Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all! We here at Ganz wish you and your families all the best on this special day! We hope you’ve enjoyed the events leading up to Valentine’s Day in and around Webkinz World! Don’t forget to log in to Webkinz World today for a special treat. Also, be sure to enter the Webkinz Newz Valentine’s Day contest to win a rare Bed Of Roses!
This Week In Webkinz World
Each week in Webkinz World, there are a variety of different Daily Activities, sales, and more that make each day special! Here are the highlights happening in Webkinz World this week starting tomorrow: Monday: Get 40 free KinzCash between 7 and 8 pm KT! Tuesday: Get a free Root Beer between 9 and 10 pm KT! Wednesday: Take the Jellybean Challenge between 7 and 8 pm KT! Thursday: Play Balloon Dartz between 10 and 11 pm KT! Friday: Dunk The Zingoz between 5 and 6 pm KT! Saturday: Play Zingoz Pop for 20% bonus for two hours between 12 and 2 pm KT! Sunday: Movie Magic Flooring is on sale between 12 and 1 PM KT and Movie Magic Walls is on sale between 3 and 4 pm KT! Try to snag both! These are just a few of the special events happening this week! For the full list, be sure to log into Webkinz World each day to see the schedule of Daily Activities, visit the W Shop for daily sales, and more! There’s always something to do in Webkinz World!
In Room: Bubblegum Cheeky Cat
Along with the Sharp Pei and the Ferret, the Bubblegum Cheeky Cat is one of our Featured Pets for March 2010! This new take on one of our classic pets comes with a plate of Spaghetti & Gumballs and the Gumball Pit, which is pictured below: The Bubblegum Cheeky Cat is bubbly and boisterous. This fine feline is always looking for an excuse to bounce in its Gumball Pit or snack on some Spaghetti & Gumballs. The Bubblegum Cheeky Cat’s wide whiskers, pink coat, and baby blue spots make this cat a keeper!
In Room: Shar Pei
Joining the Ferret as one of our Featured Pets for March 2010 is the super Shar Pei! One of the cutest dogs this side of the Pug, the Shar Pei comes with Peking Puppy Food and the Wrinkled Paper Laterns, which are pictured below: With its droopy eyebrows, wise wrinkles, and cute curved tail, the Shar Pei is one of the most distinguished and docile dogs in all of Webkinz World. This pup is pleased by a plate of its Peking Puppy Food and a peaceful pause under its Wrinkled Paper Lanterns.
Preview: Communal Contests
Improving the community is one of our goals for Webkinz World this year, and we’ve been working diligently to reach that goal. We’ve enhanced the community aspects of Webkinz Newz, and we’ve improved the biggest social area in Webkinz World, the Kinzville Park, with some great new features to get more people meeting and chatting with one another. But we’re not done yet! We’ve been working on a brand new feature that will bring together Webkinz World members in a whole new way, and that feature is Communal Contests! This new weekly activity, which can be accessed through the Kinzville Times in Webkinz World, allows members to vote for prizes and participate in competitions every week! More details and a screenshot follow after the break.
Love Is In The Air In Caring Valley This February!
February is a season for love and caring, and there’s no better way to show you care in Webkinz World than to visit the Caring Valley! Purchase a Caring Valley Husky, Pinto, or Panda this month to get four saplings that you can plant. Plant the saplings, and you’ll receive February Caring Valley Tree, the Lovely Locust! Webkinz Foundation looks at which charities you choose when allocating funds! How can you show that special someone you care this Valentine’s Day? Consider picking up one of our Caring Valley pets as a present! Find the Caring Valley Pets for February at your favorite Webkinz retailers now.
Introducing Special Pet Of The Month Items!
Terriers aren’t your average dog; aside from being extremely energetic, they’re also very loyal and friendly. This pup will follow you anywhere! That’s why we’re celebrating the White Terrier this month as February’s Pet Of The Month! As part of this celebration, we’re releasing a set of special Pet Of The Month eStore items, including the Milkshake Machine! When you interact with this machine by clicking on it in your room, you’ll get a free milkshake! How awesome is that? A few of the Pet Of The Month items for February, including the Kinzville Park Barbeque, Cake Hot Air Balloon, and Milkshake for Two, are already available on the eStore, and the rest of the items—including the Milkshake Machine—are coming soon! These are the first of our new line of “Pet Of The Month” items which will be released alongside the Pet Of The Month music videos! Each month, we’ll be releasing a new set of exclusive items that complement the Pet Of The Month and its music video. These items will only be available for a limited time, so be sure to snag the ones you like while you can! Watch Webkinz Newz and the Ganz eStore for more … Read more
New Zumbuddies Zoom Into Zumwhere!
