We Have a Winner!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by JumpStart

A couple of weeks ago, we announced a contest to find the most stylish room in all of JumpStart. We loved seeing all the creativity that went into decorating your brand new rooms! You treated us to butterfly walls, racecar beds, Greek columns, and underwater ambience. Finally, we’ve determined a winner! And the winner is …

Awesome!

Angel RainbowKitty! Congratulations! In recognition of your stunning interior decorating accomplishments, you’ve won 300 JumpStart coins. You can use them to make your room even more beautiful – or for anything else you’d like, of course!

There were some other wonderful entries, but unfortunately we had to choose only one winner. However, we thought the other screenshots were so spectacular that we just had to share them with you and award 75 coins to every entrant for participating! Here are a few of our other contestants:

Congratulations to our winner and to everyone else who entered the contest. Thank you for the beautiful screenshots and keep on decorating!

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Rooms Contest Coming to a Close Soon!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by JumpStart

Hey JumpStart Fans!

It’s been a little over two weeks since the personalized rooms launched at JumpStart.com. We hope that your kids have selected the perfect furniture, decided on the best gizmos, and placed everything just the way they like in their room. We know that with all the available pieces, the possible room arrangements are endless, and we’d love to see what your kids have done with their place!

If you’d like to give your kids a chance to win 300 JumpStart coins (wow!), just stop by our Facebook page and post a picture of their JumpStart room. Not sure how to do that? No problem! You’ll find step by step instructions here. Remember, we are choosing a winner on Monday, March 15th; do be sure to send pictures of your kids’ rooms before then.

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Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day by Making Your Own Apple Tree!

Posted on March 11, 2010 by JumpStart

John Chapman was born around 1775 in Massachusetts. He was raised on a small farm, where his favorite place to spend time was his father’s apple orchard. Chapman was trained as a nurseryman, or someone who takes care of an orchard, and around the turn of the nineteenth century, he began collecting apple seeds from cider presses, tools used to separate apples from their juice, in Pennsylvania. As Chapman traveled west and planted those seeds, he quickly became known as “Johnny Appleseed.”

*To learn more about Johnny Appleseed, visit Answers.com here. That’s where we got our info!*

Today is Johnny Appleseed Day, a day to celebrate Chapman’s growing accomplishments and have some fun with apples! You can make an apple tree, too – and, unlike a real apple tree, you won’t need to wait five years to enjoy it!
Click here to see how to help this creative tree grow.

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Lots o’ Luck Scavenger Hunt: Part 2 – DownTown

Posted on March 10, 2010 by JumpStart

Did you know that there is a scavenger hunt going on at JumpStart.com right now? That’s right! The leprechauns have hidden 32 St. Patrick’s Day-themed items throughout JumpStart.com for Jumpeez to find.  Sixteen are stashed in DownTown, and sixteen are stashed on MainStreet.  These tricky green treasures may be tough to find, so we’ve been offering tips from our expert Jumpee explorers.   Last time, we revealed the locations of the MainStreet hunt items here.  This post will reveal the locations of the second batch of 16 hunt items…all hidden in the DownTown area of JumpStart.com.

If your kids need some help with the hunt, click here to see the DownTown spoiler locations!

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New Concert Venue Arrives at JumpStart

Posted on March 9, 2010 by JumpStart

Tucked behind the Brain Training Arcade in DownTown JumpStart, you will find a brand new building – the JumpStart Amphitheater! It’s the destination for Jumpeez who would like to enjoy a toe-tapping performance from one of JumpStart’s talented performers or groups.

Want to check out the new venue? Look for the gate just to the left of the Brain Training Arcade. When you see the giant spotlights, you’ll know you’ve arrived.

Keep an eye on the clocks outside to find out when the next performance is scheduled to begin. Then, head on in and grab a seat in the front row.

Or bound up to the stands for a view of the whole scene.

The JumpStart Amphitheater is the perfect spot to make friends with some fellow music-loving Jumpeez, so be sure to say hello and show off your dance moves while you are there!

This exciting new venue is here to stay, so tell us, what performances would you like to see? Perhaps Kisha singing one of our favorite JumpStart tunes, Echolocation? Or maybe a bit of classical music? Comment below to let us know!

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A Crafty Leprechaun and His Pot of Gold

Posted on March 9, 2010 by JumpStart

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day and we can feel the luck in the air over here at JumpStart. Lucky for you, we’re going to share two festive crafts that you and your children can do together!

