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Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

Strategy abounds in this new game from the game masters at Gamewright. While it might be easy to lump this into the category of yet another Yahtzee-type game, it really isn’t accurate. What is borrowed is the need to understand and calculate probability when it comes to the roll of the dice. Where this game […]

FitzI

FitzI

A great family game packed away in a tiny little box, FitzIt looks like it was created to be ready to move at a moments notice. Heading on vacation, toss FitzIt in the suitcase; going to the beach, don’t forget FitzIt; you get the idea. Mobility aside what is most important here is that FitzIt

4-in-1 Ride On Car

4-in-1 Ride On Car

Children were instantly drawn to the bright colors and silly face on this combo car from Chicco. Whether being used as a rocker, a self-contained push car with foot runners, or a ride on toy, plenty of smiles were always on hand. With the freedom to hop on and off and either have a parents

Snoozeshade Plus

Snoozeshade Plus

This stroller accessory is designed to block out the sun and almost all UV rays and strong winds, allowing your child to sleep. Made of breathable fabric so that stuffiness is not a concern, it is also strong and quite durable. It attaches easily to just about any stroller you can imagine with elastic and

Brave: Interactive Comic

Brave: Interactive Comic

Disney’s latest animated movie is benefiting from the ability of great mobile apps to keep the movie’s delightful magic alive no matter where your children are. Utilizing the kind of brilliant design and characters that we have come to expect from Disney this allows fans of the movie to delve deeper into the action and

Brave: Storybook Deluxe

Brave: Storybook Deluxe

What would you expect from an interactive storybook app from Disney as a follow-up to their summer release of Brave? Something lush, colorful and immersive? Check. An app filled with interactive hot spots where the storybook comes to life with sounds, animations and videos? Check. A wonderful voice over artist ready to read the story

Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3

Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3

What an impressive feat, combining the universally adored Toy Story with a lesson in Chinese in five different formats. The graphics are phenomenal which surprised no one. The voiceover is equally as appealing. It was the manner in which Chinese was introduced and taught that really delighted testers. When you first read the book on

Master Moves Mickey

Master Moves Mickey

Who knew that Disney’s iconic mascot could bust-a-move? Turns out the dude has some mad skills! The packaging was the first thing that drew testers to Master Moves Mickey. Using an open box with Mickey’s arms outstretched just begging you to take him home how could you resist? Hearing his familiar voice and watching him

Imaginext Eagle Talon Castle

Imagination comes alive as role playing takes front and center with this new castle toy from Fisher-Price. The castle comes with a load of accessories to help make medieval missions of valor and glory come to life. There are cannons and catapults, ladders, knights, armor and even a treasure chest. Beyond the props there are

Servin Surprises Kitchen & Table

Sturdy, bright and colorful this new play table from Fisher-Price will become the place where hours of creative, imaginative play takes place. Ingeniously incorporated in this table are an oven, a stove, a grill and all kinds of serving food and utensils. There is even an electronic, interactive element, a serving tray that incorporates music

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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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