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Spuzzle

Spuzzle

A fun game for young children, our testers really liked the new twist on other games/puzzles that they had tried before. Spuzzle is a combination of both game and puzzle featuring challenges that are not only fun but thought provoking as well. The challenge is to be the first to finish your 5 puzzles by […]

Boo

Boo

Not your ordinary children’s board game, Boo features very unique game play and instructions. Since it is so new it takes slightly longer to understand the actions and objective but once you get the hang of it the game becomes almost addictive. Testers told us they played again and again. Simply put this is a

Go with me Mobile

Go with me Mobile

This versatile baby mobile impressed our testers from the moment they saw the bright design of the box. The colors are gender neutral which we are finding is becoming more and more important to parents. The mobile itself works in the crib of course, but it can also be taken apart and the individual toys

Soft Peek-A-Boo Block

Soft Peek-A-Boo Block

The age of exploration in babies starts earlier than you would think and putting these soft, colorful blocks within reach will only enhance that desire. Each block is easy to hold, even in the smallest hands, thanks to the squeezable material. It is safe for teething even if it isn’t the intended use, but then

Teamwork and Familyplay

Teamwork and Familyplay

Geared for families with children of all ages, our testers gave great reviews to this very unique and ambitious game. Game may not be the best term for Teamwork and Family play as what it really did was get families talking and sharing like never before. Families reported learning interesting things about one another that

Joe Name It

Joe Name It

What a great Family Game Night addition, especially if you have a home filled with teens and older children. Joe Name It actually has the ability to pull them off their various devices and sit down for some lighthearted fun. The game is basically a series of cards that test your knowledge on just about

Splish Splash!

Splish Splash!

Introducing young children to games is a great step in learning and enhancing social interaction, playing fair and how to win or lose graciously. Throwing in some educational elements never huts either. Splish Splash! is a good pre-school game that allows, in fact encourages, kids to to throw stuff. There are counting and fine motor

Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach

A great first step in luring game players is to have an attractive, eye-catching, colorful package. Gamewright has pulled out all the stops with Mermaid Beach both on the box and inside with the beautifully illustrated and richly designed cards. Kids were drawn to the game and once lured, it engaged them and provided an

City Square Off

City Square Off

A great family game, City Square Off challenges players to create their own city layout by placing various shaped pieces onto their playing board. The wild-card twist is that the pieces must be placed in order which really ramps up the strategic planning, scheming and decision making. The game is played in very quick rounds

Flipout

Flipout

One of the hands-down favorite games of the year. Flip out is ingenious, inventive and will captivate your entire family. The design of the game from the artistic cards to the brilliant card holders is absolutely superb, but it is the engaging game play, the creative and strategic thinking required to play that really impressed.

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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