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Passenger Plane

Passenger Plane

Lego has another great hit on their hands with the new Passenger Plane. Featuring the great designs and sturdy build that Lego is famous for, this kit really appealed to the under 10 set. Kids on the higher aged side enjoyed being able to read the instructions while younger children were thankful for the marvelous […]

Big Farm

Big Farm

Children really loved the experience they had with this new Lego set. Parents noted how engaged they were in the building of the barn as well as how they stayed connected thanks to the imagination platform the set provides. The instructions are very easy to follow requiring, in most cases, very little assistance from adults.

Seat Snug

Seat Snug

The Seat Snug is a unique car safety device for parents with kids sitting in booster seats. The unique lock stabilizes your childs car booster seat by preventing some of the most typical issues that plague boosters such as tipping, rocking and bouncing. Our testers wold us that they felt an increase in their personal

Crayola Chalk Maker

Crayola Chalk Maker

Parents and kids alike gave big thumbs up to this new craft kit from Crayola that gave them the power to make their own chalk. Unique and appealing, parents found the experience to be particularly rewarding for the recommended age group as well as for themselves. The instructions are completely straightforward and the entire process

Crayola Spira Chalk Blaster

Let the neighbors know to expect very colorful sidewalks this summer, because the Spira Chalk Blaster is coming to town. This battery free toy combines the best of spin art and sidewalk chalk drawing. Just place the included chalk in the Blaster, spin up the torque and let it go. Kids were deliriously happy as

Young Artists Texture Painting Set

The gift of creative expression is among the most powerful and important we give to our children. This 12 piece set has everything you need to experiment with color, texture, paint and patterns. Inside the reusable, portable bag you’ll find washable tempera paint, texture tools, paint tray and even paper. There is also a very

Wind-Up Workshop Robots

Wind-Up Workshop Robots

Have you run into those curious shops in tourist destinations like The Last Wound Up? Have you found yourself pulled in or followed your children only to find yourself entranced with those wobbly, walking wind-ups? Creativity for Kids knows that it is more than just a few of us that have had that experience and

Recycled Cardboard Dollhouse

Recycled Cardboard Dollhouse

We are all becoming aware of the impact our lives and our lifestyles have on the environment and even though they are small now, the lives of our children leave a footprint as well. Creativity for Kids has taken caring to the environment into the imagination play arena by packaging together a kit that is

Learning to Love Ourselves

Learning to Love Ourselves

If you are looking for a new treasure trove of stories to enjoy together with your children look no further. This CD set is perfect to listen to while driving in the car as the length and tone of the stories are just right for the suggested age. Our testers noted that the peaceful timbre

Music Together Family Favorites 2

This wonderful CD of family sing-along songs was met with warm reactions by our testers young and old. There is nothing more fun than experiencing music together with your young child, dancing around, making silly sounds and hand gestures. There are 19 songs and each one is wonderfully produced. Testers told us that they enjoyed

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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