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I Can Read Puzzles Challenge Cards

I Can Read Puzzles Challenge Cards

Here is yet another wonderful early education, take-along product from TREND. These cards have beautiful, eye catching cartoon pictures that allow children to build simple words and sentences. Each picture is part of a trio puzzle that, when matched up, makes a complete picture. Each card also has a word or two on them and […]

Alphabet Fun Sock Monkeys Wipe-Off Book

Educational workbooks that utilize dry erase markers are a real favorite with parents. Being able to reuse and return to specific pages, or to the entire book, makes them eco-friendly and cost effective—especially if there are multiple children in the family. As for children, it’s just more fun and much easier to make corrections. With

Learn to Write Letters with Mr. Pencil - Stylus and Writing App

This adorable Mr. Pencil stylus is designed to use with your LeapPad and it really caught the eye of our testers. Kids couldn’t wait to use it, while parents were happy to discover Mr. Pencil’s soft point so that no damage might occur. The stylus is so easy to use and works seamlessly with the

Read With Me Scout

Scout is an adorable plush puppy that will become one of your child’s best friends. His sweet visual appeal is undeniably infectious but, as you might expect when dealing with LeapFrog, there is a whole lot more going on inside. If you were to guess that there is an interactive, fun and educational experience included

Dice Off

Dice Off

Many parents want to introduce a second language to their children but they don’t know where to start or what is age-appropriate. Dice Off uses a game setting, one that is easy to learn and really fun to play. The game teaches Spanish verbs and adjectives which seem to make the process easier for starting

PLAY-DOH Lets Create: Letters

PLAY-DOH Lets Create: Letters

Silver Dolphin Books, a winner of multiple Seals of Approval, has another winner on their hands. This time theyve combined early reading and alphabet awareness with the timeless fun of Play-Doh into a terrific kit. You will find a book, 4 cans of Play-Doh, 26 alphabet letter molds and two-sided play mat and 2 extruders

6-String Schoenhut Guitar

6-String Schoenhut Guitar

Is your child begging you for a guitar but you arent sure if its a passing fancy or the real thing and are hesitant about plopping down some serious cash for a “real” guitar? We have heard that from so many testers over the years, not just with guitars but just about any musical instrument.

MOUNTAIN OF DOOM

MOUNTAIN OF DOOM

The name of this product had young boys clambering to open up the box and get to work making items of doom. After all that’s what the box says, right? Not so fast. This is really more of a scientific experiment than a typical “toy”. Inside you will find many different ingredients to create a

A to Z Dino Dot-to-Dot Dino-Mite Pals Wipe Off Book

This connect-the-dots activity book hit all the right notes with testers. Parents found it to be a marvelous way to reinforce their child’s understanding of the alphabet while kids loved being able to draw dinosaurs by simply using the dots as guides. The early drawings are simple but as your child advances through the book

Hide n Seek Adventures Owl-Stars Wipe Off Book

The best part of hide and seek puzzles for children is the look on their face when they realize that they have found a hidden object. That happened time and time again with this wonderful book. Made of high-quality laminated pages, designed to be used over and over with wipe-off pens, this book is a

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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