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Seal of Approval Report

Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters-Creatures Unleashed DVD

As one of the newer animated action TV series, Kaijudo is trying to carve out a niche to call their own. Parents have seen so many of the genre come and go. However, with the Kaijudo DVD, which bundles with the first five episodes of the TV shows first season, there is a redeeming social […]

Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Competitive Deck: Rocket Storm

Game Maker Wizards of the Coast have wielded a deft hand once again with Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, creating a trading card game comprised of cards that are beautifully illustrated and feature the standard elements of powers, defenses and special skills. The game itself is really quite easy to get the hang of

Animal Songs CD

Animal Songs CD

When a parent gives their child a CD they know that they are purchasing something that they will be listening to while driving for a long time. Or at least that is the hope when picking out a really good child’s CD. With Animal Songs you needn’t be afraid, this is a CD that is

ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign and Read! Book by Natalie Edge

This book and CD system is terrific for teaching kids phonic sounds while simultaneously teaching basic sign language. The book offers visually stimulating animal images accompanied by descriptive pictures explaining each sign. The descriptions of how to move your hands to make the correct sign are very clear. The book is in alphabetical order and

Sign2Me Flash Cards: Beginner Series

Sign2Me Flash Cards: Beginner Series

Learning sign language and teaching it to their children at an early age is something that many of our testers were excited to try. In this set you will find superbly designed materials including flash cards printed in glossy plasticized paper that is durable enough to stand up to even the stickiest fingers. The images

EzyDrifter

EzyDrifter

Get ready for a totally cool ride on experience. Kids and parents alike went nuts over the EzyDrifter which not only gives a unique riding experience but a great workout for the legs as well. Once kids saw it they were all over it. It instantly became a child magnet not only in the home

Fruit + Veggie Wash

Fruit + Veggie Wash

It’s pretty hard to avoid all the news reports about the alarming amount of pesticides and chemicals being sprayed on our fruits and vegetables. As parents we want to make sure that our children are safe and eating only the healthiest foods. This Fruit and Veggie wash was met with approval from parents who appreciated

Toilet Cleaner

Toilet Cleaner

Toilet cleaning consistently ranks at the bottom of every home owners chore list. No one likes doing it and, while necessary, it doesn’t have the same tangible payoff as say, dusting. Forget to do it and you’ll know about it soon enough so let’s dive in shall we? The Honest Company, famous for producing environmentally

Dryer Cloths

Dryer Cloths

We all want to be responsible citizens of the planet, yet we also want products we purchase to help us with our daily lives. Sometimes this can be a hard balancing act. The Honest Company is all about helping parents walk that line and feel good about doing it. Take these dryer cloths for instance.

Dishwasher Pods

Dishwasher Pods

What exactly are dishwasher pods and what makes them special? To begin with they are made using only plant and mineral based ingredients and come in a really handy pod, which is a plastic wrap that you simply put into your dishwasher’s soap dispenser. No more lifting, tipping and spilling boxes of detergent. If this

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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