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August 2010′s Featured Signature Endangered Pet
The Signature Endangered Brown Bear is August 2010′s featured Signature Endangered pet. The Endangered Brown Bear is in stores now — check your favorite Webkinz retailer for availability.
Hop Aboard the Hot Rod School Bus!
There’s nothing this Blue Jay loves more than flying kites! After the park, chill out in the High Flight Garden Chair! Kite Flyer Blue Jay Figure comes with High Flight Garden Chair. Webkinz Figures unlock access to Woodland Wonders, a version of your figure for your room and an exclusive gift! Play in Woodland Wonders every day to unlock even more cool stuff! Unlock more FUN! Stay tuned to upcoming Wowzer Weekends at Ganz eStore for more exciting figures! Send your pet back to school in style! Put them behind the wheel of the best bus ever! The Advantage Exclusive Hot Rod School Bus is the coolest way to get to school. Today’s lesson is geometry! This modern whiteboard looks great in any classroom. Get your pet excited for school with the Advantage Pre-Sale Classroom Whiteboard. Both these items are available at both Webkinz and Ganz eStores. Save time in entering Feature Codes into the Code Shop! Purchase these items* through Webkinz eStore instead and have your items unlock directly to your Webkinz World dock! * Currently, Webkinz eStore offers online, virtual items only. To purchase all other online products (Pets, Hamsters, Caring Valley, Charms, Figures), Custom T-Shirts and Deluxe … Read more
Final MAZIN’ Hamster winner!
We know you’ve all been waiting a long time, but we’re happy to announce that the final winner for the MAZIN’ Hamster writing contest is Valerie! Check out her entry on the Winners page!
Time to Party: Ferret!!!
Today the Ferret is retiring! Come celebrate with us in Webkinz World™! Users can log in and receive a collectible retirement cupcake shown here! Ferret owners have a chance to play a retirement activities throughout the day! Have fun! Remember, it’s a PARTY!
Feedback Friday: If you could write an article for Webkinz Newz, what would it be about?
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! Webkinz Newz is the top place to get up to date information on Webkinz World™. We post articles daily which inform Webkinz users of what’s new, what items are coming out, what pets are being debuted and retired, as well as many other fun facts. We also host many contests where we ask Webkinz users to use their creative juices and come up with wonderful stories, pictures, lists, and all other types of creative things relating to Webkinz. And today we’re asking our users to use their creative juices to answer this week’s question… This week’s question is… If you could write an article for Webkinz Newz, what would it be about? Would you write about your favorite items? Or maybe an editorial on your favorite arcade games? Whatever your article is about, we’d like to hear from you! Give us some feedback by commenting now! /fun/main/feedback-frida…oad-trip-event/
Caring Valley Weekend at the Ganz eStore: ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
This weekend is The Caring Valley™ Weekend. To celebrate, we will be having a Top 10 contest on Webkinz Newz. Visit the contest page from Aug 14, 2010 at 12:00am until Aug 15, 2010 at 11:59pm to enter! You could win a Lovely Locust tree! Read the full contest rules here. This Caring Valley Weekend we will be focusing on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital treats kids suffering from cancer and other serious diseases, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. Doctors and scientists work together at St. Jude to find new treatments and cures that can give these children a second chance at life. They share these breakthroughs and findings with doctors all around the world, so kids who never even go to St. Jude are helped. St. Jude has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer, helping improve survival rates for childhood cancer from 20% to 80%. You can also purchase The Caring Valley Tree Kit from Ganz eStore. Once you have unlocked the feature code, you can plant your trees in the Dare to Discover area to show that you care about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Webkinz Foundation will consider … Read more
Weekend Round-Up
Be sure to play Lunar Lugbotz this weekend and work towards the goal of 55,000,000 points! Meet the goal, and all participants will unlock a Posh Purple Wardrobe! If you voted earlier this week, you’re already entered. If you didn’t vote, visit the Kinzville Times in Webkinz World and click on “Communal Contest” in the index, then click Enter. Tell us what you would wish for children in hospitals, and you may win a Lovely Locust Tree! Check the Contests page for more details. The Lovely Locust is also available at Ganz eStore in a Caring Valley Tree Kit. Show off your amazing room design skills and you might win a Sparkling Pegasus! Check the Contests page for details.
Get a head start on Wowzer Weekend!
Enchanted Trees are now in Kinzville Park! Head on over to see these magnificent creations. Also… this weekend just for you, Ganz eStore has opened their Wowzer Weekend doors early so you can add a personal touch to your pet’s yard by creating your own Enchanted Tree. Start customizing today!
