Roberta is DONE!
Hey everyone! Roberta Rabbit here with some super-amazing news! My crafts are done. Totally, 100%, no kidding – DONE! And I couldn’t be happier. I’m really glad I took the time to make everyone’s gift by hand this year, but it sure was a lot of work. If I was going to do this again (which, knowing me I will), I’d start much sooner. Maybe in July. But for now, I’m going to sit in the living room, turn up the Christmas carols, have a mug of hot chocolate and admire my pretty presents under the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree. Merry Christmas, my friends!
Sparky gets an A+!
I got my test back from Ms. Cowoline the other day and guess what? I got an A+!!!!! That is even better than an A! (But I guess you already knew that.) I am so pumped! This is really awesome because my Uncle Arte said that all he wanted for Christmas was for me to do well on a test and I did it! I can give Uncle Arte the gift he really, really wanted. I am just on my home from the framing shop. I decided that I would have the test framed and then wrap it up and put it under the tree for Uncle Arte. But I’m not going to say a word about it. He’ll be so surprised! I also got something else while I was out: a big box of chocolates for Alex to say thanks for all his help. He really is a great friend. He had a sore paw and everything but he still took the time to study with me. I sure am lucky. I think it’s going to be a great Christmas!
Roberta’s Homemade Holiday: Raccoon Puppet
Here is a simple hand puppet craft that little kids will really appreciate. I’m making mine for my little cousin! What you need: - Brown paper bag - Black construction paper - Brown construction paper - Googly eyes - Black crayon - Glue - Scissors What you do: Flip a paper bag upside down. The flap formed by the bottom of the bag will be your raccoon’s face. Fold over a piece of brown construction paper and cut out two semi-circles, about 2” across. Fold over a piece of black construction paper and cut out two smaller semi-circles, about 1” across. Glue the black semi-circles inside the brown ones and glue them along the top of the flap at the bottom of your paper bag to form your raccoon’s ears. Fold over a piece of black construction paper and cut out a black rectangle, about 2.5” long. With scissors, round off the corners of one side of the rectangles. Glue the two rectangles on either side of the bottom of the bag, below the ears, so that the flat side … Read more
Meriwether’s Update
It’s Meriwether St. Bernard again, readers, and I must say that Fluffington’s behaviour has certainly improved since the last time I chatted with you. Fluffington told me he’s been doing a lot of thinking about how he has been treating others this season and that he wanted to invite me for tea to make up for losing his temper last week. Well, readers, you know how I just LOVE tea. And teacups. Have I ever mentioned my love of teacups? But I digress. Well, I went over to Fluffington’s and I must say, his mansion was absolutely overflowing with holiday spirit! Fluffington seemed shocked how much I liked it. He said he had really thought the decor wasn’t grand enough and he was sure I would look down my nose at it. I told him that if there was ever a time to cut loose and have some fun, the holidays were it! You know, readers, even I’ve been known to let down MY hair at the holidays! Why, you should have seen me cut a rug back in my day. As I told Fluffington, I thought the place looked just lovely … Read more
A ‘Kinz Christmas Party
Nibbles Hippo here, reporting on the ‘Kinz Christmas party! Cowabelle brought a delicious plate of sugar cookies to share. She seems SO much happier these days. She couldn’t stop talking about the soup kitchen. It’s great to see the old Cowabelle back. Roberta’s picture frames were quickly filled with silly pictures we took and printed today. My favorite? Sparky with Christmas ornaments hanging from his ears. Salley brought her famous salsa and a whole lotta chips. Let’s just say I think I’m good to not eat until Christmas. A tired looking Molly arrived with her little sister Millie in tow. Apparently Millie BEGGED to come to the party. Surprisingly, Millie was actually pretty fun to have around. And when we had a popcorn-catching contest (in which players catch popcorn in their mouths), Millie was actually the best at it! Sparky had ornaments hung from his ears. And played video games. A lot. Stoogles also played video games, and then turned up the music and told us all we had to dance. He was the judge. According to him, he’s the best dancer. Alex was happy to be exempt from the dance competition … Read more
Christmas Stop Motion Video Featuring Webkinz Pets!
Hey fellow Webkinz fans, it’s Valarie VonScribe here!
