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My 4yrold Jumps into Math and Reading
with Jumpstart.com!



I received an email several weeks ago from Erin representing Jumpstart.com. They wondered if I'd like to have a look at the newly launched Jumpstart.com 3D interactive world?
(Jumpstart...? as in the makers of the Math Blaster learning games...)

Let me think...
UM YES!

I didn't realize they had created an online version of their games!

All my kids used JumpStart games starting at the age of 18months! I'm serious, they make a Toddler JumpStart, and yes it attempts to teach colors and shapes... But honestly the best thing about that game, is that it taught my toddlers to USE a COMPUTER MOUSE!

I already love JumpStart, in fact we owned a whole stack of their CDs. From pre-school to 2nd grade to science. But. Once we upgraded to a new operating system...all those CDs were unusable! Now with the online game no worries about obsolete CDs. There is a free area of the site and for $7.99/month (sheesh, how much LESS than preschool is THAT?) you can become a member and unlock the whole Adventureland.

I basically pounced all over Erin and convinced her to sell me her soul let me run a different kind of bloggy campaign. I kept telling her, my kid LOVES the JumpStart.com site! I'd love to share with my readers more than just a one night stand of a review and throw some free giveaways at them... (and believe it or not... she agreed!?)

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Here are some kid quotes:

TK: "I love my 'Jumpster'!" (What he called his Jumpee character)
Sassy: "Ooooo this looks cool!" (When she realized there was a Painting Place)
First morning after using Jumpstart.com
TK literally just waking up: "Can I play with my 'Jumpster'? Oh. Can I have breakfast first and then can I play with my 'Jumpster'?"

TK: "Mom don't let her use MY 'Jumpster'!?"

TK: "Dad! I made a Jumpster! And it has green hair! ...and it's wearing a sweater... and it has green eyes...!" Then: "Baby Snakes can take care of themselves—" (that last part was apropos of nothing.)

Mom: "What's the best part of the game?"
TK: "I got a DESK!"
Sassy: "The Waterslide!"

And this was all in one breath:
TK: "Oh! You can talk to them—See! I'm at the ZippyMart! All sorts of stuff see?
I've got 12 'diamonds'. Oh! I need to take my dog a bath! (in a squeee voice) Looks like a cat, but it's really a dog. Now I'm gonna go play some games—oh—there's a faster way—(clicks map)—See! I'm at the Math Arcade!"


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The thing is, there is so much going on visually and playfully that at some point he totally has no idea how much he's learning. Colors, Counting, Letters, Phonics....

Take a look at this video I took of him. See how effortless subtraction is for a FOUR YEAR OLD, and bonus if you can tell what the word is he spells at the end...and the color of his socks!




What a perfect time to get my kid involved in a fun interactive learning game. He can't help but enjoy himself, learning is so fun, he doesn't even know he's doing it!


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I contacted a couple other bloggers (Angie and Jenna) and I asked them if they'd like to get involved with Jumpstart.com. For a 3 week GoodNCrazy Campaign.

What does that mean? Stay tuned... Each of us will be blogging once a week for 3 weeks about our children's experience with Jumpstart.com.
At the end don't worry we will be 'throwing' some JumpStart product at you. But the thing is... we'd really like for you to INTERACT with the company. And the giveaways will come with a twist..

I'm serious about the interacting. Erin is in the marketing department with Jumpstart. She is happy to answer any questions you might have about the website. I'll forward her your comment and she'll contact you directly. (Let me know if you don't want her to email.)

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If you'd rather, go ahead and tweet her directly @JumpStart_Erin. She'll be more than happy to respond. I promise she's more than just a logo behind the username.

And I'm totally impressed with the Jumpstart Blog.

Great tips and ideas from crafts with your kids (See this butterfly spring craft.)
Ideas to get your kids involved in Spring Cleaning.
And solving behavioral issues like Taming Tantrums.


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Hint: interacting with the company and the website.. WILL be part of the giveaways!

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17 comments:

Halftime Lessons said...

Wow...that looks good!!

Im gonna need all the help I can get in the edgimacation dept...On my way over to look!!

Thanks Carissa!!

Jay

Unknown said...

now see i just dont remember all these cool things when my beanies were babies...what an awesome site

Joy said...

I will have to look into this one, my son loves to play those types of games on the computer.

Jenners said...

This is totally cool. And your blog is just busting with great ideas. If I visit a blog twice in two days and I like what I see, I must follow. (Did I say that to you yesterday?) Well, I will.

Erin from JumpStart said...

Hi from the JumpStart offices! I hope you enjoy the site when you visit. Just let me know if you have any questions.

Christina Lee said...

ummm I'm thinking my four year old would be HIGHLY interested!

♥Niya♥ said...

Website seems to be lagging when i registered. My son seemed to get bored with it. Let me know if you have the same problem.

Erin from JumpStart said...

Hi Niya! Thanks for checking out JumpStart.com. Can I ask what sort of internet connection you have? We have been noticing longer than normal load times for certain types of connections the past week - growing pains, i think. We've currently got our engineering team focused on speeding up the site and should be seeing improvments daily. Thanks for the feedback and please know we are aware and working on it.

Anonymous said...

Jumpstart seems like a WONDERFUL program. Mebbe a good purchase for my grandchildren. Hey the wittle four year old boy is off the hook adorable!

Bramblemoon Farm said...

My kids loved jump start when they were small. I'll have my daughter check out the website- she's 9 but we might find some fun there for her!

Felicia said...

Wow! This looks fabulous!

ParentingPink said...

Hi Carissa! It's been WAY too long - need to get better about blog visiting! Augh, life with naked girls running around grimacing is CRAZY! LOL

This product looks amazing! I'm always looking for cool, educational stuff for the girls. I'll go check it out now :-)

McClure Family said...

thanks for the info! love your pic!!


my ww: http://mcclurefamilyspace.blogspot.com/2009/04/wordless-wednesday-perfect-playgroup.html

Claremont First Ward said...

I think Jumpstart is a wonderful company and I thank you for introducing them to me.

I am Arizona; a person, not a place. said...

Ok, I'll try it. Or rather, Luke will. He loves computer games and plays an addition game with Handy Manny. We'll see what he thinks of Jumpstart.

Erin at JumpStart said...

Thanks everyone for the kind words! And special thanks to Carissa and Angie for agreeing to share their stories about JumpStart. :)

Tara said...

We love Jumpstart!!


Oh my heck! I was featured. And it didn't hurt or anything!



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