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Seal of Approval Report

Trail Master 2-Seat Wagon

Trail Master 2-Seat Wagon

The Trail Master Two Seat Wagon is a great alternative to traditional pull wagons. The design difference is quite apparent, but the fun and thrill that children experience is right on par. Parents liked the Simplay3 design that lets two children sit comfortably beside one another. It does take a little time to get used […]

Boon NURSH Silicone Pouch Bottle

Finding the right bottle for your baby can be overwhelming and confusing. Especially for mothers that exclusively breastfeed but need a bottle for going back to work or times when you just need someone else to feed the baby. To be sure, each child is different and what works with one might not work with

JJ Cole Collections Papago Pack

JJ Cole Collections Papago Pack

Testers told us that JJ Cole Collections Papago Pack was a breath of fresh air when it comes to the stale old concept of diaper bags. The backpack style bag makes carrying a heavy load easy on the back and shoulders while being cute enough for mom and rugged enough for dad. It really is

Chalk of the Town Chalkboard T-Shirt

Try to wrap your head around this, you can buy a T-shirt for your child, they could wear it every day and it would never look the same twice. That is the idea behind Chalk of the Town Chalkboard T-shirt, a shirt kids can recreate when the mood strikes, any way they like. Not only

Matific Galaxy

Matific Galaxy

Matific was a huge hit with parents who were convinced that it was an app that every parent and educator must have in their educational arsenal. The process of getting going is quick and easy. Once you select the grade your child is in, it gives you a customized course for them to work though.

Red Roof Cozy Cottage

Red Roof Cozy Cottage

Adorable, sweet little playset and a great intro into the world of Calico Critters. This set includes a cute little cottage, accessories for the bedroom and kitchen and one sweet bunny wearing a dress. Interestingly that one factor turned this from a gender-neutral toy to a girls toy in the eyes of our testers. The

Red Roof Country Home

Red Roof Country Home

For too long dollhouses have been viewed as being only for little girls. Epoch Everlasting doesn’t subscribe to that thinking nor do our testers. After spending time with the Red Roof Country Home, they agreed that if you are looking for a dollhouse that can be played with by both girls and boys, from their

Crayola Color Chemistry Lab Set

Crayola continues to be the brand parents know they can count on and they delivered yet again with the Color Chemistry Lab Set. The packaging features their trademark bright colors, is easy to open and well organized so the items can be stored in the original container. The experiment booklet has easy to follow instructions

Crayola Scribble Scrubble Pets

Crayola’s Scribble Scrubble Pets set is fun, creative and imaginative craft kit that will last since it can be used over and over. The set includes four pets (a bunny, a puppy and two kittens), very washable pens, a small tub for the pets “bath” and a scrub brush. If you are the kind of

Crayola Ultimate Light Board

Any child that loves drawing or art will flip over this light board. By using the included colorful markers on an over-sized screen, your child can dream up and then create some truly amazing designs. The possibilities are endless as Crayola does what they do best, tap into children’s imagination, creativity, uniqueness, and ingenuity. The

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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