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Say Anything Family

Say Anything Family

In its original version testers really enjoyed the bonding elements of Say Anything. Now that there is a family edition, the extent of those bonds has grown to include even more family members. The “questionable” cards have been replaced with more family friendly fare. The game itself is very open ended though there are rules […]

Tell Tale

Tell Tale

Packaged in a very small round tin parents admitted that their first thought was, this’ll be great for travel. There is no doubt about its portability but it is what is inside that made this new Blue Orange game a winner. There are 60 picture cards to choose from and based on what you pick

Fastrack

Fastrack

Fun, frantic and while based on a premise that seems comfortably familiar and easy to understand, the idea of flinging disks across a playing surface always resonates. Using the elastic cords placed at either end of the very attractive board, the object is to send your disks zooming to the other side, trying to get

Spell it!

Spell it!

Word games, when interesting, intriguing and appealing are much more than a way to pass the time, they are secretly developing spelling and writing skills. Not that that was the intention of Blue Orange when they created this beautifully packaged, very entertaining game, but it doesn’t preclude Spell it! from having some real educational benefits.

Sippy Sure

Sippy Sure

Giving children medicine is never a pleasant experience. No matter how they flavor it, kids just know and the variety of disgusted faces, sounds and expressions are usually on full display. Sippy Sure attempts to take flavor masking to the next level by providing an automatic mixing/dilution method. After filling the cup with your child’s

Meon Deluxe Animation Studio

Meon had many of our testers having flashbacks to their experiences with Light Bright. It is in fact a rather upscale transformation that borrows from and then enhances that iconic toy. The concept here is a cross between lacing brightly colored wires through holes and creating designs that light up. The set comes with different

Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set

Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set

If you or your child loves playing with Hexbugs then you can be sure they will love this new raceway set. If you don’t know what hexbugs are, they are curiously lifelike little robots. Equipped with vibrating legs, they are propelled forward, sideways and backwards. There has always been something appealing about racing toys whether

Peek-A-Boo Bear

In the world of plush animals Gund is certainly a recognizable name and our testers were well aware of them even before they saw this adorable bear. The new Peek-A-Boo Bear features all the fine quality craftsmanship that our testers have come to expect but this bear comes with an added twist. The arms raise

Levana Safe n See

Levana Safe n See

Raising the ante once more in the features and functionality of baby monitors, Levana impressed our testers with its very long list of attributes. On your remote is one of the larger color LCD screens that we have seen, which provides a very clear picture. Then comes the parade of features. Now you can speak

Time4Writing

Time4Writing

When you stop to think about what kinds of educational opportunities and curriculum are available online for our children it can be quite mind boggling. Time4Writing is one of those products that is amazing in what it does and for the value it offers. This is an eight week course that allows the student to

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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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