The National Parenting Center

Kits & Crafts

Pottery Cool Studio

Pottery Cool Studio

This new product from Spin Master, which has produced multiple Seal winners over the years in categories as diverse as R/C vehicles to board games, is yet another winner. Pottery Cool Studio gives kids the ability to create pottery using their own wheel! The set comes complete with a clay pottery wheel, tools and paint. […]

Shrinky Dinks 3D Flower Jewelry

ALEX’s new Shrinky Dink kit creates great 3D Jewelry and comes with over 55 pieces for under $25. Still a blast from the past for many of our testers, this is a fun project to cross generations where everyone gets involved. What makes this new Shrinky Dink craft set unique is that it provides curved

ALEX Toys Lil Lockitz Memory Studio

If you are looking for a great toy to help spark your childs imagination, encourage their individual style, and help identify their unique interests and cherished memories, ALEX has just what you are looking for. The Lil Lockitz Memory Studio comes with everything needed to make 10 memory lockets. Parents appreciated that the kit allows

Crayola Air Marker Sprayer

This Crayola sprayer allows kids to create their own unique airbrush art! This craft kit has all the aspects of a real airbrush with regards to controlling the flow of the spray based on the level of pressure applied to the trigger. The paint comes out consistently no matter how hard the trigger is pushed.

Crayola Emoji Maker

Crayola has found a way to take emojis off the screen and put them in the hands of creative children who want to make their own emoji markers. The result is both appealing and eye-catching. Parents felt that the quality of the stamps was a standout here. The directions were very clear and easy to

Crayola Jewel Maker

If you have a child who loves arts and crafts and is into jewelry, this product is definitely for them. Fun, easy, not overly messy, the Jewel Maker comes with everything you need to make necklaces, bracelets, etc. in 3 easy steps. Parents liked finding a technology free experience and this is just that, good

Crayola Color Spinout

Parents and children agreed that Color Spinout was a whole lot of fun, and for parents, there was the additional element of nostalgia. Of course things do change over time, but in this instance the feeling was that the change was all for the better. The bright vibrant colors from the included markers really jump

TUTTI FRUTTI Party Bucket

How do you improve on a classic like Play-Doh? Canadian based BOJEUX has created an alternative modeling clay and put it all in a single bucket along with a bunch of toys, including different molds and extruders to help your child create different shapes and elements. As far as modeling clay goes this is good

AtmosFlare

AtmosFlare

RedwoodVentures has introduced a dazzling new technology into the arts and crafts arena. In an age where 3D printing is becoming more mainstream, this unique “pen” takes the technology out of the box and puts it in your hand for limitless freeform creativity. The “ink” in the AtmosFlare is actually a gel that hardens when

Circuit Clay: The Easiest Way to Learn About Electricity

Over the years Klutz has proven themselves to be masters at creating appealing packaging that draw children and parents alike to them. The Circuit Clay Kit was no exception. Bright and colorful, kids couldn’t get wait to get started. Inside, another Klutz signature, great directions that are easy to follow and, based on the age

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

Edit Company

PayPal Payment

"*" indicates required fields

Submission Summary

In case of Agency:

Product/Service
Suggested Retail Price
Suggested Age
Description
Notes
Image
Payment Method*
Hidden
Hidden
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Credit Card Payment

"*" indicates required fields

Submission Summary

In case of Agency:

Product/Service
Suggested Retail Price
Suggested Age
Description
Notes
Image
Credit Card
American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa
Supported Credit Cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Expiration Date
 
Hidden
Hidden

[login_widget]

PLEASE SELECT YOUR REGISTRATION TYPE

OR

User