pieces provide a before and after photo or a good and bad photo that is perfect for opening up a dialogue

Hungry Bins

Hungry Bins

Hungry Bins By Adventerra Games North America Click here to find out more about this great product Parents were so enthusiastic in their praise for Hungry Bins. Thrilled that they had discovered a wonderful game that’s fun, easy to play, something a family can do together, AND educates our kids about the importance of recycling?

Hazels Helpers

Hazels Helpers

If you are looking for a fun game to play with your little one, even ones as young as 4 years old, you should put Hazel’s Helpers by Simply Fun on your list. The game is ideal for busy families and parents who want to play more with their kids but don’t have the luxury

Stack the Scoops

Games are such a fun way to get the whole family together to interact and just have fun. Scoops is an ingenious, fast-paced, and creative game that will get the entire family involved and having fun with its ice cream theme. The cards are cute and colorful. The age recommendation of 5 years or older

Eating in Season: Ecologic Memory

Eating in Season: Ecologic Memory

The Ecologic Memory game Eating in Season is a sweet, educational game that helps children with visual memory while simultaneously learning how to identify and choose seasonal fruits and vegetables and helping the environment. The first thing that caught the eye of our parent testers was the helpful informational guide that provides information regarding the

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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