We have received so many comments from fans about how much they love the fall theme at JumpStart.com that we thought it was only appropriate to make a variety of fabulous winter environments for your child to enjoy during the holiday season!
Your child will have the option of choosing from Christmas, Hanukkah or generic winter [...]
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We love it when people get a kick out of our crafts, and a number of you viewers took note of The Giving Thanks Tree. A couple of those who commented on the post requested a template for the tree’s outline, so we had the JumpStart team member who made our Giving Thanks Tree [...]
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We hold the key to unlock all those Thanksgiving myths…the turKEY that is! We’ve done our research, we’ve examined the bird, and we’ve collected some gobblin’ good data! From the turkey gobble to turkey speeds, we’ve covered it all! Now ask yourself… how much do you really know about our favorite Thanksgiving bird?
Could you [...]
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Thanksgiving is soon approaching, and with the Thanksgiving holiday comes the remembrance of the shared feast between Plymouth Pilgrims and a group of Native Americans. Native Americans played a key role in the Pilgrims’ survival! It’s no surprise that children enjoy recreating the feast scene, playing as Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing together. To help [...]
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November has really been a busy month for us here at JumpStart, and we’re only halfway in! Yesterday concluded our Time to Escape! Sweepstakes. Between the Tweets and the story responses on the contest’s page, we received nearly 600 entries, and many of those were simply amazing stories of family adventure and imagination. If you [...]
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While the entire family looks forward to celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday and eating delicious food, there is one thing that most people do not look forward to: the long car drive to and from a relative’s home! Boredom is really [...]
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Is your child a daredevil?
If so, Free Fall Mountain might be his or her new favorite feature at JumpStart.com! In just a few weeks, this sky diving arena will be added to the Speed Drome off of MainStreet. After suiting up in flight gear, Jumpeez will be teleported to the bottom of Free Fall Mountain. There [...]
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It’s certainly Thanksgiving when the family is cooking, the game is on, and the kids are scrambling around. Why not reel in the children and have them help you make dinner with this entertaining science experiment!
Make Your Own Butter
All you need is:
½ pint of heavy cream
1 clean pint jar or other similarly-sized container [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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