Webkinz 2017 Summer Mystery Clothing Bags

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Hello Webkinz friends! I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer! 🙂 I definitely have! One of the things I like best about the change of seasons in Webkinz world is the arrival of new mystery clothing bags.

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The 2017 Summer Mystery Clothing Bags arrived at the Ganz eStore earlier this month. I had some eStore points saved up from my Deluxe membership, so I was able to buy several bags, and I got lots of really cute and fun new clothes for my pets…and some great items for trading!

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I always like to make videos when I open up bags or boxes, and this time was no exception. 🙂 I hope you enjoy the video! Let me know in the comments which pieces of clothing you like best!

If you like the clothes I got from my 2017 Summer Mystery Clothing Bags, head over to the Ganz eStore and check out the different price options for eStore points. (There are lots of other fun items on sale to celebrate summer!)

 

Adopting a Webkinz Summer Beaver

July is a great month to adopt a Summer Beaver in Webkinz World!

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If you have a Summer Beaver, you’ll get to enjoy bonus activities each day throughout July – like the Reindeer Games in December and the Lovely Fox bonus activities in February:

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I adopted my Summer Beaver this afternoon.

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I purchased mine through the Ganz eStore, but they’re also available on Amazon. (If you have Amazon Prime you’ll get free 2 day delivery!).

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I named my Summer Beaver “Sunshine.”

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There’s lots about the Summer Beaver that I love. For starters, the colors are really pretty, mostly pink but with some mottling of purple and gold as well:

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I also like the waffle tail:

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And the Summer Beaver has a super cute Pet Specific Item, called the Warm River Spa:

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After I adopted Sunshine, I wanted to see how she would look playing in Webkinz World. First up was a dip in the pool:

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Then some bouncing on the Fun Floor Trampoline:

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Last was a nice jog on the treadmill:

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Of course, after all that playing, Sunshine was tired and needed a little nap:

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I’m still trying to find the perfect outfit for Sunshine. I do like the way she looks in this Flower Petal Wig (an eStore item that matched the April 2016 Deluxe monthly gift):

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What do you think of the Summer Beaver? Are you planning to adopt one this month?

Ant Mania Trophy Challenge: Tips and Hints

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If you read Webkinz Newz, then you probably know that there’s an Ant Mania Trophy Challenge coming up this month. The Ant Mania Trophy Challenge lasts from July 28th to July 30th.

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I’m not very good at Ant Mania, so I started looking for some tips and hints at how to get a better score. I came across some pretty helpful information, so I thought I would share it with all of you. 🙂 Maybe it will help you get the trophy a little faster!

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Let’s talk about the game itself – you’re a large black ant trying to pick up pieces of food on a picnic blanket…while avoiding smaller red ants. The more pieces of food you pick up, the more red ants that appear.

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Eventually, after you’ve picked up a certain number of foods, a spider appears. (The number of food pieces that triggers the spider’s appearance varies according to whether you’re playing on easy, medium or hard.

If the spider or one of the red ants touches you, the game is over. You don’t get multiple lives or multiple chances – one touch, and the game is done.

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There are three boosters or “Power Ups” that will also appear on the blanket:

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To collect a “Power Up,” just run over it the same way you do when picking up a piece of food. Don’t wait too long or the Power Up will disappear. Like collecting a piece of food, collecting a Power Up also adds to your score.

Each Power Up gives you a different type of advantage and lasts only a few seconds. A power bar at the top of the screen shows you how much time you have left with your Power Up. It starts out green when it’s full, then goes to yellow, then orange and finally red just as it’s about to end.

Here’s the snail in action – you can see that it slows down the red ants (it slows down spiders as well):

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Now here’s the tennis shoe – it makes the black ant (you) much faster:

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Last is the lady bug armor – this protects you from the “enemies,” like a shield. If  you’re wearing the lady bug armor, you can touch a spider or red ant without losing the game:

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Now that we’ve covered the basics, here are the tips and hints that I found:

  1. The red ants are faster than the black ant, so don’t try to outrun them. Only when you have the tennis shoe/speed “Power Up” are you faster than the red ants.
  2. The spider moves faster if you stay still. Once the spider appears, you want to keep moving at all times because the spider’s speed increases when you’re standing still…meaning it can reach you much faster.
  3. You can move diagonally. You’re not limited to up/down, left/right. You can move in a diagonal line as well by using two arrow keys at once.
  4. When wearing the lady bug armor, don’t waste time trying to hit the ants. There’s no real benefit to purposefully running over the ants while you’ve got the lady buy shield. They’re only stunned for a split second. It’s better to use the time getting as much food as possible.
  5. The lady bug armor will start to flash/blink when it’s about to run out. This is helpful because you don’t have to look at the bar up top in order to know when armor will disappear.
  6. You get a lot more points per food when you play on hard mode. Playing on easy and medium modes can help you get more comfortable with the game so you can play on hard mode and (hopefully) get a higher score more quickly.
  7. You don’t have to run directly over the food. All you need to do is graze the side of the food in order to collect it.