There are many beautiful areas of Webkinz World, but perhaps no one place is as pretty as Zumwhere. High in the clouds, the land of Zums is a magical place to explore! The Zumbuddies plush are some of the cutest around, and you can find the brand new Series 2 Zumbuddies in stores this month! Each Zum has a different personality, and as you adopt more, they will begin to interact with and befriend one another! The new set of Zumbuddies includes Zoro, a Zippy Zum; Zami, a Bratty Zum; Zype, a Tricky Zum; Zane, a Lazy Zum; Zuzu, a Giggly Zum; and Zip, a Peeking Zum. Check your favorite Webkinz retailer for availability!
POTM Music Video: A Dog With A Bow In Her Hair
Terriers aren’t your average dog; aside from being extremely energetic, they’re also very loyal, friendly, lovable! The White Terrier is February’s Pet Of The Month, and this pretty pooch is ready to steal your heart with its brand new Pet Of The Month video, “A Dog With A Bow In Her Hair“! Adopt the White Terrier any time in February to get a Pet of the Month loot bag, filled with prizes and a surprise you can’t get anywhere else. After you adopt the Pet Of The Month, you can download the MP3 of the song from Music Starz, the Webkinz Music Hall of Fame, within Webkinz World! You can also purchase the song and video on the Ganz eStore! But that’s not all! We have more surprises related to A Dog With A Bow In Her Hair coming this month! Stay tuned!
This Week In Webkinz World
Each week in Webkinz World, there are a variety of different Daily Activities, sales, and more that make each day special! Here’s are the highlights happening in Webkinz World this week starting tomorrow: Monday: Take a shot at the Prize Klaw between 4 and 5 pm KT! Tuesday: Get 25% more KinzCash from Cash Cow 2, the Game of the Day! Wednesday: The Enchanted Chest is 25% off between 6 and 7 pm KT! Thursday: The Academy T-Shirt and Mary Janes Shoes are on sale in the KinzStyle Outlet today! Friday: Deluxe Members: get 65 KinzCash from the Daily Activities between 5 and 6 pm KT! Saturday: Elegant Exposed Brick Walls are on sale for 25% off between 3 and 4 pm KT! Sunday: Our two Quick Draw events for the day are Valentine’s-themed! Win a Sweetheart Symphony Piano and Cupid’s Shimmering Spring! These are just a few of the special events happening this week! For the full list, be sure to log into Webkinz World each day to see the schedule of Daily Activities, visit the W Shop for daily sales, and more!
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eStore: Super Sunday Sales
Visit the Ganz eStore this Super Sunday for some great new items, exclusive pets, and special deals you can only find on our store! Love Kitten Love Letters Hat Sweet Surprise Costume Heart On The Sleeve Outfit These are just some of the many items on sale this Sunday. This weekend’s sale also hosts the debut of some special items to celebrate both Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Years with. The rest of our deals follow after the break.
Valentine’s Day Contest
Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and we’ve got the perfect contest for the heart-warming holiday. We want you to write us a romantic rhyming couplet about the Love Lion! The Love Lion is our newest Valentine’s Day seasonal pet, and there is no better way to celebrate its release than to put your words of love into rhyme! Never written a rhyming couplet before? It’s easy. A rhyming couplet is a pair of two lines where the last words of each line rhyme! Come up with a fun one about the Love Lion and love, submit it, and you could win! Winners will receive the rare Bed of Roses (the “prize”), which can only be acquired by registering a certain number of pets. We just gave a few away with our recent Twitter contest, so this will be the last chance to snag one of these superbeds through a contest for a while! The contest opens at 12:00 a.m. EST on February 10, 2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 14, 2010. For details on how to enter the contest and the official contest rules, click here.
Vote For Webkinz As The “Best Virtual World Site for Kids”
We’ve got some exciting news! Webkinz World has officially been nominated as one of the ‘Best Virtual World sites for Kids’ at About.com! Here are the details: Reader’s Choice nominations for the 2010 Best Virtual World for Kids included worlds with monkeys, dinosaurs, pandas, historical characters, robots, penguins, dogs, bears, cats and more. Parents and kids visited in droves to share why their virtual world was the best. With nearly 40 sites in the running the competition was fierce. The top 5 in this category were selected largely based on the number of nominations received. We’re extremely proud to have been nominated, and now we need your help to win! Head over to About.com’s website and vote for us by clicking the “Webkinz World” link on the page. Voting is now open and will run until Feb. 24, 2010. Let’s keep Webkinz World at the top!
