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Seal of Approval Report

Cobra in Basket

Cobra in Basket

It’s not likely that anyone reading this will have seen an actual snake charmer, but there is no doubt that we all know what they do, after all we’ve all seen cartoons. Given that expertise our testers flocked to this very unique puppet and began the ritual of charming this snake right out of his […]

Mouse with Vest

Mouse with Vest

Is it a mouse or is it a rat? Our testers had an endless debate about the type of animal they were evaluating but what apparently wasn’t up for debate was how much they liked this long tailed gentleman. They were, in fact, quite taken with him. Perfect for a puppet show with moveable mouth

Zoo Tycoon 2

Zoo Tycoon 2

The genius of simulation games have often left our testers in awe with comments like “How do they do that?”. The level of AI sophistication, or artificial intelligence, is so advanced in this latest incarnation of Zoo Tycoon that you will believe that the successes, failures and catastophes that befall your simulated domain are really

NHL Championship Challenge

NHL Championship Challenge

This is not Lego’s first stab at a hockey game, but it does represent the best build-your-own system we’ve seen to date. Hockey enthusiasts jumped in immediately constructing the ice surface and the dasher boards. Next come the players who have a nice range of motion and pivot ability so that it was reminiscent of

DUPLO Castle

DUPLO Castle

Castles have been the centerpiece of so many generations of imagination play that it’s no wonder that this Duplo kit, designed for younger builders was so popular with our testers. We are taught at such a young age about Kings and Queens and the legendary battles of knights that the attraction was instantaneous, with kids

Block-O-Dile

Block-O-Dile

When a great, functional idea meets an ingenious design you know pretty quickly that you’ve got a winner in your hands. Block-O-Dile is just that, a fun to use, building-block-picker-upper cleverly masked as a hungry croc. The sweeping action occurs when you grasp the handle and roll the croc along the floor, the sweepers in

Truck

Truck

If you consider yourself to be a LEGO marriage then get ready to turn all of your skills loose on this awesome motorized, programmable truck that will impress even the most season block-building veteran. Everything is here for you to design, build and then bring life to a motorized mean-machine. The instructions feature Lego’s always

Captain Redbeards Pirate Ship

Captain Redbeards Pirate Ship

This LEGO set is designed to capture the fantasy and legend of giant pirate sailing ships of yesteryear. When you build the set together with your child, we were unable to imagine pre-schoolers building this alone, the payoff comes when you find out that your creation is sea worthy, or at least bath worthy. After

Motorized Hogwarts Express

Motorized Hogwarts Express

The undeniable appeal of the Harry Potter series has its roots in so many of the fantastic elements conjured up by it’s author J.K. Rowling. Among her most magical creations is Hogwarts and the Hogwarts Train that takes Harry and the gang to school each year. This set brings the Hogwarts Express home in a

Kodak My ABCs

Kodak My ABCs

If you have joined the photograhic revolution and left film behind for the wonderful world of digital picture taking, then you probably know that there are loads of magical things that you can do. Kodak, the pioneer of last century’s photographic explosion, continues to show that its up for the 21st century as well with

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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