Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, One And All!

/Kinzmas/12 Perigee's/Hearth's Warming Eve/I'm running out of names for Christmas in other universes/halp

  Here are some of the events that will be happening today:

-Though it's a Tuesday, there will be All Day Activities.
-Spin the Super Wheel, a special wheel that can be spun only on certain holidays! (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Webkinz Day, so on and so forth)
-Get your Gift Box upon logging in and drag it to your room to see what's inside!
-Go to the Clubhouse one last time to collect the final Countdown to Christmas gift!

What's on the Super Wheel today?

-The usual 500 and 750 KinzCash points

-Neo Gothic Couch (Rare item)

-Enchanted Garden Fountain (Wish Factory Exclusive)

-Royal Reign Rug (Rare item)

-Funky Neon 'Fro (Curio Shop item; also found on the Wheel of Wishes)

-Porthole Barrel Hot Tub (expensive W-Shop item)

-Zangoz Chocolate Fountain (Wish Factory Exclusive)

What's inside this year's Gift Box? And what is the final Countdown to Christmas gift?

Check after the break to prevent spoilers. ;)

Ms. Birdy's Countdown to Christmas: Day 1

Ms. Birdy has arrived in the clubhouse!

Go to the Santakinz room and you will find her there (if you don't, wait for a few minutes--she appears, stays around for a minute, disappears, and then comes back about five minutes later). Click on her and she will give you a Countdown To Christmas prize that you can only get today.

 This event will keep going until December 25, so keep coming back daily to get all of the prizes! If you do, you'll get a bonus badge for your My Page.

2012 marks the third year in a row that this event has occurred.

 

Players today are also surprised to find a gift from another game of Ganz's, called Nakamas. 

This gift is a Huggy Hoodie that the player will find upon logging in. 

Check after the page break for today's prize!

On the first day of Kinzmas, Ms. Birdy gave to me...

PSI & PSF for October 2012 Rockerz and Signature; Halloween Virtual Pet; Snowflake Puppy Revealed!

Starting off, we have October 2012's Signature Pet, the African Wild Dog!

This hound has taken the hunt to an all new level with its PSI, the Gyrostalker! When the day is done, it settles down to a dinner of Wild Beast Brisket.

Or you could stick to something more urban, with the Rockerz Bunny and its PSI, Boom Box Bed, and PSF, Microphone Snow Cone!

If you'd rather spend the day at the beach instead, then the Rockerz Dog can help get the party started with its PSI, the Reggae DJ Booth! Maybe it'll share some of its PSF, Spicy Chicken and Rice?

If you'd like some more life in your party, then the Rockerz Poodle is for you! Get some Disco Ball Cereal to energize, then get out there on the Disco Dance Floor!

But we all know that home is where the heart is...so head on over to the Rockerz Horse concert, where you're sure to feel at home! With its Country Banjo Stage PSI and Blueberry and Bluegrass Cobbler, you'll have a mighty fine time!

For the 2012 Holidays, share some Snowflake Frosted Cookies with the merry Snowflake Puppy, then watch the snow fall from its PSI, Snowy Globe Chair.

For all of the major holidays celebrated in Webkinz World--October, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day--there is a plush Webkinz, and a virtual-only Webkinz for each.

Take a deep breath, now.
One, two, three...
Squee!

Others may not find it so cute, but keep in mind this is my favorite Webkinz pet, made for my favorite season, modeled after my favorite candy. I. Am. Sold.

The Candy Corn Mouse is Halloween 2012's eStore pet, announced on Facebook, and comes with Petrifying Popcorn to nibble on and a Pumpkin Carving Station! Carrying on the tradition of Webkinz Mice coming with tables for PSI.
Now we just need a Mouse with hearts for ears and a Mouse with shamrocks on its paws!

October 2012 Pets Announced!

Good news for dog lovers, because this October adds 7 colorful canines to the list! (Fun Fact: this means there are 133 different Webkinz dogs! This includes Signatures and Wolves, but not Lil'Kinz...think you can name them all?)

Our first pet is the Meerkat! We actually already know how this little guy looks online, due to his image being leaked in Webkinz World's newspaper before the plush was even announced:

The second is the Grape Soda Pup, which cute and looks very cuddly, but is essentially a purple Cream Soda Pup (August 2010 release).

