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Seal of Approval Report

Chef Cuckoo

Chef Cuckoo

Round is the new shape of playing cards, or at least it is if you base your opinion strictly on the series of games being released by Blue Orange Games. That in itself is not a bad idea since this company has been producing superb Seal of Approval winning games for years and years now. […]

Wallscapes Flower Garden

Wallscapes Flower Garden

If your daughter likes decorating and redecorating her room then this kit might inspire her to choose a garden theme next time. The set includes the materials to make five colorful flowers that feature bright petals and a choice of petals. The process is easy enough that a seven year old was easily able to

NASCAR Bashers

NASCAR Bashers

We weren’t sure how parents would review this car that is designed to crash, after all that isn’t exactly something parents want to glorify, right? Well we missed the mark on this one. Parents told us that they get it, their sons love to crash cars and no matter what vehicle you gave them, they

101 Great Gifts Kids Can Make

101 Great Gifts Kids Can Make

Conveniently organized into eight different sections including photos, garden gifts, office crafts, household helps, decorations, cards and wrapping paper/gift bags, there really is something for everyone and every occasion. Whether its a gift for Mom, Dad, a teacher or anyone special, chances are you’ll find an idea and instructions how to make it in this

Air Hogs Battle Tracker

Air Hogs Battle Tracker

An automated, laser seeking missile launcher that is a TOY? Oh AND a remote control helicopter that can shoot projectiles? If you are a young boy and someone were to tell you that there really was a toy that could do all that you might think they were pulling your leg. In fact when most

Fibber

Fibber

A fun and energetic game that is engaging and hysterical as players don goofy plastic glasses with an extended nose. Fibbers, as you might imagine, like a certain wooden boy, will have their noses grow faster than others. Entire families reported that this was a great group game and ideal for indoor play on rainy

Nano Speed

Nano Speed

Spin Master knows that its hard to break into the miniature car market, after all Matchbox has been THE go-to brand when it comes to miniature sized vehicles. So they tried another tactic, small cars that go fast. No that really doesn’t describe it accurately, these cars go FAST!! Based on the scale of the

Riff Rockit CD

Riff Rockit CD

Energetic, upbeat, catchy and loads of fun were just some of the terms used by testers to describe this music CD. Kids loved listening to the tunes that felt like classic rock but featured educational lyrics. Songs like “Hero” about how being good is a heroic thing to do, “Pearly Whites” which teaches kids about

La Dee Da

La Dee Da

Not just another dress up doll, La Dee Da comes with a back story. It is all detailed in the included 18 page storybook. Parents felt that this added a nice level of depth to the character and thus the imagination play experience. The clothing that comes with the doll can be changed to make

Yepp Maxi

Yepp Maxi

Parents were so enthralled after testing the Yepp Maxi bicycle seat that they literally could not say enough good things. The scores were off the charts and the reviews were positively gushing. The loved how lightweight the seat was, many saying they barely knew it was attached. As for attaching the seat, the directions are

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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