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Breaking Newz!  Quizzy’s Corner added questions, New Pet of the Month Exclusive items, New Hanukkah gifts at the W Shop, 2 new Today’s Activities and Introducing the Seasonal Love Frog, the Turtle and the Pinto!  I just found something else!  The Garden Harvest sign is updated!

Quizzy the Bear has added more questions to the Eveyone Category at Question Corner!  If you’ve answered all the questions now’s your chance to answer more Quizzy the Bear questions and win more KinzCash!  Great questions for Animal Lovers (my favorite category) to Fun Facts.

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Happy Hanukkah!  New at the W-Shop!

Hanukkah is the annual Jewish festival celebrated on eight successive days, starting December 5th and ending December 12th.  The Menorahs are Animated items and only available until early January.  A candle will be lit each night of Hanukkah.    These Hanukkah menorahs will certainly delight friends and family! I wonder if we’ll be recieving Hanukkah gifts.  Some yummy Latkes, a potato pancake fried in oil, or some sufganiot, a deep fried doughnut.  Or maybe a Dreidel game! We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Two new Pet of the Month gifts have been introduced.  You can only win these exclusive items when you adopt a Pet of the Month.  The Dex Dangerous Telescope will look great in any room.  This telescope is will spot any Lunar Lugbotz out there in space.

The Rocky Shore Lighthouse can go into your outdoor yard and shine it’s bright light through any weather!  It’s animated as well and shines a rotating beacon of light.

Remember, there’re a few more days left in November to adopt the Pet of the Month Black Bear!  Coming up in December is the Chihuahua POTM and then for January the POTM is the Lil’Kinz Golden Retriever.  Adopt any one of these pets for a Loot Bag full of goodies.

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Jelly Bean Challenge returns to the Today’s Activities.  Guess the exact amount of jellybeans in the jellybean jar to win a jar of jellybeans!

Also Dunk the Zingoz is back to the Today’s Activities.  Just throw a ball at the target to dunk the Wacky Zingoz to win a prize!

Plus Kimmy Koala needs your help!  Are you crafty?  She needs your ideas.  Go to Crafty Critters and send your ideas to Kimmy.  Time to get Crafty!

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Three New Webkinz Pets to Adopt!  The Seasonal Love Frog, the Pinto, and the Turtle.

Look for these cuties at your local gift shop.  The Love Frog’s Pet Specific Item is the heart-shaped Love Pond for the outdoor yard.  Wonder if it comes with tadpoles!  The Pet Specific food sounds very romantic.  Candied Rose Petals.  Sweeeeet!

The Turtle’s exclusive PSI is the Shell Racer.  Ready, Set, Go!!!  The PSF is the Bugberry Pie. How yummy does that sound!

And our personal favorite, the Pinto.  The Wooden Trough Bathtub is large enough to hold this colorful stead.  And he’ll be able to munch away on the Painted Pinto Bean Salad anytime of day.  Giddyup!

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While Buffie the Collie was tending to the Ossilily Plant today, he was able to harvest carrots from the garden.  Take a look at the updated harvest sign!

Whew!  Way to Go Webkinz Wizards!!! You’ve outdone yourselves today!

Ossilily Plant grows Bones for the Collie! KinzMiss solves the Ossilily Plant Mystery!!! I figured out how to get the Collie’s PSI, the Ossilily Plant to grow!!!  First of all I couldn’t figure out why the plant has such a weird name.  But we planted it in the garden and tended the plant everyday.  It required no care at all!  But it also didn’t grow.  After day six of the plant being in the ground with no germination I thought, there’s got to be something we’re not doing.

So……back to the garden we went.  We tried to Rake the garden but that didn’t work, we tried watering again but nope, that didn’t work either.  We inspected the garden and were told “good gardening”.  Then I though more about the name.  Ossi lily.  Could this be a “Down Under” plant. It is a bone after all.  And it’s a Pet Specific Item. What to dogs usually do with their bones????  THEY DIG THEM UNDER!!!!!  

 I thought that maybe we should dig in the dirt!!!

