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ALEX Toys Ultimate Sketch It Nail Pens Party

If you have a pre-teen, tween or teenage girls odds are it will only take one glance at this nail themed craft kit to be hooked. Testers could not wait to get their hands (and nails) on this and once they did they discovered that the possibilities were endless. There are lots of suggested designs […]

ALEX Toys Guy Gear Rip & Stick Duct Tape Wallet

This testing period we discovered a truly unique craft kit that is aimed at boys. Parents told that they could count the number of male-themed crafts kits they had ever seen on one hand so they were more than a little intrigued. We have all seen the ubiquitous duct tape do just about everything, most

ALEX Toys DIY Card Crafter

Parents and kids alike gave high marks to Alex Toys’ DIY Card Crafter after discovering that it has almost everything children need to make beautiful and creative cards. From the moment they saw the package with its fun graphics, bright colors and fun samples of the projects they could make it was Go time. This

Feathery Friends Craft Kit

Inside this unassuming cardboard tube, you will find everything you need to create, cute peacocks and owls. That came as somewhat of a surprise to our testers who were curious but had no expectations of what they were in for. There were cardboard tubes, felt sheets, shapes, feathers, papers, and googly eyes, enough materials to

Kinetic Sand Dino Dig

Kinetic Sand Dino Dig

Kinetic Sand is a blast to play with all on its own, now WABA Fun has found a way to add a new level of fun and even an educational element in their new dinosaur based kit. Inside the intriguingly designed box are two bags, the first is Kinetic Sand and the second is an

Moulin Roty Cinema Box

Moulin Roty Cinema Box

Do you have a junior showman in your home? You know the kind that loves to gather everyone for a show, a trick, a song or dance. No matter what the entertainment of the evening might be this unique imagination play set will aid in bringing it to life. It all starts with the box

Color Alive Live Action Coloring Pages

As traditional play patterns continue to merge with technology our kids are able to experience some pretty magical things. Well, as parents we think they are magical, kids don’t remember the stone age like we do! Color Alive is a series of themed coloring books. Each comes with 16 action coloring pages, six crayons, and

Build & Imagine Storywalls

Build & Imagine Storywalls

Testers across the board praised this hands-on activity set as a terrific, gender-neutral, electronic-free, thought-provoking toy. Ideal for any child who loves to use their imagination and gravitates to creative, interactive play. The vibrant magnetic pieces in each set, (we reviewed three different themes – beach house, marine rescue center and at the beach) are

Make Your Own Doggy/Kitty Day Camp

Mindware has created an irresistible pair of toy kits that really connected testers with their family dogs and cats. The packaging is adorable, eye-catching and appealing. The instructions are nicely illustrated and fun to follow. Parents found that there were so many interesting ideas and suggestions of things to do with their pets that their

Qixels Turbo Dryer

Qixels Turbo Dryer

Many parents who have introduced craft kits to their children have at one time or another come across a project that has them assembling an assortment of colored beads which then need to be ironed, glued, soaked or something labor intensive. The biggest problem we have heard over the years about those kits is that

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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