The third is the Spotted Spaniel, which is pretty darn cute!

The fourth is an addition to the Wolves: the Black Wolf!

October's Signature pet is the Signature African Wild Dog! Just look at those ears!

Still holding out hope for a Holiday Cat, though.

Also to be released in October is the Holiday pet for 2012: The Snowflake Pup!


And if you think that's a lot of dogs: wait, there's more! We'll also be seeing the Fall 2012 Rockerz Pets in October!

Get down with the funky Rockerz Poodle, which represents the days of disco! Note the disco ball on its tail--clever!

Next up is the Rockerz Bunny, which represents hip-hop! Get it, because...it's a bunny, and...bunnies hop...yeah. And yes. It actually comes with a dollar sign necklace.

The words on it say "Island Rhythm".

Or perhaps you'd rather have a Rockerz Dog, who represents reggae?

Applejack what happened to you

Or a Rockerz Horse, who represents country and has a very pretty design?

By now, there are pets for the following genres:

• Reggae/Dog
• Country/Horse
• Hip-Hop/Rabbit
• Disco/Poodle
• Punk/Monkey/Cat
• Pop/Papillion
• Indie/Cow
• Rock/Lion
• Metal(?)/Bulldog
• Pop2/A dog with a stunning resemblance to a certain purple-clad individual with a large following of preteen females

Countdown to Christmas Event Information

Today marks the start of the annual search for Ms. Birdy at the Clubhouse! This event will keep going from today, December 14, to December 26. Below, you will find some more information on this fun event...

• Ms. Birdy stays in the Santakinz Room all day, not moving to other rooms as she has in the past. This should make this event a breeze for those without much Webkinz World playing time, or those with lots of accounts. 
• There is a different prize each day. If you miss a day, you will not get the prize for the day you missed. 
• Holders of Deluxe accounts are supposed to be able to have full account benefits as long as their Deluxe account is active. However, Deluxe account holders who have not adopted a pet in 12 months are having this feature ignored by Ms. Birdy, who is telling them that they cannot participate in this event. It is hoped by many that this is merely a glitch, and, according to many customer service representatives, programmers are looking into this issue and should have it corrected promptly. 
• For visiting Ms. Birdy on all 12 days, and getting all 12 prizes, you are rewarded with a special badge for your My Page. 

Have fun!

Ms. Birdy is Coming to the Clubhouse on the 14th

This is an event that has happened every December since 2008.

During this event, Ms. Birdy will visit the Clubhouse. Click on her and she will give you a gift exclusive to this event. You can only get one per day. 

In previous years, she has been all over the place, but for this year, she will be in the Santakinz Room only.

Ms. Birdy will give 1 gift per account per day. She appears every day, from December 14 to December 26. 

The only thing you get for collecting all 12 gifts is a badge for your My Page.

On a side note, a feature was added to your KinzChat phone that allows you to see what color zone your friends are in. Handy dandy!

Snow Day Challenge Information

Challenge 1: Snow Day!

You have until January 4th to complete this challenge.

• Earn a total of 30 KinzCash playing Polar Bear Plunge at the Arcade [it doesn't have to be all in one go]
• Buy a Stripy Toque for your pet from the KinzStyle Outlet
• Stay warm! Ask your friends for 10 cups of Candy Cane Cocoa.

Prize: Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Snow Bear Sugar Cookie [previously Winter Fest prizes] 

Challenge 2: Time to go Christmas Caroling!
You have until January 4th to complete this challenge.

• Buy any 3 items from the Christmas Carol theme at the W-Shop
• Ask your friends for 10 sheets of Christmas Carol Music
• Feed your pet 10 cups of Hot Chocolate from the W-Shop

 Prize: Music Stand [Challenge exclusive prize] 

Challenge 3: Get Ready for the New Year!
You have until January 4th to complete this challenge.

• Let's celebrate! Ask your friends for 10 sparklers.
• Spin the Wheel of Wow 2 times.
• Party time! Purchase any Party Pack from the W-Shop.

 Prize: Webkinz Top Hat [Challenge exclusive], Party Mat [Party Pack party favor].
Below you will find a tutorial on how to send people things using the Message Center.