Creating videos are one of my favorite things to do but watching videos is even more fun, especially when the starring cast are Webkinz Pets! Read more
Alex’s Secret Santa
OK, everyone. So Christmas is almost here and I decided to get Molly a special gift. It wasn’t easy, because of the whole sprained ankle thing, but I’m almost one hundred percent better, so I convinced my mom to take me to the W Shop. I got Molly a hair clip that she said she wanted. And I wrote her this poem (I can’t believe I’m sharing this): Merry Christmas, dear Molly,I hope your holiday is great,I hope you have eggnog in your cup,And cookies on your plate. These gifts are for you,I hope you like them a lot,I’d sign my name here,But I’d rather not. And then I wrapped the gifts up and attached the note and went to Molly’s house. I left the gifts on her front porch. I don’t think anyone saw me drop them off (I hope not). Now I just have to wait and see what she thinks. Maybe one day I’ll tell her that I’m her secret Santa. Maybe not.
Alex Tiger, Tutor Extraordinaire!
Hi, it’s Alex. My paw is really feeling a lot better now. Thanks everyone, for your good wishes. That really helped. I just got back from Sparky’s house. We worked really hard to get ready for our big geography test. Poor Sparky. He hasn’t exactly been the best student this month. I know he’s been thinking more about Christmas than school, but just because the holidays are coming up doesn’t mean you can slack off. I think after he did so badly on his spelling test the other day it kind of hit home. Don’t tell him I said this, but even though he thinks he’s really good at spelling, he’s actually terrible! One of us usually proofreads his stories when he posts on here so you may not have noticed it before. Anyway, we usually cram really hard for our spelling tests but Sparky didn’t bother at all last time and he did terribly. I think he’s ready for the geography test though. We made review sheets and quizzed each other with flash cards. Sometimes when Sparky and I study we pretend to be playing Quizzy’s Corner and that it makes it much more fun. … Read more
Cowabelle and the Christmas Spirit
Hey everyone, Cowabelle here. OK, so first off, I think I ought to apologize. For what? For being wrong about what makes Christmas so special. Remember how I’ve been saying that it’s all about the presents? That all I want is…well…everything? I was so wrong. When I got home from school today, I had a HUGE fight with my mom. Mom basically told me that I was going to help her volunteer in the soup kitchen tonight, but I said “absolutely not!” I DID have plans. I was going to go back to the Curio Shop and show Sparky which rare theme I liked best. My mom FREAKED out and said that I’ve been spending every waking minute at a store or looking at catalogues and magazines, or talking about gifts or making my list. Which, now that I think about it, might be true. But at the time, I was mad. SO mad. I told my mom that I just wanted to have a good Christmas, and I was into the holiday spirit. She said that if I thought being greedy was part of the holiday, she felt bad … Read more
Spirit of Giving Peek-A-Newz
Play the Spirit of Giving Peek-A-Newz Challenge from December 19 to 31st and look for Nick the MAZIN’ Hamster, and you’ll win a different prize each day! Read more
Molly and Holly
Okay, I know I’ve been doing a lot of complaining about my cousins lately. (Sorry about that, by the way.) But today I met another cousin for the very first time and you know what? I think I’m going to like this one just fine. My Aunt Maria arrived today and she brought along a very special package. It was my brand new baby cousin, Holly! She is absolutely adorable! Aunt Maria let me hold her and she is so tiny and pink! At first she was sleeping and Aunt Maria said not to feel bad if she started crying when she woke up. She said babies do that. But after a little while, Holly opened her eyes and guess what? She gave me a huge smile! Aunt Maria said she must really like me! Then Aunt Maria said that she had to go into the kitchen and start working on her famous chocolate pecan pie because we were going to have that for dessert. And then she asked if I wouldn’t mind babysitting Holly for her while she baked. Oh my gosh! That is a pretty big responsibility, you know, but … Read more
Roberta’s Homemade Holidays: Cookies for Ms. Cowoline!
Ms. Cowoline isn’t just the principal at the Kinzville Academy –she’s also my best friend’s mom. I decided to make her a delicious jar of cookie mix. It’s so easy – and everyone knows, Ms. Cowoline LOVES cookies. What you need: 1 quart jar with lid, 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup oats, 1 cup chocolate chips, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup white sugar, gift tag, ribbon, circle of fabric What you do: Put the ingredients in the jar, in the order listed above. On the gift tag, write: “Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix – to make, add ½ cup butter melted, 1 egg, 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Bake at 350 until golden. Enjoy!” Attach the gift tag with a ribbon. If you’ve got the kind of jar with a two-piece lid, you can put a piece of fabric in between the two pieces for decoration. Feel free to add stickers or foam shapes to your jar.
