2025 is a BIG year for Webkinz! April 29, 2025 marks our 20th year! We are inviting our players to join in the the preparations for this amazing milestone by submitting your ideas for a 20 Year pet that will be created in Webkinz Classic AND in Webkinz Next! The contest runs from December 2 to 31, 2024. The winning pet will be awarded to players in Classic and Next on our 20th Webkinz Day, April 29, 2025!
This year’s pet design is a little different because we want to see pets with a 20 Year theme incorporated into the design! To offer you some inspiration, here is the winner of our 10 Year Pet Design Contest, the Decade Dragon by player 4accounts.
Pet submissions must fit into one of the following categories:
- four legged pets, like a dog or a cat
- knucklewalking pets, like an ape
- hopping pets, like a bunny or a frog
Bird and fish submissions will not be selected.
In addition to having their pet created in Webkinz, the winning designer will also receive 150 virtual Diamonds in Webkinz Next, 12,500 virtual eStore Points for use in Webkinz Classic and a virtual Webkinz Classic Pet Design Trophy.
All ten finalists will each receive two virtual Webkinz Next Best Of Mystery Capsule, and a virtual Webkinz Classic 2025 Winterfest Cookie 3-Pack.
Here’s how to enter:
Between December 2 and 31, 2024 design a four-legged, knuckle-walking or hopping pet that you think would make a great addition to Webkinz Classic & Next!
You can use any kind of art supplies that you want – markers, pencil crayons, crayons, or other art materials. While we will not accept images that have computer generated patterns or graphics copied and added to them, participants may use programs like Paint or Photoshop to color and draw freehand. We can’t accept submissions with company logos or sports team emblems. Please make sure you save your images as a jpg, gif, or png.
Please include suggestions for the pet’s PSI and PSF.
Submit your drawing to the 20 Year Pet Gallery in the Share Center by midnight EST December 31, 2024.
Then wait to see if your design is one of the 10 finalists.
Please note that while the Webkinz Next artists will use the winning design as inspiration for a new pet, the design may need to be adapted in order to work as a 3d pet.
We can’t wait to see your submissions for a 20 Year Pet! Good luck!
would a seal be allowed? they’re not a fish or bird so do they count?
I don’t think a seal that walks on all fours would really work well.
would it be okay if I excluded a PSI/PSF? I accidentally only drew the gift box design and the PFIs :’(
** with the exception that I would draw the PSF if asked to later, thats what I mean sorry, because I already submitted the drawings
PSF/PSI descriptions/drawings are not required
okay thank you!
Can I draw a pigeon?
Two legged pets will be not selected as finalists.
Ok, thanks. I really wanted to draw one though :(
This is so fun! Is one user allowed to submit multiple entries?
Yep!
Would it be okay to use the outline of an animal if we are bad at creating our own template? I want to create the design, but I am having trouble drawing a base to create the design.
You can use one of our templates, yes. Here are links on last year’s contest: https://webkinznewz.ganzworld.com/announcements/design-a-classic-pet-2023/
Would a dinosaur pet be ok as long as it was on four legs?
Sure
If someone designed a dragon would you pick one or do other pets this year? I was just wondering because I kind of want to make a dragon.
Hard to say, really. Depends on the design! We had the Decade Dragon, so in some ways there’d be some synchronicity.
Would it be okay if I called a dragon a double decade dragon?
Sure, go for it
Thank you so much for the answers sally!
I know it says no fish pets, but would a lobster that walks and is designed with four legs fit the criteria?
It is unlikely to be selected for the shortlist.
Thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with.
Hi Sally, I know this may not be your responsibility but I thought you can forward this to someone who could help. The Quizzy’s question corner calendar trivia has no picture behind December’s question of the day. Thanks in advance.
Can I design a Googles?
A Googles does not meet the listed requirements.
A googles is practically the mascot for Webkinz, four legged pets is a dumb rule.
We don’t have two legged pets on Next yet, so a Googles couldn’t be the winning pet. You can disagree without being insulting.