Sparky’s Big Vacation?
Sparky here with some pretty amazing news; I overheard my parents talking last night and I heard my mom say, “Oh, well it’s such a great idea to go on vacation for Thanksgiving. We’re going to have a wonderful time! The Tropical Island is gorgeous this time of year!” (And I wasn’t eavesdropping, by the way. I went to the kitchen to get some milk and they just happened to be talking in the living room, and I just happened to have excellent hearing and I might have perhaps put an empty glass against the wall to help amplify the sound a little.) We’re going away for Thanksgiving? To the Tropical Island? I have one thing to say about that: AMAZING! I can’t believe my parents are keeping this big surprise from me! They’re so sneaky. I’ll try my best to look shocked when they do tell me. For now, though, I can’t wait to tell all my friends. They are going to be SO jealous!
Moose Contest
Enter our Moose contest for a chance to win a virtual Moose, December’s Pet of the Month, in time for December! Read more
April’s Visit
Hey everyone! Alex Tiger here with some amazing news. My old neighbor, April, is coming back to Kinzville to visit her aunt for Thanksgiving! I can’t believe it! I haven’t seen April in over a year, although we email all the time. April was such a great friend to me when we lived next door to each other, so I can’t wait to hang out again. She said that she wants me to clear my schedule because she’s got days of fun planned out. Sounds good to me! I might even bring along Sparky or some of the ‘Kinz – they don’t really know April as well as I do, so I’m sure they’d love a chance to make a new friend. Thanksgiving is going to be AWESOME this year!
Red Squirrel Contest Winners
Congratulations to Chicora, Riley, Jessica, Izzy and Krynn, our randomly selected winners! They’ve each been sent a Secret Code for a virtual Red Squirrel, November’s Pet of the Month! We wanted to know your top 10 Halloween treats, and the treat that got the most votes was candy corn! Adopt the Red Squirrel any time in November to get a Pet of the Month loot bag, filled with prizes and a surprise you can’t get anywhere else!
Reuniting Lost Loves
It’s me Salley again. Alex went back to the library to do some research on the Ghost Pirate and his Princess and apparently there have been some sightings of the Ghost Pirate Princess in a cave in Adventure Park. Alex thinks that to release the Ghost Pirate we had to travel into Adventure Park and lead her to the shipwreck. When she and the Ghost Pirate are reunited, he will be able to leave the shipwreck with her and return with her to Adventure Park. So we all steeled ourselves for a scary morning and headed over to Adventure Park and into the caves. When we entered the caves it was pitch dark and we could hear an eerie wailing sound. Stoogles got ready to turn around and run but Alex grabbed him and dragged him deeper into the cave. Finally, we came to a larger cavern with an underground lake, where a beautiful ghostly lady sat crying on a rock in the middle of the water. Alex asked her what was wrong and she said that there was a storm at sea and she was separated from her love and now he was lost forever. Alex told her that … Read more
Ms. Stripes’ Halloween Party
Sparky (or should I say Spooky?) here. So today was our class Halloween party and guess what? It wasn’t even lame! In fact, not only was it not lame – it was actually pretty awesome! Now, don’t get me wrong – it did start out pretty badly. I mean, who has a Halloween party with no candy, no costumes and no scary decorations? And it was obvious to everybody pretty early on that the party was basically no fun at all. I think even Ms. Stripes knew it wasn’t going well because when Roberta suggested that maybe things would pick up a bit if we put up some of those decorations we had made, Ms. Stripes said that was a great idea. Once we put up the decorations everyone seemed to get into the spirit a bit more. When things started to liven up, Ms. Stripes said maybe she had been a bit too hasty when she said we couldn’t wear costumes. Nibbles pointed out that a lot of us had our costumes in our backpacks because we were all going over to Roberta’s that night to go trick-or-treating and Ms. Stripes told us we could go to the locker … Read more
Nibbles and Too Much Candy
Ugh, you guys! I’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake. What did I do? I ate candy. All the candy for the trick-or-treaters tomorrow night. That’s, like, way too much candy for one hippo. I think I must have eaten about 40 mini chocolate bars. The thing is, I did it over such a long period of time that I didn’t even notice – plus, I was working on my homework, so I didn’t realize that I was snacking at the same time. I just started with one and before I knew it, I had eaten two entire bags. When I realized it, suddenly I didn’t feel very well. My mom asked me to put the candy in a bowl, so I had to confess and tell her what happened. She freaked out a little bit and asked how in Webkinz World I managed to eat all that chocolate. Good question. Anyway, I didn’t eat any dinner or anything – my stomach is so sore. My mom says that if I just take it easy and eat nothing but healthy foods for the next few days, I should feel better. Right now, I don’t want to think about eating ANYTHING. … Read more
Slurp Some Super Spinneretti!
One last recipe from your old friend, Chef Gazpacho! This dish is perfect for Halloween. Here’s how to make Spinneretti: Get a stove from the W Shop, and pick up three other ingredients. Here are two hints: You’ll need something you see a lot at this time of year. You’ll need something that is commonly eaten for brunch or breakfast. Good luck and happy, happy Halloween!