It’s Caring Valley Weekend at Ganz eStore!
It’s The Caring Valley™ Weekend at Ganz eStore! Enter the Top 10 Wishes Contest and tell us your top 10 wishes for children in hospitals. You’ll be entered in a draw to win one of 100 Lovely Locust Enchanted Trees! Check the Contests page for more details. Customizable Lovely Locust Enchanted Trees are also available for purchase at Ganz eStore this weekend* only! You can also purchase The Caring Valley™ Tree Kit from Ganz eStore. Each Feature Code unlocks four saplings to plant in The Caring Valley, a customizable Enchanted Tree, bonus KinzCash and a bonus Exclusive Online Item for your Pet. It’s a Retirement Party! The curious Ferret is always on the lookout for a snack. This Saturday it’ll be on the lookout for a Retirement Party cupcake to celebrate it’s retirement! Online-only Ferret will also be available this weekend* only in Ganz eStore! Visit Ganz eStore this Wowzer Weekend* for these items and many more! *5:00pm August 13 to 11:59pm August 15, 2010 EST
Coming Soon! A Brand New Way to Upgrade to DELUXE!
Members purchasing a 12-Month Deluxe Membership from Ganz eStore will soon be able to add up to 4 Bonus Accounts for the low price of just $5 each. All you need to do is enter the Webkinz World usernames and passwords of each account you want to add-on at time of purchase*. Bonus Accounts receive a full year of the great online Deluxe features Webkinz World has to offer, including Deluxe Advantage pricing in the Webkinz eStore and the popular monthly giftbox! Bonus Accounts do not receive eStore points or the annual Super Deluxe item. That’s $36 value for just $5! This new plan will be available at Ganz eStore on August 31st. Don’t miss out on the great fun and great value! * Bonus Accounts can only be added at the time of initial purchase. Maximum of 4 Bonus Accounts per 12-Month Membership.
Sparkling Pegasus Room Design Contest
It’s time for another Sparkling Pegasus contest! This time, we want to see what kind of room you would design for the Sparkling Pegasus! Now, we know the Sparkling Pegasus is special, but we want to see what you can do with just W Shop items. We know you’ll come up with something amazing! Rooms can be any size, indoor or outdoor and retired W Shop items are OK. Clothing won’t factor into the judging. Contest opens on Sunday and will run until the following Friday. Check the Contests page for more details.
Top 10 Wishes Contest
Everyone has wishes for themselves… but we want to hear what you would wish for someone else. This weekend, tell us your top 10 wishes for children in hospitals and you’ll be entered in a draw to win one of 100 Lovely Locust Trees! Check the Contests page for more details.
Challenge Sneak Peek – Communal Contest
Curious about what this weekend’s challenge will be? You’ll be over the moon when you find out! That’s right, space cadets, time to brush up on your lugbot-smashing skills and help Dex Dangerous protect the moon from the nefarious Lunar Lugbotz! If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time! Just visit the Communal Contest section of the Kinzville Times and vote for your preferred prize! The prize with the most votes will be revealed tomorrow. Remember, in order to unlock the prize, you’ll need to vote AND play Lunar Lugbotz this weekend!
Time to Party: The Ferret is Retiring
The Ferret will soon be retired from the Webkinz catalog. Come celebrate with us in Webkinz World this Saturday! On August 14, make sure to check the Today’s Activities section for some special bonuses. Everyone is welcome to a free collectible retirement cupcake! Ferret owners will also be able to take part in special retirement events! It’s going to be a great party! Stay tuned for more info! The virtual Ferret will be on sale at the Ganz eStore from 4:30PM tomorrow, until midnight Sunday (4:30PM August 13 – 11:59 PM August 15).
New MAZIN’ Hamsters Maze Set: Shrewd Searchers
Are you ready for a new MAZIN’ challenge? Come check out the Challenge Mazes section of MAZIN’™ Hamsters for the all-new “Shrewd Searchers” maze set! This set features 9 mazes with an all-new Hidden Objects game mode! Search the rooms in the Shrewd Searchers mazes and look for spots that have sparkles rising out of the ground. If you stand over the sparkles you’ll either uncover junk, or a hidden gem! Uncover all the hidden gems in the maze to achieve the goal! Try and win the Shrewd Searchers trophy pictured here! And don’t forget to collect all of the MAZIN’ Moolah you’ll find along the way to spend on all sorts of fun stuff in the MAZIN’ Mall! So head on over to MAZIN’ Hamsters and start shrewdly searching today!