So I clicked on the shovel.  And a warning message came up that said, “It is not recommended that you dig under the crop because it will start its growth cycle again from the beginning.  Are you sure you wish to proceed?”  I hesitated and said no.  I did this several times before I got up the nerve to DIG the plant UNDER because I didn’t want to have to start all over and wait forever til this plant sprouted.  But then I thought what the heck, it’s not growing anyway, so I clicked YES and presto, it sprouted and the plant tag appeared. 

Here’s Buffie with his newly sprounted Ossilily Plant!

I also was able to water the plant too.

Good Growing!  This plant does not require any further nurturing today!

Now that we have a sprouted plant, we’ll be checking back every day to watch our Ossilily Plant grow! 

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Update: Nov. 27, 2007

We gardened again today and much to our surprise, the Ossilily Plant was in full bloom with three Collie Dog Bones!  It’s bigger than Farm Fresh Cabbage and prettier too!  Once we harvested and watered  the Ossilily Plant, a new one sprouted immediately.  However, only one Collie Bone appeared in our dock.  We’ll be gardening again tomorrow to see if  the Ossilily Plant will yield more than one bone.  Buffie the Collie was so happy to eat his Pet Specific Item.  It raised his hunger meter 5 points!

Buffie the Collie’s nose is busy sniffing out the Ossilily Plant.  We put the Collie Bone in the fridge until Supper Time.

Thank you Webkinz World for such a fun mystery plant and early Christmas present!  An Exclusive Pet Specific Item that keeps on giving!

Give a Webkinz for Christmas this year!  For those of you brand new to the Wonderful World of Webkinz you’ll have no trouble finding a good supply of the plush Webkinz or Lil’Kinz to give that special someone on your Christmas List.  Just go to your local gift shop (I stay away from the “big boxes”  or the secondary market) and pick up the pet of your choice.  There will be plenty to choose from. 

Just make sure your Webkinz pet has a “W” on one of the paws or in some instances on the body of the pet and also that the Webkinz pet has an unopened, sealed clear plastic envelope with a  tag bearing the feature code inside.  Without this tag, the Webkinz pet can not be entered on-line.

Hat Rack wearing his Santa Outfit

For that some one on your list that may already have tons of Webkinz or Lil’Kinz and you are afraid to buy one that they already have, don’t fret.  If you buy a plush pet and it’s a duplicate gift it doesn’t matter!  It’s fun to always adopt a duplicate pet.  Plus if the duplicate pet is not adopted right away and saved,  it’s possible that pet might be a Pet-Of-The-Month in the future.  It can be adopted at that time and it’ll come with a super special POTM gift!

But if you’d rather buy accessories for some one that already has a Webkinz family, why not think about Webkinz Trading Cards.  They come foil wrapped and have a feature code or feature codes enclosed, plus the Webkinz Trading Cards themselves.  The Webkinz Trading Cards are usually kept at the check out counter.  The feature codes unlock lots of different prizes from Kinzcash to Coupons to Rare Items!

 For the jewelry lovers on your list you add the Webkinz Charm Bracelet to your list.  Purchase a Webkinz Bracelet and then add some Webkinz Charms.  They come in blister packs and again might be found at the checkout counter.  Both the bracelet and charms come with feature codes! There are 24 great charms to choose from in this first series.  The feature code unlocks a part of the Magical Charm Forest, grants you Kinzcash or unlocks a special Charm Forest item.

Webkinz Mouse Pads come in four different designs and also come with a feature code that unlocks an exclusive framed poster for your virtual pets room, featuring the same art as your Webkinz Mouse Pad!

Webkinz Clothes are all the rage!  Dress you Webkinz Pet just like the Build-A-Bear!  The amazing line of plush pet clothing is sure to have something that’s just perfect for your pet.  Each piece of clothing comes with a Feature Code that unlocks a visit to the KinzStyle Shop where you can buy a super special piece of clothing for your pet.  Plus your virtual pet gets the same piece of clothing that you purchased!

The Webkinz Body Spritz and Webkinz Lip Gloss also comes with a feature code .   The Webkinz Body Spriz is a body spray that comes in 4 sweet scents – mango, banana, strawberry and apple.  The Webkinz Lip Gloss is super-shiny, super-fruity.  It’s a sweet gloss to smooth on your lips and to add a tiny hint of shiny color.  When you unlock the feature code that comes with the body spray or lip gloss you get to choose a peice of furniture from the Salon Collection!

