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Living On a Boat - Written By You

I live on a 38 metre Dutch barge with my brother, my sister, my mum, my dog, kittens and 2 pet rats. I have lived on the boat for 4 and a half years, it is great in the summer but [...]

Exploring Australia - Marvellous Melbourne

Continuing on my Australian adventure, I thought I'd tell you about Melbourne, my new favourite city. Whilst I'm in Australia, I'm going to be staying here in Melbourne, then movin[...]

The Iron - Poetry Written By You

Alone on the shelf, I'm cool, I'm waiting. It's time. My fever mounts, I cough. I splutter. I press, Trousers and blouses. [...]

The leg bone's connected to the....

Why didn't the Skeleton go to the party? Cos he had nobody to dance with.... Get it? Yes, ok... so not the most original joke, but the skeleton is truly an amazing[...]

Jump! Mag Survey - Please Complete and Share

Currently, Jump! Mag is run as a non-profit volunteer led enterprise. We are looking to develop the magazine further, which will involve an initial investment and continuing fundin[...]

I, Coriander by Sally Gardner - Book Review by You

This book is set in 1649, just after King Charles 1st had been executed. At the back of the book there are some historical background notes. It is really hard to describe, beca[...]

Get Cracking With Computer Coding for Kids

Kids computing – there’s a lot of talk going on about it right now. What do you learn about computing in your school? Are they teaching you how to make cool video games? How to [...]

How To Make a Mother’s Day! - Written by You

Mother’s Day origins can be traced to the UK, when Mothering Sunday was celebrated long before it saw the light of day in the USA. This year Mother’s Day is on the 10th March and a[...]

What is the Big Deal About Finding Richard III?

As skeleton found under a car park in Leicester has been identified as that of King Richard III, who ruled England from 1483 to 1485. Richard has been pictured as a tyrant king. Th[...]

What is a Stick Bomb?

11 year old Andre Jefferson explained stick bombs as being, 'a kinetic chain reaction that is weaved together with jumbo popsicle sticks, that creates tension, and when you take on[...]

What is Google Glass?

Is this the view of the future? Google have released details of an exciting innovation called Google Glass - so called 'wearable technology' that looks like a cool pair of glas[...]

Development of Jump! Mag

We are coming up for our first birthday and we have seen Jump! Mag grow slowly and steadily. It has been wonderful to share so many great articles from contributors of all ages and[...]

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Interview

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. I am guessing that almost every British pre-teen has a copy o[...]

Do You Have the Denim Blues?

Since Levi Strauss and Jacob Davies developed jeans all the way back in 1873, denim jeans have become the garment we reach for at the weekend. They are attractive, hard-wearing[...]

When I Am Angry - Written by You

When I am angry, I'm not very handy. I go to my room and I get it messed, because I'm so stressed. I stomp around the the house, not even a mouse would show itself[...]