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Building Kits Coming on August 15!
Introducing cool new interactive items that you can build with the help of your friends! Read more
Ella interview 1: Ms. Cowoline
Ella McWoof: All the pupils at Kinzville Academy just love their principal, Ms. Cowoline. I’m here with Ms. Cowoline to learn more about her love of education, her role in the Kinzville community and her home life with her charming daughter, Cowabelle. Ms. Cowoline: Why, thank you, Ella! When you put it like that you make me sound so grand! I’m just a simple teacher in a small town. Ella: No, Ms. Cowoline, you are certainly more than that! You are the heart of one of the most beloved institutions in Kinzville. Can you tell us how you got your start teaching? Ms. Cowoline: Well, Ella, I came from a very large family, and being the oldest child I just seemed to gravitate naturally toward instructing my younger siblings. Whether it was teaching them to tie their shoes, ride a bike or make a sandwich, I truly enjoyed guidance and felt such a feeling of accomplishment when I saw them grasp a new concept. Ella McWoof: Is there any aspect of teaching you DON’T enjoy? Ms. Cowoline: To be honest – and I’m sure the children will disagree with me on this one – my least favorite part of teaching … Read more
Complete Your Beach House!
Great news from the W Shop’s furniture designers: the rest of the Beach House theme has arrived. If you’ve started creating the perfect summertime room, now you’ll be able to add the finishing touches. Check out the Weathered Wood bed, the window with the perfect beach view, and the ultimate in beach house luxuries: a lap pool! Your pet is going to adore this relaxing getaway!
Road Trip Crafts
Roberta here with three fun crafts you can make and take on your next road trip! Felt Tic Tac Toe What you need: Three sheets of felt, each a different color, scissors, baggie, t-shirt paint What you do: On one piece of felt, use the t-shirt paint to draw a tic tac toe grid. Let the t-shirt paint dry. From one sheet of felt, cut out five X’s. From the other sheet of felt, cut out five O’s. When you’re in the car, play tic tac toe with the person sitting next to you! Car Bingo What you need: Marker, two sheets of paper, ruler, bingo dabbers What you do: Draw a 5×5 grid on each sheet of paper. In the very middle square (3 down and 3 across), draw a star. This is a free square. In each of the other squares, draw something you might see when on a car trip. Examples would be: stop sign, yield sign, stop light, red car, blue car, green car, cow, horse, skyscraper, barn, silo, etc. Draw the same items on the other sheet of paper, but make sure you put the pictures in … Read more
Nibbles’ Real Friends
Hey. I’ve kind of been keeping a low profile since I realized that Molly was right about Purr-Cilla using me for my pool. I mean, I just felt so stupid and I didn’t want Molly to say ‘I told you so’. My mom keeps asking what’s wrong because I told her just to tell my friends I’m not home. It’s just that I don’t want to invite Purr-Cilla and her friends in when they show up (which they do regularly, hoping to go for a swim) and I’m too embarrassed to see my other friends. But today my mom said enough was enough and that Molly had called on me several times and I was going to call her back. I took a deep breath and called her and you know what? She was awesome. She didn’t even mention Purr-Cilla. She just wanted to fill me in on her latest babysitting assignment. Apparently it went a lot better than the last time when Millie ran away. Finally I couldn’t stand it any more and told her how I overheard Purr-Cilla talking about me to her friends. She was so nice about it. She didn’t say ‘I told you so’ at … Read more
Stoogles Summer – Not So Bad
Wow! Turns out having a broken flipper isn’t that bad after all! After a couple of weeks stuck at home with my grandpa, my family surprised me with the coolest thing ever – they rigged up this wagon so I can travel around with them! It’s been great. We went to the Amusement Park yesterday and I even got to ride on some of the rides! My dad lifted me from the wagon into the roller coaster cart! It was awesome! You know the weirdest thing though? When my family showed up with the wagon, the first thing my grandpa said was “Well, thank goodness for that! Nothing personal, Stoogles, but I was getting kind of bored, being cooped up here with you all the time. I can’t wait to get to that Amusement Park and try the Super Deluxe Rollercoaster!” Seriously???
Quiz: What’s Your Summertime Style?
