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Power Rangers Master Moves

Power Rangers Master Moves

If you sense that the pent-up energy in your house can be effectively released in other ways than running wildly through the halls, bouncing on the bed or chasing the cat, then listen up. This inflatable activity center/energy absorber gives kids an outlet with directed playtime that encourages them to move and learn real karate […]

Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory

Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory

Parents took one look at the packaging and description of this toy and instinctively knew that their child would absolutely adore this toy. They were never wrong. With a little help from Mom, kids excitedly set about stuffing their very own dolls. There are some cute extras like adoption certificates a safety zipper key and

Ultimate Family Wagon

Ultimate Family Wagon

What can be better than a leisurely Sunday afternoon pull through the park? That’s the read we got from our testers faces as they sat delightedly in their bright red wagon and watched the world go by. The wagon comes complete with seatbelts and a removable canopy. Radio Flyers didn’t forget goodies like two kid-sized

Mini Carpet Hockey Set

If you have never played knee/carpet/rug/floor hockey with your child, then you are missing out on one of the great indoor activities ever. Getting down on your knees and playing together with your child, sharing the fun, laughter and competition with them is a blast. This set has all you need to get started right

Edu Miniblocks

Edu Miniblocks

Soft and pliable these large, Lego-like blocks are very easy to stack and play with for hours on end. Children loved the bright colors and the soft feel of the rubbery blocks. These blocks impressed testers for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was how smoothly and effortlessly they slid onto each

Floating Blocks

Floating Blocks

When you are a kid, bath time is fun time and Edushape has come up with a wonderful toy that makes bathing even more fun than ever. A lightweight set of blocks with a floating base on which your child can build to their heart’s content over and over again. Parents told us that having

Charlotte - MiYim Organic Brown Bear

There is a quiet serenity about Charlotte, a new “organic” doll, that really touched our testers. So what is organic about this doll, well the company explains that no harmful pollutants are added to the environment in manufacturing process and the fabrics are organic, untreated, unbleached, and unprocessed. They contain no pesticides, herbicides, or chemicals.

Lace A Shape

Lace A Shape

A wonderful toy for young children, this set provides hours of play using hand eye coordination on a level that is just right for this age. The soft lacing beads are sized perfectly for little hands and the threading through each colorful piece brings with it a great sense of pride and accomplishments. Our testers

Tangoes Jr.

Tangoes Jr.

This challenging yet not frustrating puzzle game requires a level of concentration that many parents told us they had never seen their children display before. A variety of design puzzles and posed and require that pieces be put into place just so. The puzzles are not overwhelming but do require some spatial thinking outside the

Taggie Soft Giraffe

Taggie Soft Giraffe

This exceptionally soft and huggable doll is so cute and cozy that the overwhelming reaction to it was one that caused us some problems in our testing centers, mainly how to pry it from our little testers hands. The outside material and soft insides just make you want to snuggle it close and not let

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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