Kids Computer Games Recommendations

We received Wii Music for Christmas and have been having a ton of fun playing it. It is a wonderful game to teach children instruments (there are over 60 of them) and music. I recently heard they were thinking about using it to teach music in some schools. While this might not be the game for the hard core Guitar Hero fan – this is the perfect game for children and for whole families to play together. There are many different ways to play Wii Music and I will highlight them here. From Lessons (including Drum Lessons with the Wii Balance Board), Games, Jam Sessions and sharing videos with friends and family – there are a ton of uses for this game.

Here’s a video that highlights some of the things you can do in Wii Music:

LESSONS

There are lessons that are recommended first…

Jump Start has been known for its quality educational games for years. Now they have an interactive online environment for children (Jump Start.com) that uses the same characters they are famous for. From making your own jumpee (avatar), to Storyland, the Theater, the Arcade and simply exploring — your 3-9 year old will have fun playing on this site. Jump Start was nice enough to offer one of my readers a 3 month full membership to their site as well as a free copy of their most updated JumpStart Kindergarten Software. The winner was contacted and is very excited to receive the prize – I thank those of you who entered and for all of my readers that took the time to check out Jump Start.com. Your comments are interspersed within this review.

JUMPEE

When you first sign in you can alter…

Please, if you have not done so and have kids from ages 3-10 — Enter the Jump Start contest. Kids have amazing comments about Jumpstart.com — share yours and you can win a 3 months membership AND the newest Jumpstart Kindergarten software.

One of my daughter’s comments about Jump Start was, “I like Jumpstart.com because you can always change how you look. You can have different color hair, eyes, and try out different clothes for your characters each time you play.”

What do You or your child have to say about Jumpstart.com?

Check out the video to see JumpStart.com in action:

Please see my previous posts for details:

Jump Start Contest

Jump Start Contest Extended

Stay tuned for my full review, comments and contest winner announcement on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009. Thank you and have fun playing on Jumpstart.com!

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Hi Everyone.  Thanks for the response for the Jumpstart.com contest.  I have had a number of readers request an extension so they and their children would have the weekend to try out the Jump Start site.  I will extend the entry date until next Saturday, January 17th, 2009. I will be posting results and my review on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009.

Prizes:

– A copy of the newest version Jump Start Kindergarten called “The Legend of Grizzly McGuffin” AND

– Free 3 month FULL membership to jumpstart.com as a prize.

The rules are below and please see my previous post for reviews on the fabulous Jump Start products.

What to do to enter the Jump Start.com Contest:

1) Visit Jumpstart.com (free to play as a non-member). Or if you want to try out the full membership for one month you can use the Promo code 02CENTS to get a month of…

On Tuesday January 20, 2009 I will post my review of Jump Start.com (a wonderful interactive educational and fun environment for kids ages 3-10). As regular readers of my blog know I am a HUGE fan of Jump Start. I have reviewed quite a few of their games and my children have been playing their games since they began using the computer. Jump Start is nice enough to offer ONE of my readers:

– A copy of the newest version Jump Start Kindergarten called “The Legend of Grizzly McGuffin” AND

– Free 3 month FULL membership to jumpstart.com as a prize.

What to do to enter the Jump Start.com Contest:

1) Visit Jumpstart.com (free to play as a non-member). Or if you want to try out the full membership for one month you can use the Promo code 02CENTS to get a month of membership for 2 cents.

2)…