Update: The results are in. JumpStart won 1st Place and was the Editor’s Choice in the Best Website for Kids category! Thank you to all those who voted for JumpStart in the SheKnows Parenting Awards and to SheKnows for this wonderful opportunity! Do you often find yourself chatting with your kids about “mythies,” “quests,” “petz,” or “Jumpeez?” Then [...]
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All you tech savvy or just plain app addicted, listen up – we have something new for you! Knowledge Adventure’s new casual mobile games brand, Twisted Games™, has just released a new app called Beaver’s Revenge™ for the entire family to enjoy! Help the beavers get revenge and save the forest from being destroyed by [...]
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Looking for a new way to keep your little artist entertained on the go? There’s an app for that! We are excited to release the new JumpStart® Art Studio app so your preschoolers can get their creative juices going wherever this summer takes them. Your children can let their imaginations run wild, experimenting with all sorts [...]
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After the success of JumpStart® Preschool Magic of Learning, we are excited to release another mobile app for your preschoolers! JumpStart your child’s education with our newest mobile application. JumpStart My ABC Book is a simple, fun, and addictive game that teaches your toddler the ABC’s. This application uses pictures, words, poems, and songs to [...]
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Do your kids like playing Roller Squash in FutureLand? Well then, they’re in luck! A mobile version of Roller Squash is now available, so now your kids can play anywhere they go. In this game, your kids must roll their way past the Gords, who are out to stop them! Kids must squash all the [...]
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Do your children love playing Hops’ Jet Pack game? Well now they can play on the iPad™, iPhone®, or iPod touch® too! JumpStart® has been on mobile devices for several months now with JumpStart Preschool® Magic of Learning and JumpStart Punk Punk Blitz. Now, even more learning can be enjoyed on the go with JumpStart [...]
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UPDATE: This contest has now ended. Hey, JumpStart fans! We recently announced that rooms are officially live, and we’re excited! We know that your kids will find all sorts of creative ways to decorate their rooms … and we’d love to see what they come up with. In fact, we’re going to give 300 coins [...]
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If you’ve ever visited the online world at JumpStart.com, you know just how much fun it is to design the perfect Jumpee! Whether you opt for the cat ears, the blue skin, or the pirate hat, you can make a Jumpee that is uniquely you. This spring, one lucky young man from Maryland designed a [...]
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UPDATE: Canned chat is now available. 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 [...]
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