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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

My Take-Along Holiday Home

The Holidays are a unique time of year because many of our homes are transformed from the way they look the other eleven months of the year into a festive showcase of lights, gifts and more. To extend the wonderful holiday spirit throughout the year, Playmobil has designed this portable dollhouse that gives children the […]

My Take-Along Dollhouse

Playing house takes on a new dimension with this portable Dollhouse from Playmobil. This playset offers everything a full-sized dollhouse might offer but with a take-along option, including carrying handle that makes it perfect for taking on playdates, while visiting family and the like. The exterior design of the Dollhouse features a look of handpainted

Baby Annabell Doll

Baby Annabell Doll

Judging by the responses from our testers we should warn you, it is quite possible that Baby Annabell will become your child’s favorite doll, and that every other doll they have will be forgotten. Our testers took to Annabell in an instant. We suppose it is the very realistic sounds and movements she makes. She

Roboraptor

Roboraptor

Its predecessor was the ultra-cool yet, humorous Robosapien that took the toy world by storm last year. Where the Robosapien danced and made funny noises, the Roboraptor is all business. Serious dinosaur business. The technology continues to evolve so that now the Roboraptor can roam freely, sensing and reacting to objects and sounds. In hunter

Cabbage Patch Kids Slumber Party Playset

The little kids with the cherub faces and impossibly perfect pigtails are back, only this time they are smaller and come ready for a great sleepover party. The set comes with all the essentials for a night of fun and friendship. Little girls instantly gravitated to this play set, eager to imagine themselves being part

Marvel Spiderman & Friends Tree House Headquarters

There’s no denying the fact that the Spiderman franchise owns an enduring appeal to a variety of generations. We knew about grown-ups and teens, even preteens, but were surprised to find how popular Spidey was the preschool set. Kids didn’t need to be introduced to the character, they jumped at the chance to play with

Flex KNex

Flex KNex

K’Nex keeps finding ways to successfully expand their product line with new pieces that add to the uniquely creative building concept that is K’Nex. Flex K’Nex features new flexible sections that allow the builder to build parts of the model individually on one of the most ingeniously foolproof instruction manuals you have ever seen. Then

Raise the Roof Barnyard

Raise the Roof Barnyard

When you spend $50 on a toy for a preschooler it is reasonable to expect that it will provide good play value. This toy delivers the goods. Exceptionally well made, Raise the Roof Barnyard features solid wood construction and is built for heavy duty play. There are loads of manipulatives to keep children engaged, along

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

This beautifully crafted ride on toy is almost worthy of being a show piece in a museum. Well, that is if your children let you near it, which will not happen because they will be too busy riding it. The rubberized wheels ensure steady handling and a smooth ride, while the steering takes them wherever

Crayola Stack & Play Blocks

Crayola Stack & Play Blocks

If you’re like us, when you see a box with the Crayola name on it you just assume that it is full of crayons. Our testers were on the same wavelength until they opened up the box to find…more boxes! Its not unlike those Russian nesting dolls that fit inside one another. The name blocks

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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