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Ansel & Clairs Adventures in Africa

What a beautiful, fun, interactive and visual treat this new iOS app is. Testers told us time and again how the remarkable mix of animation and real photos from Africa drew players in. There is so much information to be gleaned here and as you journey through this largely unknown continent you can take “pictures” […]

Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobos Birthday Challenge

Using exceptionally bright and colorful images along with upbeat and fun music, this app for the youngest technology users among us, truly captivated its intended audience. There are tasks given to your child from easy mazes to hide and seek, shapes, matching colors and more. Each skill is repeated three times before moving on. This

Jack and the Beanstalk by Mindshapes

This app/Ebook (available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) won our testers over with its unique ability to engage their children while helping them develop a range of skills including fine motor skills, language and basic physics. The interactivity of the experience is remarkable using the age old story with a decidedly modern twist.

Meteor Math

Meteor Math

One of the finest and most effectively educational apps on the market, Meteor Math really impressed testers. Being able to set the grade appropriate skill level before handing the device off to their child was appreciated. as it reduced the chances for frustration. The experience itself is challenging in every way, really pushing kids to

Life360 Family Locator

Quite simply put, this app drew rave reviews from mothers who told us about the great sense of ease and relief they felt having a tool that could locate their family in an instant. Whether it is an family emergency, a natural disaster or some other need to know instance, being able to locate where

The Monster at the End of This Book

The Monster at the End of This Book

This is a classic book and the digital version only serves to enhance the experience for new, young readers. The program loads and runs flawlessly and the moment Grover pops up on the screen, kids are hooked. All of his humor, his familiar voice and silly antics get kids excited from the get go. There

Another Monster at the End of This Book

Another Monster at the End of This Book

The sequel to a marvelous book that so many testers told us that they already loved in its hardcover edition has jumped onto the iPad and the results are top notch. Part of the reason for the success is the addition of the always popular Elmo to the story. Even after all these years kids

Thomas and Friends: Day of the Diesels

Thomas and Friends: Day of the Diesels

Do you have a Thomas the Train fan in your home? If so you will want to load this app on your iPad and watch your little one’s eyes light up. There are loads of activities to explore. Of course you can choose to hear a Thomas story read to you or you can watch

Miss Spiders Bedtime Story

Miss Spiders Bedtime Story

This is the kind of children’s app that our testers told us they have been waiting for. Fun, bright and appealing loaded with adorable characters and a nice assortment of interactive experiences, Callaway really hit the nail of the head with this one. The layout of the app is refined and very easy to navigate.

Miss Spiders Tea Party

Miss Spiders Tea Party

The delightful David Kirk Miss Spider books have seamlessly made the transistion to mobile devices like the iPad thanks to the design team at Callaway Digital Arts. Parents and children loved playing with the app over and over, logging countless hours either reading, watching, playing games, painting or solving puzzles. The vibrant colors really jump

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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