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 [...]
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Have you ever seen something floating in mid-air that wasn’t supposed to be there? Perhaps it was a friendly neighborhood ghost letting you know of its presence? Or perhaps it was the result of a magnetic field!
A magnetic field is the area of influence a magnet has over metals. A magnetic field covers the whole [...]
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Need some ideas to entertain the little monsters that are coming over for that Halloween party you’re throwing for your kids? We’ve come up with some creative games to amuse your guests! We guarantee they will be fun, engaging, and, of course, filled with spooky spirit!
Eyeball Bounce
You will need:
6+ Ping pong balls
Black, green, blue, brown, [...]
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Good news, everybody! JumpStart’s Escape from Adventure Island has been officially approved to be released on the Nintendo Wii™ console! It is now set to be on store shelves on November 17. And I must say, we’re pretty excited about it here at JumpStart.
In Escape from Adventure Island, your kids are going to be covering [...]
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Here is a little Halloween puzzle to haunt your kids with! This brain-buster will keep their noggins knocking, despite the large amounts of candy they will be consuming on Saturday. Just like any word game, word searches are useful in developing a child’s ability to read, recognize, and use words. This monster-mashed [...]
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With JumpStart.com’s new buddy list feature, your child can meet up with real-life friends inside the game! So if your child’s neighbor, cousin or teammate is also using JumpStart.com, the kids now will be able to virtually explore, dance and learn together!
If you would like some help getting started with buddy lists, read on…
How do [...]
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Have you had enough ghosts yet? This horde of haunts will make you scream for more! Today’s spooks will add a touch of ghostly flair to your home, just in time for Halloween.
Simple items you will need from your home or local ghost-ery store:
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
½ cup water
1 mixing bowl
1 wooden spoon
1 fine [...]
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Starting today, your child will be invited to join a spooky scavenger hunt in the online world at JumpStart.com!
We’ve stashed 25 Halloween items throughout the world.
Since our designers did such a spooktacular job hiding the items, we know that some of our smaller explorers might need some extra clues. If that sounds like your little [...]
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Since there have been so many new additions to JumpStart.com lately, we wanted to take a moment to give you a more in depth look at an area your little explorer might not have discovered yet – the neighborhood!
After playing with friends and participating in all those learning games, your child might need a place [...]
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Here’s a fun Halloween activity to help your child gain grammar and reading comprehension skills, while seeing the hilarious effects of putting words together that may not necessarily match!
To get started, print out the story template here. Then, ask your child to provide each of the word types you see in white (adjectives, nouns, etc), [...]
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