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Toys, Puzzles, Dolls and More

Petilou Sensory Shapes

It would be impossible to overstate how enthusiastic our testers were with this new shape sorting puzzle from Le Toy Van. Parent after parent raved about the quality and durability of this toy, describing it as outstanding and sure to last an extremely long time! They felt it was the type of toy that would […]

LeapBuilders Store & Go Dump Truck

Interactive toys are LeapFrog’s bread and butter and have been for many years. They have pretty much perfected the cause and effect play pattern that is so valuable for toddlers. The LeapBuilders Store & Go Dump Truck joins the list of great toys that engage, entertain, and educate little ones. As with all LeapFrog toys,

Go! Go! Cory Carson SmartPoint Cory, Friends & Bonus Chrissy

Go! Go! Cory Carson cars are cute little characters based on the Netflix series. Inside the neat packaging, you’ll find four vehicles, which can be played with on their own or used with a Smart Point track that is not included. Parents guessed that this was initially designed to be sold as an accessory set

Little Tikes Mighty Blasters

Over the years, we have heard from so many mothers who are at the end of their rope. Despite their best efforts to raise a pacifist, their little one would consistently create swords from any type of stick or shoot imaginary guns out of anything that even slightly resembled a pistol. You can either dig

Na! Na! Na! Surprise Series 2

Na! Na! Na! Surprise Series 2

The Na! Na! Na! Surprise 2-in-1 is a cute and fun toy both to unbox and to play with. It’s packaging really impressed, as it includes a paper straw to inflate the bag like a balloon, and as you squeeze it afterward, it opens in a pop of confetti! The box consists of a doll,

Moosh-Moosh

Moosh-Moosh

To say that Moosh-Moosh pillows are soft, adorable, and cuddly would fall woefully short of adequately describing just how insanely soft, cute and cuddly they are. Here’s the magic of Moosh-Moosh; despite all the abundance of softness, it also has enough density to support your child’s head for naps. The most popular use seemed to

LEGO DOTS Funky Animals Bracelet

The Lego DOTS funky animal bracelet is a fun accessory for your Lego lover! Testers admitted that they had never seen or never even considered a product that combines jewelry with Legos! The packaging is minimal and shows the bracelet and pieces. The bracelet is made of a thick but pliable rubber that the pieces

Adora Be Bright Dolls Savannah

Adora Be Bright Dolls Savannah

The Adora Be Bright line of dolls from Charisma features dolls with a back story. Savannah is no exception as she comes with that beautiful name and her very own mantra. Savannah’s is all about pride, and parents loved sharing the story and the concept behind it. As parents, we are often telling our children

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu

Adora Be Bright Doll Lulu made a great first impression with testers who were impressed with the design of this doll’s packaging. So appealing, with great colors and images, plus its easily accessible, not overloaded with additional plastic and twist ties, etc. Now lets’ talk about the doll inside the package, specifically Lulu. She is

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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