Hey, guys! It’s Mandy Webkinz here with a Special Report inviting you all to sit in on one of our brainstorming sessions! Every time there is a big event coming up, like Christmas or Halloween, the creative team and the eStore team get together and try to come up with some new ideas to add some extra fun to some of our regular yearly events.
I thought that I’d share the notes from our Valentine’s Day brainstorming so you can see how it works. We decorated the boardroom for Valentine’s Day, and we even ordered a Zangoz Chocolate Fountain to put us in the right frame of mind!
But take note: some of the information is redacted – we want to save some surprises for Valentine’s Day!
Michael: Hey everybody! So we’re going to have our Valentine Collection event, as well as Cinnamon in the Park handing out chocolates this year.
Stephen: Don’t forget the log-in gift on Valentine’s Day.
Mandy: Great! So, what else can we do to make Valentine’s Day extra fun for our players?
Michelle: Well, eStore is releasing a Sweetheart Whale this year that is SO cute! It would make an adorable pet to feature in one of our events.
Stephen: Valentine’s Day is all about sending Valentines to friends. Maybe we could do something with KinzPost.
Sally: Chocolate, Stephen! Valentine’s Day is all about chocolate!
Mandy: What if we did an event where we send chocolates through KinzPost?
Michael: Wait – what if we give players chocolates and get them to send them to their friends? Because really – Valentine’s Day is for sharing, right?
Sally: Are you saying someone might send me chocolate? I love this idea already!
Stephen: We could make it a Community Challenge, and if they send enough chocolates they earn a prize.
Mandy: Hmmm… what would be a good prize? Something new, for sure!
Michelle: Hey – to go with the new Sweetheart Whale, what if we made a virtual Sweetheart Whale plushy?
Michael: That would be so cute – I love plushies!
Mandy: Awesome! That’s a great idea! How about a Find the Ad? Those are always fun.
Sally: I was thinking we could do a Treasure Hunt on Webkinz Newz.
Stephen: Hey, for the prizes, what if we made some new [redacted] for the Find the Ads, and a new [redacted] for the Treasure Hunt?
Mandy: Ooh! Those would work perfectly together! Oh, and we also need to think of a prize for our Valentine Cards that players can print out and hand out to their friends.
Michael: Hmmm… players can always use multiple windows. Our Candy Hearts Window would be a really sweet prize – no pun intended!
Mandy: I think we’ve got a pretty good list of ideas here. Everyone happy?
Sally: If I’m getting chocolate, I’m happy!
Mandy: Thanks, guys! I’ll write these ideas up and we’ll get to work!
How do you add Sally , Steven , Mandy & Michael to your friends list to send Chocolates to them?
Hi Wildchild07! I don’t think you can add them by phone. If you end up seeing them in KC+, you may be lucky and they’ll friend you.
Kind of wish there were LION plushy ! That way we could have Lions and Tigers and Beard OH MY !! I know it sounds silly just a thought on a Saturday. Hamster Tiki would look PERFECT on my Pirate Beach !
There is a plushy of the Rockerz Lion. I only have 1 of those. I don’t remember how I got it, but I’m pretty sure there has not been an opportunity to obtain another one. You could see if someone might trade their Rockerz Lion plushy to you. I’m pretty sure that’s the only way you could get one.
I have one of those too. It was a giveaway for something years ago, I don’t remember what. I’ve always hoped they’d make plushies of the rest of the Rockerz pets.
There is a rocker lion one. But yeah, a regular lion would be nice for just that reason (and other reasons). I can’t wait for the pink kitten, for my Oz account. :o)
A tiera with white stones and at the top of each row maybe a red heart. So maybe 3 heart total at the top row That would be cute in the future or and maybe a crown . This can be done for each month also for Gem pets.
So to straighten things out, the code would be for a virtual Sweetheart Whale plush to use in the Code Shop to put in your Webkinz’s room, and not a code to use in E-store, to receive an actual Sweetheart Whale plush in the mail with a code for a virtual one?
Can I send this to my lil sister. Not to be greedy but my lil sis is the best !
Sorry I ment can I send her the Whale plushy .
Right. There’s no (physical) plush for the Sweetheart Whale…it’s all online.
Pshh, “no pun intended” ..we all know it was intended, Michael. ;P Just kiddin, but this was really cool! I’m excited to see what the treasure hunt and ad event stuff will be. Heh, to think I thought that the whale plush, chocolate event, valentines collection, and log in would be all the prizes we got! XD
I know, right! ;D
Hahahaha! Too right! We know that you meant it and we love you for it!
COULD we PLEASE get a HAMSTER TIKI !!
Mandy and Sally, how would I send chocolates to you guys? And remind me please, what is a Find the Ads? Thanks! I hope I can send you all chocolates!
Hi puppies4me, you have to have them on your friends list to send gifts. You can ask the hosts here in the comments if you can send them a friend request. Sometimes they respond, sometimes they don’t. That’s how I was able to add Sally. I was a Room Design Awards winner awhile back & was therefore invited to add Michael, as all RDA winners are. I’d love to add Mandy and Stephen Webkinz as well, maybe some day!
Hi puppies4me! The “find the ads” event is when there is an ad posted to the right of our Webkinz houses—-when we find it, we click the ad, and our pets get a cute prize. The team always tells us in advance when they are going to run that event, so you’ll know ahead of time. Also, I saw another comment you had posted about a room design having a cork board—that was a Webkinz News gift a few months back. I can’t answer your other question, though! lol I’d like to send the team chocolates, too…maybe we’ll find out if we can do that from Sally. Have a great weekend, puppies4me!
Well this all sounds really……sweet! The Sweetheart Whale sounds adorbs, and its plushie even more so! I love collecting plushies…Stephen, whatever the new redacted prizes are, I’m looking totally forward to them…..guys, everybody, remember to send Sally some chocolate!
How do you add Sally to your friends list. I typed in Sally Webkinz it wouldn’t allow it.
Ask her here in the comments if you can send her a friend request. You never know, she might answer!
Lol I will definitely try to send some chocoates to Sally. XD
love your offices!
LOL!! This was so cute! And I love your office–that’s a room designed for inspiration! Thanks for the special report, Mandy, and for letting us in on your brainstorming sessions. You guys are the best; February has been packed with fun, so far, and we’re only three days into the month! Way to go, Webkinz Team! Thank you for all the great events.