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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Brobo

Brobo

The Brobo character is based on a TV series that admittedly many of our parent testers had never heard of or seen. Neither had their children and yet these odd stuffed Brobo’s were appealing and quite desirable to the kids. Perhaps it is the big eyes so favored by anime these days; perhaps it is […]

Koosh Solar Recon

Koosh Solar Recon

Just the name alone indicated to testers that this was not going to be your everyday toy shooter. The Koosh Solar Recon looks and feels like a high tech, space aged device and the experience exceeded expectations. Koosh balls slide into a tube at the top and then get “charged” with light so that they

Stuffies

Stuffies

Oh my, you had to see it to believe it. The fawning over these adorable, over-stuffed, soft, huggable animals/pillows/travel bags. That’s right, Stuffies are in fact much more than just another stuffed animal. Each Stuffie (Stuffy?) has secret compartments of varying sizes for stuffing/hiding treasures, toys, clothes, etc. The soft material is remarkably durable and

Pony Royale Princess Pony

Pony Royale Princess Pony

We’ve never seen a horse like this and that’s after watching the equestrian events at the Olympics but that didn’t matter to little horse lovers. Girls were so excited to play with this “fashion horse” doll. Instead of changing outfits like on a traditional doll, here you can change manes and tails. There is a

Master Moves Mickey

Master Moves Mickey

Who knew that Disney’s iconic mascot could bust-a-move? Turns out the dude has some mad skills! The packaging was the first thing that drew testers to Master Moves Mickey. Using an open box with Mickey’s arms outstretched just begging you to take him home how could you resist? Hearing his familiar voice and watching him

Imaginext Eagle Talon Castle

Imagination comes alive as role playing takes front and center with this new castle toy from Fisher-Price. The castle comes with a load of accessories to help make medieval missions of valor and glory come to life. There are cannons and catapults, ladders, knights, armor and even a treasure chest. Beyond the props there are

Servin Surprises Kitchen & Table

Sturdy, bright and colorful this new play table from Fisher-Price will become the place where hours of creative, imaginative play takes place. Ingeniously incorporated in this table are an oven, a stove, a grill and all kinds of serving food and utensils. There is even an electronic, interactive element, a serving tray that incorporates music

Fantastic Gymnastic Dora

Time and time again we watched and heard about little girls’ eyes lighting up when they saw Dora, her appeal is undeniable. Now the world famous, bi-lingual Dora adds a new twist to her arsenal of delightful traits and skills, gymnastics. All by herself she can do handstands, flips, splits and backbends. Girls watched in

La Newborn Layette Gift Set

La Newborn Layette Gift Set

Every single reviewer noted how amazingly real and life-like the doll included in this layette set was. The attention to producing a doll with the correct heft and weight of a real baby also impressed testers. Everything included here struck parents as being produced with quality at the forefront. The clothing is strong and durable

Test Pilot Vortex Halo

Test Pilot Vortex Halo

Turn on the LED light, carefully place the Halo on top of the hand-held launcher and pull the rip cord as hard and as fast as you can. That’s all you have to do to make the magic happen. The Vortex Halo will launch into the sky, spinning like a top until it loses steam

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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