Webkinz Bookmarks are terrific for that bookworm in your life. They also come with a feature code and capture some truly memorable moments in Webkinz World.  When you unlock the feature code you get to choose a fantastic book for your Webkinz. 

So don’t let the mystery of Webkinz World intimidate you.  It’s easy to find something just right for that Webkinz Newbie or Webkinz Super Collector on your Christmas List.  You don’t even have to check it twice!

  It’s Thanksgiving.  Look in your dock for a special gift for your Webkinz Pet on this Thankful day.  A card awaits you in your room!  Remember to drag your Thanksgiving Surprise to your room to unlock all the goodies that are in the basket.  You’ll recieve a Pilgrim Hat, a Turkey dinner complete with Turkey, Filling, (as we call it in our neck of the woods), Mashed Potatoes and gravy, Corn and Cranberry Sauce.  Plus the Yummy in your Tummy Pumpkin pie with a dollop of Whipped Cream for dessert! (I bet it’s made with Farm Fresh Pumpkins!)

Enjoy today with your Furry Friends!

Thanksgiving Card

Thanksgiving Surprise

Pilgrim hat, Turkey dinner, Pumpkin Pie

We just adopted the Collie to our ever growing Webkinz Family.  The Collie’s PSI is the Ossilily Plant.  Today we planted the Ossilily Plant in our vegetable garden and we’ll be watering it every day and watching it grow.  I guess we’ll be harvesting Collie doggie bones!  The Webkinz Collie’s PSF is the Collie Lolly.  Our Collie will need lots of baths to clean his sticky face since I’m sure he’ll have a lickin’ good time slurping up that Collie Lolly.

Here’s a Collie story:   As a young country girl I can remember the day my sister Paula was outside playing in the dirt lane in front of our house.  At the same time our farmer neighbor Mr. Shirk was driving his tractor in the lane to go plow the fields in the meadow just beyond.  Our neighbors Collie Buffie whom we all adored and treated us kids like her own pups, saw the tractor coming in the lane, saw Paula playing in the lane and came bounding to the rescue!  Being the good nanny that she was, Buffie stood her ground between Paula playing in the dirt and the Mr. Shirk driving the tractor.  Buffie barked her head off until Mom came runnng.  Mr. Shirk of course saw what was going on too and stopped the tractor until mom could scoop up my sis.  Paula was always the “bad one” but today was her lucky day.  Buffie got a good treat, probably not a Collie Lolly, and a nice pat on the head since she was such a good girl.  So in tribute to our Nanny Buffie, I’ve named my new adopted Webkinz Buffie.  You might see him romping around the Garden Yard 12 one of these days soon!   

(Update on Ossiliy Plant planted on 11/21/07.  It’s now four days later the plant has not sprouted.  It also does not require any watering or raking.  Hope it’s not a bum plant.) 

*We’ve figured out the mystery!  See our blog on November 26th!*

PSI Ossilily Plant and PSF Collie Lolly

What’s New In WebKinz Newz?  Thanksgiving gifts are coming to Webkinz World next Thursday the 22nd.  Webkinz World members will be recieving Thanksgiving gifts!

  Be sure to log into Webkinz World on Thanksgiving day to get some really tasty treats that your Webkinz will love to eat!  Looks like we might get some Pumpkin Pie!  A turkey dinner with all the trimmings would be yummy in our tummy too.  Better yet a stylish Pilgrim Hat or complete Pilgrim Outfit gift!  We’ll soon find out!  Thank you Webkinz World!

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More Webkinz Newz today told us there’s a new KinzChat feature at the Clubhouse.  A new feature has been added that allows you to close any extra message bubbles.  Just click on the “X” in the message bubble to close that message.  I have found it annoying while trying to talk with a friend and another Webkinz’ message bubble overlaps my message bubble.  This way you can close any overlapping messages so yours can be viewed!  Great idea Webkinz World!  

  You can also open the “Webkinz In Room” menu and click the little speech bubble next to a members name.  If the member’s name has an “X” in it, that means the member is muted and you won’t be able to see their conversation.

