The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Dado Cubes

Dado Cubes

Building blocks get a real makeover with Dado Cubes from Fat Brain. These colorful interlocking blocks give builders of all ages a free form set with which they can build, stack and break down to their hearts content. There are no rules or specific instructions, just your own innate sense of balance and design. The […]

Fairy Triad

Fairy Triad

Get ready to share a magical moment with your child when you sit down to plant your very own fairy garden. Several parents told us that they never heard of such a thing, but after reading the very creative instructions and the storyline they were hooked. Testers after tester told us how they really enjoyed

Bonsai Village

Bonsai Village

Nothing says springtime like new buds peeking out from rich soil. Teaching children an appreciation of what is required to bring this about is what the Bonsai Village is all about. Our testers loved planning and planting their garden, and then giving it the care it needed to flourish. Of course this is not an

Cranium Puzzles plus Seek & Find - City

Cranium continues to impress our testers with their unique approach to creating games and puzzles for children. With this release they have successfully merged their skills and talents into a fun experience for kids. Your children will have a blast searching through the busy cityscape. The puzzle pieces are just the right size for little

Cranium Puzzles plus Mix & Match Memory - Country

Cranium continues to impress our testers with their unique approach to creating games and puzzles for children. With this release they have successfully merged their skills and talents into a fun experience for children with a nice educational component mixed in. Your children will play and learn not only the names of animals but how

Cranium Giggle Gear Turbo Rocket Pack

Your child might really believe they can rocket off to the moon once they shoulder this wonderful backpack from Cranium. Any child who has a fascination with space and spaceships will eat up this adorable pack that gives them the power to imagine that they are soaring to distant planets and solar systems. Less a

Cranium Giggle Gear Fancy Flutterpack

For those of you who are familiar with the innovative games that Cranium is famous for, please note that this review is not located in the Games category. What brings Cranium to Kids Clothing & Accessories is this adorable backpack with flappable wings that our testers absolutely loved. There is a game inside, although it

Sand Off! Dry Body Wash

Sand Off! Dry Body Wash

There is nothing like the fun of the whole family playing together at the beach, frolicking in the water and on the sand. The problem comes when its time to head home and as you pile into the car so does, what feels like, half the sand on the beach. Our bodies turn into sand

Rumpsters One Size <BR>Cloth Diaper

We live in a disposable world where we seem to always choose ease and convenience to effort and elbow grease. And yet, given the state of the world and recent increases in awareness about our responsibility to care for our environment it is possible that the timing is just right for Rumpsters Cloth Diapers. Cloth

Noahs Pals - <BR>Lance & Linda Lion

Having a nice set of animals for imagination play is great for parents putting together an entertainment pack for children for waiting times such as in restaurants or doctor’s offices. These are particularly nice because of the care and detail Caboodle put into crafting this lion couple. At least we assume they are a couple,

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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