Hello, all. We hope that the holiday season has been treating you kindly thus far. We’re certainly excited about this holiday season, as it lets us just flood the drawing board with new ideas for playing off the Fall and Winter seasons in the JumpStart.com world. This Thanksgiving, we want to thank you for being [...]
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While the family is busy cooking in the kitchen this Thanksgiving, keep the kids entertained and in the spirit of the holiday by having them play with their very own pumpkin pie play dough! Pumpkin Pie Play Dough You will need a few household ingredients to make this wonderful concoction: 5 1/2 cups flour 2 [...]
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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 recreate [...]
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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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Click here and here for other road trip games that we have recommended in the past! 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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This Thanksgiving season is a time for family, thankfulness, and, of course, turkey!!! Sharing in a roasted turkey feast with friends and family is one of the most defining aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday. In order to get our drumsticks drummin’ and our Thanksgiving spirits running, here is a craft for you and your family [...]
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