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4moms Goodnight Sleep Trainer

4moms, a company that continues to impress our testers with its innovative gadgets designed to make life easier for parents has done it again. Even if you haven’t experienced it firsthand it is no secret that the first year of your baby’s life will be the most sleep deprived period of your life. The Goodnight […]

Maru and Friends

Maru and Friends

There are dolls and then there are dolls! Maru blew our testers away with her exceptional beauty and superb design. In fact some testers were impressed even before they laid eyes on Maru. The packaging she comes in is lovely and elegant with ribbons and bows, not plastic and wires like most toys. There is

Meet The Feeling Friends

Meet The Feeling Friends

Meet The Feeling Friends is an message book that encourages children to talk about their feelings rather than act out or keep those feelings bottled up inside. Even as adults we can take those lessons to heart, especially in our role as parents. The story also lets children know that it is normal and okay

Outdoor Vegetable Garden kit

Everything you need to introduce your child to the miracle of growing vegetables from seedlings is included in this wonderful kit from DuneCraft. Many parents told us that they have often meant to teach their children about gardening but now with everything enclosed in the kit, there were no more excuses. Exceptionally kid friendly and

PLAYMOBIL Expedition Ship

Playmobil brings all of their considerable toy expertise to the table with the Expedition Ship and the results really impressed our testers. From the outset everyone was delighted with the easy-to-follow directions. These instructions were so simple that it almost made parent’s assistance unnecessary. The Expedition Ship itself is made with solid, durable pieces that

PLAYMOBIL Take Along Construction

What is great about this play set from Playmobil, apart from the fact that it is well made, portable, attractively designed and exceptionally appealing to young children is…..well who needs more than that? Kids enthusiastically played for hours with this take along toy even adding their own cars and trucks to expand the “construction site”.

PLAYMOBIL Pyramid

PLAYMOBIL Pyramid

Wow, Playmobil has really upped the ante when it comes to creating realistically detailed play sets. Their Pyramid sets the standard for bringing the mysterious world of the ancient Egyptians to life. The set, which is crafted to recreate an intricate pyramid down to the last detail, really blew away our testers. They marveled at

This Big!

This Big!

We all know the phrase “Good things come in small packages” and even though the name of this game might seem a contradiction, it truly applies to the level of fun you will find when you play This Big!. Here you’ll find a fun strategy game that requires outwitting opponents and even rewards those with

Say Cheese

Say Cheese

With summer vacation closing in on us, its good to keep an eye out for good travel games that can entertain and pack away into small cases for stuffing into a bag. Say Cheese delivers all the size and travel requirements but most importantly it brings the fun. The game itself has its roots in

Polar Derby

Polar Derby

The colorful packaging and adorable graphics were the first appealing aspect of this new game from Gamewright. Inside was a game that featured directions that were easy to follow and game pieces that are sturdy, colorful and best of all, fit nicely back into a provided bag. To keep score your child will be called

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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