The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

PLAY-DOH Lets Create: Letters

PLAY-DOH Lets Create: Letters

Silver Dolphin Books, a winner of multiple Seals of Approval, has another winner on their hands. This time theyve combined early reading and alphabet awareness with the timeless fun of Play-Doh into a terrific kit. You will find a book, 4 cans of Play-Doh, 26 alphabet letter molds and two-sided play mat and 2 extruders […]

Jazz for Babies: 5 Album Instrument - Themed Set

Jazz for Babies offers a twist on traditional “baby” music. This is not the same handful of songs, over and over, with the same kind of “childish” sound. The Jazz for Babies CDs takes well-known songs and puts them to soothing jazz melodies. Many people know jazz as one of the more complex genres of

Rumble Pie

Rumble Pie

Sometimes the name of a game indicates what you will find inside. If that fails, at least the box will give it away. But not so with Rumble Pie – which is why its great that you are reading this review. If you like discovering inventive new games Rumble Pie might fit your bill. A

Clumsy Thief

Clumsy Thief

Sometimes the most delightful finds come from the most unexpected places. Melon Rind, a self-described eclectic group of cartoonists, teachers, writers and hobbyists have released their first game and its a winner! Clumsy Thief is a wildly fun, fast-paced group game that is whimsical yet intense. Parents told us that playing this game allowed the

Teddy Needs A Bath

Until parents saw this great new product from GUND we never really knew the constant state of terror most Moms live in when it comes to washing and cleaning their children’s stuffed animals. The responsibility of not damaging their child’s most precious belonging brought some of the strongest of women to their knees. Never fear,

Pluckin Pairs

Pluckin Pairs

Looking for a great game to play at your next large family gathering? Pluckin’ Pairs is ideal for large groups because its fast, requires no special skills, and it relies on group interactions to generate the most fun. For starters, the instructions are very straightforward, and the game is quite easy to play. In fact,

Show Me The Kwan

Show Me The Kwan

Testers described Show Me The Kwan as a really clever mash up of Boggle and Trivial Pursuit. As familiar as you might be with those games, you are in for a whole bunch of new twists, turns and fun. Roll out the dice to reveal an assortment of random letters, think of an answer and

Wise Alec Jr.

Wise Alec Jr.

The original Wise Alec, already a Seal winner, set expectations levels pretty high for its little brother. No problem. Jr. picked up right where the elder left off. Packed in a deceptively small box, there are four different games inside. Before we look inside we have to say a few words about the box itself.

Fairy Tale High

Fairy Tale High

The Fairy Tale High line of dolls brings classic fairy tales to life with teenage versions of some of our most familiar and iconic animated heroines. Each doll has been designed to look like a teenage doll. For instance Cinderella (Cindy) has long blue streaked hair and listens to her MP3 player. Sleeping Beauty also

Marker Maker

Marker Maker

This fun and creative pre-craft kit helps kids make their own markers that they can then use in other activities. The system is truly inventive and really piqued the curiosity of testers. This product is a mix of science project and art project. Kids loved mixing their own colors and making their own markers. Making

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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