Webkinz Costume: Robot
Making a robot is super easy – and fun! What you need: box to fit your pet, paper cup, grey or silver paint, pompoms, jewels, craft glue, scissors What you do: 1. Cut out a rectangle from the front of the cup. Fit it over your Webkinz pet’s head to make sure they can see out of the hole. 2. Remove the cup from your pet’s head and paint it grey. Let it dry. 3. Fit the box over your pet’s body and determine where the arm holes should be (make a mark on the box, remove the box from your pet, and cut out the arm holes). 4. Paint the box grey or silver. Let it dry. 5. When the cup and box are dry, decorate! Use jewels, pompoms – whatever you like. Let the glue dry. 6. When the glue is dry, put the robot costume on your pet.
Pumpkin Cake
Throwing a Halloween party? This cake makes a terrific dessert. What you need: - Two packet of chocolate cake mix - Two jars of icing - Yellow food coloring - Red food coloring - Green food coloring - Ice cream cone cup - Grape fruit leather - Bundt pan - Wax paper or parchment What you do: 1. Bake one cake according to directions in Bundt pan and allow to cool. Repeat with other cake. 2. Turn out cakes, flip over and cut off the top (the wide end), to make a flat surface. 3. In a small bowl, mix about a ¼ cup of the icing with green food coloring. Paint bottom and sides of ice cream cup with green icing. 4. In a large bowl, mix remaining icing with yellow and red food coloring to form orange. 5. On your serving dish, place several strips of wax paper around the edge, then put one Bundt cake on plate with the flat side up.\ 6. Ice top of cake and set other Bundt cake on top, flat side down. 7. Ice the whole cake with orange icing. 8. Cut out eyes, nose and mouth for your jack-o-lantern from fruit … Read more
Where, Oh, Where Can She Be?
Salley Cat here. So far this has been the freakiest Halloween ever and we haven’t got to the 31st yet! Alex finally believed us that the ghost on the shipwreck is real, but then he wanted to go back again and help the Ghost Pirate! We all said that he was crazy, but he said that if the story was true then we could help reunite him with his lost love and he wouldn’t haunt the shipwreck any more. Alex, Sparky, Stoogles and I went back to the shipwreck yesterday. It was so creepy. As soon as we got close to it we could hear the sobs of the Ghost Pirate. Alex climbed right up onto the deck and the whole ship started to shake and shudder. Alex called out that he was here to help. After another loud sob, the Ghost Pirate cried out, “I cannot be helped! I am trapped on this ship for eternity!” Alex said that surely something would be able to free the Pirate. He responded that the only thing that could help him is love, but that his love is lost forever. Then Alex asked him how he lost his love and the Ghost … Read more
Dig into a Dish of Monstrosoupy!
Chef Gazpacho here with one of Webkinz World’s creepiest recipes: Monstrosoupy! I guarantee that you will never find another dish with quite so many tentacles. Anyway, here is how you make it: First, get a stove from the W Shop. Next, you will need something sour and crunchy and something that used to be something else. Oh, and one other thing! Good luck and happy eating!
Spooky’s Halloween Peek-A-Newz Challenge!
Time to play Peek-A-Newz! Log in below and find Spooky five times between 12:00am EST and 11:59pm EST each day from October 18 and November 7, and you’ll win a piece of virtual Fall themed furniture items each day! How do you play? Click the button below to log in with your Webkinz World account. Then, search Webkinz Newz for the featured host. When you find the host, click on him or her. Find the host five times, then fill in the form and a special prize will be added to your Webkinz World account. One prize per account per day.
Alex’s Trick
Okay, this was supposed to be a really funny day but it didn’t exactly turn out the way I had planned. Because I knew that ghosts are not real and there was no way that old shipwreck by the shore could possibly be haunted. So I decided to set up this fake ghost to scare my friends. I told them that I had an idea to draw out the ghost and that they should meet me at the ship. I hid on the ship’s deck under a sheet with a couple of eyes cut out. When I heard my friends getting closer, I stood up with the sheet over me and in a low voice I called out “Spaaarkyyyy!” At first they all screamed then I think they immediately realized it was just a trick and they started to laugh. But then, all of a sudden they stopped laughing and just stood, speechless, staring at me. Everyone’s mouth was hanging open and from behind me I heard a very deep voice rasp out “My love, is that you?” just as I saw two white, wispy arms encircle me from behind. As the arms closed in on me I felt a … Read more
Webkinz Costume: Superhero
What you need: felt, puffy paint, scissors, yarn, darning needle, ribbon, needle and thread What you do: 1. Cut your felt in half. Cut out an isosceles triangle from one half, and then chop off the top point of the triangle. This is the cape. 2. Sew a piece of ribbon along the top of the cape. This will attach the cape to your pet’s neck. 3. Fold a smaller piece of felt in half and cut out a leaf shape. Cut out a smaller leaf shape in the middle. Open it up and this is your face mask! 4. Using the yarn and darning needle, add a piece of yarn to either side of the mask. 5. Tie the mask across your pet’s eyes. 6. If you like, take the cape and mask off and decorate them with puffy paint. When the paint is dry, get your caped crusader ready for a day of fun!
