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Kids Indoor Pickleball by Watchitude

The Kids Indoor Pickleball set by Watchitude is a fantastic way to introduce children to the exciting world of pickleball. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in North America, and now kids can join in the fun with this specially designed set. The child-sized paddles are […]

Xtend Scooter

Xtend Scooter

The Xtend Scooter by smarTrike is the perfect starter scooter that will grow with your child, providing a high-quality and easy riding experience every step of the way. Our parent testers were impressed with its sturdy construction, which allows kids to feel safe while quickly achieving and maintaining balance on the pavement. The assembly process

Maxi Deluxe ECO

Maxi Deluxe ECO

Maxi Scooters by Micro Kickboard were already considered by many of our testers to be one of the best products on the market when it comes to scooters. Now they’ve “kicked it up a notch” by making it eco friendly. It still has the same great features like weight-shift steering, easy gliding polyurethane wheels, a

Mini Deluxe ECO

Mini Deluxe ECO

Scooters are an excellent way for young children to learn and develop their balance and motor skills. The Mini Deluxe scooter has been around for many years and is one of the very best in the category. Now it’s gotten an upgrade, and it is a welcome one, according to our parent testers. The Mini

Ride-On Toy - Riding Buddy - Cat

The Riding Buddy–Cat is truly the perfect first-wheeled ride for toddlers. The first impression parents and kids had was that the Riding Buddy has fun, bold colors of yellow and orange and its aqua wheels that really pop. The kitty has a pleasant, friendly and inviting expression. The tail is curved into a loop handle

Walkaroo Stilts

Walkaroo Stilts

There is a perception floating around that stilts are novelties relegated to those guys who walk above the crowd in parades or at circuses. Well how do you think those guys got their start? You have to start small and that’s the experience that these stilts offer stilt walking hopefuls. The stilts have handles to

Shox Scooter

Shox Scooter

When riding scooters, the ones that are designed like skateboards with a handle, ride comfort has never really been a concern much less a passing thought. Along comes Shox Scooter and the game has changed. The floorboard features a shock absorber to dissipate the effect of various bumps, cracks and less than smooth terrain that

Scoot 2 Skate

Scoot 2 Skate

Scoot 2 Skate is a marvelous toy that parents thought was an excellent value in that it converted from a scooter to a skateboard thus giving it years of life. Perfect for introducing riding of this nature as it has four wheels to stabilize the ride and ease kids into the experience. Superb for developing

Whiplash

Whiplash

Remember when the original Razor scooter swept the nation and brought with it a frenzy of portable mobility? Since that time engineers and enthusiasts have been searching for ways to push the envelope and take scooters to the next level. Which brings us to now and the Whiplash scooter that wowed our testers who saw

Shred Sled

Shred Sled

The full review for this Seal of Approval award winning product has not yet been posted. Please check back soon.

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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