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Timestamp: 2009-05-03 15:16:34 UTC
Niki! With four boys I am sure she will put her JumpStart subscription to good use!
While I was on four weeks of bed rest I needed ideas to occupy my little children to keep them out of trouble. My mom was here for part of the time, but there were about 10 days when I was on my own. I usually had the children bring a bin of toys and play at the foot of my bed so I could keep my eye on them. This worked well, but we needed to break up the day with other activities.
While I usually prefer my children to read a book, draw a picture, play outside, or build something, I do allow them to have limited computer time during the week. As the internet grows bigger every day, computer time has become more difficult to manage. We have some computer games, but many of them don’t work on our newer computers and I am hesitant to allow them online because there is so much junk out there.
A few months back JumpStart emailed me and asked if I would be willing to try out their online program for kids. Since I am always looking for good activities for my children I agreed to check it out by creating an account for me.
The first thing I did once I signed on was to create my character. This was pretty fun, as there are tons of choices for hair, clothes, eyes and even skin tone. Then I entered the JumpStart world. There are a variety of games and activities to keep your preschooler busy. You earn points when you play the games. Let’s just say I did pretty well on many of the games 
. I decided it was program worth sharing with my kids so I signed up my 4, 6, and 8 year old. The 8 year old is probably too old for it, but I wanted to see what he thought of it anyway since he has had exposure to Webkinz. All my kids loved playing the educational games. I had to set the timer to make sure they didn’t play over their allotted computer time and they asked to play almost every day. I even found my 8 year old “helping” my 4 year old in order to have more playing time for himself. I love programs where your kids are learning, but they think they are playing, don’t you?
On the JumpStart site there are two ways to play. The first is to sign up for a free account. This gives you access to many of the games and activities. There is also a subscription to the online site which allows you access to significantly more games as well as a message board for parents and a host of other features. One thing I do appreciate about their subscription is that one subscription allows everyone in your family to create an account. That is a great feature for parents of more than one child (or seven).
One of my readers will be given a three month subscription to the Jumpstart site. This is a great opportunity to check out the program and see if it suits your family. We have really enjoyed the site and I am sure you will too. To enter to win a three month subscription leave me a comment and just for the fun of it, tell me how many kids you have. If you don’t have any kids, you can tell me that too, but why are you entering? For a second entry you can Twitter about the giveaway and leave me a second comment. Contest ends Friday evening May 1st, Cora time.
This site looks like fun! I have 2 toddler girls.
Thanks for the great giveaway! LOL I love that Cora time! I have three children.
My son loves the Jumpstart games that he has, I didn’t know they had an online game as well. I’ll have to check it out. BTW, I have 2 kiddos.
I have 2 kids, 6.5 and 5. They’d love the games, they like to play Jumpstart at the library.
Hello! This site sounds very interesting. I have two boys. One graduating pre-k this year and the other entering pre-k next year.
Sounds interesting. I have two boys. A 3 1/2 year old who loves computer games. And a 6 month old.
We have a great library, so that’s a great idea! I’ll have to check it out.
jumpstart games are great i have three kids
I’ve got 3 kids (14, 11, and 3 – the second 2 are having birthday’s soon) and we have one on the way. But with our slow internet, we wouldn’t get much use …. BUT my sister lives next door with a faster internet and 4 kids (7,4,3,1 and I would LOVE to be able to give them a subscription! She has a blog too – 3 Grubs and a Blosson, there’s a link on my sidebar.
I am with you on monitoring computer time. It is very scary what is out there nowadays! I have 3 children!
This site looks great. I have 4 boys and have trouble finding sites that are suitable for my 4 year old
I love your blog, I have three children so far:)
What a great site. My 3 yr old is going to love it. I have three kids 3,12, and 13.
I have 3 kids. Thanks
I have two kids, Alex is 4 and Lizzie is 2, and I am always looking for something for Alex to do that is quiet, while Lizzie Naps, and I attempt to get some Bible Study in.
We have three little boys here and three months sounds like the amount of time something new on the computer might hold their attention. We’d love to try!
I love educational games for the kids. My husband thinks it’s tricking them. lol We have four boys 8, 6, 4, & 1 …I think they would like this site.
I have a 5 yr old daughter and a 20 month old son. This site sounds fun
I have 4 kids. My older 2 played the JumpStart games a lot when younger, but we’ve never tried the online version. Would love to check it out.
