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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Cloud b Stay Asleep Buddies

He’s cute, he’s cuddly, he’s soft, he’s…a hedgehog? Cloud b has had fantastic success making a variety of calming toys using lots of different animals; guess it was the hedgehog’s turn. This hedgehog features amber and green lights that let children know when it’s all right to wake up and get out of bed. When […]

Kidoozie Zoom n Go Car Carrier

Kidoozie Zoom n Go Car Carrier

This truck, and all the parts that come bundled with it, struck parents as being exceptionally sturdy with colors and stickers that are extremely eye-catching and quite appealing. The general consensus among testers was, What’s not to love about this toy? It’s a truck. It’s big. There are two cars you can maneuver on/off the

Viking Toys Bucket House

Viking Toys Bucket House

Parent testers were consistently impressed with the quality design of this toy set. They told us how much they liked the plastic material of this toy which is BPA free and dishwasher safe, making cleaning this toy much easier. They also appreciated that International Playthings kept them in mind when packaging this set into its

Bears for Humanity, Premium Bears

Sammie and friends are adorable, soft, cuddly little teddy bears that are ideal for any boy or girl. But there is much more to these bears than meets the eye. The cute bears, with their endearing expression and moveable arms and legs, are made with 100% organic cotton and hemp that is naturally antibacterial. Even

Royal Celebrations

Royal Celebrations

Royal Celebrations is a unique combination of a Disney doll and a mobile app. From the moment your little one opens the packaging of her new doll she’ll find a special surprise waiting. An invitation to a virtual experience with their new friend. When the parent takes a picture of the unique key with their

Bunchems Mega Pack

Bunchems Mega Pack

Bunchems! is a craft kit loaded with little flowery Velcro balls that stick together to create any shape or design your child can imagine. Before even opening the package testers told us that they were drawn to a kit that clearly would promote imagination, creativity, patience, persistence, and hand-eye coordination…all without the use of electronics,

Scouts Build & Discover Tool Set

LeapFrog’s popular Scout character is back with more preschool aged fun in mind. This Build and Discover Tool Set appealed to little ones who were excited to be able to help Scout build a new dog house. The tools are the perfect size for their little hands and very sturdy. The color coordinated tools match

Little Live Pets Lil Mouse House

The packaging of this Mouse House from Moose Toys drew testers to it like, well mice to cheese. Maybe that was what they intended! Adorable with bright colors, exciting descriptions of some of the features and the opportunity to see and touch the actual toy. But enough about the box, the fun really begins when

Little Live Pets Lil Turtle Tank

Moose Toys seems to have cornered the market on real pet-alternative toys, producing a variety of not-quite-but-pretty-close mechanical replicas that only require batteries. There is no cleanup or feeding required. This pet turtle comes with its own water tank. As turtles are wont to do they moved rather slowly on land but as soon as

RC Tire Twister

RC Tire Twister

What a strange, unique and ultimately cool idea MGA had, putting a car inside a tire. Now that’s thinking outside the box, or the tire, or inside the…nevermind. The toy set comes fully assembled with a big tire, a dual-facing race car and a remote control. The R/C unit features two forward and two backward

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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