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Peppa Pig Treasure Hunt Game

The Peppa Pig Treasure Hunt Game will appeal to any Peppa fan looking to spend more time with her and her familiar friends. The design of the game instantly caught our testers eyes. The graphics are well done using colors and images that are nicely aligned with the popular series. The concept of the game […]

Tot Cot

Tot Cot

Parents agreed, this all-in-one sleep/nap solution is brilliant. It’s well-made with materials, like a quilted lining, that wash well. We washed it countless times and it only got softer and cozier each time without fading the vibrant colors. Testers made a note of all the thought that was put into creating this: the removable pillow

Wishbone Mini-Flip

Wishbone Mini-Flip

This beautifully designed toy, made of solid materials that exposes both the natural wood and is nicely painted with just enough color to catch the eye of young children. The Mini-Flip is very quick to assemble. The instructions are mostly visual. Parents appreciated that the parts and tools were included. The rubber wheels glide well

Wishbone Wagon

Wishbone Wagon

There is something about toys made out of wood that brings out some of the most positive reviews from our testers. Perhaps it is the nostalgia or the quality of the workmanship. Whatever the reason Wishbone Wagon was the recipient of lots of tester love. It wasn’t just the wood that got high marks, parents

World Village Playset China

World Village Playset China

If you are looking for a great way to introduce geography and culture to your young children, either during homeschooling or as an adjunct to their traditional schooling, this would be a good place to start. This entertaining activity and game set focuses on China and teaches about the food, the people, and its various

Stick Stack Game

Stick Stack Game

Stick Stack is an ingenious game of tilting tactics that relies on each player’s spatial reasoning and hand-eye coordination. All parts to this toy are well made and colorful. Testers told us how much fun the gameplay is and that it is appropriate for the recommended age of 8+. There was also general agreement that

Suspicion Game

Suspicion Game

Suspicion is a logic based game that will challenge your deductive reasoning skills and entertain those who love putting their mental acuity to the test. Anyone who grew up playing Clue will find this game familiar but Wonder Forge has put in some nice twists and turns so that it is in fact a considerably

Dr. Seuss Thing One and Thing Two Whirly Fun! Game

Wonder Forge has created an engaging game that entertains both kids and parents. Perhaps that can be chalked up to everyone’s love of Dr. Seuss, it certainly didn’t hurt. The idea of the game, just like the book, is to clean the house before mom returns home. The fun, and often hysterical part of this

Pass the Pandas

Pass the Pandas

Pass the Pandas is a simple dice game that is easy to understand, thought-provoking and a whole lot of fun. To begin, the packaging is adorable, appealing and inviting. The cute character panda makes it even more alluring and likable. It can be taken anywhere and played wherever there is a flat surface. This is

Roving Cove Safe Edge Cushion

If your little one is branching out and running around the house, no doubt youve looked around and noticed just about everything in the house is some sort of impending danger. Baby proofing is one of those tasks that can be daunting but there is no getting around how necessary it is. If you are

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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