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Hylands Colic Tablets

Hylands Colic Tablets

About the only thing worse than being a baby with colic is being the parent of a baby with colic and not knowing what or how in the world to bring your baby some relief. There are loads of supposed no-fail techniques (which invariably work for everyone but you!), old wives tales and assorted theories […]

Curious SkyBonz

Curious SkyBonz

Over the years we have struggled to explain the marvelously wacky collection of shapes and colors that have made Curious Toys famous. To say that we are tongue tied again would be an understatement. Inside the plastic case is yet another assortment of bizarre, unidentifiable, bizarre, shiny pieces, that can be combined together to create

Shark Adventure Pak

Shark Adventure Pak

Your child’s first backpack is just one of many magical firsts when your child heads off to pre-school for the first time. When parents look for a place to tuck away yummy snacks, love notes and pictures they want it to reflect some of the wonder that awaits their children as they take those first

Fan Yang Ultimate Bubble Toy

Fan Yang Ultimate Bubble Toy

When our testers first saw this bubble making kit their first reaction was, “Who is Fan Yang? Should I know him?” Not many people know who the world’s foremost bubble champion is, which told us that the Fan Yang name wasn’t the key to all the rave reviews and there had to be something more.

Gazillion Bubble Machine

Gazillion Bubble Machine

It’s an interesting thing about bubble based toys, they never seem to work as well as advertised, but no one seems to expect that they will. Customers who buy them are, on the whole, pretty easy to please, just give us some bubbles please. They know that there is mess, they expect leaks and spills,

SpongeBob & Planktons Adventure

SpongeBob & Planktons Adventure

When a Lego set arrived in our testing centers featuring SpongeBob there was a frenzied rush by kids to get their hands on the world’s most famous yellow sponge. Parents told us how their kids were so enthralled and consumed with the task of building the SB model that they worked straight through to completion!

Revvin Riders

Revvin Riders

Any time you can include as many as eight different building designs into a single Lego set costing less than twenty dollars you are ahead of the game. When you add easy to build instructions and some cool pieces that even have sound effects, well you better rush right out to the store. The fact

Mythical Creatures

Mythical Creatures

Are you ready to break out of your regular Lego square block mindset, because if you are, you won’t believe what you can build once you open this box of magic. Mythical, other-worldly creatures are yours for the making. Parents and kids told us that while the finished product was quite a sight to behold,

Airport

Airport

The almost magical fascination that children have when it comes to airplanes is evident to anyone who has ever seen a little face pressed up against the glass at an airport. How those big shiny jets roar off into the sky is as mysterious to grown-ups as it is to kids. Being able to construct

Deluxe Canopy Steering Trike

Deluxe Canopy Steering Trike

Our testers told us that when they put their children on their first trike they want to be sure that is is solid and sturdy. Those same parents reported back that they were delighted with how this trike fulfilled their wishes and then some. Being able to assemble the trike in about an hour 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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