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Webkinz Takes The World By Storm

2007-07-30T06:03:00.000-07:00

Webkinz Takes The World By Storm

Webkinz is the latest online craze for kids. As a father of two young children, I know my way around this fascinating new virtual world, and it is very impressive. In fact, I'm also the proud owner of a virtual Webkinz gorilla named, quite unoriginally, Kong.

The world of Webkinz has been designed for users aged 6-13+ (or, well, almost 40) and includes content for all ages and levels of computer skill within that range. The general idea is you adopt a pet, which has a real world stuffed animal companion, and introduce him or her to the Webkinz online world. You start out with one simple room, a couple of toys, and some Webkinz dollars. Then, and often, you find new and exciting ways to collect, earn, or win more dollars to upgrade your Webkinz space.

You can expand your Webkinz world with new rooms, yards, furniture, clothing, food, and toys. You can arrange the rooms how you like, move furniture, and make real changes to the environment your Webkinz lives in. Kong has a pirate ship room, but I'd rather not admit how much fun it was collecting all the pirate themed pieces. My kids have fantastic Webkinz environments; with ice rooms and fully stalked kitchens, backyards with slides and pools the animals can play on, and a host of funky clothing and accessories. They play safe and they love the games, even the ones that may be subtlety teaching them something.

The Webkinz world was clearly designed to reach the widest possible audience within its suggested age range. Although some of the Webkinz games and jobs (yes, your Webkinz can have a job to earn Webkinz dollars) may be difficult for younger users, there are plenty of opportunities and games for younger audiences to enjoy the site on their own orwith the support of an adult. Younger users can also enjoy all of the non-game methods of making Webkinz dollars, including the Wheel of WOW, Wishing Well and the Care Award. There is even a special 5-6 year old question section in Quizzy's Question Corner, which includes over 1000 age appropriate, curriculum-based questions that make Webkinz dollars faster than any of the games.

Is Webkinz World safe? Yes. The Internet can be an unsafe place, and this is why as a parent I really appreciate efforts like Webkinz. The Webkinz world includes what is in my opinion the safest possible chat system available for kids. Webkinz chat is constructed so users can't type in whatever they want. Nothing inappropriate can be said, and there is no way to exchange any personal information. Only people you know will have your username, which is needed in order to add someone to your Friends list. Finally, you can always decline another's offer to join their Friends list, or delete them at any time.

In my personal experience, Webkinz World is a great place to learn and play. Children can learn lots of fun facts at Quizzy's. The questions at Quizzy's are age-appropriate, and most are educationally based. There are also several arcade games that promote learning, such as: Booger Gets an A that promotes addition skills, Lunch Letters that helps children to learn how to type and spell, Quizzy's Word Challenge that aids in spelling, and Operation Gumball that encourages children to think logically. Also, Webkinz Newz and the W Tales encourage reading and the many contests encourage writing, creativity, and problem-solving. What else? My kids are learning about money in Webkinz World; by earning KinzCash, they learn how to save and spend money. My oldest child recently saved up for a new swimming pool that she added to a backyard space in her virtual world. Now her Webkinz can virtually go for a swim. Webkinz World also helps to teach children about responsibility, caring for a pet, and getting along with others. Best of all, no Webkinz pets can die. Webkinz pets can get sick, but they cannot die. Have fun.

By: Andrew Wills

Webkinz

2007-07-30T06:02:00.000-07:00

Webkinz

From a parents’ perspective, I don’t think there is anything more precious than the smile in their kid’s face. And webkinz has turned out to be simply a magic to roll out this hope for them. After it was introduced in 2005, a surprising number of 1 million gamers have signed up to play the game in the webkinz official web. There have been questions about the impact of this diversion on the minds of the little kids, which actually I found a very indispensable factor, and to reason some positive aspects is the purpose of this article.

In the webkinz game, little kids, I believe, learn how to manage things, be caring and above all, be responsible. All the stuffs regarding the rearing up of the adopted pet is not all that worthless. To add to it, the quiz shows, game shows obviously sharpen his/her brain. The kid has to take care of the health, happiness and hunger level of the kinz. This, in turn, makes him affiliated with the importance of these upon him as well. But it is something more than the profit and loss counts; it is about the mental satisfaction of the children playing the game.

Webkinz are now widely available in many places of the world. But one could suppose that the best place must be the internet. You can just search ‘webkinz’ in Google and fetch all the information and dealing sites. Or you can visit the ‘store locator’ tag in the webkinz official site. There you can have all the retail outlet details and choose your nearest one. Most often than not, it might be hard to find an outlet very near, but whatever may be situation, just don’t isolate your child from his happiness, a little webkinz kitty can do a world of good to both his mental health and attitudes.

By: Saad Kamal

What is Webkinz?

2007-07-30T05:52:00.000-07:00

What is Webkinz?

Webkinz pets are plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!

Webkinz is like a virtual playground for virtual pets. You can do an assortment of things, such as make kinzcash to buy items, play online kids games, and more!

First, you adopt your pet and name it. Then you can custom design a room for it. You can play games in the Arcade, or compete against other players in tournaments. You can answer quizzes in Quizzy's Question Corner and enter contests, too. All of these things earn you KinzCash, which you can use to go shopping for your pet in our W Shop, where you can buy toys, furniture and clothes. There are stories to read and fun daily activities. The best part is that we add things to Webkinz World frequently, so it's always getting bigger and better.

For a sneak peek, click on Take a Tour on the login site. Inside the site, you can click on the yellow help button at the bottom right of the dock to open a Help File for more information on the area you are in. You also get a Webkinz Guide when you first sign up - after dragging it into your room, click on it to open it.