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IN THIS EPISODE…
…Gennelle and co-host Steve Webkinz think about what makes a leader great. Plus, they talk about fall events and read your letters!
What’s In Our KinzPost?: Wow, our listeners have inspiring things to say about what leadership means to them!
Meet a Ganz-er: Adriano, producer at Webkinz, loves games and helping make Webkinz happen every day. He also describes what a great leader does!
What’s Next: It’s our Halloween preview! What do you think is coming to Webkinz World this year? Also, very important: do you have a costume planned yet??
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Hey guys! Umm, I don’t celebrate halloween. :/ But last year, i went to a halloween event for a place that i like to go to a lot, so i got to dress up as soemthing. :) This year, IDK whether they will be doing it again. But, (PLZ NOBODY COPY THIS IDEA!!!!) I want to get a webkinz and make an ADORABLE costume for it!! And, since i don’t celebrate halloween, I just now thought, why don’t I make up a different version of it!! It can be… Costume Kinz!! You guys should do Costume Kinz in WW instead of Halloween stuff…. Think of all the people like me, who don’t celebrate Halloween. LOL. Please use my idea for WW in October!!!
I don’t really like Halloween either, pink100j. It didn’t used to be so ugly and creepy. It’s actually supposed to be All Hallows Eve, like angels and stuff! So I will probably dress my pets as angels and kooky costumes! :)
I know a really fun thing you can do with your plush pets! You can make fun masks out of construction paper, for your pet(s)! :D
That would be a nice idea because me and my family call Halloween “Family Fun Night” and we go to our church for trunk or treating, games, and treats :) But we still dress up :)
and rides! also rides!
LOL PLAYNOWPUPPY!! LAST YEAR I WENT TO MY CHURCH FOR TRUNK OT TREATING TOO!!!
And also, PlayNowPuppy, you always have the best ideas! I think i will dress some of my pets up, ( in cute, not horrific costumes) and then have them walk around my room saying, “Can i have some candy please?” LOL. And then a different webkinz gives them candy. XD ahhh, I think I will start looking forward to Halloween more now. :) I guess I can call it….. CANDY DAY! :)
Awesome at least I’m not the only one does that! and yeah I love to sew or just make my pets costumes out of paper in real life :) and thanks for the compliment u have great ideas too!
i don’t really celebrate it either. like, i like the haunted mansions cause they’re fun, and i go trick or treating cause i love to wear cool costumes and who doesn’t like free candy? but i don’t decorate and Celebrate the Dead or any of that. or believe in witches or zombies or ghosts or anything like that. and i love jack o lanterns that are happy and not creepy or sinister
Yeah me too I don’t celcebrait Halloween :) I mean when I was little it was no big deal but now that I’m older It’s bloody and creepy! At least It’s no like that on Webkinz!
I celebrate Halloween, but I make sure to never take it to the point of “horrific”. Just because other people celebrate Halloween with blood and gore doesn’t mean you have to; make the way you celebrate it as frightening — or as harmless — as you want it to be. Although I can see where you’re coming from, because when I was little, Halloween scared the liver out of me. I couldn’t even walk past the Halloween decorations in stores. Once, I was afraid of a life-sized fake mummy. My mom wanted to show me that I didn’t need to be scared of it, so she picked me up and carried me right toward it. Then she said, “See? It’s just a statue,” and knocked on its head. Its eyes started moving from side to side. I was terrified, but Mom hadn’t even notice the eyes. She tapped on it again, and it started moaning and screaming. I screamed, and Mom ran! She hadn’t realized that it was animated, so it took her by surprise, too.
Wow yeah well I don’t like scary decorations but at least if u make it fun and not horrifing!
Ya that would be kind of bad for the children, I mean having blood and gore on webkinz? That would be wrong!
yeah, exactly the same with me! i love halloween on webkinz!
At least on Webkinz it’s fine….for the most part….you should give out prayer books you can put in your pet’s room this year, ganz! That would be awesome!! :D
Good idea prprprp :)
I don’t believe in monsters and stuff like that either, although I do enjoy a good ghost story. Well, as long as it isn’t anything horrific. I read a totally awful one once and wished that I hadn’t.
