Series 3 and Series 4 Webkinz Trading Cards

I got a few Amazon gift cards for Christmas, so I bought myself a pack of Series 3 Webkinz Trading Cards and a pack of Series 4 Webkinz Trading Cards. Since I’ve talked quite a bit about Series 2, I thought I’d talk about these boxes and the changes that Ganz made when they released Series 3 and 4.

One change you’ll notice right away is the addition of a sticker card. In Series 3 and 4, each pack has a card with three or four different stickers on it. There are pets, clothing items, recipe foods and logo stickers, just to name a few. Here’s a look at some of the sticker cards I got the other day:

Another difference is that each feature code card only has one code. In Series 1 and 2, each feature code card could come with up to 4 codes. This might seem disappointing at first, and to some extent, it is a downside to Series 3 and 4.

The upside, though, is that the quality of the prizes in Series 3 and 4 is much higher.There aren’t any Wshop items like there are in Series 1 and 2. There also aren’t any recipe foods or kinzcash.

Here are some examples of the kinds of prizes you’ll unlock with the Series 3 and Series 4 Webkinz Trading Cards:

In fact, in the Series 4 Webkinz Trading Cards, you can even unlock a pair of Nafaria’s purple slippers! These are the “slips” that so many Webkinz players are trying to trade for!

A third difference that you’ll notice is that Series 3 and 4 each offer the chance of winning a very special and rare virtual pet. With Series 3 it is the Magical Retriever. With Series 4 it’s the Mystical Panda. I haven’t ever won either of these pets, but here’s a picture I found of what they look like:

So those are a few of the differences I’ve noticed with Series 3 and Series 4 Webkinz Trading Cards – what do you think about these differences? Do you like 1 and 2 better or 3 and 4? Let me know in the comments for a Trading Card prize via Kinzpost!

Thoughts from the Treetop: January 11, 2017

I had a few random thoughts and bits and pieces of news to share, so I thought I’d do another “Thoughts from the Treetop” post.

First I wanted to share something pretty cool I got when I was entering feature codes from my Series 2 Webkinz Trading Cards. It’s an Ancient Vista Window.

If you can’t read the text on the picture above, it says “It’s a preview of our rare Ancient Civilization room theme. ” So that means these Series 2 Trading Cards were released BEFORE the Ancient Civilization Theme was ever in the Curio Shop. I thought that was pretty cool.

Here’s what the Ancient Vista Window looks like in my Ancient Civilization room (excuse the mess – it’s a work in progress!)

I’ve never seen an “Ancient Vista Window” before anywhere – not even in the Trading Room. Just when I think I’ve unlocked all the prizes that Series 2 has to offer, something comes along to surprise me!

Next up, a super cute ice skating dress in the Ganz eStore. If you’re like me, and you love to dress up your Webkinz pets, then you’ve probably been keeping up with the winter and holiday clothing items in the Ganz eStore. I love the Sparkling Skating Dress because it looks so adorable when you pair it with the girl’s figure skates from the 2017 Winterfest prize pool.

This is my Webkinz Pom Pom Kitty named Glitter. Glitter is one of the first Webkinz I ever got. It’s been so long that I don’t even remember where she came from, but even after all these years, I think Glitter is one of the cutest of all my Webkinz pets. These plushes are actually still available on Amazon – and for a great price! You can buy a Pom Pom Kitty plush for less than $7!

Moving on to our next subject…I’ve been making a whole lot of progress trading gems with Doug in the Clubhouse. I have a blog post about Doug that I’ve been working on, and I’ll publish it soon, but I did want to share my exciting news that I’ve won two of the Gem Collector trophies so far!

In fact, my collection of gem swapping prizes is really growing in both of my accounts:

Do you trade gems with Doug the Dog? Have you made a lot of progress? Tell me in the comments for a special Doug the Dog food item via Kinzpost!

Last but not least, I was really, really stoked to learn that WKN featured my Winterfest Cookies video! 🙂 I created a few more new videos in the past week or two, so check them out if you get a chance! 🙂

Unboxing Winterfest Cookies

Time lapse coloring book

Adopting a Holly Fox

Adopting a Blue Persian Kitten

Lots of love,

Webkinz Trading Cards Series 2 – full of surprises!

One of my Webkinz pals clued me into the fact that Ollie’s (a discount/closeout store) had boxes of Webkinz Trading cards for $3.99 each!

I don’t have an Ollie’s near my house, so when I went to visit my sister a few weeks ago we stopped by her local Ollie’s, and I picked up 6 boxes of cards. I wish I had bought more!

Of course, when you open that many packs of trading cards, you’re going to get a lot of repeat prizes, and a lot of the Wshop items I won I just sold back for the kinzcash. BUT, along the way I’ve unlocked a couple of cool Series 2 prizes that I didn’t know about.

Let’s start with the Glam Boutique Bag:

I’ve never seen one of these before, so I didn’t know what to expect. I dragged the bag into my pet’s room, and it popped open to reveal a selection of exclusive items from the Glam Boutique theme.

I chose the Salon Styling Station because I think it will look good in a girl’s bedroom.

A similar prize I won was the KinzStyle Shopping Bag:

This time when I dragged the bag into my pet’s room, I was transported to the Kinzstyle Shop where I was able to select one item of clothing.

I chose the Shimmering Gold Dress because it’s really pretty, and it’s the most expensive item in the KinzStyle Outlet.

Have you ever purchased any Webkinz Trading Cards? Did you win any cool prizes? Let me know in the comments for a special prize from the Series 2 trading cards via kinzpost!

I got “slips”!

I pulled off an incredible feat the other day in the Trading Room – I managed to land myself a pair of “slips”!

What are slips? Slips is the nickname used for Nafaria’s Purple Slippers.

But why call them slips? Because – and this is a bit strange to me – for some reason you can’t say the word “Nafaria” in the Clubhouse. So, they came to be known as “slips” for short.

They are one of the most coveted items in all of Webkinz World. And they’re very hard to get. I’ve seen them in the Trading Room a few times, but I’ve never been successful in trading for them before.

So what’s the story with these slips and what makes them so special? From what I’ve been able to find out, Nafaria’s Purple Slippers are available as a prize from the Series 4 Trading Cards. I’ve had a couple of boxes of Series 4, and I’ve never gotten any slips. I also read that the slips were a “peek-a-newz” prize at some point.

What makes them so “in demand” isn’t quite clear. I’ve wanted them because they are sooo cute, and they look really great with so many different outfits:

Slips are also kind of a “status symbol.” It’s definitely odd that there could be such a thing as a status symbol in Webkinz World, but it’s true. There are certain clothing items that people like to put on their pets when they’re going to be in the park or the clubhouse. It makes sense in the trading room, where exclusive clothing items like slips send the message that you’ve got good stuff to trade. (That’s my theory anyway!)

Do you have any slips? Are you hoping to get a pair? Do you have any theories about why they’re so popular? Let me know in the comments!

Trading Cards – Check it out!

Have you ever bought any Webkinz Trading Cards? I’m kind of addicted. I’ve bought four or five boxes over the past couple of years. Each pack comes with five cards, one of which has a “feature code.” You log in to Webkinz, head to the Code Shop, enter the feature code…and BAM! You get a cool prize. It could be anything from kinzcash to coupons or rare items to Trading Card Exclusives.

Another cool thing about Trading Cards – with every box you purchase, you have a chance of winning a Mystery Pet. I’ve yet to purchase a box that didn’t have a Mystery Pet code, but you’re not guaranteed to get one. I’ve gotten a dalmatian, a frog, a toucan and a clown fish…and those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.

Want to learn more about Webkinz Trading Cards? Check out this video I made: