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LeapPad™ Ultimate

The LeapPad Ultimate is a superb tablet for parents who want to give their kids a device that is tailored to deliver a fun, age-appropriate, educational experience. This is really a tablet for both parents and kids. Sure kids will be the ones using it, but parents, using the straightforward set-up, have total control over …

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Augie

Augie

Augie is a smartly designed, well-constructed, durable, multi-faceted robotic learning toy. Parents were thrilled to discover that there is not a long list of instructions to work through, but the ones provided are easy to follow with the downloadable iPad app. Augie has no sharp edges or corners, no clunky parts that break off, and …

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Parker by Seedling

Right out of the box parents said that they could tell that the quality of Parker, the Augmented Reality Bear, is superb. The bear is wonderfully soft and really well made. The medical instruments are made out of a fine quality wood. Even the introductory “letter to the child” is printed on a nice thick …

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Merge Cube

Merge Cube

Looking for that elusive cool, “it” gift? If so you need to check out the Merge Cube. At $15, the price can’t be beat, plus the ooh and ahh factor will make this gift memorable for kids and adults. The Merge Cube is a physical toy that magically morphs into Augmented, Holographic or Virtual Reality …

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E-Blox Stories - The Cave

E-Blox Stories-The Cave is an impressive addition to the construction-based toy category, breaking new ground by integrating education and reading into the play pattern and reclassifying it as a STREAM product. That’s right parents, one more term to learn. Science, Technology, Reading/Writing, Engineering, the Arts, and Math. This is designed to stimulate a childs imagination …

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udoq THE DOCKING SYSTEM

udoq THE DOCKING SYSTEM

Sleek, stylish and functional were the most commonly used terms to describe this unique product for docking and charging all your family’s electronic devices. This system is crafted out of strong aluminum. There are various sizes which you select based on the number of devices in your home. The one we reviewed is quite long, …

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Cozmo Limited Edition

To say that Cozmo was a hit in our testing centers would be a massive understatement. Parents and kids flipped over Cozmo who might very well be the cutest little robot toy ever. Cozmo has a big personality, is a joy to interact with, loves to play and be taken care of. Cozmo is programmable …

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Sketch Kit

Sketch Kit

Important Note: This sketch kit is an add-on for Wonder Workshop’s line of programmable robots. If you are unfamiliar with them or don’t have one, then this is not going to make any sense. If you do have a $150 Dash or $200 Cue robot and are looking for a great add-on, this sketch kit …

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MiaoKids Smart Kit

MiaoKids Smart Kit

The Miao Kids Smart Kit play pad is an interactive and instructive toy that feels like a preschoolers laptop with its own downloadable app, “MiaoKids Wonder Math.” The kit comes with 31 cubes and shapes that are recognized on the screen when placed on the pad. It is these pieces that your children will use …

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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 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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