Those are all the tips I have for playing Ant Mania. Do you have any hints for getting a higher score? Are you looking forward to the Ant Mania Trophy Challenge? Let me know in the comments!

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A Closer Look: Cafe Fireplace

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It’s been an exciting summer so far in Webkinz World, with the 2017 Berry Fest and new Jumbleberry prizes, a summer clothing line and new prizes in the Spree Mall.

I made it to the Spree Mall with my TreeHuggerJess account, and I had enough mall credits to pick up the Cafe Fireplace.

The Cafe Fireplace costs 750 mall credits:

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As you probably guessed, the Cafe Fireplace makes a  nice addition to a Cafe-themed room:

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The brick isn’t a perfect match, but it’s close. The wood on the top and bottom of the fireplace matches well with the wood in the cafe wallpaper and flooring. I like the idea of a warm fireplace in a cozy little coffee shop.

The Cafe Fireplace is an interactive item. You can click on the fireplace to ignite a glowing, flickering fire:

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I think the animation for the Cafe Fireplace is really well done. You definitely get a feeling that the fireplace is glowing. I also like that Ganz gave us an item that matches with another theme – like the way that the Fancy Hotel Dining Table matches with the Hotel theme.

What do you think of the Cafe Fireplace? What ideas do you have for using the Cafe Fireplace in a room design? Let me know in the comments for a cafe prize via Kinzpost!

If you love playing Spree – and you want to earn those mall credits faster – head to the Ganz eStore and pick up some bonus Spree rolls.

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You can use your Ganz eStore Points to purchase either 5 or 10 bonus rolls to help you get to the Spree Mall even faster!

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Fashion Show! 2017 Summer Clothing Line

The 2017 Summer Clothing Line arrived at the Kinzstyle Outlet a couple of weeks ago, and I’m ready to take a look at what PJ Collie has delivered for this season!

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There are 12 pieces in the 2017 Summer Clothing Line. They range in price from 220 kinzcash to 485 kinzcash. Of the 12 pieces, 4 of them are Deluxe only. (The picture below shows which items are Deluxe only – look for the gold star). This season the clothing line is more about creating entire outfits, whereas the 2017 Spring Clothing Line was more of a mix-and-match collection.

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Let’s talk about prices:

  1. Beachy Bucket Hat: 250 (Deluxe)
  2. Boy Beach Tee: 220
  3. Breezy Summer Dress: 485
  4. Dressy Athletic Pants: 325
  5. Dressy Sandals: 255 (Deluxe)
  6. Dressy Tank: 285
  7. Neon Kicks:  275
  8. Patterned Yoga Pants: 385
  9. Patterned Yoga Top: 330 (Deluxe)
  10. Sunflower Swimsuit: 400
  11. Sunny Sunglasses: 230 (Deluxe)
  12. Sunrise Swim Trunks: 310

If you want to buy all 12 pieces in the 2017 Summer Clothing line, it will cost you 3,750 kinzcash.

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Now that we’ve dug into the details, let’s move onto the fashion!

I tried something new, and I hope you like it! I designed and built a “Fashion Show” room, complete with a runway, cameras and a dressing room.

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Now you can watch a “live” fashion show and see how these clothes will really look on your pet.

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It’s no surprise that the Patterned Yoga Pants and Top coordinate perfectly. After all, they have the same name! The two pieces are black with brightly colored stripes. The collar of the top is trimmed in yellow, which I think is a nice details. The Neon Kicks also match with the yoga outfit:

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Here is Audrey, my Blue Persian Kitten, strutting her stuff on the runway in the yoga outfit:

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Next up is another complete outfit – the “dressy” athletic suit, with pants, a tank top and sandals! Socks with sandals is a bit silly, but hey, Webkinz is all about having fun, right? The teal green color is  pretty, and this outfit really looks comfy.

I like how you can tell that the sandals have adjustable velcro straps. It’s a detail that brings the outfit to life:

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So, here is Princess, my Charcoal Cat, walking the runway in this outfit that’s both dressy and atheletic!

