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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Sport Coupe

Sport Coupe

When you get into a new car for the first time perhaps the most fun is trying out the new buttons and seeing what they do. That was exactly the reaction children had when they climbed inside the Sport Coupe. Fingers were busily finding and pressing every button, and there are quite a few, delightedly […]

Grow N Go Bike

Grow N Go Bike

This cool trike has it all in spades. First of all it comes completely assembled and ready to ride, is that a parents dream or what? But wait there’s more, the expanding center rod, which moves without the use of any tools, makes this trike usable for years and then again for a younger sibling,

Classic Pound Puppies

Classic Pound Puppies

Taking adorable to new heights, Classic Pound Puppies, were hugged and loved from the moment they entered our testing centers. Well made, soft and cuddly this stuffed animal toy also taught kids the value of pet adoptions. The enclosed DVD teaches children the importance and responsibility of not only adopting, but the caring of these

Tamagotchi Connection V5

Tamagotchi Connection V5

Still going strong and still offering a compelling and appealing experience, Tamagotchi Connection really connected with our young testers. While parents were admittedly at a loss to connect on any type of level with these digitized sidekicks, they acknowledged their children’s fascination and devotion to caring for and playing with them. This latest version features

Stack The Trix Mix

Little testers gravitated to this adorable pull toy like moths to a flame. Parents stood back and watched as their toddlers immediately grabbed the string and started pulling every which way. But when that came to an end the fun didn’t. Sitting contentedly while stacking and unstacking the smiley ring faces onto the poles was

Tri-bot

Tri-bot

There is no denying the shelf appeal of the latest Wowwee robot. Testers flocked to the bright red, smiley faced robot, eager to see what he could do. The first impressive feature is the three durable wheels which make multi-directional maneuvering a breeze. Next up is the controller which is very intuitively designed so that

Alive Lion Cub

Trying to recreate animals in a lifelike fashion is a very difficult task, especially if you are trying to pass off your creation to a demanding and perhaps even skeptical audience. Given the degree of difficulty we were pleasantly surprised to read the reviews from our testers who reported that their children were in fact

Karito Kids World Collection<BR>Piper Whelan Doll & Book from Sydney, Australia

Adding ethnic diversity while heightening the level of accuracy and realism is what the Karito Kids line of dolls does best. This year they have expanded the line and once again they have impressed our testers with the quality of the dolls as well as that of the background story books that accompany each figure.

Paradise Horses Barn Buddies

Providing a child with a toy that allows them to play act favorite activities, like owning, riding and caring for a horse, is a great gift to give to a child. This Barn Buddies set, when combined with a Paradise Horse will transport your child to that setting and permit their imagination to take flight.

Paradise Horses

Paradise Horses

From the moment we laid eyes on these horses we knew that they were lovingly crafted by some serious horse lovers. The detail and care put into reproducing such figures is remarkable. The musculature in the neck alone, blew our testers away. Add to all the detail the fact that the horses are movable and

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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