The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Nada

Nada

Blue Orange describes this new dice game as being fast paced, that would be an understatement! Players will have their heart rates elevate and their eyes focused like lasers to scan the rolled dice looking for matches or Nada (no matches at all). There are several game play variations and our testers enjoyed trying them […]

Flash

Flash

You better bring your A game when settling down for a game of Flash. This game requires super fast reaction times and a brain on full alert. Testers described this as Yahtzee on steroids calling it so much fun that the idea of going back to the old standard seemed absurd. There are a number

Poly-Rollee, Magic Glueing Roller

We can pretty comfortably state that you have never seen anything like this before. An electrostatic roller that attaches paper to walls and windows. What does this mean? No more tape, glue or thumbtacks and no residual traces left on the wall….really! You can hang any and all of your children’s artwork along with pictures,

iBounce Kids Trampoline

The spotlight concerning the lack of physical activity by our nation’s youth is shining brightly as well it should. The simple fact is that it is quite easy to fall prey to the various devices and diversions that keep us firmly planted on our couches exercising nothing but our fingers on either the remote control

The Drip Drops Color the World App

Whether you use iOS or Android your child will find a colorful, multi-layered 3D world filled with friendly characters, great sounds and music. Using story based learning your child follows the Drip Drops (who have delightful Irish accents) adding color to a colorless environment as they play. Children were guided as to which items needed

The Story of the Drip Drops

If you haven’t met them before, the Drip Drops are cute drops of water that love to bring color to the world. As you open the app children can have the story read to them or you can read it together with them. The story starts out in black, whites and grays but the drip

Princess and Her Pals 3D Book

Parents and kids agreed that this book, which features augmented reality to give readers a 3D experience, was amazing, they just couldn’t agree on who loved it more. In today’s world of new gadgets and gizmos being released every week it’s getting pretty hard to Wow anyone anymore. Be prepared to be wowed. Inside this

Letter Factory

Letter Factory

So many testers have expressed their fondness for the LeapPad system so they are usually excited about newly released titles. Once again their expectations were met with another great title that entertained and educated their children for hours. Perfect for long car or plane trips the graphics are bright, colorful and instantly engaging. The rest

Leap and the Lost Dinosaur

Leap and the Lost Dinosaur

The TAG Reader is a great device for making learning fun. The fact that it comes from LeapFrog should be no surprise to anyone who has kids of any age. If you already have a TAG then you will want to add this title to your library, especially if you have a dinosaur lover in

Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Jake and the Neverland Pirates

LeapPad and Leapster owners with preschoolers at home will be thrilled by this great math oriented game featuring the popular Jake and the Neverland Pirates characters. Kids will be challenged to solve age appropriate puzzles and find clues that lead to the pirate treasure. Some games include matching shapes to keep the pirate ship in

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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