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Smithsonian Jellyfish Tank

Smithsonian Jellyfish Tank

This Jellyfish Tank that carries the Smithsonian name delighted testers who found it to be fascinating, soothing, and educational. It is ideal for the suggested age group of 10+, but parents felt that it could be enjoyed by even younger children (with parent supervision) since it provides a unique experience not found in many other …

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LOL Surprise OMG Styling Head

LOL Surprise OMG Styling Head

The LOL Surprise toys are a massive hit for MGA. They have found a niche with the younger children, and this styling head will only strengthen that position. Even while still in the box, it is very appealing and beautifully designed, with its big sparkly eyes, striking colors, and lots of glam. Once out of …

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Crayola Clicks Retractable Markers

Crayola has nothing to prove in the art supplies department. Still, the Clicks Retractable Markers demonstrate that they are not content to rest on their laurels and will always strive to be innovators. The markers are another great Crayola solution that helps spark children’s creativity with less mess and fewer frustrations. How many times did …

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PIXSTER

PIXSTER

Get ready to put this quick gift in your shopping cart for your young, aspiring artist. The Pixter by NSI International will help any child be more confident in their drawing skills, and it’s surprisingly simple to use. The Pixter is a simple concept, but NSI executed the design so perfectly that parents lavished enthusiastic praise. …

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Paint & Create Easel Case

Ready to give your kids the key to unlock their imagination? If you have a child that yearns to express themselves creatively with no boundaries, then this complete, colorful, and inviting art set from Crayola needs to be on your radar. With the Paint & Create Easel, the possibilities are endless! This is sure to …

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STEAM Paper Butterflies Science Kit

Calling all parents of budding scientists. This STEAM Paper Butterflies Science Kit by Crayola is a winner. So say our parent testers, who call it a perfect, gender-neutral way for your child to experience physics in a hands-on, at-home kit. Inside the bright, colorful packaging, you will find step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow …

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Spill Proof Washable Paint

Parents and caretakers – how often has your child asked to paint, and you immediately think of the mess? So, you casually mention some other toys they may want to play with so that you don’t have to clean up the inevitable paint spills? If that’s you, then these spill-proof containers of primary colors are …

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Light-Up Activity Board

The Light Up Activity Board from Crayola allows for and encourages creative, independent play for toddlers. Inside the bright box, you’ll find so many options for your little one to draw, color, and play with shapes. They can draw directly on the activity board using washable markers, color on the transparency scenes included in the …

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Tiny Ceramic Studio

If you have children who love arts and crafts and you are looking for a new and fun activity to keep stimulating their talent and creativity, this kit will surely do the trick. Klutz is renowned for its book-based activity kits and clear instructions, and this kit follows in those wonderful footsteps. They thought of …

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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

* 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 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 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

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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