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Seal of Approval Report

Figure It Out Puzzle Space

Figure It Out Puzzle Space

There are so many toys out there that sing, dance, blink, light up, spin, and fly. But sometimes you just want a simple puzzle to do with your child. Banana Panda hears you and Puzzle Space fits the bill to a T. The puzzle features pieces that are big and easy to pick up, place […]

I Know It (iknowit.com)

Gone are the days of only brick and mortar learning institutions, a new day is upon us! A hybrid learning approach to virtual learning, as well as traditional in-classroom instruction, is our shared new reality. I Know It, as its empowering name suggests, is an incredible interactive review tool, and a great supplement to math

Ezyroller Classic X

Ezyroller Classic X

Trust us on this one: your child’s face will be all smiles the moment they see and ride this fun, unique, easy to use roller. The ride-on experience is a blast and an excellent exercise vehicle because your child rides it sitting down using their legs and a lot of their core muscles to turn

FamiSafe

FamiSafe

FamiSafe is an app that offers a host of valuable features for families with multiple devices. Testers called it a “must-have” for parents who feel a bit uneasy about their kids or teenagers having phones. There are convenient and easy-to-use ways to monitor activities like detecting bullying behavior, unusual social media activities, suspicious photos, and

Dirty Rotten Scalpers

Dirty Rotten Scalpers

It’s always fun to discover an engaging yet simple game that is ideal for a group of friends or family members. Especially if that group includes people with a competitive spirit as this game involves strategy, planning, and luck to win. The concept is pretty straightforward, and the directions are very clear so that the

Adora Be Bright Dolls Savannah

Adora Be Bright Dolls Savannah

The Adora Be Bright line of dolls from Charisma features dolls with a back story. Savannah is no exception as she comes with that beautiful name and her very own mantra. Savannah’s is all about pride, and parents loved sharing the story and the concept behind it. As parents, we are often telling our children

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu made a great first impression with testers who were impressed with the design of this doll’s packaging. So appealing, with great colors and images, plus its easily accessible, not overloaded with additional plastic and twist ties, etc. Now lets’ talk about the doll inside the package, specifically Lulu. She is

Slider Disc

Slider Disc

Slider Disc offers a unique twist on the classic Frisbee catch games you probably grew up playing as a child. Traditional Frisbees are well, what you know, fairly flat, saucer-like objects. Eolo’s Slider Disc turns it into a new game by challenging players with a disc that, at first glance, looks flat, but looks can

Crayola Creative Fun 5-in-1 Tabletop Easel

This is an ingenious product that carries the trustworthy and beloved Crayola brand. The set comes complete with a mirror, transparent sheet, chalkboard, and dry erase board, all of which offer multiple ways for kids to let their creativity spill out onto the various surfaces. Parents felt that the transparent screen was a unique feature

Happy the Birthday Bird

Happy the Birthday Bird

Our parent testers were enthusiastic and effusive in their review of this adorable new doll/book from Happy Products. They gushed over the gender-neutral, soft, endearing stuffed bird but also the idea of making birthday memories that their children could hold onto long after the big day had passed. The included book has a QR code

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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