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Seal of Approval Report

Word Rush

Word Rush

This is a frantic word game that can be panic inducing or exhilarating. If you are looking for a laid back leisurely family game night, look elsewhere. The object of Word Rush is to quickly think of words that fit within a given category and start with a given letter. Categories include cities, names, foods, […]

DabitZ

DabitZ

For many of our parent testers, seeing DabitZ brought back a flood of memories playing with Light Bright. Fibre-Craft has a new, and terrific spin on the old classic. Instead of colored pegs and a light bulb DabitZ uses dabbers (12 colors are included in the set) and a cute, portable desk that makes it

E-Z Grip Flag Football

This is a fun, new twist to the classic capture the flag game but, in the eyes of our testers, it is much safer and easy to play. To begin, and what first draws attention to the package, is the rubberized ball. There are several combinations of colors, all of them bright and appealing. Once

Insulated Lunch Backpack

Insulated Lunch Backpack

Parents were effusive in their praise of Marcus + Marcus’ Insulated Lunch Backpack which they described as being among the best they had ever seen when it comes to quality and durability. The material of the backpack is brightly colored and appealing with animal imagery, while the construction is sturdy, made to withstand everything a

Silicon Sandwich Wedge

Silicon Sandwich Wedge

Meet the Sandwich Wedge, a uniquely designed sandwich storage system. Many of us who make our children’s lunches the night before were pleased to find that their sandwiches stayed much fresher when storing them in the Wedge, as opposed to a plastic bag. The container also allowed the sandwich to maintain its shape. In bags,

JJ Rabbit Cuppies

JJ Rabbit Cuppies

The JJ Rabbit Cuppies are an adorable way to teach your child to drink or, for kids already using cups it’s just plain fun. These Cuppies are colorful and lightweight but sturdy, with two handles on each side so babies can easily lift and handle them. The cup is small enough that babies can lift

Geek Out! Family Edition

Geek Out! Family Edition

Geek Out! Family is a wonderfully fun and interactive game to play with family and/or friends, kids and/or adults. Since that pretty much covers everyone you can rest assure you will have a great time. Geek Out! Family is not unlike other trivia games you have played but it tosses in a unique, fun twist:

Youniverse Crystal-Growing Jewelry

The pink and purple colors used to create the packaging of this craft kit left no ambiguity about which gender this project was geared for. The box turned out to be quite an appealing aspect of this new offering from Horizon Group. The bright colors, see through window and pictures offer a glimpse into the

My Gnome on the Roam

My Gnome on the Roam

My Gnome on the Roam is an adorable, inventive, creative and well-executed concept come to life. If you are looking for fun ways to spend more time with the family, without electronic gadgets, this should be on your list. The set includes a suitcase box, a blank journal, the Gnome on the Roam book, a

Project Mc2 Pixel Purse

Project Mc2 Pixel Purse

The Project Mc2 brand does a wonderful job of making STEM-based projects appealing to girls. The Pixel Purse follows in that mold with pixel art turned practical. Pixel art is very trendy right now and also a useful technology skill, which means that this purse kit helps encourage creativity while also helping girls build a

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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