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My Little Pediatrician Kit

My Little Pediatrician Kit

Parent testers proclaimed this Pediatrician Kit a sweet, imaginative, educational and original toy. Any child who has expressed an interest in either being a doctor, has a new sibling on the way, or just helping people feel better will find a wealth of experiences inside. Your child will learn cool things about babies such as […]

WhispEars

WhispEars

After two months of parent testing is was clear to our parent testers that from now on if they are going to be taking their young child to a sporting event, concert, fair, on an airplane or any other loud place, they will want to make sure they have WhispEars with them. The reviews were

PeaPod Plus Travel Bed

Lightweight and portable, the Peapod Plus Travel Bed is perfect for families that are frequently on the move. Ideal for camping trips, sleeping away from home, or even trips to the beach with your toddler in tow. It folds into a small circular bag and comes with a handle for easy transport. Opening the product

Blankie Tails

Blankie Tails

Whether you select the Blankie Tail Mermaid (shown) or the Shark or Spaceship (not seen here) you and your kids are in for a treat. These are adorable, imaginative and highly desirable blankets for any little girl or boy. The concept of this blanket is terrific. In the case of the mermaid, the colors and

Project Nursery Wi-Fi Baby Monitor

Some new parents are reluctant to use a baby monitor that requires them to carry around another device. Let’s face it, we’re already carrying plenty of electronics these days. The Project Nursery Wi-Fi Baby Monitor doesn’t add to your device load, in fact it works with the one you always have with you, your Android

Project Nursery Video Baby Monitor System with Digital Zoom Camera

By now we’ve seen baby monitors that can do a variety of things that would amaze parents of previous generations. Project Nursery still has some unique features up their sleeve and this monitor showed off some fancy new ones. To begin it features a brilliantly clear display that provides users with a sharp, static-free image

I Love Toy Trains - Rail Blazers

I Love Toy Trains – Rail Blazers

Rail Blazers – I Love Trains DVD (also available for streaming and downloading through Amazon Video) has all the right ingredients to entertain a young audience – excellent content, real attention to detail, and steady dialogue pacing. All this is centered around a subject that delighted children keeping them engaged, with great visuals, good humor,

CharMins Deluxe Jewelry Studio

Just about every jewelry and charm kit we’ve ever seen or tested includes some sort of adhesive that leaves a sticky mess on tables, clothes, skin and even hair. Whether it’s glue or epoxy or some other adhesive it’s just part of the process, right? Wrong! This new charm creation kit from RoseArt only uses

Wizard Roll

Wizard Roll

If your family is comprised of children with a wide age spread you know how difficult it can be to find games that appeal to everyone. After this round of testing we’re happy to report that Wizard Roll is one of those games that bridges the age gap quite nicely. The game is easy enough

Ninja Squirrels

Ninja Squirrels

When it comes to family board games, it can be difficult to find one that can be played with and enjoyed by children of different ages. According to our testers, Ninja Squirrels seems to have found that sweet spot. As soon you open the box you will know that this game is extremely well made.

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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