Our first leprechaun craft is great for older kids, so they can have their own leprechaun cup to place coins in, as if the leprechaun is protecting his pot of gold!  The second, simple craft places a pot-of-gold at the end of a rainbow as a door handle decoration and is probably best for your younger children, but even older ones might find it fun!

The Crafty Leprechaun

Click here to see the materials required and steps to create these festive crafts!

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Lots o’ Luck Scavenger Hunt: Part 1 – MainStreet

Posted on March 8, 2010 by JumpStart

A new holiday brings another great theme and another great scavenger hunt here at JumpStart! In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, your child is invited to participate in a green-themed scavenger hunt.  Leprechauns have hidden 32 St. Patrick’s Day-themed items throughout JumpStart.com for Jumpeez to find! Sixteen are stashed on MainStreet, and sixteen are stashed in DownTown.

The items are small and well-hidden, so your smaller explorer might need a few hints to find them all! This post will reveal the locations of the first 16 hunt items…all hidden in the MainStreet area of JumpStart.com.

If your kids need some help with the hunt, click here to see the MainStreet spoiler locations!

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Green Garb – Don’t Get Pinched This St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by JumpStart

Don’t get caught without some green duds on St. Patrick’s Day or you might just get pinched! We here at JumpStart have provided a nice selection of new (and, of course, green!) clothing specially made for this lucky day! They are so nice, in fact, that we think even leprechauns will be green with envy!

Take Nicole Sillybolt for example – she’s looking great in all green. The centered shamrock totally complements her green shoes and skirt!

Nice skirt!

Check out more St. Paddy’s Day fashions!

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New Pet and Ride Shipment for 3.04.2010

Posted on March 4, 2010 by JumpStart

The JumpStart Ridez and Petz shop owners just clued us in that the shipment of new pets and rides has arrived this week, along with the St. Patrick’s Day decorations. We’re thrilled to reveal the new sidekicks and transports Jumpeez everywhere are now able to adopt!

Wattson, the enlightened firefly

Expected birth date:  4 March 2010

Cost:  150 JS coins

Favorite JumpStart Area: The riverbank cattails beneath the Hall of Fame

Favorite Move: Providing light in dark tunnels to help in scavenger hunts

No need to capture  Wattson and place him in a jar!  This smart firefly is an avid adventurer and learner; he is happy to be adopted by whichever Jumpee is willing to have him, because chances are they’ll have quite a bit in common.  Wattson is really quite useful at making those dark tunnels of the Speed Drome and the mine shafts of Hidden Treasure Hollow much more negotiable.

Green Thumb, the gleeful garden gnome

Expected arrival date:  4 March 2010

Cost:  80 JS coins

Favorite JumpStart Area: Your neighborhood’s potted plant garden.

Favorite Move: Hanging out with his leprechaun cousins in the clover patches

We’re happy to reintroduce you to Green Thumb, known throughout JumpStart for being in tune with nature. He is passionate about studying the clovers that have sprung up throughout JumpStart.com.  Most of all, Green Thumb enjoys making sure the lawns and diva daisies of Jumpeez’ neighborhoods stay nice and healthy while his Jumpee owner is busy inside moving things around his or her house.

Prizm, the rainbow-making pot of gold ride

Expected Arrival Date: 4 March 2010
Cost: 120 JS Coins
Most Likely to Be Spotted Near: Speeding around Blarney Castle on MainStreet

While most pots of leprechaun gold tend to stay put once they are hidden, this particular pot of gold goes 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye.   This pot of gold meets hot rod is a special St. Patrick’s Day delight called a Prizm.  The Ridez shop is expecting these speedy vehicles to sell like hotcakes, because Prizms are the first ride to ever leave a trail in their wake!  Prizms create a stunning rainbow trail, following them wherever their roaring exhaust pipes and spinning wheels take them.

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Irish Adventures at JumpStart

Posted on March 3, 2010 by JumpStart

This week, in addition to redecorating, we’re introducing some exciting new features in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and the spring season. Get in the spirit by kissing the Blarney Stone, hopping on a pot of gold, and helping your buddies grow a giant sunflower!

First, you might notice that Blarney Castle has appeared in the center of JumpStart’s MainStreet. Blarney Castle is home to the legendary Blarney Stone, the Irish stone that is rumored to endow anyone who kisses it with the gift of gab. Just like Ireland’s Blarney Stone, the Blarney Stone at JumpStart.com requires some work to access. Start by locating the jump pad next to Blarney Castle.

She’s ready to start her journey!

Click here to discover how to get to the Blarney Stone and grow the sunflower!

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