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Speed Rally Probuilder Pursuit MK7

The great race car building kit makes the process of building a terrific looking model car so easy and fun that everyone in our testing centers wanted in on the fun. Right out of the box everything is laid out to ensure success, from the great illustrated instructions to the decals and stripes to spice […]

Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes

Teaching children to be appreciative for the gifts they receive is an important lesson for kids of all ages to learn. This delightful kit of colorful materials, that encourages children to let people know how much they appreciate the thought and effort a person gave in giving them a gift, is a wonderful tool for

A World of LEGO Mosaics

A World of LEGO Mosaics

This new release from Lego incorporates of all the genius that the company was built on; Lego’s instantly recognizable colorful assortment of blocks along with a wonderful palette of designs to build on. Parents watched in delight as their children gravitated to the play set and happily built project after project. Lego is all about

House

House

For most of us the first thing we ever built with Legos was a house. There was something very nice and symmetrical about the doors, windows and boxy shape that lent itself to those first blocks. Now as we and Lego have aged (gracefully!), we have discovered the next generation of Lego House and this

Fire Station

Fire Station

With this Lego set your child can create the setting where heroic acts of bravery are just part of the daily routine. A great set of Lego pieces are at your fingertips and constructing a fire station where your child can run the show dispatching firemen and firewomen to aid the neighborhood. The wide age

Fairy Triad

Fairy Triad

Get ready to share a magical moment with your child when you sit down to plant your very own fairy garden. Several parents told us that they never heard of such a thing, but after reading the very creative instructions and the storyline they were hooked. Testers after tester told us how they really enjoyed

Bonsai Village

Bonsai Village

Nothing says springtime like new buds peeking out from rich soil. Teaching children an appreciation of what is required to bring this about is what the Bonsai Village is all about. Our testers loved planning and planting their garden, and then giving it the care it needed to flourish. Of course this is not an

The Batcave, The Penguin & Mr. Freaks Invasion

With over 1000 pieces, this is one serious building set that you will be building together with younger children. Older kids will handle the construction process with ease. Once assembled there is so much to spark imagination role play, with various story lines intersecting and epic battles being waged between good and evil. The entire

Motion Power

Motion Power

We have been enjoying Lego’s steady growth of their Creator line for several years now. This newest release includes motion power so that your creations can come to animated life after you build them. The in-depth instruction booklet guides young builders as they create one of two models. During the building process you may want

Adventures at Bikini Bottom

Adventures at Bikini Bottom

It could be that centuries from now archeologists will be mystified as to how a yellow sea sponge managed to captivate so thoroughly an entire generation of children. Heck, it mystifies many parents today, but the fact is that SpongeBob is the main man/sponge when it comes to tickling the funny bone of kids today.

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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