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Top 10 Summer Spots Contest!
Summer is around the corner, and we want to make sure you’re ready to have some fun in the sun! All you have to do is tell us your Top 10 Summer Spots — the best places to go on vacation in the summer! Tell us a city, a country or just a general kind of place — like the beach! Five entries will win a Summer Prize Pack, which includes the eStore exclusive Lazy River Ride and a free ticket for an Island Vacation in the Travel Agency! For more details, head on over to the Contests page. Contest opens this weekend on Saturday, May 29th and runs until June 4th.
Find the Good Fairy at the Ganz eStore!
Visit the Ganz eStore between May 29 and May 31st to look for a floating Good Fairy — answer the skill testing question correctly, and you may win a Feature Code to unlock a Good Fairy Charm! Read the full contest rules here. What’s so great about a Good Fairy Charm? Your pet can wear the Good Fairy Charm around its neck If you’ve never had a charm, the Good Fairy Charm will open up the Magic Mire in the Magical Forest! You can hunt for virtual charms and other goodies every 8 hours. If you’ve already got a Good Fairy Charm, the duplicate will give you 250 KinzCash.
Challenge Sneak Peek – Communal Contest
It looks like Inukshuk will need your help this weekend — he’s going to need a TON of berries to make his renowned Polarberry Jam! Help Inukshuk collect berries and avoid Yeti this weekend by playing Polarberry Jam in the Arcade! If you haven’t yet voted for this week’s prize, be sure to visit the Kinzville Times in Webkinz World and click on “Communal Contest” in the Index. Choose from the Gingerbread TV, Flying Dreams Bed, Flowered Stone Well and the Espresso Yourself Station — the item with the most votes will become the prize if this weekend’s goal is achieved! Tune in to the Kinzville Times on Friday to see which prize received the most votes, and see how many points will be needed in Polarberry Jam to win the Communal Contest this weekend!
Introducing… Mazin’ Hamsters!
Starting this summer, we are going to change the way you play Webkinz! Introducing Mazin’™ Hamsters! Cute plush hamsters with a world that YOU can build! We’ll be publishing more information, pictures (and maybe even a video or two) up until our launch date. Stay tuned!
Something Sweet Coming Your Way this Webkinz Wednesday!
SWEEEEEET!! CANDY LEOPARD The Candy Leopard sports its spots with pride! Yellow, blue, and green, this pet is a candy-coated dream! It should come as no surprise that the Candy Leopard has a sweet tooth: it loves to bite down on a Jellybean Burrito before sneaking another snack tucked away in its Candy Counter Fridge. Candy Leopard shown here with its Pet Specific Item: Candy Counter Fridge COTTON CANDY SHEEP This cute little pal is the perfect pink pet! The Cotton Candy Sheep has a personality just as sweet and sugary as you’d expect! This fluffy friend will make a loyal companion for anyone! It certainly loves socializing – so make sure you take it to the Clubhouse! Cotton Candy Sheep shown here with its Pet Specific Item: Pink Bubble Machine BUBBLEGUMASAURUS You’ll blow up with happiness when this fantastic dinosaur stomps into your life! Pink, bubbly and super fun to be with, the Bubblegumasaurus is only available through Webkinz eStore. Adopt yours today! Bubblegumasaurus shown here with its Pet Specific Item: Giant Gumball Machine These Online Pets and other candy related items available this Webkinz Wednesday, May 26, 2010 (until 11:59pm EST) and only at Ganz eStore! (And just … Read more
Coming Soon: Zodiac Crab and Cotton Top Tamarin
There are two new pets coming soon to Ganz eStore! Zodiac Crab: If your birthday falls into the Cancer sign…you’ll be the perfect pinch for the Zodiac Crab! Zodiac Crab Items: Gift Box, Moon Cake, Water Sign Waterfall Cotton Top Tamarin: The Cotton Top Tamarin is covered in character. Cotton Top Tamarin Items: Gift Box, Tropical Trail Mix, Cozy Cotton Couch
Last Day to Enter!
Have you entered the “I Like Webkinz” contest yet? Better hurry because today is the last day! Tell us in a thousand characters or less why you like Webkinz World and you may win the super-special prize-only Sparkling Pegasus! There won’t be another Sparkling Pegasus contest any time soon, so be sure to enter while you can.
Something Golden coming to Ganz eStore…
Deluxe Advantage just got even BETTER!! Now Deluxe Members can give their pet the gift of luxury with new golden themed items exclusive to Ganz eStore. Pets in Webkinz World will agree that these items will give them the high life that they always dreamed of! Golden themed items SNEAK PEEK: Luxury Life Gold Tub Golden Trend Kitchen Stool Taste for Gold Fridge Good as Golden Stove And if that wasn’t golden enough, here’s even more: King of Carats Golden Fountain Nap of Luxury Golden Bed Golden Oasis Ottoman Glamorous Golden Coffee Table Check Ganz eStore for these items coming soon!