Take this quiz to find out what your style is in the summer months. 1. My favorite summertime drink is a) Lemonade b) Water c) Energy Drink 2. I usually pair my summer ensembles with a) a flowing skirt b) tailored capri pants c) sporty shorts 3. My idea of a perfect summer day would involve a) a picnic b) a hike c) a game 4. My ideal summer shoes are a) sandals b) flip flops c) sneakers 5. My favorite type of plant is a) a flower b) a tree c) fruit and/or vegetables 6. My favorite summer top is a) a frilly blouse b) a simple tee shirt c) a team jersey 7. My favorite water sport is a) swimming b) fishing c) kayaking 8. I like to get out of the summer heat by a) hitting the mall b) reading a book c) watching a game 9. My favorite colors are a) pastels b) cool blues and greys c) bright primary colors 10. My favorite type of summer hat is a) A wide-brimmed floppy sun hat b) A simple straw hat c) A ball cap If … Read more
Science Camp Experiment: Slime
Dear Sparky How is your summer going? I hope that working in the Curio Shop hasn’t been too tough. I know you weren’t really looking forward to it. Science camp has been absolutely AMAZING!!! Alex and I are having so much fun and we have made some new friends too! We have been doing so many cool experiments here. Just yesterday we made this really weird ‘slime’ stuff. It’s really easy so I thought I’d share it with you and maybe that would give you something fun to do when you’re not working. What you need: – 1/4 cup water – 1/4 cup white glue – 1/4 cup liquid starch (you can find it with the laundry detergents in the supermarket) – Food coloring – an adult assistant, like your Uncle Arte What you do: Mix the water and glue in a large bowl and add food coloring until you get it just the shade you like. Slowly stir in the liquid starch until you get a gooey slime. You can store it in a sealed plastic bag when you’re not playing with it (but it is awesome to play with!) I hope you … Read more
Sparky’s Job
Hey, it’s me, Sparky! I just got back from another day helping out my Uncle in the Curio Shop. You know, at the beginning of the summer, I was really down on the idea of working in Uncle Sparky’s shop two days a week. I mean, summer’s all about having fun, right? But guess what? Two days a week isn’t that hard at all! I still had tons of time to hang out with my friends (there were even a few days when I was bored, with nothing to do.) I’ve been visiting a lot with Stoogles because he broke his flipper, and swimming in Nibbles’ new pool with Roberta and Molly. I’ve actually had a really great summer so far. But you know the very best part? I made a LOAD of KinzCash! Working two days a week really adds up. I’m just not sure what I should do with it all. There are some really cool things in the Curio Shop I’ve had my eye on. I could also really use a new skateboard, but Roberta says I should save the money. What do you think?
A Perfect Time for Pandas
If you have a child in the 7-10 year old age range, chances are you’re familiar with the wildly popular Magic Tree House books, written by Mary Pope Osborne. Read more
Nibbles’ Realization
Have you ever felt like a total fool? Because if you have, then you know exactly how I am feeling right now. I am so embarrassed I almost can’t even say what happened to me today. I was over at the Arcade to meet Roberta and we were getting a drink from the Arcade cafeteria when I saw Purr-cilla, Penelope and Janice sitting at a table. I was walking over to see them when I noticed that my shoe was untied and I bent down to tie it right next to a big plant near their table. I guess they didn’t see me because I overheard their conversation and I still can’t believe what I heard. Janice was asking if they were going to go swimming later and Purr-cilla said “Yeah, I guess it’s hot enough to put up with Nibbles for an hour or two.” I couldn’t believe it. Penelope actually jumped in and said that she liked hanging out with me, and Janice said yeah, she felt kind of bad about pretending not to be home when I came over the other day. But Purr-cilla told them to get over it – that I was always talking about … Read more
Wait To Transfer Your Jumbleberries!
WAIT!! Too many Jumbleberries are jumbling about and being dropped between Webkinz Friends and Webkinz World! Alyssa has dispatched a team of fairies to go fetch the berries that have been left behind, but each one has to be picked up individually- so she says it’s going to take a little time! To help Alyssa’s clean up effort, don’t transfer ANY berries from Webkinz Friends to Webkinz World until Wednesday August 1st or they may get dropped too! Don’t make any extra work for Alyssa, just hold off on moving over those berries! UPDATE: The issue reported was related to transferring prizes from Webkinz Friends to Webkinz World. The berries you win on Webkinz Newz were not affected. Good news: you won’t have to wait until next year to collect more berries from Webkinz Newz — we’ll be offering them from time to time throughout the year!
A Surprise for Molly
Well, I had just about the worst afternoon. Roberta and Nibbles and I looked all over Kinzville for Millie and there was no sign of her anywhere. Roberta and Nibbles were being so nice and telling me it was going to be okay, but I could tell they were really worried about Millie. Then, as we were walking into my backyard, we heard a voice coming from somewhere above us. We all stopped to listen. It sounded like Millie and it was coming from the tree house! I raced up the tree house ladder and peeked inside and there was Millie, sitting in a circle with her dolls and pouring them each a cup of tea from her toy teapot! I practically screamed “Millie!” at her in relief, and she just looked over as if nothing had happened and said “Oh, hi Molly!” “Where have you been?” I cried, and suddenly she seemed to recall that she was mad at me. Her face twisted into a grimace, she crossed her arms, turned her back on me and stated “This is my new home and you’re not welcome here.” I didn’t care if she was giving me the cold shoulder or … Read more