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It looks so appealing that, after a few times watching the commercials, my kids were begging me to sign up! Luckily, they have a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7468628-11204298-1460063632000\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFREE 30-day trial\u003C\/a\u003E and I decided to give it a try with my 3 \u0026amp; 5 year old daughters.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iM-0H8MwQv0\/V8jPG9nMtqI\/AAAAAAAAEAM\/KymiuIbydBwmCe6JOsX1u3c-AoA_B5zyQCLcB\/s1600\/Jump-Start-Learning-with-ABCmouse.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our experience trying out the FREE 30-day trial of ABCmouse.com, the early learning online program for preschoolers and kindergartners.\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iM-0H8MwQv0\/V8jPG9nMtqI\/AAAAAAAAEAM\/KymiuIbydBwmCe6JOsX1u3c-AoA_B5zyQCLcB\/s640\/Jump-Start-Learning-with-ABCmouse.jpg\" title=\"Our experience trying out the FREE 30-day trial of ABCmouse.com, the early learning online program for preschoolers and kindergartners.\" width=\"500\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBefore starting, I went ahead and bought this\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bNxfkg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Echildren's computer mouse\u003C\/a\u003E that is smaller and has only 1 button. I recommend this for young kids who have never used a mouse before.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHere are the main things that I love about ABCmouse.com:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBoth of my kids can use the program and both can be challenged. Each child creates their own avatar (which is a fun activity in itself) and their progress is stored separately.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe program has \"learning paths\", so you can use it as a preschool or kindergarten curriculum. However, if you want a more casual approach you can choose to just play the learning games or do the other fun activities separately.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are a wide variety of activities, which will appeal to kids who have specific interests. My 3 year old is very much into art, so she loved the huge variety of coloring pages. (all of them education ones with letters, numbers, dot-to-dot, color by number, etc.) My 5 year old was more into the games and there are tons to choose from!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHere are the main things that MY KIDS love about ABCmouse.com:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe pets. Each child gets a hamster and a fish that they can feed and take care of. They can also buy other pets or pet items with tickets they earn (see below).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EYou get tickets after completing every activity and you can use these to buy things like pets, toys, clothes, furniture for your room and a lot of other things. Very motivational!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt's fun! They do a really good job of making it fun and\u0026nbsp;irresistible\u0026nbsp;for kids\u0026nbsp;while packing in a lot of learning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EYou can try it for yourself, \u003Cb\u003EFREE for 30-days\u003C\/b\u003E and then cancel at any time. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7468628-11204298-1460063632000\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESign up HERE for the trial\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlready did the trial? You'll be happy to know that ABCmouse.com offers \u003Cb\u003E68% OFF for 2 months\u003C\/b\u003E, making it only $5. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7468628-12615567-1466088991000\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESign up HERE for the 2 month discount\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7468628-12634645-1467930405000\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ABCmouse.com\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-7468628-12634645-1467930405000\" height=\"250\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.totschooling.net\/feeds\/8887718899590978538\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.totschooling.net\/2016\/09\/jump-start-your-childs-learning-abcmouse.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5690484890651997990\/posts\/default\/8887718899590978538"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5690484890651997990\/posts\/default\/8887718899590978538"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.totschooling.net\/2016\/09\/jump-start-your-childs-learning-abcmouse.html","title":"Jump-Start Your Child's Learning with ABCmouse.com"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Totschooling"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14242904651473375793"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bjoaMjdMBek\/UzCLbRVE0HI\/AAAAAAAAAPE\/uOpKz9H7clo\/s220\/tptlogo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iM-0H8MwQv0\/V8jPG9nMtqI\/AAAAAAAAEAM\/KymiuIbydBwmCe6JOsX1u3c-AoA_B5zyQCLcB\/s72-c\/Jump-Start-Learning-with-ABCmouse.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}});