Wut was it called?
Do u want to read it or something CountryKinz17? Anyway yeah I kinda like Gost Stories but some of them are a little, and maybe MUCH MORE than a little creepy! So just don’t read gost stories that are bloody and grose just ones that are for fun :)
YES I WANNA READ IT!!! I watch Attack on Titan that’s full of blood, anger, revenge, and death I luv watching TV shows and reading books like that! NOTE TO KIDS UNDER 12: Please don’t watch that kind of stuff.
I don’t remember what it was called, but it was about a haunted statue in a graveyard. I can’t get into any more detail than that because there are younger kids using this site, too, and I don’t want to scare the daylights out of anyone. Anyway, people used to think that it was a true story, but it was (thankfully) proven false. Which is a relief; if not, I may never have slept again! XD
ohhh man, that sort of happened to me to! i guess when they get to realistic and close to home you realize the danger!
It actually wasn’t close to my home at all, but it got me a bit nervous about graveyards in general . . .
Wait a minute . . . I heard a REALLY creepy story about a gravyard statue ones . . . maybe we heard the same gohste story! But I’m not going to say anything about it because like u said younger kids go on Webkinz Newz too! and yeah if they hadn’t proven that gohst story false then I would be freaking out!
I do not know what I will be this year last year I was a pop tart here are some riddles 1. what runs but has no feet? 2. what kind of berries do babies like? 3. what the more you take the more you leave behind? (answers will be posted in a while
I’m stumped Borntoplay :) Can’t wait to find out the answers tho :)
I think the first one is a river, I’m not sure about the second one, and the third is footsteps, or footprints. Hoped I help! P.S. I know I’m ALWAYS asking this but because I think you play Amazing World, Borntoplay, can you tell me if I can get Chat, even though my activation email has long been deleted? I want it back to activate Chat. Thanks! (Please answer if you could.)
Alright, I guess nobody knows how to help me get my chat back. Never mind then! :)
hhhmmmm I thought more people would try to figure them out oh well and the answers are…….(drumroll) 1. your nose 2. Goo Goo berries 3. footsteps
i know the answer to the first one, I’m stumped on the other two. how about this one: you fill up a big bathtub full of water and have a teaspoon, tablespoon, and fourth cup? what is the fastest way to empty the tub? i’ll post the answer on sept 20 if no one can guess it! those are really tricky riddles, btw
Is the answer “Use the drain”? Because you didn’t say you had to use the cups and spoons to empty the tub. ;)
Use the drain? :) Hope I got it right, elsafan13! If not, I’m stumped! :)
Man, Borntoplay, I figured them out, and started to post my answers, but then I looked down and saw that you already posted them. :( I got them all right. :) I’ll post a riddle or two after I get back from a birthday party…THAT ALREADY STARTED?!?!??? AAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TO LEAVE!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, bye!!!
Congrats for being in this Podkinz episode playnowpuppy!!!! Just saying that because your a nice person to me and everyone else! ;)
Thanks I hope Kinz will feture your comment next time :)
Aw thank you! :)
Your welcome :)
Dear, Gennelle I do plan on trick or treating this year but I still have no idea who to go with? :( I already tried calling two of my BFF’s but both they’re phones are disconnected for some reason? And I already tried asking my brother if I could go with him but he already said no. But even though I might be alone for trick or treating this year I do plan on celebrating Halloween on webkinz! :D My plan is to buy a really cool costume at the kinzstyle outlet, Put it on my favorite pet AKA Topaz the golden retriever, And finally go to the kinzville park on kinzchat plus and hang out with my friends!
