The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

TATSU

TATSU

Tatsu by Smartzone is a strategy based competitive game that is easy to understand and simple to play, but a challenge to master. The game plays much like Backgammon, and if you already know how to play that, the rules of Tatsu are easy to learn and play moves rather quickly. With the use of […]

Tubelox

Tubelox

Think of all the building toys your kids play with, OK now imagine blowing them up to life-sized versions big enough to actually play with. You are on your way to understanding Tubelox one of the most innovative toys we’ve tested. Tubelox gives your children the ability to build structures that are their life sized,

Blade & Rose Childrens Leggings

What a cute, sweetly designed and well-made pair of leggings. The fabric is nice and sturdy, and will remind you of a really thick pair of tights. The material is quite soft and has a nice amount elasticity, which is great given the suggested age ranges, and the fact that there are so many body

Innobaby Silicone Bath Scrub

Parent testers instantly took to the idea of a silicone bath scrub because they innately felt it offered a safe, anti-bacterial, effective product to use on their children’s skin. The cute fish shape is both appealing and inviting to children at bath time. The size also makes for easy handling. Each side of the scrub

Monster Chase

Monster Chase

Testers were delighted to discover this cute game that their preschoolers could understand and enjoy. The gameplay is simple, players need to lure monsters back into the closet – each kind of monster is lured with a different toy. Once you match the monster and the toy, the monster goes in the closet. In essence,

The Mysterious Forest

The Mysterious Forest

The Mysterious Forest is a creative and colorful game that our testers enjoyed and asked to play repeatedly (always a good sign). The game itself features beautiful artwork that parents described as “stunning”. The game box itself is ingenious. It has a lid that opens and closes like a book, instead of removing completely, which

Oceanos

Oceanos

Oceanos is a unique underwater treasure game where players are tasked with collecting animals and treasures. The first thing you will notice with this game is the art and graphics. They are absolutely stunning as is every graphic aspect of this game. The game board and cards are made of high-quality materials. Testers told us

Around the World in 80 Days

What an inventive, fun, grown-up family game. We say grown-up because this game requires some very unique strategy and planning that could frustrate younger children so stick to the suggested age range. To begin we must mention that this is a beautifully designed game. Testers pointed out that the graphics are among the finest they

Tem-Purr-A

Tem-Purr-A

At first glance parents admitted they had no idea what they were in for. The package is certainly adorable and intriguing but it doesn’t really give any indication what’s inside. Is it a game? Are they flashcards? Is it educational or just for fun? Turns out it is a fun, fast-paced game. The theme of

Loot N Run

Loot N Run

Loot N Run is a fun family card game that revolves around treasures, pyramids and monsters. The game struck reviewers as a nice mix of bluffing, set collection, and pushing your luck. The small box (bigger than a deck of cards but smaller than a book) was appreciated by parents both for its economy and

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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