Jumpstart Review

The Review!

We love games at our house, board, computer, video, they’re all fun! Throw in educational content and that’s like the cherry on top! When we were asked to review the Jumpstart 3D Virtual World we jumped right in! My 8 year old daughter, Ashley, has been enjoying the game almost every day! She has loved being able to create her own character, called a Jumpeez, design her own house and adopt a pet! I love that she can navigate the site and game safely on her own. We both like the mission based adventures you are given in the game. The missions definitely give Ashley a sense of adventure and a feeling of accomplishment with a job well done as she completes each one. I believe the missions are great for any age since you are given instructions and reminders of your task throughout, as well as tons of exploring freedom.

Ashley has been playing in Adventure Land (K-2) where she is currently on a mission to save the Lost Shores from the Punk Punks! She really got a kick out of being able to “jump” on the sleeping Punk Punks for higher jumping power. I find myself wanting to play along, even though she doesn’t need, or want, my help :)

Also as a member you will have access to all of the 4 Virtual World Downloads!

• Jumpstart world Preschool: Jumpstart 3D virtual world ages 3-5 My first adventure
• JumpStart World Kindergarten: JumpStart 3D Virtual World Ages 4-6, Legend of Grizzly McGuffin
• JumpStart World 1st Grade: JumpStart 3D Virtual World Ages 5-7, Trouble in Town
• JumpStart World 2nd grade: JumpStart 3D Virtual World Ages 6-8, Quest for the Color Meister

Ashley absolutely loves the Color Meister Download. I love watching her get excited about learning and enjoy seeing her take pride in herself when she completes a game or earns a new badge piece! Of course one of her favorite things to do in-game is SHOP! lol, what girl doesn’t like to shop. She can buy items to spruce up her wardrobe, home and pets. Also, she can buy things to decorate the town! The games in Color Meister are great and cover a wide range of topics from language to money. I’ve been having fun creating Blimp Messages that Ashley can see in-game and creating Super-Gem Rewards that she can choose from her mailbox! So fun!

Exerts from the website:

For more than 15 years, Knowledge Adventure has set the standard in kid’s software by creating the finest educational products for use in the home and the classroom.

JumpStart is an award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is super-personalized, wildly imaginative and really fun, but don’t let that fool you – Kids can create avatars called Jumpeez for themselves and explore magical worlds, discovering and unlocking games, videos, and storybooks that teach math, reading, and critical thinking skills so kids get a real jump start in life.

Over the next year, we will continue to add more features, portals and learning games to this site.

Also be sure to take a look at the Jumpstart Blog, it has fun up-to-date information on new features that they are working on, tips, tricks, recipes, crafts and more! Jumpstart also has a great parents area whee you can check on your child’s progress, participate in the discussion boards

I feel that my daughter has only scratched the surface of this great game and we cannot wait to keep exploring, learning and having fun! I know Ashley is having fun when she laughs out loud & talks to the game while playing! I’m so glad we were offered this opportunity!

The Giveaway!

Thanks to Cherie from Knowledge Adventure for sponsoring a giveaway!
That’s right one lucky reader is going to win a FREE 3-month membership account to the Jumpstart 3D Virtual World! Your kid is going to love you :)

How to enter: Leave me a comment sharing something you like about Jumpstart.com.

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Rules: The Giveaway is open to U.S. residents and will run until July 24th, 11:59 est. I will choose the winners using Random.org. Winners will be posted here on July 25th as well as receive an email. If an email is not visible in profile or left with comment I will have to redraw. One prize per person per giveaway. Winners must contact me with their mailing address within 48 hours to claim their prize.