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Dandelion Organic Baby Doll

Dandelion Organic Baby Doll

This sweet baby doll really connected with testers who found it to be utterly delightful and thoughtful from the design to the materials used. All of Dandelion’s fabrics are organic and washable; she even goes in the dryer. The filling is made from corn fiber and there are no small or loose pieces to either […]

Imaginext BIG FOOT The Monster

Big and silly, the BigFoot Monster wants to become part of the family and if little ones had their way he would. This remote controlled toys can do some pretty impressive stuff. We must qualify that it is more impressive if you are a young boy because with the touch of a button on the

Twist & Drill

A nice twist on traditional introductory tool sets for children. This set lets kids actually put together cars and trucks, its not just about learning how to turn a screw or pound with a hammer. It was great seeing kids as young as four and five being able to grasp the concept and with little

Recycled Cardboard Zoo

Recycled Cardboard Zoo

Here is a kit and toy that your child can create entirely on their own. Everything is here to build the zoo of their dreams, there are five different exhibits, a zoo entrance, fences and of course animals. These are fuzzy animals no less which delighted our child testers. There are also people, the visitors

ZhuZhu Pets

ZhuZhu Pets

If you don’t already know, ZhuZhu Pets are little fuzzy hamsters that move around on rollers and can communicate with others of their kind. There are a wide variety of pets and they come in an assortment of colors and themes. They look feel and act very much like real animals minus the actual caring

Zoobles Mama & Zoobling

Zoobles Mama & Zoobling

Zoobles are sphere shaped characters that roll in a ball and live in their own “Happitat”. When a Zooble touches a spot on it’s Happitat, it pops open. Got it? With the description out of the way here are the testing results….kids love ’em. Adorable, cute, whimsical and colorful, kids loved watching their Zoobles open

Liv Twist and Dance

Liv Twist and Dance

Liv Dolls have once again been received by testers as an attractive, appealing and value based alternative to….other iconic dolls. It was hard for testers to not make comparisons but they were always emphasizing the positive advantages such as the extra added movement and mobility. Wrists, ankles, hips, shoulders and head all move which makes

Airhogs Pocket Copter

Airhogs Pocket Copter

With the proliferation of RC vehicles that can do anything and go anywhere, the next frontier appears to be shrinking these toys down into smaller and smaller sizes. Spin Master has raised (or is that lowered?) the bar with this teeny tiny indoor RC helicopter. As with any flying toy like this it takes some

Apple Harvest Compact Set

Playmobil has made an indelible mark on the toy industry with its superb playsets that encourage creativity and imagination. Even in this small sized set, children immediately began setting up the orchard and getting to work picking apples. The characters can bend at the waist, move their arms and grasp items with their hands. Parents

Treasure Temple with Guards

Apart from the obvious attention to quality that Playmobil puts into imagination play sets, there is a sense of dedication to detail that continues to impress testers. Any fan of Indiana Jones and treasure hunters of his ilk will naturally gravitate to this play set that provides myriad opportunities for great imaginative story lines. Kids

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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