jumpstart.com

JumpStart.com is a well designed website for children aged 3-8 from a leader in children’s educational gaming. JumpStart has designed such popular Wii games as Pet Rescue and Escape from Adventure Island, and has been manufacturing children's computer games for over a decade. Although there are members only features, game play itself is free and simply requires a special plug-in that can be downloaded from the site in under a minute. If you like the online games and want to purchase the at home version, the websites handy game locator can help you locate a JumpStart retail carrier near you.

Register, get bonus coins, and monitor your child’s activities using your Facebook profile. JumpStart’s Facebook integration allows you to connect with Facebook friends who are also on JumpStart, receive real-time updates about your children’s progress, and race against other families to collect Jump Stars. These features do not require your child to have access to your Facebook profile, and are a great way to both encourage young learners and keep parent’s updated on their child’s progress.

Children can personalize their play by designing their own “Jumpee” character to represent them as they move through the game’s 3D worlds. JumpStart teaches children, colors, numbers, letters, health, sharing, math, reading, and critical thinking skills. Children earning points on individual exercises can use them to access special parts of the online world where they can interact with other children in online games. Parents can customize their children’s experience further by adjusting their child’s activities to their strengths and weaknesses.

Jumpstart.com is the recipient of more than ten different awards for excellence such as Children’s Technology Review’s Editor Choice award, The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval, iParenting Media Awards – Outstanding product 2008 and the 2008 Mom’s Choice Award.