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It wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the beach! The 2017 Summer Clothing Line has two swimwear pieces – a pair of trunks and a one piece swimsuit. We’ll check out the Sunrise Swim Trunks first.

I paired the swim trunks with the Boy Beach Tee because I think the light blue/turquoise colors match really well. I also added the Beachy Bucket Hat to keep the sun out of Biscuit’s eyes while he’s catching a wave:

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Let’s take a look at Biscuit, my Golden Retriever, as he walks the runway in his beach gear:

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The other piece of swimwear is the Sunflower Swimsuit. I love the color contrast between the navy blue suit and the bright golden sunflowers. There’s even a really cute sunflower right at the collar. I paired up the Sunflower Swimsuit with the Sunny Sunglasses. I think the yellows coordinate well:

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Here’s is Sadie, my Mocha Pup, as she shows off her flower swimwear on the runway:

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Last but certainly not least we have the beautiful Breezy Summer Dress. The Breezy Summer Dress, which is the most expensive item in the 2017 Summer Clothing Line, has such pretty gold and orange stitching. It really looks like it was embroidered by hand. The colors remind me of a sunset:

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Here’s Evangeline, my Midnight Marten, as she “breezes” down the runway in this cute dress:

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That’s all for our Fashion Show and that’s all for the 2017 Summer Clothing Line. Which are your favorite pieces in the collection? Are you going to buy them all or just a few items? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll send you a piece from the line via Kinzpost!

 

Webkinz 2017 Winter Clothing Line

The 2017 Winter Clothing Line has officially debuted in the KinzStyle Outlet, which means the 2016 Summer Clothing Line has been retired.

So what does the 2017 Winter Clothing Line have to offer? There are 12 pieces total in this latest line from our fashionista PJ Collie:

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All 12 items are pictured above – now let’s break it down by name and price – and whether the items is Deluxe only.

  1. Slouchy Sweater: 360 Kinzcash
  2. Fuzzy Pom Pom Hat (Deluxe only): 200 Kinzcash
  3. Bold Leopard Jacket (Deluxe only): 425 Kinzcash
  4. Floral Suit Top: 380 Kinzcash
  5. Floral Suit Bottom (Deluxe only): 375 Kinzcash
  6. Mod Mini: 300 Kinzcash
  7. Silver Boots: 310 Kinzcash
  8. Painted Camo Pants: 280 Kinzcash
  9. Bold Red Boots: 340 Kinzcash
  10. Candelicious Skirt (Deluxe Only): 350 Kinzcash
  11. Red Cat’s Eye Glasses (Deluxe only): 190 Kinzcash
  12. Warm Wraparound: 200 Kinzcash

If you wanted to buy the entire 2017 Winter Clothing Line, it’s going to cost you 3710 Kinzcash!

To help you decide which pieces you might want for your pet’s wardrobe, I’ve dressed my pets in the new clothing items and posted the pictures below. Sometimes the way a clothing item looks in the KinzStyle Outlet is really different from how it looks on your pet. Hopefully these pictures will help you decide which items are worth spending your Kinzcash on! 🙂

First up, the Slouchy Sweater and Red Cat’s Eye Glasses:

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I paired these two items together because the reds match perfectly. Lila, my Strawberry Cloud Leopard, is a girl, but I think the Slouchy Sweater would look good on a boy pet as well.

Next let’s look at the Fuzzy Pom Pom Hat:

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I put the Fuzzy Pom Pom Hat on my Signature German Shepherd, and it looks a little weird with his ear poking out. Maybe the hat looks better on pets with no ears – like a fish or bird. It’s a cute hat, though, and it will match with lots of outfits you can put together with the 2017 Winterfest clothing prizes.

Here’s the Bold Leopard Jacket:

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At 425 Kinzcash, the Bold Leopard Jacket is the most expensive item in the 2017 Winter Clothing Line. I like the pattern a lot, and I think the fit is nice (nothing weird happening!). If you look closely at the front under my pet’s chin you can see a bit of the collar, so you can tell that it’s a jacket and not a regular shirt. I like that’s it’s done in black and gray so it can be paired with just about any color. Here’s I’ve got it with some lime green track pants.

On to the Floral Suit Top and Floral Suit Bottom:

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I like the Floral Suit, especially because I don’t have nearly as much clothing for my boy pets as I do my girl pets. I don’t like, however, that the top is for everyone and the bottom is only available to Deluxe members. That makes it tough for non-Deluxe members to put the outfit together. If you’re not Deluxe and want the pants, just let me know. Friend me on Webkinz (gabirdgirl and treehuggerjess) and make sure I know your username.

