How do you keep those noggins sharp?

We are so excited that summer is finally here, hooray for warm weather!

So tell me what do you do during the summer to keep your kiddos noggins sharp and still have fun at the same time?

We do a lot of reading and exploring outdoors, this year we planted a vegetable garden too! A really good site I stumbled on is No Time For Flash Cards you really must check it out if you have young children, it is packed with fun things to do.

Heads up...JumpStart will be available for Wii very soon

I am very excited to announce that JumpStart will soon be available for Wii, how cool is that! JumpStart Pet Rescue will release at Walmart on September 1st and release at Best Buy, Sam's Club, Fry's and other retails stores September 2nd and retails for $39.99 and is for ages 3-6.

JumpStart Pet Rescue contains 5 Discovery worlds where Preschoolers navigate through 5 stories in a search for lost pets.

Each Discovery world contains a guided story told by one of the JumpStart friends, leading children on a learning adventure through more than 70 learning lessons and activities that teach kids over 75 essential skills they need to succeed. As kids progress through the adventures, they improve their pre-reading skills, memory, creativity, motor skills, listening, and much more!

Will and I had so much fun with the different activities but our favorite is the submarine, I mean how often do you get to go in a submarine? Each time we play we spend hours and Will does not grow tired of the game and has no idea that he is learning while playing.

The ESRB or Entertainment Software Rating Board has rated JumpStart Pet Rescue as Early Childhood.

Jump Start also has a blog to accompany their main site where you will find many updates and right now they are running a GIVEAWAY at their site enter HERE.

Be sure to look for JumpStart Pet Rescue at your local retail store or visit here to learn more. JumpStart surely combines fun with learning!

Review and Giveaway: Give learning a Jump Start

When I was asked to review Jump Start, I was very interested since my 3.5 year old, Will loves to play with my computer. It is hard to find games that are age appropriate for him but JumpStart certainly is appropriate for his age, you just need to help a bit with the navigation.

I do have a bone to pick with Jump Start, I couldn't get Will off the computer the first time we tried it out we were on the computer for hours. What I love about Jump Start is that the learning is actually fun. Will thought he was playing a game. Later that day, (that is once I finally got him off of the computer) I heard him singing some of the songs and he kept asking to play again and again. He had no idea he was learning while playing, which is the way learning should be.

Jump Start is an award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is personalized, your child can create their own character and jump right into the game. There are plenty of areas to help you if you get stuck too.




The JumpStart virtual world is broken into three main segments, each targeted towards a different age range. Story Land (for ages 3-5), Adventure Land (6-8’s) and Futureland (8-10’s)
Each section offers various levels of challenge and game play as your child progresses.

The game is free to try out and lets kids play in one of the world’s themed zones, but to access the majority of the content families will need to pay a $7.99 monthly subscription fee (per family not per child.) You can purchase memberships online or in stores such as Toys R Us, Best Buy and Rite Aid.

Jump Start also has a blog to accompany their main site where you will find many updates.

Will and I had a lot of fun playing/learning with JumpStart and I am thankful for finding a fun, interactive learning game for Will. Would you like to give JumpStart a spin?

Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway!

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