Btw I’m not lying about the disconnected phones part I seriously can’t get a hold of both of my friends, its like faith doesn’t want me to get in touch with them for some reason? Also sorry if my note is kind of long. xD
Well have u tried calling other people? Maybe It’s your phone that’s not working for some reason, but also do u have cousins that live nearby who could go with u? I hope so :)
I’ve been trying to think of other friends but most of they’re parent’s don’t let them go trick or treating, and no I don’t have any cousin’s at all. And all of my 3rd cousin’s live in different states from where I am. :( I luv being home schooled but sometimes its a pain because there are not many friends near by. But hey I do have some good news :) I was telling my mom about it when she got back from dialysis and she said that she would try to get a hold of my friend Ashley’s mom sometime and see if I can go trick or treating with her! And its funny I forgot all about asking her because I haven’t seen her sense dance class last year! xD So I might go trick or treating with someone after all, hopefully its a yes.
Oh well at least that means . . . . more Candy for u!
LOL ya ikr! but its still a possibility I might go with my friend Ashley! :)
You’re home schooled? Awesome! So am I! Well, I hope it works out with your friend Ashley! And most importantly have fun!!! Lillia01
I should of said “Dear, Podkinz” instead of “Dear, Gennelle” ya know? /:
Yeah true I like saying dear Podkinz tho incase there’s Gennelle and someone like Steve or Matt in the episode too :)
Ya that’s wut I was thinking.
I think Webkinz should make a Rockez Rooster! That would be cool!
Yeah like It’s the Rcokabilly rooster but with cool designs all over it like a guitar design! Also like a lot of people are suggesting, Kinz needs to make Rockerz Kangaaroo! I would totally get it!
Ya that would be cool, a Rockerz Kangaroo! I would get it for sure! :D
Yeah when I heard the idea I thought it sounded really cool!
What is everyone gonna be for Holloween? I might be a lady pirate :) and what does everyone think their pet’s are gonna be? One of my pets is going to be an angel :)
In real life I plan on being a scout from the series Attack on Titan! And for webkinz if they have a witch costume (Hopefully they will) I’m gonna dress my pet Topaz as a witch! :D
I think I have an extra witch hat. :)
I’m going to be Elsa from Frozen! Only I actually have brown hair so I’m buying those colored hairsprays to “dye” my hair platinum blonde!!! We’re sewing the costume and everything! No offence to anyone who does, but I don’t like creepy costumes or anything. I know Halloween is a celebration of the spirits or whatever, but it doesn’t go along with my beliefs. It’s really just a fun excuse to dress up for me and my sister! I’m sure everyones costume will be incredible!!! Some costumes they could make for our Webkinz pets could be: something to do with candy corn (like the candy corn witch they had one year!), a pumpkin, a medieval princess complete with a cloak and a circlet, and a cute witch costume! Lillia01
Same here Lillia01 me and my family DON’T celebrait Halloween but anyway instead of a pirate I found this cool Robin Hood girl costume and I think I might be that instead It’s really cool!
Dear Podkinz, I can’t wait for Halloween on Webkinz World! I love to dress my pets up and do a Halloween party Pack from the W-shop! I think that some of Pg. Collie’s new costumes might be a princess outfit, Dino outfit, fairy outfit, mermaid outfit, new Wizard outfit, or maybe new good witch costume :) For halloween I’m thinking about being a pirate :)
Dear Podkinz, this is kind of different, but for Halloween I am going to be a mechanical pencil. I am going to make my costume, as they do not sell this costumes in store. I want my pet to be an angel or maybe a witch.
sorry, forget to mention, in real life. So in real life i am going to be a mechanical pencil.
Cool that will be fun to actually make your own costume battakh :)
That’s really cool! Hey sense we’re adding each other maybe you can invite me to your Halloween party! :D
Ok sure It’s ussally a B-day party for one of my pet rather than a Halloween party but when It’s in the W-shop I will invite u :D
Ok thank you I’m looking forward to it!
Ooh, could I go to your pet’s b-day party, playnowpuppy? :) BTW, I’m going to invite you to one of my pet’s birthdays, I think it comes this or next month! :) Hope you can come! :D
Ok great I will invite u too prprprprp :)
OOH :O . . . a dino costume would be so cool!
