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Toys that Teach

Write & Learn Creative Center

Write & Learn Creative Center

The Write and Learn Creative Center is a magnetic board that offers preschool aged children many opportunities for learning. At its core it is a great way for your child to practice writing letters and shapes. It isn’t limited to those, your child can practice writing or draw anything from their name to a table, […]

Project Mc2s The Ultimate Lab Kit

It is possible that the paucity of girl oriented products NOT centered on dolls, make-up, fashion, crafts or horses is what makes this kit so refreshing and really connect with parents. Parents were thrilled to find a kit that is clearly aimed at girls but promotes science, learning and reading/following directions. No bedazzling happening here!

Science Academy: Soap Lab

Making soap has become kind of a trendy thing to do in certain shops and malls, but who knew you could make it at home? Most of our testers didn’t and they loved what they discovered from MindWare. Like your typical arts and crafts project, this is about the process and the family time spent

Big Dig Dino Model: Triceratops

Parents agreed that this is not your typical dig and excavate project. MindWare has created a kit that is much more challenging, sturdy and harder to dig and excavate than others they have tried. As a result the consensus of opinion is that this is a high-quality, ingenious and unique activity. The rock that they

Science Art Fusion Series

Science Art Fusion Series

What do you get when you mix Science and Art? A fabulous product called Science €“Art Fusion. There are six project kits in the line. Each is a great introduction into the basic concepts of science (far too many to mention here) and can really spark a child’™s interest in learning more and conducting experiments.

Count & Learn Turtle

Count & Learn Turtle

Many parents have told us that they have come to expect quality and ingenuity from Vtech products. The Count & Learn Turtle goes into the winners column, joining many other Vtech Seal recipients. From the outset testers liked the design of this teaching toy. The turtle’s face is friendly and the color is soothing. While

Green Toys Puzzle

Green Toys Puzzle

The Green Toys Puzzle is a fun and easy-to-use product that parents told us they could feel good about. It’s easy to see why, it is made of 100% recycled materials that look and feel like a superbly crafted toy. The puzzle pieces have a soft touch and are easy to hold and maneuver for

Green Toys Cupcake Set

Green Toys Cupcake Set

Do you have a child who loves playing make believe, especially homemaking and doing things in the kitchen? Green Toys’ cupcake set is the perfect addition to any childs kitchen set, or it can make a great starter set. Green Toys is a company that creates toys that are BPA free, always made in the

Grippies Builders - 20 piece set

Guidecraft’s Grippies Builders were an instant hit before they even got out of the packaging. Kids couldn’t wait to get their hands on these. For good reason, they feel great to hold. Grippies Builders has both magnetic balls and tubular shapes that can all stick together. The spheres are soft, so they’re easier to palm

Fancy Baby Grand

Fancy Baby Grand

While Schoenhut has a variety of first instruments in its product line, pianos are where they began and pianos are still where they excel. The Fancy Baby Grand Piano is a perfect example of their expertise in the category. Great for kids 3 and up, it is a great transition between the very young toddler

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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