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Thinkativity Feed & Learn Singing Croc

Big, bright and funny looking is all kids needed to gravitate to this educational learning toy. It is that kind of design concept that really works for toddlers, and parents really appreciated the response their children had to this letter chomping, singing crocodile. Kids absolutely loved feeding the croc his “dinner” and laughed and giggled […]

RipRider 360

RipRider 360

By adding swiveling wheels at the back of the rider, Razor USA has added a whole new level of excitement and control to the traditional Big Wheel experience. Kids were ecstatic with the new tricks they were able to show off to their parents. The raised handle bars made them feel like they were riding

Sprig Hollow DuneBugs Farm Truck

When your child first interacts with Sprig Hollow DuneBug’s Farm Truck you will enjoy all the ways that they find to play with it. Kids have a way of turning their imagination engines on so effortlessly and this truck seemed to fit perfectly into that wonderful ability. An ingenious design that features a terrific play

Eco-Truck Loader

Eco-Truck Loader

This wonderfully simple, classic toy, glaringly devoid of bells and whistles, engaged children, challenged their motor skills and fired up their imaginations. Eco-friendly is what this toy and what Sprig Toys are all about. This is evident immediately when you look at the packaging and the recycled materials that are used to produce this toy.

Joobles - Icy The Penguin

Adorable, soft and cuddly were the words used over and over by testers who played with Joobles during the Spring testing period. Oh and cute! Let’s not forget the cuteness factor which, according to testers, was off the charts. The design of this cuddly doll is simple, esthetically pleasing and oh so huggable. Parents were

Cool Kind Kid

Cool Kind Kid

When we asked reviewers about this CD which teaches manners and social skills the last things we expected to hear were “fun”, “upbeat”, “catchy” or “music that we loved dancing to”. Just goes to show you. We read rave reviews time and time again as parents sang the praises of this marvelous audio CD. Of

CARES

CARES

Isn’t it strange with all the safety regulations we experience at airports and in airplanes that our kids still sit in their seats with minimal restraint? CARES is an very well designed belt-and-buckle device/harness that works in conjunction with the standard airplane seat belt and provides children with virtually the same level of safety they

Katie Caught A Cold

Katie Caught A Cold

Everyone hates getting a cold, but sooner or later it catches up with us and drags us down, spoiling plans and making us feel blah. Katie Caught A Cold is a cute book with very nice illustrations that explain, in an age appropriate way, what colds are and then takes it a step further by

stride rite Natural Motion system Early Walkers

Who is immune to fawning over shoes that are this small and adorable? No one in our testing centers, that’s for sure. This line of shoes for the very youngest of walkers really bowled our testers over, not just for the precious designs, but also for the support they offer little feet. Of course most

MrsP.com

MrsP.com

This beautifully conceived, beautifully rendered website thoroughly impressed our testers with its recognition of the shift that has occurred in childhood learning by marrying the timeless importance of childhood reading with the reality of our computerized world. Everything on the site is fun and unique with no blatant advertising. Testers noted that the site felt

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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