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Junior Passback Football

Junior Passback Football

What a cool, brilliant and totally novel idea! This Passback Football is perfect for the child that loves to throw a ball around but doesn’t always have someone to play with. Made of strong materials, it proved itself to be extremely durable. At first you will be surprised at how quick and accurately the ball […]

Trail Master 2-Seat Wagon

Trail Master 2-Seat Wagon

The Trail Master Two Seat Wagon is a great alternative to traditional pull wagons. The design difference is quite apparent, but the fun and thrill that children experience is right on par. Parents liked the Simplay3 design that lets two children sit comfortably beside one another. It does take a little time to get used

Drop Dots

Drop Dots

While there are many textured balls on the market Drop Dots impressed our testers as being unique. They attributed the special appeal of Drop Dots to the spiky look of the balls. You might think that would be dangerous or uncomfortable to throw or catch, it is quite the opposite. The rubber that creates the

Blow Up Blasters

Blow Up Blasters

This is not your ordinary water gun. Blow Up Blasters are designed to be used while you are already wet and in the pool, lake, jacuzzi, etc. The body of the blaster is inflatable while the handle is made of plastic. To shoot it you have to keep the handle down in the water. It

Baby Spring Float Splash Station

Baby Spring Float Splash Station

Introducing your baby to water (that isn’t in the bath) is a fun and exciting time. There can be some trepidation for parents because of the inherent dangers associated with pools for non-swimmers. With that said, it is essential for children to experience the water at a very young age so they don’t develop a

Little Tikes Fun Zone Battle Splash Water Table

Most water tables usually consist of a table that you fill up with water and then use cups and other things to move the water around and to play. This water table is far more “hands on” and active. The fun really begins with the water sprayers which allow children to spray themselves, their parents

Little Tikes Triple Play Splash T-Ball

Little Tikes Triple Play Splash T-ball is a one of a kind t-ball set. Not only is this set durable but its way more fun than any other t-ball set because MGA has built water play into the experience. The set is designed to spray the ball up and out with water, and this feature

X-Shot Fast-Fill

X-Shot Fast-Fill

Water guns and summer go together like baseball and apple pie. They are guaranteed giggle and squeal toys that are perfect for cooling down on hot days or safely shocking someone when they least expect it. ZURU Toys has created a great new entry into the category, the X-Shot Fast-Fill. This impressed testers for a

SwimWays Fairy Tails

SwimWays Fairy Tails

If you have a mermaid fan in your home and if this lockdown ends to the point where we can take our kids back to pools, SwimWays Fairy Tails will be a cute addition to the experience. There are two pieces here, the sweet mermaid and her fish friend. Both are designed to bob in

Groovy Wubble

Groovy Wubble

The Wubble Bubble Ball was no stranger to our testers who have seen it around for years, this, of course, made them all the more intrigued to see what was new in the world of Wubble. Right from the start, testers were drawn to Groovy Wubble’s eclectic hexagonal-shaped package and liked that it has almost

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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