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Gabbys Dollhouse Gabby Cat Friend Ship

If your child watches Gabby’s Dollhouse or simply loves playhouses, this needs to be on your radar. From the working disco ball to the clothes and accessories, the figures, table and chairs, umbrella, pool with a diving board, and more…Whew! It all serves up endless hours of all-around fun and entertainment.Upon opening the box, the […]

Hatchimals Alive Hatchi-Nursery Playset

The Hatchimals Alive Hatchi-Nursery Playset is a delightful toy that appealed to both Hatchimal lovers and newcomers alike. The playset offers a multi-step hatching process that adds excitement and anticipation for kids. Placing the eggs in the pool and pouring water down the rainbow slide cracks open the eggs, revealing adorable Hatchimals. This creative twist

Curious Kingdom

The Playper Curious Kingdom set wowed parent reviewers with its exceptional quality, creativity, and endless opportunities for imaginative play. From the moment the box is opened, parents and kids are drawn into a captivating world as characters are introduced with a heartwarming note on the top of the package. The sturdy and environmentally friendly “plastic-free

Bakugan Battle Arena

Bakugan Battle Arena

The Bakugan Battle Arena is an ideal play set for anyone new to the Bakugan world or those who already have Bakugan but want to level up their experience. Our reviewers reported that it provided hours of fun and competition for both children and adults! The arena is well-designed and sturdy enough to manage countless

Kitchen Sink Play Set - Splash-n-Scrub Sink

The Splash-n-Scrub play set is perfect for little helpers! Little kids love to help around the house, and sometimes that includes wanting to help with the dishes. Although this is a great skill to introduce small ones to under adult supervision, it’s not exactly something you can allow to happen without you there. This is

Mini Chef BBQ Playset

Mini Chef BBQ Playset

Parents know kids love to mimic adult behavior, and Battat hit it right on the mark with this Mini Chef BBQ set. The grill looks so real it even sports a temperature gauge on the outside. The BBQ grill has multiple food items, including a hot dog and bun, a hamburger with all the fixings,

Big Feelings Pineapple™ Deluxe Set

The Big Feelings Pineapple Deluxe Set by Learning Resources is a must-have for any family or classroom seeking an educational and entertaining toy that teaches social-emotional skills. This set includes a two-sided pineapple with 41 face pieces, 3 sets of arms, a pineapple mirror, and an expanded feelings poster. Children can create silly, serious, and

Kanoodle® Pyramid

Kanoodle® Pyramid

If you’re looking for a fun and challenging game that will stimulate your child’s mind, make sure you check out Kanoodle Pyramid. Unlike traditional puzzle games, the Pyramid uses cube-based pieces for its puzzles, adding a unique twist and making the pieces easy for smaller hands to handle. One of the things that our testers

Big Fat Yarn Squishmallows Accessory Kit (Fashion Kit)

The Big Fat Yarn Squishmallows Accessory Fashion Kit is a fun and creative way for children to learn the basics of finger knitting while making adorable accessories for their favorite Squishmallow. This kit includes everything you need to create a cute hoodie, headband or crossbody bag for your Squishmallow. The soft and chunky yarn is

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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