The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Glow Hockey by IDEAL

Glow Hockey by IDEAL

Is it knock-hockey? Is it pinball? Is it air-hockey? Actually its a little bit of all of those. Glow Hockey is a fun active game that is best played in the dark. The assembled unit casts an eerie glow on the playing surface which has small air holes designed to keep the neon colored disks […]

Colossal Art Set by ALEX TOYS

The Colossal Art Set caught the attention of everyone right away. ALEX wasn’t kidding when they trotted out the word Colossal for this Art Set. It is big…really big! The size along with the bright and colorful packaging was a powerful magnet to any and all budding artists. This kit is loaded not only with

Spy Alley Dice Game

Spy Alley Dice Game

Spy Alley, the board game, won a Seal of Approval back in 2008 and we have been eager to see what Spy Alley Partners would come up with next. As it turns out they have found a way to take the essence of the original game and boil it down into a very travel friendly

Funnybones Game

Funnybones Game

Many of our testers told us that when they first heard the name and saw the Funnybones box the last thing they expected was a game that is even older than them. This is not a board game or a dice game or a card game, this is a manual dexterity game that will test

Tubby Table

Tubby Table

When you think of bath toys you invariably think of floating items like rubber duckies and the like. Tubby Table Toys thinks there is another way and based on the reviews of our testers they are right. The bath time play table is a simple to assemble unit that turns the bath into an environment

Battle Sheep

Battle Sheep

Get ready to add another superb Blue Orange game to your Family Game Night collection. Battle Sheep offers up a great group experience with a nice twist. The game/board set up changes with each use allowing for a variety of different pasture shapes and thus making every game different from the one before. With each

Critter Cruise on SylvanPlay - Powered by Fingerprint

This is a fun little app that really caught the fancy of both the parents and children that played with it. When you first open it, since it doesn’t feature any famous characters, testers weren’t sure what to expect but once they started playing they discovered a whole lot of fun packed inside. Parents told

Allons Danser! (Lets Dance)

Whistlefritz continues to impress our testers with adorable and educational offerings that introduce children to new languages. In Allons Danser! testers found a collection of songs on a CD that they found to be both entertaining and captivating. There are very familiar songs like “Old McDonald” and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” that sound both

¡Sabor! -- Spanish Learning Songs

Whistlefrtiz’s newest language learning CD features songs that are catchy and fun to sing along to. This collection of interactive Spanish songs have been chosen and for their ability to involve listeners. There is an activity component here, whether its making animal noises, playing games, calling out responses, singing, or dancing the idea is get

Smithsonian Young Explorers: Oceans

Silver Dolphin absolutely blew testers away with this fabulous book, puzzle and poster set. To begin with they loved the packaging which comes in a solid, sturdy case that makes storing the set easy while keeping the items safe and good condition. The quality and extensiveness of this product is where parents heaped their most

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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