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Webkinz Newz announced that 2 new fantastic prizes have been added to the Wheel of the Month.  The Wheel of the Month T-Shirt can be worn by your Webkinz.  If you are a lucky winner, why not dress your Webkinz in the new T-Shirt and parade him around in the Clubhouse to show off your your WOTM T-Shirt!  A Wheel of the Month medal has been added as well.  You can hang the WOTM medal in your Webkinz’ room!  Check the Daily Activities every day for your chance to win some terrific new prizes on the Wheel of the Month! Aslo included in this Month’s Wheel is a coupon for a Free Wheel of Wow spin, 1000KC, Pumpkin Pie, New Recipe Food, KinzCash Prize and a Trading Card Game Pack.  My Webkinz won the Pumpkin Pie at 10:50 AM today!  Sweet!

Our slice of Pumpkin Pie never appeared in dock : (

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The Bee Movie costume has been added to the Curio Shop!  Arte has been busy unpacking boxes of Bee Costumes and trying to keep up with the demand for this popular outfit.  Remember Arte’s merchandise changes at the top of the hour, every hour!  So if you missed winning a Bee outfit now’s your chance to buy the antenna, shirt, pants & shoes from the Curio Shop, so you can “Bee Stylish” too!

At the Curio Shop today at 3Pm – 4Pm Bee Stripe Pants 71KC and Bee T-Shirt 52KC

 6PM – 7PM Bee Shoes 60KC or 8PM-9PM Bee Shoes 110KC.

Here’s my Webkinz Black Bear Hun E Dipper showing off his Bee Outfit.

Today between Noon and 1:00 my Brown Arabian Hazelnut was playing outside and a Pet of the Month Ribbon came flying by!  We tried to click on it and I guess we missed.  It’s a bit faster than the Falling Leaves from the Fall Festival.  Fifteen minutes later another came by and we missed that one too.  We didn’t get an actual screen shot because we were too busy trying to click on the darn Flying Ribbon, but here’s the idea of what you’ll see.

I’m not sure you’ll get to play this game if you didn’t adopt a Pet of the Month Frog in October or a Pet of the Month Bear in November.  One more reason to adopt a Pet of the Month!  Remember, coming up for December is the Chihuahua and January is the Lil’Kinz Golden Retriever!  They’d make great Christmas stocking stuffers or Christmas Gifts tied up in a pretty red bow!

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We scored!!!  At 2:36 PM while in the Fun Stuff section of the Webkinz News a Pet of the Month Ribbon went flying by.  We were able to click on it this time and here’s what we won!

“Congratulations, you’ve been awarded a Chocolate Ribbon brought to you by the Black Bear, our Pet of the Month.”

Pet of the Month Cuckoo Clock

Pet of the Month Party Machine

      Today in the What’s New section of the  Webkinz News you’ll notice that 2 new Exclusive Gifts have been added for the Pet of the Month.  The Cuckoo Clock has been added as a new  Pet of the Month item.  As the Cuckoo Clock strikes the top of the hour, Ms. Birdie flies out the little door at the top, then the bottom doors open and what looks like the Brown Arabian Horse and Lil’Kinz Golden Retriever come out onto the front porch then run back inside using the second porch door.  The whole time the Cuckoo is Cuckoo-ing away!  Plus the new Party Machine has been added.  This contraption shoots a blast of Confetti and streamers into the air while horns blare and cheers from the party fill the room. At least you don’t have to run the vaccuum cleaner after the party is over.

Pick up a Chihuahua as a Christmas gift for someone special on your list.  He’s the December Pet of the Month.  The Chihuahua comes with his very own Poco Fiesta Throne and Bueno Bone Burritos plus an exclusive Pet of the Month gift! Another terrific Christmas Gift would be the January Pet of the Month, the Lil’Kinz Golden Retriever.  His Pet Specific Item is the Retriever Treadmill and his Pet Specific Food is the Marzipan Bone.

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Is your Webkinz a student at the Kinzville Academy.  If not enroll him or her now.  There’s a new  fashion class!  Ms. Cowoline has announced a new stylin’ fun Fashion Class.  As the model walks down the runway you’ll be asked to try to remember all the clothes the model is wearing.  Then you’ll need to find the same outfit for the model.

