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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Noahs Ark 2-in-1 Floor Puzzle

Circle puzzles are not your normal four sided fare, where you build the edge first and then fill in the middle. Not that this is overly complex, but it certainly puts a new spin on puzzles. Putting the puzzle together certainly builds a strong level of self-confidence. The pieces are large and easy to manipulate […]

NASCAR Full Blast Pullbacks

The power of the NASCAR brand is a tribute to the people who have managed and grown it brilliantly over the years. Now any young boy with an interest in cars instantly connects NASCAR, its drivers and races to the experience. As a result, these miniature cars had the shelf-appeal that makes a boy plead

Playtime Babies

Playtime Babies

This adorable doll had our testers at “Hello”. With blue eyes that shine and sized just right for hugging and cuddling, this doll got loads of love from our testers. She comes with a ribbon for her hair and a bottle for feeding. The doll itself impressed as being made of very high quality materials

DUB Garage Control Freakz

The first impression that testers had when they saw the sleek, brightly colored car was one of unbridled excitement. They couldn’t wait to get their hands on the remote control and take it out for a spin. Once they did they discovered that this was much more than a standard R/C car. Music and realistic

Tranquil Turtle

Beautiful, peaceful, adorable and enchanting. These were the adjectives we heard from parents who testers and fell in love with Tranquil Turtle. This beautifully conceived and created turtle has a sweet serene face and when bedtime rolls around the darkness of the bedroom is transformed into an underwater paradise complete with undulating waves. In addition

3D Breakthrough Puzzle

Featuring a variety of characters from various licenses, including Spiderman, SpongeBob and Disney Princesses, MEGA has produced a thoroughly unique puzzle concept that amazed and impressed our testers. This is not your everyday jigsaw puzzle. There are elements that are familiar and the building/assembly of the puzzle is like others in the genre. The difference

NASCAR Diecast

NASCAR Diecast

These diecast race cars, featuring the most popular NASCAR drivers and teams on the circuit today were huge hits with young boys. For those who love NASCAR, well this was a slam dunk. Parents thought that the attention to detail, the designs but most of all the durability were remarkable. Tester after tester told us

Groove Tube

Groove Tube

Remember the frustration you felt the first time you tried solving a mind twisting puzzle like Rubik’s Cube? Remember the exhilaration you felt when you solved it? Meet Groove Tube. Our testers admitted that they had no idea what they were in for, either by the name or the look of the puzzle. When they

Match and Explore City

Match and Explore City

Parents and children alike really connected with this great electronic matching game for preschoolers. While playing, children flex their problem-solving, patience, concentration, hand-eye coordination, memory and imagination. Not too shabby for a product priced under $20 and from a company as well respected as VTech. The game is gender neutral, which parents really liked and

Pour and Float Froggy

Pour and Float Froggy

Here is a toy that is just as at home in the water as he is out of it and equally fun in either environment. VTech has given us a battery operated toy that really works well in the water. The adorable frog has instant kid-appeal. By filling up any of the colorful, stacking cups

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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