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Coleco 2-Player Video Game System

The world of video games does not begin and end with the PS2, XBox or Gamecube. In fact, some of the most fun can be had playing some of the lesser known classics on much less expensive units like this one from Coleco. Just plug into your TV’s RCA jacks and you are ready to […]

Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species

Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species

Is it fair to call this software a “reality game,” or is it unfair to the game to lump it in with the bad TV craze we’re subjected to nowadays? The fact is that inside this box you will find the front gate keys to your very own zoo; a zoo that you design, build,

Whoonu

Whoonu

So you think you know your friends and family better than anyone. Be prepared to be surprised. Whoonu is the perfectly titled new game from Cranium that is ideal for a Family Game night. Without going through the entire rule book here, the game is based on player rankings of favorites and they can be

Bumparena

Bumparena

Once again the game-making team at Cranium, who have made it their business to think outside the box, have nabbed another Seal of Approval with Bumparena. Players are challenged to place bumpers within the playing arena to guide balls to their side. Parent testers played and watched with fascination as their children were devising new

Chicken Socks: Totally Tape

There is something so incredibly appealing about tape to kids of any age. Is it the stickiness, the dispenser, the power to attach two things together? Who knows, and really who cares, its fun let’s leave it at that. This book indulges your child’s tape fascination with pages and pages of black and white pictures

Wonder Fun Play & Change Activity Center

Providing new babies with stimulation and a safe place to explore despite their lack of mobility is what the Wonder Fun Activity Center is all about. Designed with bright colors to catch baby’s eye, there are loads of soft cushiony toys to touch, squeeze and of course put in their mouth. There is music that

Snuggle Nest

Snuggle Nest

The debate about the family bed shows no signs of being settled anytime soon, but if you are the kind of parent who wants to keep your newborn close and safe through the night, there may be no better product on the market than the Snuggle Nest. Parents appreciated how secure their child was with

Baby Sherpa Diaper Backpack

Parents are luggers. It’s our lot in life to schlep around anything and everything our children might need when we are away from home. The problem is how we schlep often results in sore muscles and bad backs. Along comes the Baby Sherpa to haul all your stuff (and then some). Parents told us that

Harrys Grand Slam

Harrys Grand Slam

This old-timey baseball card game is so easy and fast to play that you’ll be repeating Ernie Banks famous line, “Let’s Play Two.” It is perfect for plane and car travel. Players take turns flipping cards with baseball results like Single, Home Run, Strikeout etc. There is strategy and luck involved, but most importantly there

Squint Junior

Squint Junior

Being able to convey a thought or an idea with a few quick strokes of a pen is a wonderful skill. Squint has its roots in that skill as players must use cards with pre-drawn lines to convey various images. You probably could guess from the title that this is not the first version of

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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