Back to the suit – I like the pink flowers, and I really dig the purple tie. The Ganz design team really puts a lot of details into all of the newer clothing that’s been released.

Let’s check out the Mod Mini:

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The Mod Mini has a vintage, retro look to it, and I love the details in the striped sections with the different colors and diamond-shaped design. It’s a very pretty color blue, but I do feel like it looks more like pants than a dress. I would have liked to see a bit more detail in the front instead of so much plain blue, but I still think it’s a very creative piece.

As for the Silver Boots, I just popped these on with the Floral Suit and decided the whole outfit looked pretty good:

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The Silver Boots could be dressy or casual, I think. I like the neutral color and the somewhat more basic look because I think it makes the shoes more versatile. Radagast, my Webkinz Choco Cheeky Dog, is a boy, but I think the shoes would work well with a more feminine outfit, too.

Now for the Painted Camo Pants:

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I put the Painted Camo Pants on my Leopard, Tibet and paired it with a plain blue shirt. As you can see from the picture, what makes these pants “painted” is the white hibiscus flowers over top of the camo print. The flowers give the pants a tropical, Hawaiian feel to me. It’s a busy design, which I like because it will make a more interesting outfit for those plain colored shirts in your wardrobe.

Next up is the Bold Red Boots:

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I left my Persian Cat in just the boots so you could see them better. The boots really get covered up by clothes, and I didn’t think you’d get a very good look at them if I put her in a skirt or dress (because I do think the boots match well with the Mod Mini).

The Bold Red Boots are pretty fabulous, in my opinion. The color is definitely “bold,” and I think the design is pretty bold, too. The only downside to the Bold Red Boots is that there’s a bit of a weird look at the very bottom where it seems like my pet’s feet aren’t completely covered. Overall, though, it’s not too big of a deal. When you’re playing the game, you don’t notice the little glitch.

Now we’re moving onto my favorite piece in the whole 2017 Winter Clothing Line – the Candelicious Skirt:

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This skirt really does look like candy! The colors are so fun, and I love the swirl in the design. I can definitely see this skirt making its way into my collection of favorite clothing items. Honestly, it doesn’t really look like a “winter” skirt, but it’s just so fun and colorful that it doesn’t matter. 🙂

Last up is the Warm Wraparound:

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I love the fit of the Warm Wraparound – it looks so blousy and cozy! The details in the fabric really make it look like a sweater, and the folds in the front show that it’s a wrap and not just a plain shirt. It’s a basic piece, but I think it’s nice to have some basics in your wardrobe so you can mix it up with some of your more wild or colorful clothing items.

Well, that’s it for the 2017 Winter Clothing Line! What do you think of these clothing items? Which is your favorite? Do you plan to buy a lot these items or just a few? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll send you a piece from the line via Kinzpost! 🙂

Part 3: Unboxing Summer Mystery Clothing Bags!

Hey Webkinz friends! I’m finally back! Wow…that cold/flu/whatever really put me out of commission! I’m starting to feel better, and I’m ready to start blogging again. I’ve missed all of you!

Summer is coming to an end, but I still have one more Summer Mystery Clothing Bag unboxing video to share with you. I hope you enjoy it!

If you haven’t already seen them – check out Part 1 and Part 2 of my Summer Mystery Clothing Bag videos!

Part 2: Summer Mystery Clothing Bags

Today I made another video showcasing the Summer Mystery Clothing Bags I recently bought. In this video, I open up four bags.

Take a look and see what I got!

Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more fun videos: Crazy 4 Webkinz

Unboxing Summer Mystery Clothing Bags: Part 1

Summer Mystery Clothing Bags arrived at the Ganz eStore on July 4th, and I bought a few…okay maybe 12… 🙂

I’m going to create two or three Summer Mystery Clothing Bag videos. Here’s the first one. I hope you enjoy it!

Summer Mystery Clothing Bags Have Arrived!

I’m am sooo excited this morning!!! The 2016 Summer Mystery Clothing Bags have arrived at the Ganz eStore. I’ve already bought 4 bags, and I’ll be making an “unboxing” video soon, but I wanted to give you a sneak peak at what the bags have in store for us this year:

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Head over to the Ganz eStore to find out what type of clothing items you might win!

The Summer Mystery Clothing Bags are regularly priced 3,000 eStore points, but they’re only 2,500 points for Deluxe Members!

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