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Dinosaur Mighty Match Challenge Cards

Dinosaur Mighty Match Challenge Cards

If your child is a dinosaur lover and is interested in all things relating to the era when these giants roamed the earth then this is the matching card game for them. TREND has bucked the trend (sorry about that) of your regular run-of-the-mill matching card game where you simply turn cards over and try […]

Makey Makey

Makey Makey

Makey Makey was one of those products that arrived and took us all by surprise, staff, testers, everyone. The packaging is not its strong point because even as we checked it out we weren’t sure what we would find inside. What we did find was absolutely fantastic and 100% unique. The basic premise here is

BILD and Animate It! Studio Kit

You and your kids are in for a treat when you discover and bring home this newest offering by the creative team at OgoSport. Inside the appealing box are character pieces, an HD camera and software that puts the power of animation in your child’s hands. The instructions are superb, and parents watched delightedly as

LEGO The LEGO Movie The Flying Flusher

The smash hit LEGO movie really connected with audiences so it should come as no surprise that LEGO released a game based on some of the action and characters. The big attraction of this set is that you can build this set in 2 different ways– one as a regular plumber’s vehicle and port-a-potty, and

LEGO The Hobbit

LEGO The Hobbit

It has been quite the journey for LEGO, from simple building blocks of our youth to today where they are stars in their own movies and video games. This new release, which is set within the world of The Hobbit movie hits all the right notes. Testers told us that they found this new game

Citiblocs 300-piece Natural Building Blocks

CitiBlocs are not your average set of building blocks. To begin, these unique blocks are made from precisely cut, Grade A Radiata Pine from certified renewable forests in New Zealand. Pretty cool even if we stopped there, but wait there’s more. Each block is exactly the same shape and size, and requires no gluing, snapping

ALEX TOYS Ultimate Tattoo Glitter Party

Do you have a young girl who loves tattoos and glitter? Silly question. Testers were drawn to this craft kit like moths to a flame. They marveled at the amazing variety of temporary tattoos and the six bottles of brightly colored, fluorescent glitter. In the kit you will find brushes, reusable stencils for applying the

Z-A-C The ZOOB Alien Creature

ALEX has developed a unique building toy that really taps into your child’s imagination. The Zoob pieces snap together easily and then bend in all directions. To begin, the set comes with instructions to build a few starting designs, all of which are pretty cool. Once they have mastered those your child can use their

InnoTab-Go! Go! Smart Wheels Busy Day in Alphabet Town

If you have an InnoTab and you have a toddler then this game should be on your radar. This car-themed game combines fun activities with educational elements like the alphabet, numbers and counting to make this a tech game you will actually feel good about giving them. The car characters are adorable, and the backgrounds

Kidizoom Smartwatch

Parents have been telling us for years that they appreciate how Vtech keeps designing more creative and innovative toys for their children and the Kidizoom Smartwatch further cemented that connection. The watch is loaded with all kinds of high-tech, cutting-edge gizmos. There is a clock naturally, but there is also a camera that can take

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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