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And speaking of clothes! Check out the W-Shop for the latest in Fall Fashion.  The Blue and Yellow Fleece and Warm Moccasins are now available to keep your Webkinz nice and cuddly warm this Autumn and Winter.  KinzPost one to your Best Friend for an Early Christmas Gift.  Just in time for Christmas day you can wear the Red Denim Jeans and Funky Plaid Cap.

  And something to store away for summer or take on that Wintertime cruise to a secluded Tropical Isle is the Smocked Sundress and Chalk Flower Top.

In my daily quest for all things Webkinz, I stopped at our neighborhood gift shop and saw Diane stocking the Webkinz Clothes Rack.  I spied the Webkinz Santa Suit and before you could say Syzyglorbit, I nabbed the Santa Suit off the rack.  Believe it or not I was the only person at the Webkinz Clothes Rack!  Their loss is my gain!

My Reindeer Hat Rack had gotten a phone call from his best friends Peepers the Frog and Softie the Basset Hound this morning to let him know that snow was falling where they live in the Great White North.  That sent shivers up my Reindeers spine since the temps here in the SunShine State were in the low 50′s this morning, and that’s a little nippy for a thin-blooded caribou .  Hat Rack couldn’t resist donning the brand new Santa Suit, stoking the fire in the fireplace and sipping on steaming hot Miellabeelado.  (The tacos in the Miellabeelado quaff warmed his scratchy throat.  I guess he’s catching the “Snow Bird Bug” that’s going around.)   Later today after it warms up a bit he’s going to the Webkinz Clubhouse and prance around in Garden Yard 12 to show off his new duds!  Maybe we’ll see you there!

An early Christmas gift to myself!!!!  I spied the last Lil’Kinz St. Bernard at the local gift shop today and swooped in for the score!  Got it!  It’s mine, all mine!

Many years ago when I was an impressionable teen, I wanted a horse.  A Brown Arabian Horse would have suited me just fine!  What’s that got to do with a St. Bernard you might ask?  Bear with.  My best friend Mary Kay had a horse and so did my best friend Angie.  Well….maybe it wasn’t the horse I wanted persay but all the feelings  and daydreams that I conjured up in my mind about horse ownership.  Carefree, lazy trots along the cowpath in the meadow. Secrets whispered into velvety, twitching ears.  My stead would know my every thought.  I’d soak in those chocolatey brown eyes.

And don’t forget about the Tack Room! Oh yes, as a bonus you get a tack room and stable for your horse! I actually think I wanted the tack room more than the horse itself.  I wanted to have a space I could call my own, a place I could decorate with “horse stuff”,  a quiet respite from all the “teenage chaos”.

But, alas, I didn’t get the horse of my dreams, I got a St. Bernard instead!!!!  You see, early on before I can really remember, my father operated a dog boarding kennel.  Funny thing about that too, you then become a home for all wayard things great and small.  With a family to raise, dad gave up his doggy-dream-world and did the corporate scene instead but that didn’t stop the neighbors from dropping off stray cats and dogs and raccoons and snakes at our doorstep.

One cold winter’s day just before Christmas we got a phone call from a neighbor up the street.  “Do you own a St. Bernard?  Did it get away?”  “Well, no.  It’s not ours but we’ll be right up to take a look at it.”  One look at that HUGE fluffy bear-like face and we were hooked.  No, he wasn’t a horse, but he WAS the size of a SMALL PONY and that was good enough for me!

I named my pony/dog Bearneard.  He had walked a very, very, very long way to come into my life.  His feet were rubbed raw.  He allowed my family to patch him up and gave us slobbery kisses in gratitude.  His bandaged feet didn’t stop him from lumbering over to the fireplace where he slept and slept and slept.  He became my best friend and I have many, many stories I could tell here.  But that’s a book for another time.  

Here’s my boy at his favorite place.  Isn’t that the cutest thing ever? 

Bearneard’s desparate need for exploring the great outdoors made our family realize he had a greater, higher calling.  He needed more room to roam and run.  A family aquaintance was willing to adopt Bearneard and give him a wonderful home on a sheep farm!  Bearneard was a natural at sheepherding! And that’s how he lived out the remainder of his doggy years. 

So in tribute to my best dog friend ever, I found my Webinz St. Bernard and named him Slobbers in memory of my Bearneard!

Here’s Slobbers getting his first bath!  What a ham.