Fan’s Choice has arrived! You spoke, we listened!
FAN'S CHOICE HAS ARRIVED! Last year the fine folks at Webkinz Newz asked you, the amazing members of Webkinz World, what items you would like to see in Ganz eStore. Not surprisingly, thousands of awesome suggestions were posted! Now we are thrilled to present the best of the best! If your pet loves pizza, they’ll certainly be salivating for a Professional Pizza Dispenser! Now they’ll never have to worry about missing a slice! The Professional Pizza Dispenser makes one Professional Slice of Pizza food item per day. Each month the Ganz eStore will be selling one spectacular Fan’s Choice item that was pitched by one of you! Find this item and many more at Ganz eStore!
Interview with the Creative Director
What was your favorite addition to the site in 2010? While the addition of Kinzville and MAZIN’ Hamsters were definitely the biggest additions to Webkinz World this year, my favorite addition was redoing the Webkinz Stadium. The original Stadium didn’t live up to expectations and was missing key features like showing all of the pets in the competitions wearing their actual outfits. We fixed this, simplified signing up, added the Quick Events and finally got the running races out. I’m also really happy about the change to the Daily Kinzcare. It was a tiny change but it’s completely breathed new life into this classic feature. What is the most exciting thing you’ll be adding in 2011? 2011 won’t be about adding, it’ll be about making what we have better than ever! During our Webkinz Day Twitter Party (which was crazy fun) I said that we’d be working on adding new features to the room – including the ability to move and remove doors. Well, that feature will be coming in 2011, along with a bunch of new room features that you won’t expect. Does this mean you won’t see anything new? Of course not. We’ve got a whole year’s worth … Read more
Weekend Round-Up
Communal Contest details for this weekend Be sure to play Color Storm this weekend and work towards the goal of 83,400,000 points! Meet the goal, and all participants will unlock a Mocha Magic Low Bed! 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. Upcoming and ongoing contests – check the Contests Page for more details. Send us a drawing of a Betta Fish (any color!) and you could win an eStore exclusive virtual Betta Fish! Tell us your top 10 New Year's Resolutions and you could win a virtual Blufadoodle in time for February!
Resolutions
It’s a new year, so you know what that means – New Year’s Resolutions! Let’s find out what some of Webkinz World’s residents resolve to do this year: Fred Rover: I resolve to continue being the AWESOME sportscaster you know and love. I also resolve to sign more pictures of myself for my adoring fans. Plumpy: I resolve to stop eating so much chocolate. It’s not going to be easy. I love chocolate. More than ice cream. More than Stubbly Grass Nibbles. Maybe just one piece a day. Or two. Or maybe I’ll just start using my treadmill more often. PJ Collie: I resolve to put together some fabulous new outfits this year – I’ve got some GREAT ideas in mind. Be prepared to be amazed! Dex Dangerous: I resolve to keep the moon safe from those dastardly Lugbotz! It’s not an easy job, but I’m up to it! Lunar Lugbotz: We resolve to continue trying to destroy the moon! Chef Gazpacho: I resolve to make more delicioso recipes that would make my mama cry tears of happiness! What are your resolutions, Webkinz fans?
Challenge Sneak Peek: Communal Contest
There's a storm brewing… a colorful storm, that is! Use the arrow keys to move falling blocks. Make groups of four or more of the same color block to make them disappear! Remove 6 of the same color to make all blocks of that color disappear. Don't let any blocks hit the ground, or it's game over.
Betta Fish Contest
Open to Webkinz World players residing in the USA and Canada (some exceptions apply). Betta Fish have the most beautiful tails, and come in all kinds of colors! Send us a drawing of a Betta Fish — five creative entries will receive an eStore exclusive virtual Betta Fish (the "Prize")! Contest opens this weekend. Check the Contests page for more details.
Have You Played Polar Plunge Recently?
If you’re looking for a wonderful wintry way to play in the Arcade, check out Polar Plunge! Help Inukshuk sled over hills and avoid obstacles like snowmen, and tree stumps. See how well you can slide, jump and make it to the end!
“Holiday Hustle” Maze Set Extended Until January 13th!
Great news! If you haven’t earned your Holiday Hustle Trophy yet, we’ve extended the maze set for one more week! But make sure you visit the Challenge Mazes section before January 13th! Remember, you have only one more week until the set is removed for the season! Here’s your last chance for some “Holiday Hustle”, so go MAZIN’ today!
Signature Endangered Dama Gazelle
The Signature Endangered Dama Gazelle will be available in February 2011.
Domino Cookies
What you need: Your favorite shortbread dough Butter knife or rectangle cookie cutter ½ cup chocolate chips Toothpick Cookie sheet What you do: 1. Roll out your shortbread and cut out rectangles, about the size of dominoes. 2. Bake the cookies. Have your adult assistant remove them from the oven. Let the cookies cool fully. 3. Put your chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl. Have your grown up melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. 4. Using the toothpick, draw a line in melted chocolate across the middle of the cookie, dividing it in two halves. 5. Using the toothpick, draw dots on either side of the line. 6. Let the chocolate dry. 7. Package the cookies and give them to friends.
New Maze Set – “Frosty Finish”
A new year in MAZIN’ Hamsters starts off with a cool new maze set! But “Frosty Finish” isn’t just cool — it’s ice cold! All 6 mazes in this medium set have an icy snow theme! You’ll find “Frosty Finish” in the Beat the Clock maze section, so your Hamster should stay warm running though it as fast as they can! Don’t get left out in the cold — complete the set to get your exclusive Frost Finish Trophy today! So make sure you warm up your racing skills before you visit “Frosty Finish” — and Go MAZIN’!
Felt Badges
What you need: Felt scraps in all colors Your Webkinz account open so you can see your badges Scissors Craft glue Pen What you do: 1. Look at your Webkinz badges and figure out which one you want to make. 2. Look through your felt scraps and pull out the colors you’ll need. 3. Use a circular object to trace a circle onto your felt (we used the bottom of our glue bottle). 4. Cut out the circle. 5. Using a larger piece of felt, cut out a spiky circle shape. 6. Glue the circle to the spiky circle. 7. Cut out the pieces you’ll need to make your badge. 8. Glue the pieces on. 9. Let the whole thing dry. 10. When your badge is dry, you can stick it to a binder, turn it into a pin, or glue it to a piece of paper and hang your collection up with pride!
