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No Stress Chess

No Stress Chess

There is no denying the fact that Chess is the grand old game. They have made movies and even Broadway musicals about it, but for some children the rules are too complex, the strategy too daunting. Winning Moves has created a game that mimics chess right down the pieces and their movements, but it is […]

Childrens Speller & Dictionary

Childrens Speller & Dictionary

For grade school children and their parents, perhaps the most difficult and time consuming homework assignment is word definitions. From tricky spelling to confusing multiple definition choices in the dictionary, it is often a source of frustration for everyone involved. This terrific tool is a great compact companion that you will each appreciate. Featuring a

Police Station

Police Station

The noble cause of protecting others and fighting crime are the focus of this new playset from LEGO. Young testers were instantly drawn to the task at hand and were eager to devise scenarios in which they could save the day. There are lots of locations in and around the station from which to base

Wild Hunters

Wild Hunters

Most of us started our LEGO experience building a house or a tower or maybe a car. Those days are long gone and your child can now start designing just about anything with great beginner sets like Wild Hunters. This set gives them pieces to build up to nine different animal models, and not just

Flashin Fashion Frame

Flashin Fashion Frame

The newest release in the Click-Its line scored marks that were off the charts when it came to rating its “Cool” factor. We can safely report that young girls went crazy over it. The ability to decorate the frame over and over is a signature strength of the line, but add in flashing lights that

Thomas Load and Carry Set

Thomas Load and Carry Set

If you are in the market for your child’s first train set, look no further than this adorable Thomas set from LEGO. You’ll have it snapped together and ready to roll in no time, which is good because your child will be quite anxious to get their hands on the train and begin imagining themselves

Street Bike

Street Bike

The super slick, awesome machine drove our testers to near frenzy, each of then anxious to try their hand building this new LEGO model. Very detailed, featuring a variety of working parts including the steering, engine, transmissions and chain drive this cherry red motorcycle is the stuff that hot rod dreams are made of. Testers

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

ALEX has packed an old favorite sidewalk chalk game into an easy to carry bag. Hopscotch has been passed down from the sidewalks of cities to playgrounds and now everyone can play even when its raining! Simply fit the interlocking foam pieces together, whether you are inside or out, and start hopping. Parents loved that

Car Wash

Car Wash

Tired of the same old bath toys? Are your kids going through the motions with the floating fish and the submarine? Have we got a recommendation to spice up your next bathtime. This floating car wash is a work station that perfectly incorporates the concept of how getting clean and is a heck of a

Play Mat

Play Mat

No matter where you are, the park, visiting relatives, at a sibling’s sporting event, or someplace where your children are out of their element and need to entertain themselves, you’ll be glad if you have this Play Mat in the trunk. Just pull out the bag, (which is what the mat functions as when its

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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 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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