We have been working hard to make your child’s neighborhood even better at JumpStart.com. Now, if your child’s real-life neighbor, cousin, or teammate is a buddy of theirs in JumpStart.com, the kids can virtually run around together in the same neighborhood!
Your child is now able to select which of their JumpStart buddies’ houses show up in their online neighborhood. They can even pick which spot their buddies’ houses occupy, so they can live next door to each other!
How do I add buddies to my neighborhood?
Kids can change up their neighborhood by clicking on the blue Neighborhood Builder kiosk. This is where your child can change the buddies that appear at each house in their neighborhood. To add a buddy to a house, have your child click on the buddy’s name on the displayed list of buddies and drag the name to the house slot he or she would like, replacing the JumpStart character or buddy that held the slot to the list of available buddies – sorry, Val 2.0! Your child’s Jumpee will now be able to run up to their buddy’s house and say hello! They can do this for all house slots in their neighborhood.
Your child can switch up his or her neighborhood by clicking on the blue Neighborhood Builder kiosk.
What do I do with the JumpStart characters and other buddies left over on my list? Are these neighborhood changes permanent?
The buddies and characters your child does not place in their neighborhood will remain on the list of available alternate buddies, accessible through the Neighborhood Builder kiosk. Kids can change the buddies placed in their neighborhood as much as they like, but they can not alter their friends’ neighborhoods.
The Neighborhood Builder interactive screen
How do I go to my buddies’ neighborhoods?
Have your child go into the Buddy Booth and click the name of the buddy whose neighborhood they would like to visit. Once the buddy’s Jumpee name is selected, click the “Visit the Neighborhood” button at the bottom of the Buddy Booth screen, with the picture of a smiling house on it. They will be able to go into their buddy’s neighborhood to see how it is decorated and who is living in it. Your child’s Jumpee and all their buddies can run from house to house within the same neighborhood, enjoying the same neighborhood Funzone!
What’s more, a child will be able to throw a party in his or her neighborhood and invite friends over to celebrate together! Read about it here!
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hey!
There isn’t an icon inside the buddy booth with a smiley face or any icon at all. And I still can’t see my grandson’s avatar????? This does not seem to be fixed to me at least.
Sorry, I was wrong, I hadn’t highlighted the buddy’s name so the icon was not highlighted. It works great and will be perfect so that I can play online with my Grandson when he is at home! He is very excited.
everytime my child goes to her neighborhood it is someone else’s. how does she get to her house and her neighborhood?
How strange! I’ve never heard this problem before, but I will check with the customer service team and ask for suggestions. May I ask how she is entering the neighborhood? Is it by clicking on the map or walking through one of the gates?