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Nerf N-Strike

Nerf N-Strike

In Nerf N-Strike, the venerable Nerf brand has shown that it can make the transition to the world of video games without losing its identity. Creating a real soft-tipped Nerf gun that doubles as a Wii controller holder so that you can play either solo or with a friend. Testers were thrilled to discover a …

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Kung Fu Panda (Xbox 360)

Over the years we have seen numerous video games released to coincide with theatrical movie releases and sadly many of them miss the mark. Kung Fu Panda breaks that mold and scored great reviews from our testers. The graphics are simply amazing and left many parents shaking their heads in disbelief at how advanced and …

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Disney/Pixars Wall-E

Disney/Pixars Wall-E

Since Wall-E was such a runaway hit it really came as no surprise to see young testers eagerly plug this new game cartridge into Leapsters with a heightened level of anticipation. The first reaction usually involved awe when it came to the beautiful graphics. Then as they began exploring all the play offerings they were …

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Nicktoons: Android Invasion

Nicktoons: Android Invasion

Leapfrog made a good choice in licensing Nicktoons as an original title for its new Didj gaming system. What could be better than some of the most recognizable and funny characters to launch a new brand? The game itself has a cartoon like appeal as well as some educational elements like math challenges but always …

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I SPY Treasure Hunt

I SPY Treasure Hunt

A big thank you to Scholastic for bringing I Spy to the Leapster. Our testers loved the combination of two of their favorite products in what is clearly a match made in heaven. The cool graphics, that render beautifully on the Leapster screen and look incredibly realistic, really impressed parents. It might have impressed children …

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Outwit!

Outwit!

When you are shopping for game cartridges for your Leapster you want to make sure you buy games that will entertain but also educate. Outwit! offers a great assortment of fun, educational games that incorporate learning about spatial reasoning, counting, comparing and contrasting. Each can be learned in any of the fast paced mini games. …

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Smart Girls Magical Bookclub

Smart Girls Magical Bookclub

A wonderful assortment of games and activities await your child when they pop this into their DS system. Appealing to a very young audience, and delivering as promised, there are stories which can be read aloud to your child, while the followed along with the words on the screen and complete puzzles which are based …

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Smart Girls Party Game

Smart Girls Party Game

Filling this game cartridge with a huge variety of games to entertain young girls certainly paid off for UFO Games as our testers returned very positive reviews. There are 18 mini games included here, more that enough to keep children entertained and amused. Ideal for travel, especially long flights. In reality, while the name implies …

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Smart Boys Toys Club

Smart Boys Toys Club

A wonderful introduction to the fun of video games for the youngest of gamers. Utilizing all the superb functionality of Nintendo’s DS system, children happily navigated through 18 mini games, each of which engaged and entertained fully. Favorites were the dolphin, balloon pop and racing games. Even though the name indicates that it is for …

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Bee Movie Game

Bee Movie Game

Your young video game player will be buzzing about the great fun they have playing the Bee Movie Game. Sorry, puns like that just slip by some times. From stinging to collecting pollen and flying from one point to another kids just loved playing with the Jerry Seinfeld inspired characters from the movie. No matter …

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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 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

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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