I thought u would like that idea ;)
Yeah, it would make my Halloween if they had dinosaur costumes on Webkinz! It would be really funny if I dressed one of my Webkinz dinosaurs in a dino costume, like how Spike dressed up as a dragon on My Little Pony. XD
Yeah, I would like a dinosaur costume on webkinz too! :) I could dress up my key lime dinosaur as a kay lime dinosaur lol! :) I have a little Webkinz theater, so I collect costumes and outfits and stuff to make my pets act stuff out. :) I just add little speech bubbles and make them walk around and do actions and stuff. :) It’s fun!
OH yeah that would be funny :)
I can’t wait until Halloween! I’m really excited about the next collection event coming up, and I hope that there will be some costumes in the KinzStyle Outlet soon. I just got my real-life Halloween costume yesterday, and it’s really cool! I’m going to be an alien; nothing scary, though, just a cute alien girl with a space-age type outfit. I’ve been watching a lot of Halloween cartoons lately too, to get into the spirit of things (ghostly pun not intended).
BTW, I know I wrote “collection event”, but I actually meant “Fall Fest”.
Great and an alien costume sounds really cool! I can’t wait to see what’s in the Kinzstyle outlet! I guess they aren’t bringing back the Angel and other costumes from last year :( But I’m excited about the New Costumes :D
I’ve got an alien costume from a few years ago on my Webkinz account. Maybe one of my Webkinz could be an alien, too! :D
I have my costume planned, I will be the girl version of Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!:)
That will be a really cute outfit :)
Thanks!:) I totally LOVE that show!:D (Donnie is my fav!;D)
U READ MY COMMENT! YAY! YAY! YAY! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU’VE READ MY COMMENT THANKS!!!!
Next read prprprp’s comments she really wants u to!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and this is kinda random but I’m leaving September 20, and won’t be back until September 24 (or maybe 25) so everyone who promised to send me the New Deluxe items from the school theme just know that I won’t be on my account those days so know that I will send a gift when I get back thanks!~playnowpuppy :) p.s. and also please tell me if u don’t want a gift in return :) or if u just want a note in return but I can send gifts in return :)
Hey playnowpuppy is your username on webkinz playnowpuppy? Because your a nice person and I really wanna add you to my friends list! My username is Dudeett7, if you tell me yours I’ll send you a request as soon as I can! :D
If you don’t want me to then that’s fine.
Sure I would love to add u! Yes, my username is playnowpuppy :) I will look for your friend request :) U seem like a really nice person too!
Aw thank you so much! <3
PLAYNOWPUPPY YOUR COMMENT GOT READ AGAIN! CONGRATS! Mine have been read twice, and I know it feels pretty good, so I’m so happy for you! :D
Thank u I’m so happy to! I thought that that one time they read my comment was the only time but they read it this time too! yay!
Friend request accepted :)
You don’t mind if I send you a request too, do you, playnowpuppy? My username is littlefoot1019.
Of course I don’t mind :) I just sent u a friend request :)
Bye playnowpuppy, you will be missed! :) But, you might want to check the Kinzapedia Boiled Wyvernacle page before you leave, I posted exciting info on it! (no, I didn’t figure it out yet, but hope to soon!) Even if you don’t, have a good trip, wherever you’re going! :)
Thanks prprprp :) I will check the boiled Wyvernacle page right now!
ok I posted another clue on the second page under the commnet that u said “any more hunches?” ok? I’m still trying!
Have a good trip playnowpuppy! ;)
Thanks turns out I can use my Dad’s lap top so I can still go on Webkinz yay!
CONGRATULATIONS PLAYNOWPUPPY!!! :D And aww, thanks, I would really like it if they read my comment! :) Although, I don’t think I’ll be writing a comment to be featured on the next Podkinz, because, well, I don’t celebrate Halloween the way everyone expects me too, so, I don’t have anything to say about what we are doing this year, and what I would be dressing up as, but maybe I’ll write about what I think will happen this year. If not, then please do it next time, for the podkinz after that! :) You’re a good friend playnowpuppy. :)
Yeah I don’t celebrait Halloween either but I dress up and my church has a game night! and thanks for the compliment :D
Hey Podkinz! One of the things that is coming to Webkinz World that I think, is either a Halloween Challenge, or the Halloween room theme! What I’m going to be for Halloween this year, Pinkie Pie From My Little Pony! What my Pet is going to dress up as, I’m not sure actually. I’m not quite sure what’s going to be new in store for Halloween, but I’m exited! ~Jordyn~
MyLittlePony is awesome! and Pinkie Pie is too!
