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Hello&Group Kids Polarized Sunglasses - NYC Collection

Do you have a kid’s birthday coming up and you aren’t sure what present to get? According to our parent testers, you simply cannot go wrong with The Hello&Group Kid’s Polarized Sunglasses. After watching our young testers try these on and take them out for a spin, there’s no doubt that they will please any […]

Piggyback Bandz

Piggyback Bandz

Bandz, whether silly or not, are the hot craze right now which explained the rush by young girls to get their hands on these uniquely different bracelets. With bright, bold colors these Piggyback Bandz stand out because they stand upright. There are all sorts of shapes and colors from glam to safari and everything in

SLAPlet

SLAPlet

One, two, three, SLAP! That was the sound of bracelets slapping on the wrists of our testers who gravitated to these like moths to a flame. Perhaps it is the variety of colors, or maybe its the removable links that allowed them to accessorize and personalize their SLAPlet, or maybe its just the cool effect

Ginsey Home Solutions Licensed Inflatable Safety Bathtub

Making bath time fun and appealing is a proposition that parents have been tussling with forever. This brightly colored, multi-themed inflatable bath was a huge hit with our testers young and old. Kids loved bathing with their favorite characters whether Disney Princesses, Winnie the Pooh or Sesame Street characters. It inflates and deflates easily making

Safe2Go Child Safety Harness

There are those who have reservations about using a harness for their children, the guess among our testers is that they have never lost a child in a crowded environment. Our testers found that when it comes to keeping your child tethered, especially in places like amusement parks, malls, the zoo, etc. peace of mind

My 1st Career Gear Assortment

Playing dress up is a staple of childhood, has been for generations and there is no reason to believe it will ever stop especially now that Aeromax has bundled an entire assortment of character props in one kit. Now dress-up can take on a professional theme as the included costumes include a chef, doctors (male

Disney Cuddly Bodysuit

Not only do these one piece outfits feature adorable designs from favorite Disney movies but they are ingeniously crafted with a variety of snaps that allow the bodysuit to grow with your baby. Parents were amazed and thrilled to learn how to use the feature that allows their baby to grow and yet continue to

Rapunzel Wedding Costume for Girls

We have all experienced buying costumes for our children, you know the kind that look cute for one or two wearings but soon fall apart. For parents jaded by those experiences, wait until you see this stunning Rapunzel Wedding dress. Wow! This is a gorgeous dress that will transform your little girl into a princess.

LockerLookz Accessories

A slam-dunk, grand-slam, winner. For tweens and early teens this was a rather surprising runaway hit. We say surprising because we have never seen anything even close to it, which only means that lots of people missed an amazing opportunity. Girls can now “move into” their home away from home on the first day of

Backyard Safari Cargo Vest

Backyard Safari Cargo Vest

What a blast our little outdoor explorers, budding paleontologists and/bird/bug/spider/creepy-crawly watchers had when they donned this great Cargo Vest. The vest is made of high quality material that is both durable and lightweight, plus it is stain resistant making it very easy to clean. It is loaded with pockets and pouches for collecting bugs, rocks,

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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