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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Pieceless Puzzle

You have never seen a jigsaw puzzle like this one before, we guarantee! The looks of befuddlement and amusement on the faces of our testers were priceless as testers young and old tried to make heads or tails of this “pieceless puzzle”. You can call it pieceless or one-piece and either would be right. The […]

Karaoke Book - Sesame Street Superstar

Karaoke Book – Sesame Street Superstar

This bright and colorful interactive book got even the most reluctant singers crooning along to familiar songs. Older children, who have a better grasp of a larger volume of childhood favorites, will have a great time with this book. There is something about grabbing a mic in your hands and hearing your voice projected that

Serpents Spiral Coaster

Serpents Spiral Coaster

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

Neo Shifter

Neo Shifter

If your child loves to build and pretend, and if they think transformers are awesome, then plan to stuff this in their stocking. Neo Shifters are fun to assemble, uniquely designed and they carry super cool weapons. What really stood out for parents was the very wide age appeal that this toy had. Kids of

iCoaster

iCoaster

Part building toy, part sculpture, the iCoaster is more than just another product with an “i” in front of its title. As you open the box and examine the unique pieces and shapes inside you will surely be as excited as our testers were to see just what can be designed and built with this

Dado Cubes

Dado Cubes

We have seen many building blocks over the years. Blocks of every size, shape, color and material have passed through our doors. With all that history, our testers were still enthusiastic about Dado Cubes. These colorful interlocking blocks give builders of all ages a free form set with which they can build, stack and break

Magic Theater - Hannah Montana

Magic Theater – Hannah Montana

Hanna Montana mania is sweeping the country and if it hasn’t hit your home, you can count yourself in the minority. Our testers (pre-teen girls) were absolutely ga-ga over this sing/act along toy that allowed them to imagine that they were part of the show. They can interact with Hannah by by projecting any one

Airblox

Airblox

Throughout all of the reviews submitted to us by testers of Air Blox there was one common thought: Ingenious. By pumping air into the various “block” segments, children began the process of building their own special habitats. The bright colors and ease with which the included foot pump aided in inflating the parts made this

Lil Explorers Mega Playland

Remember Discovery Zone? No? How about McDonald’s Playland? OK, that’s what you will think sprang forth out of the box and plopped itself right in the middle of your living room, or if you are lucky enough, your child’s playroom. A couple twists of Playhut’s famous collapsible frames and you’ll have the best play center

Fur Berries

Fur Berries

This adorable little bear comes into your home looking like a giant cherry. That is the magic of Fur Berries for it is only as your child plays with it that an adorable little bear peeks out and turns into a furry friend, ready for hugging. Not only is the bear soft and cuddly, it

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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