The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Big Air Ball Tower

Big Air Ball Tower

Testers first reaction to K’NEX’s Big Air Ball Tower was universally one of quivering excitement and outright awe, and why not. This new construction set from K’NEX is so big, so colorful and so full of movement and activity that the first look stops you in your tracks. At over five feet tall, big is […]

Kid KNex Chompin Chums

Kid KNex Chompin Chums

The K’Nex legacy is secure as one of the most ingenious building systems ever created. The problem K’Nex had was the fact that you had to have a pretty mature set of hands to build any of their cool designs. Sensing the need, or perhaps frustration of younger siblings who used to watch on the

Didi & Ditto: Kindergarten

Didi & Ditto: Kindergarten

Kutoka has successfully carved out a niche for itself and with its newest characters, designed to entice a slightly younger age group, they are proving that success runs in the family. Vibrant settings and a lighthearted fresh style gives Didi & Ditto: Kindergarten a perfectly appealing feel. First and foremost this is an adventure game,

Kids Coloring Plates

Kids Coloring Plates

This perfect rainy day activity kit for you and your youngster to do together, results in a wonderful keepsake that you will proudly hang in a place of prominence But, what sets this plate decorating activity apart is the fact that you can redo, update and redesign the plate over and over again. You may

Pair O Pals

Pair O Pals

The Inventor’s Studio has invented one of the most universally well reviewed products of this testing period. These adorable dolls are really two dolls in one when you turn them inside out. What makes them irresistible is the fabric, which is nothing short of, well…irresistible. You’ll have to take our word for it when we

Words of Art

Words of Art

This superb introductory art kit about the world of calligraphy is a must for children who like to doodle, draw and design colorful signs, cards and posters. That’s quite a list of activities, but this kit delivers the goods with a wonderful instructional book and a nice set of materials including markers, pens, pencils, glitter

Crumb Chum

Crumb Chum

If you don’t happen to have a table scrap scavenging dog in your home, one who is ready to snarf up any offering from your little one, then you will want to consider Crumb Chum as a great shed-free alternative. Oversized with a huge reservoir, it’ll catch lots of cheerios, applesauce and the like. Crumb

ProBuilder Code Blue X 10

ProBuilder Code Blue X 10

If your child has shown an interest in building toys and you are thinking about finding a good starter set, look no further. The ProBuilder line offers a compact set of building pieces that come complete in a carrying case and can create so many models that after a little while and only a $20

Lil Cement Truck

Lil Cement Truck

Maybe it was the bright colors, maybe it was the solid feel, perhaps it was the fact that dump trucks always resonate with your boys, but either way our testers really liked the playtime experience they found with this Lil’ Cement Truck. The wide wheelbase gave a solid feel as little ones made accompanying revving

123 School Bus

123 School Bus

Mega Bloks creates such fun and easy to use building sets that they continue to rack up award after award. This adorable school bus set gives your young builder the freedom to construct school buses with brightly colored blocks and big bold numbers. Whether they are building one gigantically tall bus or a whole fleet

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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