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ProBuilder Code Blue X 10

ProBuilder Code Blue X 10

If your child has shown an interest in building toys and you are thinking about finding a good starter set, look no further. The ProBuilder line offers a compact set of building pieces that come complete in a carrying case and can create so many models that after a little while and only a $20 […]

Lil Cement Truck

Lil Cement Truck

Maybe it was the bright colors, maybe it was the solid feel, perhaps it was the fact that dump trucks always resonate with your boys, but either way our testers really liked the playtime experience they found with this Lil’ Cement Truck. The wide wheelbase gave a solid feel as little ones made accompanying revving

123 School Bus

123 School Bus

Mega Bloks creates such fun and easy to use building sets that they continue to rack up award after award. This adorable school bus set gives your young builder the freedom to construct school buses with brightly colored blocks and big bold numbers. Whether they are building one gigantically tall bus or a whole fleet

Triking Python

Triking Python

If the three wheel vehicle craze has not come to your neighborhood by the time you read this, consider yourself warned. Two-Wheeled scooter fans better watch out for the new kid on the block. These pedal-less trikes keep turning heads for their ability to give the rider loads of zip-around-the-neighborhood fun, while also providing a

Leapster Multimedia Learning System

Leapster Multimedia Learning System

It’s rare to get a consensus on just about anything, from movie reviews to politics. Once again our testers broke the mold as they voiced across the board approval of this new offering from Leapfrog. A portable gaming system made for the younger set, the Leapster offers an incredibly stimulating and interactive experience that will

Snap Beads

Snap Beads

Every so often a toy comes into the testing center’s that evokes memories for our parent testers. Snap Beads did just that, with most parents remembering that they had a similar toy when they were young. In fact this is a new twist on an old favorite, and in this case the new version surpasses

ello Jungala

ello Jungala

ello Jungala is the essence of a great building kit. It comes with a variety of pieces, each of which fit together perfectly with the others in the set. The difference is that ello is not your traditional snap together building set, it breaks the mold, so to speak, by being designed with rounded edges

Little Mommy Potty Training Baby

For years we’ve made jokes about dolls that can do just about anything like walk and talk and laugh and cry. Well now they really can do anything including going pee-pee. This doll set takes baby from diapers to grown up underwear as your Little Mommy feeds and teaches baby how to go while sitting

Super Sounds Soccer

Super Sounds Soccer

There are few things more exciting for a child than scoring a goal and when they score on their Super Sounds Soccer net they can make believe Andres Cantor (of “Goooooooooooooal” fame), is announcing their World Cup winning shot. The small net features a hanging bulls eye that can be set to announce a goal

Grow-to-Pro Triple Hit Baseball

Grow-to-Pro Triple Hit Baseball

Spring has sprung and so has the baseball season. The timelessness of baseball, and the passing down of the love of the game from parent to child is one of the enduring rights of spring. This batting practice toy is perfect for backyard play, allowing your child to advance from hitting off a tee, to

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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