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My World

My World

This is one beautiful, eye opening and powerful book. Parents could not say enough about the valuable lessons both they and their children learned about people living all around the world. For their children, being able to see kids their own age living lives that are so very different from their own was an invaluable […]

Mark-My-Time Digital Booklight

The concept of having a bookmark made out of sturdy plastic with a small but effective light attached for nighttime reading was seen by testers as both convenient and ingenious. There is more than a reading light here; included is a digital clock/timer/alarm with an easy-to-read face. This feature is a great way to encourage

Safety Brite Drip Free Umbrella

Safety Brite Drip Free Umbrella

Does it rain a lot where you live? If so you owe it to yourself and your children to buy this umbrella. Our testers absolutely loved it. There is a drip guard that really helps in keeping kids dry, a reflective top that helps it be seen at night but what really stood out, and

The Bug Patch

The Bug Patch

Products that claim to control the environment, especially ones that involve ever-present insects have been met with an air of skepticism by our testers over the years. So when a bug repelling patch garners rave reviews, we had to stand up and take notice. Parents reported that their kids never minded having the patch applied

Kidspiration 3

Kidspiration 3

Parents who evaluated this software were amazed at the breadth of educational subject matter jammed into one title. Preteen students will find lessons and support learning on reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Thinking skills and conceptual learning are also a focus of the program The reading component does a marvelous job at progressively

Inspiration 9

Inspiration 9

Year after year, version after version, Inspiration stands alone as the premier thought organizing software on the market. Giving students a system by which they can organize ideas into manageable diagrams, outlines and concepts, Inspiration goes a long way in relieving some of the well documented stress that many students feel. You can create project

Staccabees

Staccabees

Can you be the first to balance all of your wooden cubes on the group’s shared stack? Think a task like that requires a steady hand? You have no idea! Parents loved this elegantly simple, beautifully crafted family game. From the well written directions to the smooth wooden cubes and the the heavy duty canvas

Blooming Buddies

Blooming Buddies

This beautiful book of whimsical verse that conveys kind messages on topics like friendship, manners, politeness and caring, absolutely captured the hearts of our testers. Each and every reviewer noted the gorgeous illustrations which many felt could serve to inspire a budding artist or perhaps a trip to the nursery to start a springtime garden.

MySims Skyheroes

MySims Skyheroes

MySims Skyheroes will make you a hero the moment you bring it home. Entertaining and fun, the whole family will get in on the action. There are so many experiences here, from adventures to racing and battles. Kids loved being able to customize their characters and planes, especially because the results popped off the screen

Tykelight Glomate Jr.

Tykelight Glomate Jr.

The Tykelight Glowmate Jr. is a small, portable light that is made of hard plastic that makes it sturdy and nearly unbreakable. Parents found lots of features on this night light that they really liked. Apart from the on/off switch there is a timer which gives the option to have the light turn off either

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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