Roberta’s Homemade Holidays – Wooden Ornament
My grandma is SO into Christmas. It’s her very favorite holiday. Each year, we visit her house and eat a TON of carrot loaf and mashed carrots and carrot cake. YUM! I wanted to make her something very special, and very Christmas-y! What you need: Wooden ornament, acrylic paint, paintbrush, dish of water (to rinse off your brush between colors), place to hang your ornament to dry What you do: Decide how you want to paint your ornament. I went with a pretty simple design that I know would work well with my grandma’s tree. She LOVES green and turquoise, so I knew I had to use lots of it! Paint your ornament carefully. Take your time and make the design gorgeous! If you’re using more than one color, or doing stripes, you might want to let the first color dry before starting the second one. When your ornament is totally done, hang it up to dry. Before you give your ornament to your recipient, tie a ribbon around the top. My grandma is going to LOVE this!
Peppermint Bark Crispy Treats
Chef Gazpacho here with a simple idea for a yummy treat for Fluffington’s party. The little ones will love this and it’s so easy to make! What you need: - 5 cups crispy rice cereal - 1 – 10 ounce bag marshmallows - 3 tablespoons butter - 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips - 6 candy canes, crushed into small pieces - An adult assistant What you do: Line an 8” baking pan with foil. In a medium-sized bowl, have you adult assistant melt the butter and marshmallows in the microwave, about 2 – 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly add cereal, stirring well as you go along until all the cereal is added and it is completely coated with the marshmallow mixture. Pour mixture into baking pan and press it down into the corners with a wooden spoon. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 – 3 minutes, stirring often. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of your crispy rice mixture, then sprinkle with candy cane pieces. Allow to set for about two hours and enjoy. This is my delicious way to put a … Read more
Behind the Scenes: Webkinz Commercial
We went behind the scenes at the Webkinz Commercial Video Shoot! Check it out! Read more
Stoogles’ Unhappy Holidays
Know what I love about December? A few things, actually. I LOVE the snowy weather, I LOVE the Googles Christmas party, and I love Christmas. Not this year though. This year, everything is ruined. Why? Because of my ex-best-friend Salley Cat. She decided that instead of staying with her friends and her mom in Kinzville, she’s going to take off to West Kinzville and spend Christmas with her dad. How selfish! She NEVER does that! She always comes to the Googles Christmas party with me and we have a great time. I go to her house on the day before Christmas and we play in the snow and make gingerbread houses. And this year, I get to do NONE of that. All because she’s packing her bags. Sometimes I wonder why we were even friends at all. She’s ruined my entire Christmas season.
Two Wonderful Menorahs
There are two beautiful menorahs in the W Shop, and your pet is sure to love them. Pick up the exquisite Hovering Menorah or the absolutely marvelous Magnificent Menorah. No matter which one you choose, you’ll be able to watch the candles light up throughout Hanukkah.
The Colorful Friends List
If you’ve been on your Friends List in Webkinz World lately, you probably noticed that it’s a bit more colorful than usual. Now you can see which Color Zone your friend is in, even if the zone is different from yours! This makes inviting a friend to your pet’s house or to play a game easier than ever! Be sure to log into Webkinz World and check out the updated Friends List today.
More Shopping with Cowabelle!
So I went into the Curio Shop today with my mom and Sparky was there working. I figured it would be as good a time as any to drop a few hints about what he could get me for Christmas, but he just seemed completely distracted. Every time I tried to subtly point out something super cool, he was looking past me at something else in the shop. Um, hello? How is he ever going to know what I really want if he doesn’t LISTEN? I mean, I’m only trying to help him out, you know? Imagine if he just had to figure out for himself what to get me for Christmas? What if he got me something I didn’t like? Ugh! I think I was being really thoughtful trying to give Sparky some inspiration and he clearly didn’t appreciate it. What could be more important than choosing the right gift for your friends anyway? I wonder what could have been such a big deal that he didn’t want to hear about what I wanted for Christmas.
Roberta’s Homemade Holidays: Picture Frames
Today, I decided I’d work on the ‘Kinz gifts. Everyone is going to get the same thing, because honestly – this is taking a lot of time! But I’m going to customize each one, so even though they’re the same, they’re different! What am I talking about? Pictures! And picture frames. This is what you need: Paper shapes, small jewels, wooden craft sticks, cardboard or cardstock, craft glue, picture of your friends What you do: Glue the wooden craft sticks into a rectangular shape. Glue a piece of cardboard or cardstock on three sides on the back (leave the top open). When the glue is dry, decorate the front of the frame with the paper shapes (I used flowers) and jewels. You can add all sorts of other stuff, if you like (buttons, glitter – whatever you think looks awesome). When that glue is dry, slip a picture of your friends into your frame. You can also add ribbon to the back, if you want your friends to hang this up. Otherwise, you can add a cardboard triangle to the back to help it stand up.
Play the Webkinz Newz Challenge Treasure Hunt!
There is a fun new Treasure Hunt on Webkinz Newz! Check it out! Read more
Sparky Helps Out
I went over to the Curio Shop right after school today to help out. With Christmas coming up I am trying to get as many hours in at the Curio Shop as possible. I was having a great afternoon. With everyone getting ready for Christmas Uncle Arte’s shop has been packed. The thing is, I hadn’t mentioned to Uncle Arte that I had failed my math test yesterday. I mean, I guess I was going to tell him at some point. I’m just not sure when exactly I was planning to do that. These things take time, you know? I was just helping Dr. Quack wrap up a present for a ‘certain someone’ (what the heck does that mean, anyway) when I heard the bell over the door ring and when I looked around, I saw Ms. Cowoline walked in the door with Cowabelle. Can you say Panic Stations? The last thing I needed was for Ms. Cowoline to start chatting with Uncle Arte and spill the beans about the test. I rushed over to try and intercept her, but then Cowabelle kept pestering me questions about this item and that. Every time … Read more
Fluffington’s Tasting
Chef Gazpacho here, and boy am I mad! As you all know, I’m one of Webkinz World’s finest chefs. I’ve had years of training and experience – and my dishes are, without a doubt, delicious. Fluffington asked me to cook for his Christmas day extravaganza. I agreed, and we had the tasting today. I made up all the dishes I was planning to cook for the big day, and Fluffington tasted each one. And hated them. All of them. He said my Ophidian Callaloo was salty, my Squishadish was under-flavored, and my Wozzled Elphinda was too sweet. Really? REALLY!? Because everyone at my restaurant thinks they’re all wonderful. Anyway, as you can imagine, I wasn’t very happy. I packed up my things and left. I don’t know who’s going to be making Fluffington’s special meals, but I’ll tell you one thing: it won’t be me!
BREAKING NEWZ about Friend Challenges & Friend Lists
Webkinz players have been asking us why they’re not seeing their friends within ‘Friend Lists’, after an ITEM request has been accepted. We’d like to take this opportunity to explain how ‘Friend Lists’ work within the ‘Friend Challenges’. Read more
