Posted on April 22, 2010 by JumpStart
Today is Earth Day, a day dedicated to awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s environment. U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson organized the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, a day marked by a nationwide series of protests and “teach-ins” in support of environmental awareness. For more about Earth Day, click here – that’s where we [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2010 by JumpStart
Last week, we posted our first ever photo challenge here on the JumpStart Blog and received quite a few responses! Congratulations to our winner who correctly guessed where William Wonderwings was photographed in less than 10 minutes. Impressive! This week, we’ve decided to make things more difficult and test how well our readers and their kids really know [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2010 by JumpStart
Are you tired of being Colin TornadoLegs and longing to be Kyle ThunderFeather instead? Well, long no more! The Name Change-O-Matic is waiting to blast away your name-related boredom. We’ll show you how we renamed our Jumpee using this nifty contraption so you can give it a try! Our Jumpee’s name was Tommi RedGem. That’s a [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by JumpStart
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 to the owner of the best [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2009 by JumpStart
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 [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2009 by JumpStart
Does your little explorer know that there are all sorts of secret portals hidden around JumpStart.com? No? Well, it’s a good thing you stopped by this here blog! If your kids can find JumpStart’s secret portals, they’ll be able to visit these sky-high destinations and more! So here’s the challenge: tell your kids to check [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by JumpStart
The JumpStart team is hard at work getting ready to release our next world for JumpStart.com. Here is a sneak peek at the up and coming FutureLand compliments of the art department! The Sea Lab will be the main portal that you enter in FutureLand. Our artists gave us a quick sketch as to what [...]
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