Jump Start Pet Rescue for the Wii

jump start pet wiiAs far as kid’s computer games go for the Wii – Jump Start Pet Rescue is one of THE BEST games I have found for 3-6 year olds. My children have played Jump Start Games since they were 3 and to see these characters come to life in a Wii game is WONDERFUL!  From designing their own avatar, to adopting pets to playing educational and fun games — Jump Start Pet Rescue will keep children entertained and learning for a long time.

My daughter, who is six loves this game.  She is a very good reader so thought a couple of the games were easy but still enjoys them and running around taking part in the many activities Jump Start has to offer. This game really makes children think and offers so

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Last Chance to Enter Jump Start Contest!

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…

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Jump Start Contest

jumpstart1stpageOn 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…

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Rainforest Maths — A Wonderful Math Game site for kids

Rainforest Maths is a GREAT educational Math site with hundreds of free activities for kids from ages 5 – 12. The activities are broken down by age/grade and seem be right on target with some activities and a bit ahead with others in correspondence with what my children are learning in school in the US. The site is built from Queensland requirements. I highly recommend visiting this site and checking out some of the activities.

I will recommend a couple from each age range but as you can see when you visit with 30+ activities for kindergarten aged kids and over 200+ activities for 6th grade children — there is a lot to do and my best suggestion is checking it out with your children and working with them on areas they might need

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Math Missions the Amazing Arcade Adventure for Grade 3-5

I very rarely will devote a whole post to one game but this truly deserves it! Math Missions: The Amazing Arcade Adventure for Grade 3-5 is wonderful on so many levels. I am not a big fan of the “No Child Left Behind Act” and the pressure it puts on kids for testing as well as the teachers to “teach for the test” but this game is standardized with learning for these tests and it makes it fun!

You start off the game on Mini Math Missions and must got through the 5 different games to receive a clue to find something of the professors and get your pay level for each task to raise. When you have solved 2 full Math Missions you can officially open your arcade. You must make more money to put in the

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My Nintendo DS Tribute for Educational Games (Ages 8 – Adult)

My Nintendo DS Tribute for Educational Games (Ages 8 – Adult)

I have loved Nintendo and their quality kids and adult video games since they started. I am so pleased to see that they not only have stayed the most inexpensive hand-held and console game system available but the one with the HIGHEST QUALITY for family content and education. I resisted getting my son a hand-held gaming system for a few years after he started nagging me for one. I felt he had his computer and didn’t need another distraction. I worried that he would be constantly wanting to play and that the games would have no educational value. I started researching the hand-held systems a bit more last year and was happy to find out that Nintendo offered VERY educational games for all ages — sorry I EVER doubted…

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