No offense to both of you but I hate MLP. Well shouldn’t say I hate them completely because I was obsessed with them a long time ago.
I think they’re cute :) Mlp is so sweet no matter what your age :)
“A long time ago”, My Little Pony was totally different. It was just some girly, sugar-coated show. But the new kind, Friendship is Magic (don’t judge it by the name), is funny, loaded with great characters, and full of adventure. If you haven’t seen that version, you really should try it. :)
Yeah I don’t like the old version anymore, (I watched it when I was really little) but the new version is really cool!
BROHOOF! (\
This is off topic but I just logged in to my Webkinz account and I had a ton of really cool gifts so thanks u Elenshaw for the cool clothing, and window that has butterflys flying around in it! Thank u Jade50000 for the Deluxe Collegiate Chair :) Thank u Exella for the cool prizes :) Thank u Kingsandqueens14 for the witch dress :) thank u Lisamarie580 for the Collegiate chair :) thank u CatloverKG (AKA TigerKinz), oats34WK, and balletbear5M for the awesome letters :) Thank u alaska267 for the E-store gift bag prizes, and thank u paperclip00 for Sheldon’s surfboard :) AND THANK U oats34WK for Dr. Quacks Office bed and side table! I HAVE THAT FROM A TRADE WITH battakh AND NOW THAT U SENT ME THE BED MY DR.QUACKS OFFICE HAS 2 BEDS AND IT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY COOL DR.QUACKS OFFICE! I NEED TO INVITE U OVER AND SHOW U!
I mean I have 2 beds and side tables! So yay! I’m going to post what it looks like on the front of my page!
Gifts have been sent in return :)
Ok if anyone wants to see my Dr. Quacks office then go to my page :)
Ok I’ll sure, you should check out my page too! Also I sent you a gift box with lots of yummy treats a couple hours ago.
Oops could you skip the “I’ll” part, thanks!
Ok great I will check out your page and yes I got your gift box thanks! I sent PSF foods in return :D
hey gennelle will webkinz be shutting down tomarrow for three hours like last year for nicks world wide day of play?
No plans to do so this year!
oh while we’re on the subject of nick could maybe some day soon could SpongeBob SquarePants for three days and on the first day you get plankton’s feelers on the second day you get Squidwards nose and on the third day you get square pant! and you can catch the floating mr krabs to get a krabby patty
I meant SpongeBob would walk the map
psssht who neeeds to go outside everytime i go outside for recess and home time… MY EYES BURRRRRRRRN!!!! im like OH MY EYES!!!!!!!
Omg I want to see so bad!
noooo problamo i gave you all the deluxe stuff, but you probbably already have the teacher desk from the hand outs
ur welcome!!! ur such a great friend, i’m thankful to you! :D (i’m Exalla in webkinz world.)
I love MLP! And Pinkie Pie is so much fun! I considered being Twilight Sparkle once, but I couldn’t find a good Twilight Sparkle costume.
i love rarity
I’ve seen MyLittlePony costumes at stores but none in my size :( Anyway If I was one of the ponys I would be Rainbow Dash :)
my pets gonna be queen elsa of arenndalle in her snow outfit, like me! and to those who dont celebrate halloween, its not really a celebration kind of holiday, you just basically dress up go to some churches for fun stuff, sometimes i go to churches and i dont even go to church XD,and get candy :/ i ont even know why halloweens a major holiday i dont even know the meaning of halloween. i think its just for fun and iof you dont celebrate halloween, do you still go to the halloween parties at your school? cuz i always do and if you dont have holiday parties at your school… thats just sad….
Yeah I go to my church and other churches too :)
If you want to know the meaning of Halloween, it’s ACTUALLY not scary at all. It twisted from it’s old meaning, which was All Hallows Eve, because the next day it All Saint’s Day. Hope I helped! :)
last halloween i was omost pinkie pie i have more than 43