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Advanced Puzzles - Level 3

Advanced Puzzles – Level 3

Sometime during the last decade, we moved further away from the non-electronic toys that marked the play pattern of our youth. Many of our parent testers told us that every new toy either beeps, blinks, or requires charging. Perhaps that was one of the reasons that the Advanced Puzzles by Shanghai BravoKids was met with […]

Little Castle Pound and Roll Toy

Little Castle Pound and Roll Toy

The Bababoo Pound and Roll Little Castle will provide hours of fun for your little one while also serving as a great learning tool. While playing, your child will develop and strengthen their hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills as they place the balls on the holes and use the mallet to hammer them through

Glowies

Glowies

Sometimes less is more, and Glowies fireflies do the job of soothing young people to sleep well without a million buttons or gimmicks. Glowies is an ideal size for the recommended age, very soft, and exceptionally huggable. Although the wings spring outward, they are floppy and cushioned, which allows them to easily fold during cuddle

#Boneless Super Street Sk8Prk

#Boneless Super Street Sk8Prk

This is just one of a wide assortment of cool accessories for the Seal-winning #Boneless Skater figures. Kudos to NSI for giving this a cool name like kids might do if they were texting. Their whole #Boneless branding is ingenious and savvy. The package is inviting with its cool text and graphics showing precisely what

#Boneless Skaters

#Boneless Skaters

If you are looking for a fun, affordable gift for boys and girls alike, our testers agreed that you should consider the #Boneless Skaters. They will keep younger and older kids busy and offline, indoors or out. The character lineup from NSI includes a great variety of skaters with different skateboard designs for the ultimate

VTech® DJ Beat Boxer™

VTech® DJ Beat Boxer™

VTech DJ Beat Boxer is an adorably inventive and entertaining toy. It offers a unique and fun way for your child to learn about finding the beat and rhythm in the music they listen to while also teaching kids how to create their own music. The toy has two separate play modes, the “boxer” dog

Bitty Baby Care & Play Set

To say that testers were excited to see the American Girl Bitty Baby Care and Play Set in the testing cycle would be a massive understatement. The AG franchise has left a lasting impression on an entire generation of little girls who are now parents themselves, so there was a bit of nostalgia mixed in

Redzoo Leveled Puzzles 6

Redzoo Leveled Puzzles 6

Puzzles are always a great choice when you need to get your child engaged in play and involved in an activity involving critical and logical thinking. Puzzles also help children see things spatially. They also improve tactile skills and develop fine motor skills by putting smaller things together. Kids learn to recognize when something doesn’t

Happyhues Cara-Mellow Bear Playset

If your child loves picnics and pretend play, the Happyhues Cara-Mellow Bear Playset by Battat is going to be a big win in your house. This adorable pretend playset includes a stuffed bear, a wagon, a book, a picnic blanket, two cups, two plates, and pretend food. The fact that it comes with two plates

GG Dog House & Pup Set

Battat’s GG Dog House & Pup Set is a cute toy your little dog lover will adore. The set comes with a sweet plush stuffed animal, a plastic dog house (with a door that opens and closes), and nine dog accessories (pillow, ball, barbell toy, water bowl, food bowl, newspaper toy, bone, frisbee, and treat).

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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