1. Go to your Webkinz World house. There should be a blue icon with a wreath on the left hand side of the screen, click on that.
2. Asking a friend for some Candy Cane Cocoa is the last task on the list. There are three buttons there: Ask Friends, Buy One, and Hint.
3. Click on Ask Friends, and a list of your Webkinz World friends will appear.
4. Select up to 20 friends to ask for Cocoa. 
5. Click Send. 
6. Seconds later, a message will appear on the Message Centers of the friends you sent requests to. 
7. When they choose to send you a Cocoa, you will receive a message about it. 
8. The Candy Cane Cocoa is not a physical Webkinz World item, and will not appear in your dock. It is useful only for this challenge.
9. Once you ask a friend for Cocoa, you must wait for a day before asking them again.
10. It does not cost anyone anything whatsoever to send and/or receive Cocoa.

Alternative route

1. Follow step 1 above.
2. Instead of Ask Friends, select Buy One. 
3. You will be given the option to buy 1 Candy Cane Cocoa for 500 eStore Points [50 cents] apiece.
4. Buy the Cocoa. 
5. With 5,000 eStore points, you can buy all the Cocoa you need.

Wednesday Updates 7/12/11

There is a new feature in Webkinz World: The Message Center.

Your dock will now look somewhat like this. You still have your money; I just edited mine out.

 As part of today's updates, Ganz has moved the KinzPost Mailbox and KinzChat phone to beside the Actions window, and added a new feature, the Message Center.

The Message Center is required for the most recent Challenge, the Snow Day Challenge, which will stick around until January 4, 2012.

One of the requirements for this challenge is to ask your friends for 10 cups of Candy Cane Cocoa. (or buy them at 500 eStore points apiece.) And no, you cannot ask Webkinz World hosts to help you. It does not cost anyone anything to send/receive the Cocoa. With the Message Center, you will be alerted when a friend asks you for some Candy Cane Cocoa. The Message Center will also tell you when you have a new friend request. 

Along with the Message Center is the Friend Finder. The Friend Finder will show you a list of Webkinz World players. The information displayed is their avatar, which is their current pet, a link to their My Page, the first 3 characters of their username, the first three characters of their pet's name, and the most recent day they've logged in, along with a button that, when clicked, sends a friend request to that person. You may only send 8 Friend Requests per day through the Friend Finder.

Below this list is a button that will add you to the Friend Finder list. You can add yourself, or just continue on. There are no little KinzCash bonuses or the like that will be awarded just for being on/using the Friend Finder list.

The Friend Finder is intended for use for Webkinz World players who don't have many active friends, or any friends at all, in their lists, and would like some help with Challenges, however anybody can use it.

I think the Message Center/Friend Finder are very useful. The Message Center isn't distracting, plus it makes KinzPost messages more visible, and the layout is quite nice. The Friend Finder is a very handy feature for those who need help with Challenges, yet don't want to go to the Clubhouse, or can't use KinzChat+, plus it gives no more information about you than what would be given anywhere else in Webkinz World.  I approve of these new features!

 The Map of Kinzville is decked out for the holidays.

And in a very pretty fashion, too.

 

There's a Super School Day today, too.

Christmas items have been added to the KinzStyle Outlet.

These items are:

Santakinz Helper Hat 125 KC

Santakinz Helper Pants 210 KC

Santakinz Helper Shirt 250 KC

Santakinz Helper Shoes 150 KC

Santakinz Helperette Hat 125 KC

Santakinz Helperette Skirt 210 KC

Santakinz Helperette Shirt 250 KC

Santakinz Helperette Shoes 150 KC

Be sure to pick up these items before Christmas!

And now for some sneak-peeks of more Webkinz pets!

 This is the Dreamy Sheep, which comes with a Daydreamer's Window and a Midnight Snack. Are those coffee beans? Apparently this pet is supposed to come to stores in Spring. I'd love to see the plush, I bet it's the fuzziest thing ever, but the PSI is rather...plain. I bet it shows a vibrantly colored scene when clicked on, though. 

Now THAT is unique. This is the Sleepy Woodland Dragon, a virtual-only pet coming soon. Its PSI is a Cedar Toy Trunk, and its PSF is Crunchy Bark Bites. It's gonna look awesome in-game, just you wait. 