I have two boys. Our 3 yr old loves computer games…probably too much. But, they are mostly educational. He loves the “Great Big Fancy Word Game”. I think it’s on Nick Jr, can’t remember. But he learns great vocab that way.
I have 13 chidren. Two have unexpectedly flown the nest, 4 are still at home and the other 7 are foster children. The ages are 19,17,14,11,9,8,7,6,4,3,3,2 and 1. We have several older Jumpstart games and enjoyed them.
cool….I have 2 kiddos
Oooh.. thanks for the post! i am on partial bedrest and this looks promising! i have 5 children on the outside
and am pregnant with twins, so 7 total 
Rebecca
I am interested!!
I have four kiddos. 3 girls, and 1 boy (9, 7, 5, and 2 Yrs)
Thanks!!
I have seven children and two who really enjoy computer time.
We have five homeschooling little people. This sounds like a great way for my pre-schooler & K age kids to spend a bit of time while I work with the big kids.
two kiddos
Yes, my two boys would probably proclaim me “Mother of the Year” if I told them they had online access to Jumpstart for 3 months, lol! Thanks for the opportunity to participate.
I have 4 grown children, but I have six grandchildren who like to come to Grandma’s house and I’m always interested in doing fun computer games with them!
This is so my area of expertise! I teach computers at a private school for 3 yo, 4 yo, and kindergarten through 8th grade! I just wanted to comment to tell you about a little website I set up so my students could find the links to their games. It is http://kmfj114.googlepages.com/. I list online games and cd based games (Bailey’s, Sammie’s, or Millie’s Houses). One of the best I have listed is spellingcity.com. You can actually save a list of your child’s spelling words and then they get to play games with the words. They think they are playing but they are actually learning! Also check out starfall.com and Math Man on abcya.com. My students love those and learn so much!!!
Hm, I wonder if my 3 year old would enjoy this? I have two daughters–the second is nearly 8 months.
My 4 yr old would love this!
My three year old already loves the computer and who so enjoy this, it sounds great. Thanks!!
Both of my boys (aged 4 and 9) would LOVE this! Thank you for always sharing so many wonderful things with us!
I have a girl who would love jumpstart.
I have three little boys, ages 5, 4 and almost 2. They would love to be able to use Jumpstart.
I have two kids (boy 4 and girl 2.5) who are just starting to have time on mom’s computer.
Hi, I have 2 boys ages 3 and 12. They both love their computer time and I think that the youngest would love the site. It is hard to find appropriate sites for him.
Hi Toni – This does sound like fun, and my kids (boy 9, boy 6, girl 2) would probably really enjoy a new set of educational games as part of our homeschooling routine. It’s a nice way to break it up– and I agree, any time they are learning and don’t know it is a big plus! Thanks!
This looks likea great prize. I have 3 kids!
I have 2 boys, aged 4.5 and 2! I would love to win this contest as my older guy loves playing games. Thanks for sharing!!!
my FOUR children (10, 8, 3, 2) love to play on the computer. I’ve heard of the Jumpstart games, but didn’t know about their website features. thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the great offer, I love when you check things out first!!!
Looks fun! I have 2 kids, ages 5 and almost 3. We’re *officially* starting homeschool this year
It sounds really neat!
I have 3 kids-that’s why I’m entering!
I am always looking for new sites for my six year old. Currently we play neopets together and he plays on starfall.com
I have three kids ages 6 years, 21 months and 2 months. Honestly, the 6 year old got more computer time in the past three months then he normally gets. I don’t know how you can homeschool 6 plus take care of a newborn! You are a hero!
What a neat site! I read through a little of “your story” too and found it very interesting! I can’t wait to hear more! We have four children, ages nearly 10 to 3. When you have a little “Cora time” stop by my website! http://www.travelinpilgrim.blogspot.com
I have 2 kids. My son is 3. He would love this.
I am always looking for educational games for my younger kids. I have 6 kids ages 8 months to 15 years.
Thanks for the give away. I’ve enjoyed reading your site. I have 6 boys. 25 – 4.
Wow what a great site! My children would love it. I have an almost 7 year old daughter and a 5 1/2 year old son.
This is really neat! My boys would love it!
I would love to have Jumpstart as part of our homeschool!
