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V.Smile

V.Smile

This wonderfully designed video game console for your young child is one of the most eye catching products we saw this testing period. V.Smile is designed to entertain and introduce children to a variety of fun and educational games. The system has interchangeable cartridges with such favorites as Winnie the Pooh and Lion King. The […]

Tanoshi Scholar Computer

Do you have elementary school age children and want to introduce them to the vast resources of the internet, the skills of coding and helpful applications to assist their studies? Are you hesitant due to either sturdiness or safety concerns? Or maybe you are home schooling, and are considering options for your childs first computer?

SecuraTrac

Among the worst nightmares for any parent is losing track of a child. The SecuraTrac system, which features a small GPS tracker, gives parents a level of comfort when their children are carrying it on their person. The exceptionally accurate GPS gives parents a visual location map on their computer or smart device. The unit

Anybook Reader

Anybook Reader

Boys and girls we have a winner. The Anybook Reader blew away our testers as an amazing device that lets parents be present with their children even when they are pulled away. By selecting any book, and we mean ANY book, the parent or grandparent, aunt, uncle (you get the idea) reads and records his

iCarly Digital Video Camera Kit

iCarly Digital Video Camera Kit

It is a fact of our digital age, the proliferation of shared photographic and video imagery is everywhere you turn (YouTube, etc.). Is it any wonder then that kids are light years ahead of their parents when it comes to understanding and embracing the opportunity to document their lives and the lives of others? Sakar

Air Hogs Hawk Eye and Liv Dolls - Schools Out

A remote controlled helicopter that takes video? And sells for under $100? Really? Yes, really. While hovering the Hawk Eye can shoot up to five minutes of low resolution video or snap hundreds of pictures. After you land you just hook it up via USB to your computer and download the content to see what

iXL

iXL

Really? Has it come to this, preschoolers are playing with toys that are cooler than our own gadgets? In the case of iXL, yes, get over it. The iXL System is a book shaped unit that opens to display a big colorful screen. The menu page gives you the option to explore the built in

Looxcie 2

Looxcie 2

We guarantee the first time you show your friends what Looxcie 2 can do, they will exclaim “No way!” Well at least that’s what we heard from testers who could not get over this cool new technology that gave them the power to capture life and their adventures on their smartphone and even stream it

Kidz Gear Volume Limit Wired Headphones

Made just for kids these headphone are so comfortable that even the most fidgety kids could wear them for an extended period of time with no discomfort. What brought in the high scores is the peace of mind these headphone gave parents. 1) The sound quality is superb 2) while their kids are using these

Hot Wheels Video Racer Vehicle

What a neat idea, put a camera on a Hot Wheels car and get an idea of what it would feel like hurtling down the track at breakneck speed. Making race car videos turned out to be a very easy thing to do, in fact our young testers took about a minute to figure it

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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