And this is another virtual-only pet all cow lovers should enjoy, the Polka Dot Cow. It comes with Crunchy Ship Cookies (that's the worst pun on chocolate chip I've ever heard) and a Polka Dot Piano, which is quite a pretty piece! I like, I like.

Lots of Exciting Updates in Webkinz World!

 We at Let's Talk Webkinz hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

 The Christmas Theme has been released at the W-Shop.

Oh my. I must say that this year's Christmas theme is amazing! At longest last, we have been provided with play houses for Webkinz to play in...and at a very modest price, too!

This year's theme is called the Christmas Carol theme. It only goes outdoors or in treetop rooms, but the design uses these limits for a good purpose.

Have a look:

See? We get little shops and a fancy fountain! Plus cobblestones! Thank you, Ganz!

 Here are the items and their prices:

Cheery Christmas Home: 350 KC

Darling Garland Home: 375 KC

Festive Fountain: 265 KC

Festive Sidewalk Lamp: 200 KC

Festive Sidewalk Tree: 190 KC

Festive Wreath Home: 375 KC

Fine Clothing Shop: 400 KC

Frosted Window Home: 345 KC

Gourmet Food Shop: 345 KC

Holiday Toy Shop: 425 KC

Snowy Holiday Fence: 190 KC

Tasty Treat Cart: 395 KC

Town Square Bench: 200 KC

Town Square Chair: 100 KC

Town Square Tree: 500 KC

Christmas Carol Cobblestones: 150 KC (they take up a quarter of the yard!)
Town Bulletin Board: 180 KC
The windows of the houses light up when clicked on!

Ganz has changed the programming of the Adventure Park mini-quests:
You may now send a mini-quest to anybody on your friends list, if they have an Adventure Park pet or not!

There are also a few more challenges...
The Tidy Up, Shopping Spree, Lights...Camera...Action!, Keep Kinzville Clean, Picnic with Cowabelle, and Webkinz World Beauty Pageant challenges have been added! 
Also, a great piece of news for Webkinz players still on the Teacher's Pet challenge: The challenge "send your pet to recess", which can take a maximum of 15 days to do, has been changed to "feed your pet 10 apples". Huzzah! 

Of course, log in today to find your Thanksgiving Gift Basket and an Arthur Christmas gift!

 If it is November 24 in your account's time zone, you'll get this gift no matter when Thanksgiving is observed in your area. The Thanksgiving gift contains two food items: Chocolate Pecan Pie and Thanksgiving Dinner, and a furniture piece: Cornucopia Chair. The Arthur Christmas gift contains a letter to Santakinz (decoration), a chattering teeth toy (decoration) and a Candy Cane (food).

There are no clothing items in this year's basket, but don't distress! Webkinz Newz is holding a click-to-win for a Turkey hat on November 24, 25, 27, and 28. 

Reindeer's POTM Video: "My Favorite Time of Year" Released!

The Pet of the Month for December 2011 is the Webkinz Reindeer!

Watch the video at Webkinz Newz and answer the Video Challenge questions to win a Webkinz Hockey Helmet. 

The Reindeer's music video is called "My Favorite Time of Year". Check it out at Webkinz Newz!

Arthur Christmas Log-In Prize

Players who log into Webkinz World today will be pleasantly surprised to find an Arthur Christmas gift in their dock. This gift is a furniture piece, the Hover Sleigh. Check after the break to see what it looks like...

Arthur Christmas Gift Boxes Arrive in North American Accounts

Webkinz World players in North America who log onto their accounts today will be pleasantly surprised to find an Arthur Christmas Gift Box waiting for them in their dock. This gift box is labeled "Arthur Christmas Gift Box 1"...does this mean that another one is on the way? We will have to wait and see.

The gift box contains (highlight the red box to find out) a Candy Cane (food), Knitted Sweater (clothes) and Elf Training Kit (decoration).

Poinsettia Lion PSI and PSF Revealed!

Ganz Y U NO post Bubblegumasaurus PSI and PSF

This new pet, the Poinsettia Lion, is the eStore pet for Christmas.We don't know when it will be for sale, but once we do, we'll update this post.

This festive friend comes with a Gingerbread Oven to bake with, and Festive Fruit Cake to eat!