Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Cheat Sheet

Following the popularity of our spooky scavenger hunt for Halloween, your child will now be invited to participate in a Thanksgiving-themed scavenger hunt starting today, in the online world at JumpStart.com.

We’ve placed 20 Thanksgiving items throughout the world.  10 of which will be located on MainStreet, and the other 10 will be found in the Downtown district.  This post will unveil the secret locations of all the hunt items, but Shhhh!  Keep this revelation quiet, unless your explorers are really having a tough time.

Easy Find

Some items will be easy to find.

More Challenging Item

Others will be more challenging, such as this set of Pilgrim clothing off a Downtown beach.

Our designers did a good job hiding the items, so don’t be surprised if your smaller explorer might need some extra direction.  If that sounds like your child, dive into these spoilers.
Click here for full access to Spoilers!

The Giving Thanks Tree

Thanksgiving can be a particularly hectic holiday for the family.  There are plenty of things to keep an eye on, including, but not limited to, preheated ovens and the kids running around with their cousins.  However, Thanksgiving is a holiday meant to take us beyond our everyday pleases and thank yous and to draw up in our minds those things that have such positive impacts in our lives.  This fun craft is a great catalyst for having the family gather around and reflect on all that they have to be thankful for.

The Giving Tree in Total

A Tree Full of Thanks.

The Giving Thanks Tree

Materials:

  • Large, brown cardboard box
  • Construction paper in yellow, green, red, and orange.
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Pencil
  • Sharpie

See How to Make Your Own Giving Thanks Tree

It’s that Turkey Time of Year Again!

This Thanksgiving season is a time for family, thankfulness, and, of course, turkey!!! Sharing in a roasted turkey feast with friends and family is one of the most defining aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday. In order to get our drumsticks drummin’ and our Thanksgiving spirits running, here is a craft for you and your family to enjoy.

Tom Turkey

Make this strapping Tom Turkey.

Pine Cone Turkeys

You will need:

  • A decent-sized, opened pine cone
  • Red, yellow, and orange construction paper
  • A brown paper bag
  • Glue
  • Googley eyes

Find Out How to Get This Pine Cone Ready for the Holidays!

Unearthly Eggs

Now that FutureLand has been introduced into the JumpStart world, celebrate with your child by taking on this fun science experiment displaying the physical integrity of eggs.  Trust us; it’s out of this world!

Unearthly Eggs

What You’ll Need:

  • Four eggs
  • Transparent tape
  • Scissors
  • Telephone books or other gargantuan books
  • Sharpies or markers
Eggs Under Books

Eggs really carry the weight at JumpStart.

Find out how to take your eggs into the next century!

Coming Soon: Prize Cannon

Are your kids looking to get some extra coins to buy that dragon or pony?  Starting later this week, your kids will be invited to strap on a helmet and launch themselves out of the new Prize Cannon to collect a daily prize!  With prizes awarding up to 20 coins, this off the wall contraption is sure to be a hit.

Prize Cannon Location

You'll cover plenty of ground with that cannon.

Blast-off!

Strap on appropriate safety equipment and you're ready for blast-off!

The Splat Landing

Splat! 6 coins - not too shabby.

Where the Jumpee lands determines how many coins the player will be awarded.  Each player can stop by once a day to try their luck!

Keep an eye out for the cannon to be delivered to the MainStreet boardwalk early this week.

Tell Your Friends to Give It a Shot!

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Hovercraft

Owning your very own Hovercraft does not have to be a dream for the future. With a few simple items, you and your child can make one right now!

Hovercraft

What you will need:

  • A Styrofoam plate or bowl
  • Pen
  • Balloon
  • Tape
  • Decorations for your Hovercraft
The Hovercraft

Our mean, green, hovering machine

See how to make your very own vehicle of the future

Autumn Has Arrived at JumpStart!

You are formally invited to enjoy the crunchiest season of the year at JumpStart.com!

Fall has undoubtedly landed at JumpStart!

Fall has undoubtedly landed at JumpStart.

You can kick off the new theme by heading to the Jumpee Threadz shop to pick out the perfect Fall outfit.  Get your friends together and recreate the First Thanksgiving as pilgrims and Native Americans, gathering around the set out feast, next to the JumpStartFlower.

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Need to cover more ground as you run around, jumping into piles of leaves?  Get a new ride at the Ridez shop; the domesticated turkeys are deliciously fast.  Swing by the Petz Shop to see the latest rotation of sidekicks available to join you in your adventures, as well.

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Enjoy the Autumn Festivities!

Remember, the more JumpStart learning games you play, the more coins you’ll earn, which means you’ll be able to make your Autumn JumpStart world all the more festive by purchasing the more extravagant Fall-themed features. Can you feel it?  Fall is in the air at JumpStart.com!

Get Your Friends to Take a Fall Stroll with You at JumpStart.com

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Brain Busters

It’s time to put your brain to the test! These tricky puzzles are designed to get those brain cells working. See how many you and your child can decipher together. Then check back tomorrow to see the answers.

Good luck brainiacs!

(tip: click on each puzzle to enlarge it if you’d like a closer look…)

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Time to Escape! Sweepstakes Revealed

Heads up, ladies and gentlemen! We’re holding a grand sweepstakes on the Win tab (at the top-left of this page), where you can find out more and enter. Or, you can click on the image below. Good luck!

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Tell Your Friends and Give Them a Chance to Escape!

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Free Fallin’!

Here at JumpStart, we’ve been working hard on creating a new area for Jumpeez to enjoy.  It’s called Free Fall Mountain, and it plays off of the popularity surrounding the Launch Pad feature.  Your kids will quite literally be reaching new heights when they visit Free Fall Mountain for a bit of sky diving!  Check out these sketches for a glimpse of what you’ll soon see at JumpStart.com…

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Making a big dive

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Quite the view.

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Floating Platform

Get others setup to make the jump!

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