Posted on January 21, 2010 by JumpStart
If you’ve stopped by JumpStart.com in the past 2 days, you may have noticed messages inviting you to link your Facebook and JumpStart accounts for even more fun. What does this mean, you ask? The short answer is that we are working to make it easier to find your real-life friends who are also on [...]
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Posted on December 14, 2009 by JumpStart
Posted on November 27, 2009 by JumpStart
Posted on September 29, 2009 by JumpStart
This Halloween, you are invited to celebrate the spookiest time of the year at JumpStart.com! To start the fun, grab your friends and head to the Jumpee Creator to design the perfect Halloween get-up. A swashbuckling pirate? A pretty princess? A stylish cat? A spooky ghost? The possibilities are endless! Then it’s time to select [...]
Filed under: Just for Fun!, Technology and Kids | Tagged: education, Halloween, pets, virtual world | 35 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2009 by JumpStart
We hope you’ve gotten a chance to check out just how cool MarineLand is, and want to make sure you found one of our favorite games! It is time to strut your stuff on the Merllywood Runway! You can find this game first by entering MarineLand, swimming through Ship Wreck Reef, splashing your way through [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2009 by JumpStart
“Nice to meet you,” says Bugsy FlameCloud. “Where are you going?” asks Jack SlothSprout. “I am going to explore JumpStart,” Bugsy FlameCloud replies. “Follow me!” JumpStart.com is taking children’s gaming to new heights with the addition of canned chat! Jumpeez can now communicate with one another using pre-selected words and phrases. We know kids love [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2009 by JumpStart
Last week, JumpStart launched our new multiplayer features, officially making the virtual world at JumpStart.com a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game! Now, players can interact with each other via facial expressions (emoticons) and dance moves. And soon, we’ll be introducing canned chat, which will allow players to communicate via age-appropriate, pre-selected phrases. We’d love to [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by JumpStart
You may recall from a few posts back that JumpStart is introducing a multiplayer option to the online world at JumpStart.com. And (drum roll, please)…as of last night, your child can sign on and play with other Jumpeez! Yes, that’s right: Your child can now interact with other children from around the world through lively [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2009 by JumpStart
Here at JumpStart, we’re always looking for new ways to make learning fun for kids. And since kids love playing with their friends, we’ve decided to let kids play and learn together at JumpStart.com! So dust off your party hat…because in just a few weeks, kids will be able to see and interact with each [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2009 by JumpStart
Hey JumpStart fans, Come check out our new and improved YouTube channel! We’ve put up high-quality versions of our videos, added descriptions, and made the whole channel easier to use. You’ll also find our playlist of fun, educational songs that you and your kids will love to sing along with, like this one: You can [...]
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