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Toys that Teach

Brainy Bucks Real Money ATM

What a great, fun way to teach kids the value of a dollar while also keeping their money safe and secure. This “real-working ATM” is the next step in the evolution of the traditional piggy bank and essentially gives kids their very first bank account. Not only does it store their real money but it […]

Play-Doh Letters and Language Set

Did you know that Play-Doh is not just for molding, crafting and building? Spend some time with Play-Doh Letters and Language Set and you will learn that there is so much more than that awesome smell. The set includes all the letters of the alphabet and some additional standard Play-Doh necessities (rolling pin and knife).

ROBOTIS PLAY 600 PETs

ROBOTIS PLAY 600 PETs

Robots on the Line is a unique and innovative game where you get to build your very own robot from an assembly line according to the wishes of potential customers and then sell them. It really is unlike most games you have ever played and every game is going to result in a different outcome.

My Fabulous Storyteller

The hardest part of the testing process for parents when it came to My Fabulous Storyteller was how to adequately describe how much they loved it! This retro-looking device comes loaded with 48 choose-your-own-adventure stories that will provide hours of entertainment. And, it does this…please be sitting down when you read this next part…without a

Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Learn with Puppy Walker

Laugh and Learn Smart Stages Learn with Puppy Walker is a bright, attractive product that can provides hours of entertainment for a young child especially those learning to walk. Nascent walkers loved pushing this around which they did with ease because the base is secure enough to hold them upright through those wobbly first vertical

My First Learning Tablet™

If you have kids that are interested in your smart phone, tablet or iPad, hahahahaha, IF! Like your kids aren’t! OK, moving on, you have kids who love electronics, we all do. Now, more than just pushing our buttons they want to tap screens. This is where My First Learning Tablet comes in to save

Tads Fridge Phonics™

LeapFrog takes the cake (and another Seal of Approval) with Tads Fridge Phonics. This wonderful new toy provides not only fun and entertainment; it is also loaded with great educational value. According to our testers, the quality of this toy is superb and the ingenuity leaves others in its dust. The scores in every category

Turing Tumble

Turing Tumble

At first glance Turing Tumble’s tagline “Build Marble Powered Computers” might bring to mind that this is some kind of computer, laptop, desktop, iPad, etc. Think again, Turing Tumble is an electricity-free educational experience, if you don’t count the neurons in your brain working overtime trying to figure out how to make marbles fall in

Shifu Orboot

Shifu Orboot

It’s no secret that we are fans of products that encourage a love of geography, a subject which is all to often cut in many school systems for budgetary reasons. The globe stands alone but the magic happens when you pull out an iPad, download the free app and watch it come to life. Kids

LeapStart 3D Learning System

As a parent, when looking for the right toy, you search to find one that is fun, engaging, AND educational. That can seem daunting until you find the Leap Start 3D Learning System. This one checks all the boxes providing a truly unique and fun learning experience. What parents loved was that children (even really

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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