Communal Contest: Monday Results
Looks like those Lunar Lugbotz were especially tricky this weekend — the goal of 120,000,000 was not achieved. But don’t worry, there’s a new contest every week, so there’s tons of chances to win! This week, vote for one of these items — the item with the most votes will be the prize for this weekend’s challenge! To vote, click on ‘Communal Contest’ in the index of the Kinzville Times. Gingerbread TV Flying Dreams Bed Flowered Stone Well Espresso Yourself Station The challenge will be revealed on Friday in the Kinzville Times, but check Webkinz Newz for a sneak peek this Thursday!
Try the T-Shirt Designer!
Design your very own Webkinz shirt with T-Shirt Designer! This shirt isn’t for your pet…this shirt is for you! The T-Shirt Designer will let you work through cool customizable options such as selecting the t-shirt color, creating the design, and adding your words. When you get your t-shirt in the mail, you will also get a special code that will get your Webkinz pet an awesome Clothing Prize Gift Box and a framed version of your t-shirt for its wall. Check out the eStore for this awesome activity!
More Work, More Play!
A pet has got to earn a living! New job opportunities are always popping up at the Employment Office in Webkinz World for hard-working pets who want to earn extra KinzCash. What is so great about these jobs is that they can be done in addition to your pet’s regular job opportunities. Awesome! Keep your eyes peeled on the Hourly Events board to find these special opportunities popping up for your pet!
Weekend Contest Round-Up
What fun things can do you this weekend? Glad you asked! This weekend’s Communal Contest Challenge is to earn 120,000,000 points in Dex Dangerous and the Lunar Lugbotz! Help reach the goal, and you’ll unlock a Galactic Viewscreen . If successful, prizes will be available on Monday. If you haven’t already entered this week’s Communal Contest, be sure visit the Newspaper and click “Communal Contest” in the Index. If you helped vote for the prize, you’re already entered, but be sure to play at least one game of Dex Dangerous and the Lunar Lugbotz over the weekend to be eligible for the prize. Time to get your drawing pads out! The Gemini Butterfly contest opens tonight at Midnight, EST. Draw a picture of the Gemini Butterfly’s favorite flower — five of the most creative entries will win an eStore exclusive Gemini Butterfly! Enter the contest here. What else can you do this weekend? You can enter the “I Like Webkinz” contest, which is open until May 26th. Tell us how much you like Webkinz, and if your entry is selected, you may win a Sparkling Pegasus! Click here to enter.
Mother’s Day Winners!
This May, our members showed how much they loved their mothers with our three Mother’s Day themed contests! From designing a room just for mom, to listing the Top 10 TV moms of all time, to writing an essay, it was clear that moms are definitely special! We’re happy to announce the winners for all three contests! “Win Something for Mom” – the winners of the room design contest are Crystal, Annie, Hillary, Allison and Susan. They’ve been sent a Feature Code for an eStore exclusive Spa Set! “Top 10 TV Mom” – the randomly selected winners are Maria, Shelly, Peyton, Terrie and Jennifer. They’ve each been sent a Feature Code for an eStore exclusive Avante Condo Kitchen! “Mother’s Day” – the winners of the essay contest are Larry, Luke, Jania, Alex and Lauren. They’ve each been sent a Feature Code for a Beautiful Blossoms Prize Pack. Trivia: Carol Brady was voted as the #1 TV mom! Congratulations to all our winners and we’d like to thank everyone for participating this May and showing how much Mom means to all of us! You can find the winning room designs and essays on the Contest Winners page — check them out!
Feedback Friday Is Back!!!: Who is your all time favorite Webkinz character?
FEEDBACK FRIDAY IS BACK!!! Welcome to Feedback Friday, where we ask a question and look to our wonderful Webkinz members for answers that we will use to make Webkinz World better. This is your chance to influence the way that Webkinz World evolves! While we know Feedback Friday hasn’t been around in a while, we’re working hard to bring a new question to you every week from now on. So… This weekend in Webkinz World, the communal contest will involve the classic Webkinz game, Dex Dangerous and the Lunar Lugbotz! Dex Dangerous has been around Webkinz World since almost forever, and while we haven’t heard much from him in awhile, he is definitely one of Webkinz World’s most classic characters! So, in thinking about Dex Dangerous, we want to hear from you! This week’s question is… Who is your all time favorite Webkinz character? Is your favorite character Artie? Or Goober? Or maybe even someone from a W Tales story? It doesn’t matter where they are in Webkinz World, if they’re your favorite we want to hear about it!