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LEGO Juniors Spider-Man: Spider Car Pursuit

Legos and super heros combined? How could this not be a big hit with our testers? Lego Juniors are ideal for children that are interested in Legos but not quite old enough for the more advanced Lego sets. They bridge that gap between Lego Duplos, that children play with when they are first introduced to […]

LEGO City Arctic Helicrane

Much like the numerous Lego City toys that preceded this set, children’s imaginations take flight for interactive play, this time in the wilds of the Arctic. In this Arctic Helicrane scenario children “save people” and “fly” the toy like a real chopper might. The Husky dogs that come with set are absolutely precious and were

Safe-n-Clear Dual Digital Baby Monitors

Delta Children submitted three different models of low cost digital audio baby monitors for review. These days there are all sorts of baby monitors with all sorts of bells and whistles, video and movement trackers, etc. What our testers told us was that while gizmos are all well and good what they really need most

Rumparooz

Rumparooz

Among our testers that identified themselves as fans of, or open to the idea of cloth diapers, the consensus was that Rumparooz are awesome! In addition to being super cute and stylish, they are an extremely high quality diaper and very well constructed! The fabric on the outside of the diaper is extremely soft and

LeapPad 3

LeapPad 3

From its very first incarnation the LeapPad has been a leader in educational tablet technology. The LeapPad 3 Learning Tablet raises the bar one more time and according to testers they have outdone themselves again. As grownups we expect high performance from our tablets which sell for much more money, we expect quad-core processors, sleek

LeapBand

LeapBand

When it comes to cutting edge technology the in the educational arena we are always delighted but no longer amazed when LeapFrog hits the market with a new device. Well consider us back on the amazed bandwagon again. With the LeapBand we discovered a wearable device that uses LeapFrog technology but one that uses that

MimiQ

MimiQ

If you are looking for a great family game that will have all of you in stitches of laughter then make sure MimiQ is on your list. It’s perfect for getting some crazy energy out of your kids. This game is simple, compact, well made and adorable. The directions are simple and only need to

Visi-Max Dry Erase Markers

If you have a white board you are probably familiar with the maddening search for dry erase markers which always seem to go missing at the worst time (when you need them). If you are ready to stock up, especially with the new school year upon us you need to find these Visi-Max Dry Erase

10 Count Ultra Clean Markers

Children have always loved big, bright, bold and colorful markers. Parents have been on the fence, torn because they love the artistic outlet they provide but less thrilled with the mess they can make. Not to mention the fact that often those messes are of the permanent kind. Crayola heard the concerns loud and clear

Green Toys Train

Green Toys Train

Parents flipped over this toy train that is made of 100% recyclable materials. But it wasn’t just the environmental appeal that led them to give high marks, they also appreciated the wonderful design. There are no sharp edges and the material feels both sturdy and smooth to the touch. This toy train it is larger

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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