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Marvel Ani-Movie

Marvel Ani-Movie

Wow, Jazwares has a product here that one reviewer called “Cool with a Red-Bull chaser.” Apart from generating the most unique comment ever, Marvel Ani-Movie is about as unique and wonderful a toy as we’ve seen in quite some time. Putting the power of stop-action movie making into the hands of your child, this product […]

Discovery Kids Speed Detector

Discovery Kids Speed Detector

Kids love to see how they stack up to the competition. Whether its how fast they can get from point A to point B, who can eat their cereal faster, whatever it may be, there is always room for a contest. Discovery Kids now brings this competitive fervor to a head with a very cool

FLY Pentop Computer

FLY Pentop Computer

Introduced in 2005 the FLY Pentop Computer is still one of the most remarkable new technologies that any of our testers or any of our staff have ever seen. It’s one of those products that makes you shake your head and say: “How does it do that?!” That, is a handwriting recognition system that will

Light:Night

Light:Night

At first glance you might think that some space pod has landed, but upon further inspection you’ll discover one of the most ingeniously designed night lights ever. The cordless orb sits on its charging pad, glowing colorfully, almost begging you to pick it up and play with it. Our testers did just that and were

Leapster L-MAX Learning Game System

Leapster L-MAX Learning Game System

Having been in this business for a while we have learned an important lesson, when the people at Leapfrog introduce a new educational technology system, odds are that it will be worth the wait. Once again our testers were head over heels about the new L-MAX System which builds on the proven strength of the

TykeLight by MOBI

TykeLight by MOBI

You know when you see something and say, of course I need that. I’ve needed it for some time, why hasn’t someone thought of it sooner. Well, according to our testers, better late than never. This bright light, which attaches to the leg of your stroller, lights the way for you and your child. It

MOBI Digital Bath & Room Thermometer

MOBI Digital Bath & Room Thermometer

Whether it is the bath, the pool, the spa, or even the nursery, there is something comforting about knowing how hot or cold the water or air is. This is never truer than when you have a baby or young child. The MOBI digital thermometer makes it so easy to use and understand that you’ll

Crystal Breeze Air Purifier & Ionizer

Crystal Breeze Air Purifier & Ionizer

Air filtration systems are everywhere nowadays. Promising to clean the air of harmful irritants sounds like a good thing, after all, who wants irritants? But how do you know which systems work best? We will be the first to admit that we’re still unsure but we can tell you that the MOBY system impressed our

MobiCam Monitoring System

MobiCam Monitoring System

We are surely in a wireless age. Time was that security monitors were only for mansions and the FBI. Now anyone can keep an eye on their baby as they sleep or the children as they play and you don’t have to be hunkered down by a bank of monitors. In fact, with the MobiCam

Robosapien

Robosapien

You’ve got to hand it to the makers of Robosapien, they sure picked a great name for their company. This totally unique, totally entertaining and totally captivating robot was a sensation no matter who our audience was. Dressed in Storm Trooper black and white, Robosapien is ready to respond to your commands via remote control.

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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