I have 3 children 9, 4, 1 and one more on the way!!
wow, my 5 year old would love this! I have a 5 year old daughter, a 3 year old daughter and a 9 month old son. I LOVE mommy-hood:)
oh me me me.
I didn’t even know JumpStart had an online game place… my boys are currently addicted to ToonTown LOL!
Thanks for a great giveaway! My two boys, 5 and 3 love playing games on the computer. I’m like you and have to make sure to set the timer.
Thank you for the insights. I also worry about my childrens need for other activities and learning computer skills, but not wanting it to overpower their academics. I appreciate your thoughts on JumpStart. I have 7 children; 6 boys (only 5 left at home) 17, 15, 12, 8 & 4. We also have a severly handicapped young lady whom we will adopt as soon as we have the funds. Thanks again, and Cora is looking so good!!
Shelly
Thank you for the awesome giveaway! I have 3 kids, 4, 2, and 1.
Hey, I would love to win this one. My oldest of 3 used the baby jumpstart programs when he was 2-3. Let’s just say that this kid is a whiz at anything electronic now. I have 3 kids (9,4,2) so this would be great for my house. I am always wanting to find appropriate learning tools for the little ones.
Great site. We have 5 children at home, 1 on the way by adoption, and hopefully more to come.
I have been browsing your blog since March and using your suggestions. Our sixth is due to arrive June 3rd, probably a few days later. I liked what you said about your 8 year old “helping” the younger ones. I find that our 7 and 6 year olds are always available to “help” their younger brothers and sister when it’s computer time.
I have been looking for a way for the kids to get some computer time.
5 kids, 15, 10, 8, 7, 2 and 1 on the way : )
I have 2 kids- ds 7 1/2 and dd 4
It looks interesting. I have almost 5 yo twins that would like it.
Another Cool giveaway? Awesome. My 2 boys would love to play with this.
Thanks for the opportunity! We love our computer time/timer around here. Five kids, ages 5-9, one mom. : )
I love the tips I get from you. I am the mother of 5 boys;soon to be 6; two are special needs this seems to be a great site. I am going to check it out further. Thanks for the great tips and keep them coming.
Always looking for new computer stuff. We don’t allow too much computer time but none of our old games work on the new computers. We have 4 children (8, 7, 5, 3 and expecting #5) and it would be nice to have something to occupy the younger ones while I’m homeschooling the older ones!
Ohhh, looking forward to having my children check out the site. I have six children (11, 9, 7, 5, 2.5, 9mo). Thank you for this opportunity.
Kerri
I have 3 kids: a 14 year old boy (he’s probably a little too old for Jumpstart) and two girls, 7 and 6. The younger one is struggling a little in school, so a free sub to the site would be great! Thanks for sharing.
I have two littles. My oldest is 2 1/2 and the most adorable, strong willed of children!
I’ve got 5 children(13,11,8,3,16mos). Always looking for productive things for the kids to do on the computer.
My Oldest would love this! I have two kids (2&3), and had my tubes tied last week! (Hubby was severely injured in Iraq, and more children were just not in the works for us)
We’ve had a few of the jumpstart games for toddlers, preK and K, but hadn’t tried anything on-line… I would love to get the free trial! I have a 7 yo ds, 5 yo dd, 3 yo ds, 19 mo dd and #5 is due in November. We are homeschoolers too!
I have 3 – 4 yrs old, 2 yrs old and 7 months old. We let our 4 year old on PBS kids site and that’s all. Would love to win this!!!
This looks great! I hae been looking for games for the kids to play that are not online so I don’t have to be over their shoulder and can get some things done. I have a 11,7, and 4 yr old.
I love the Jumpstart games. We have several of their computer programs for specific age groups. The website sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the info.
I have 5 children. Four girls (8,6,5,4) and one boy (12 months).
I just did a tweet for the giveaway. I have 2 kids 4 and 6. We love Jumpstart.
Awesome giveaway! =)
I have three children aged 18, 13 and 4.
Yes, it’s all the same marriage.
Yes, they’re all ours, even though one of them is blond with blue eyes.
They just came when Heavenly Father sent ‘em…and I think He wanted me to have a good rest inbetween pregnancies. =)
I would love to try this, my children are 2 and 6.
I have two kids, ages 7 and 2. I would love to try this type of a game site. It looks fantastic!
I have two children and my oldest seems to want to be a computer nerd like daddy. Thanks for the chance to win.