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Products for Babies

Bright Starts Bounce Bounce Baby Activity Zone

When you place your baby in the Bounce, Bounce Baby you will understand why they named it that almost instantly. Baby’s feet rest on the flexible base and with a simple flex they quickly learn how easy and fun it is to bounce. Your child can bounce, and swivel in the rotating seat, to their […]

Bright Starts Around We Go Activity Station

Bright Starts presents a colorful play station that little one’s will be enthralled with. Once you place your child in the padded bucket seat they will be off and running pressing, peeking, spinning, teething, twirling and generally exploring all the fun things to do. Parents loved the fun funky characters and the music, noting that

SnugEase Bib

SnugEase Bib

The problem with the standard, run-of-the-mill bib is that babies make such a unique mess when they eat. There are always all sorts of things sliding down and off their faces that more often than not, it’ll sneak under the collar. And don’t get us started with drool! Very Necessary saw a problem and went

Wonder Fun Play & Change Activity Center

Providing new babies with stimulation and a safe place to explore despite their lack of mobility is what the Wonder Fun Activity Center is all about. Designed with bright colors to catch baby’s eye, there are loads of soft cushiony toys to touch, squeeze and of course put in their mouth. There is music that

Snuggle Nest

Snuggle Nest

The debate about the family bed shows no signs of being settled anytime soon, but if you are the kind of parent who wants to keep your newborn close and safe through the night, there may be no better product on the market than the Snuggle Nest. Parents appreciated how secure their child was with

Baby Wordsworth

Baby Wordsworth

Signing for babies is an idea that is quickly picking up steam as more and more books and videos like this hit the market. In Baby Wordsworth, Baby Einstein takes common words such as cup, tree, flower, dog and many more and demonstrates each sign language counterpart. The video walks you through the process of

Baby Einstein Lullabies and Sweet Dreams

Baby Einstein Lullabies and Sweet Dreams

Baby Einstein has had numerous successes when it comes to creating effective programs that calm and soothe babies. This is no exception as tester after tester reported how relaxed and calm their child became after they turned the CD on. Parents noted that the use of this type of calm, classically influenced music also lays

Learn-Around Playground

Learn-Around Playground

There are hours of fun waiting for your toddler in the Learn-Around Playground from Leapfrog. Our child testers were particularly enamored with the ball chute, delightedly pushing balls from above, picking them up below and starting over again. Moving down and around the playset children discover a wealth of light-up fun including shapes, numbers and

LeapStages Infant Learning System

LeapStages Infant Learning System

Parents gave rave reviews to this infant learning system that is easy to assemble and features soothing classical music that magically seemed to both stimulate and calm their babies. LeapStages uses lights that flash on when your child touches, pulls or grabs at the unit making for a fun, exciting lesson in cause and effect

Snuggly Buggly

Snuggly Buggly

First things first, buying a Snuggly Buggly is an extravagance, at $220 it is clearly not for everyone. With that said the Snuggly Buggly is one of the warmest, softest and cuddliest cover-ups we have ever seen. Bubunja Baby has designed this to keep your baby warm, even in the coldest weather, without having to

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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