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Falconry and the Tudors

When you write a book that is set in a particular period of history, it is important to get the details correct. This means that writers of historical fiction have to do [...]

Bike to School Week 2014

Bike riding is one of the real joys in life. You get adventure, fresh air and exercise, as well as all the fun. Yet, the majority of girls tend to stop riding their bikes[...]

The Olympias Clue - Part 3

Continuing our adventure story The Olympias Clue, as Lucy enters the overgrown park in Alexandroupoli, Greece. If you missed the beginning, find part one and two here. [...]

Kazoo International - A Forum for Gender Equality

Gabriella wrote for Jump! Mag a few months ago, and contacted us to tell us about her latest school project. She and some friends have been working on competition run by the Depart[...]

Store Cupboard Science - Experiments at Home

While there are plenty of science kits in the shops, did you know that you can do loads of science with things that you already have in your store cupboard? Science enth[...]

The Contronym - a Word that Bends Over Backwards

I expect most of you have heard of antonyms, and even if you haven’t heard the word, you know them and use them every day. Antonyms are words that mean the opposite. For example, h[...]

Untangling Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation - A Child-friendly Explanation

You may have heard something on the news recently about an exciting scientific discovery, of Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation. Sometimes it can be quite hard to untangle a ne[...]

The Olympias Clue - Part Two

Part two of our chapter story, The Olympias Clue carries on where we left off last week. If you missed it, you can catch up here. “Look,” Lucy cried to Auntie [...]

6 Sounds That Your Parents Will Recognise but You Won't

I recently discovered this old phone in an antique shop, and realised that today's kids wouldn't recognise the sound of the dial turning. It got me thinking about the other so[...]

A New Digital Magazine for Kids

My name is Lynn Schreiber and I am the founder of Jump! Mag. When I started the magazine two years ago, I wanted to provide a fun and entertaining website for young girls. Over the[...]

Remembering Maya Angelou - Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud

You might have seen in the news that the poet and author, Maya Angelou has died, aged 86 years old. Ms Angelou's son said : "She lived a life as a teacher, [...]

The Olympias Clue - A Story of Adventure in Alexandroupoli

We are excited to share a new story with you. The story begins when Lucy travels to Greece to spend the school holidays with her aunt. Lucy stepped ou[...]

The Yorkshire Shepherdess - Interview with Amanda Owen

Amanda Owen is a tweeting shepherdess from Yorkshire, who has written a book about life on a hill farm in England. We caught up with her while she was baking pies and scones to fin[...]

What is it Like to be a Male in Nursing?

While nursing has traditionally been a career for women, more and more men are training as nurses. We spoke to Danny, a nurse from Northern Ireland, about his experience be[...]

What is it REALLY Like to Grow Up on a Farm

If you are growing up in a city or town, you may have sometimes wondered what it is like to grow up in the countryside. Clio lives on a farm in England and agreed to tell u[...]