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LeapStages Infant Learning System

LeapStages Infant Learning System

Parents gave rave reviews to this infant learning system that is easy to assemble and features soothing classical music that magically seemed to both stimulate and calm their babies. LeapStages uses lights that flash on when your child touches, pulls or grabs at the unit making for a fun, exciting lesson in cause and effect […]

Crayola Stack & Play Blocks

Crayola Stack & Play Blocks

If you’re like us, when you see a box with the Crayola name on it you just assume that it is full of crayons. Our testers were on the same wavelength until they opened up the box to find…more boxes! Its not unlike those Russian nesting dolls that fit inside one another. The name blocks

Dragon Chess

Dragon Chess

Chess is chess. There is a board with a certain number of spaces, there are pieces that can move to certain places, and that’s that. But what if you introduced a dragon on the sidelines outside of the traditional playing board? Like the Queen, the Dragon may move in any direction but advances up to

Topitop Showdown in the Snow

Topitop Showdown in the Snow

Tic Tac Toe with an attitude is how several of our testers described this new offering from Blue Orange, which is kind of odd when you consider the suggested age and the cute snowmen pieces. The fact is that while the board may have nine squares that is where the tic tac toe similarities end.

Read with Me DVD!

Read with Me DVD!

In a bold move to break into the educational games arena with a high quality, high tech early reading program, Fisher-Price has elected to focus on teaching story comprehension and vocabulary. Utilizing interactive DVD’s, children watch as words from classic book titles highlight on the screen while original illustrations animate to match the story being

Snuggly Buggly

Snuggly Buggly

First things first, buying a Snuggly Buggly is an extravagance, at $220 it is clearly not for everyone. With that said the Snuggly Buggly is one of the warmest, softest and cuddliest cover-ups we have ever seen. Bubunja Baby has designed this to keep your baby warm, even in the coldest weather, without having to

Giant Weaving Loom

Looms have been in use for centuries and no matter if they are large or small the ability of a loom to produce dazzling fabric designs is unparalleled. This introductory kit is not “giant” by any means, so the name is a bit of a misnomer, but it is sized just right for your child’s

Ceramic Swirl Art

We can all remember going to a carnival and making a really cool, colorful spin art. Mom would hang it proudly on the refrigerator until the paper would curl and it mysteriously disappeared one day. Now, you can bring the fun of swirl art home with this unique kit that decorates ceramics. Guaranteed not to

Plaster Caster

Ever wonder how hollow plaster pieces are created? Have you ever thought about it? Well we hadn’t either until we started playing with this new craft kit from ALEX. By using plastic molds, wet plaster and a battery operated spinner we quickly discovered the secret. The spinner employs centrifugal force to spin and fill the

Minds i & Minds i Junior

Minds i & Minds i Junior

Are you ready to do some mental calisthenics? Get ready to peer into your mind’s “i”. See what kind of answers you can conjure up as you attempt to maneuver your game piece through six multicolored pyramids. Whether deciphering a logical query, acting out a fact to other players or opening your eyes to determine

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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