Adopting a Fairykinz Tiger Cub

When I saw the new Fairykinz Tiger Cub in the Ganz eStore, I immediately fell in love!

The Fairykinz Tiger Cub is new this month, and it matches perfectly with the Fairykinz Meadow Theme that’s currently available at the Ganz eStore. My Fairykinz Tiger Cub cost me 10,000 eStore points because I have a Deluxe Membership.

I decided to name my Fairykinz Tiger Cub “Elphaba” after a character in one of my favorite musicals, “Wicked.”

If you’ve adopted any new Webkinz pets recently, then you know that the adoption process is just a little bit different. Now, when your adoption is complete, you’re taken straight to the “Welcome Room” in the Webkinz Clubhouse.

There you’re greeted by Ms. Birdy.

Your pet will ask you to perform a small, simple task – such as putting on a piece of clothing or giving it a snack. As soon as you complete that task, you’ll be transported to a random room in your Webkinz house.

Once you’re back in your Webkinz house, you’ll see your pet’s special gift box in your dock:

Then, you’ll be able to open up any bonus gift boxes you have received:

After I opened up the gifts that came with my Fairykinz Tiger Cub, I took her into my Ohh La La “filling hearts” room.

I filled up Elphaba’s heart as she swam in the pool:

Jumped on the trampoline:

Ran on the treadmill:

And of course took a little nap:

What do you think of the Fairykinz Tiger Cub? Do you plan to adopt one? Let me know in the comments!

Family Score 300,000: Secret Hideout Treehouse

Well, it’s taken me WAY too long to post pics of the Secret Hideout Treehouse! I hit my family score of 300,000 on both of my accounts months ago. I’m actually really close to 400,000 now.

But I thought, better late than never – right? 🙂 Here’s a quick look at the Secret Hideout Treehouse you win when you hit a Family Score of 300,000:

Here’s a pic of the Treehouse in an outdoor room, so you can see how big it is compared to other items:

The Secret Hideout Treehouse is really tall. As you can see in the picture, it towers over even the tallest trees. (Excuse how messy this yard looks – I’m still working on it.)

As you probably guessed by looking at it, your pet can sit in the Secret Hideout Treehouse:

One of the coolest features of the Treehouse is that it can fit 3 pets! There aren’t a lot of seats for 3 pets in Webkinz World, so I thought that was pretty cool.

Here are a couple of other views of the Secret Hideout Treehouse:

I love the way the branches of the tree wrap all the way around the back of the Treehouse. Purple is one of my favorite colors, so I love color too!

If you want to earn the Secret Hideout Treehouse, be sure to fill up your pets’ hearts each day so you can increase your family score. I use a “Filling Hearts” room that you’ve probably seen if you’ve watched any of my adoption videos. Here’s the post where I show you how to make your own Webkinz Filling Hearts Room.

Adopting new pets onto your account is another way to boost your score. Check out the Ganz eStore for both virtual pets and plush pets. There’s a great sale right now with free shipping on the Oatmeal Kangaroo and Black & White Friesian!

What’s your Family Score? Let me know in the comments for a surprise via Kinzpost!

 

Adopting a Lovely Love Kitten: February’s Pet of the Month

As you probably know, February’s Pet of the Month (POTM) is the Lovely Love Kitten. I usually end up just getting the virtual version of the POTM, but this month I decided to buy the plush Lovely Love Kitten because I think this kitty is so, so cute!

Since I have the plush, I decided to do my adoption video a little differently this time. Before we head to Webkinz World and the Adoption Center, I first take a look at the Lovely Love Kitten plush and all the great details that make this kitten oh so lovely!

Remember, because the Lovely Love Kitten is February’s Pet of the Month, you get a loot bag with extra prizes. (We’ll take a look at the extra POTM prizes and gifts in the video.)

I hope you enjoy my video! If you want your own Lovely Love Kitten, you can head to Amazon for the plush or the Ganz eStore for the virtual version! If you really love having the POTM, you can join the eStore’s Pet of the Month club and have a plush delivered to you each month!

Webkinz Trading Cards Series 2: Virtual Trading Cards

A while back I wrote a post about the Series 2 Webkinz Trading Cards that you can sometimes find at Ollie’s. (If you don’t have an Ollie’s, you can find all kinds of Webkinz Trading Cards on Amazon.)

I recently got a couple more boxes of the Series 2 Trading Cards, and it inspired me to blog about the “virtual trading cards” that used to go along with the real world trading cards.

Let me give you a quick overview in case you’re not familiar with Webkinz Trading Cards. There are four series, which started, of course, with Series 1 and 2. When you open a pack of Series 1 or 2 Trading Cards, you’ll find one or more of three different types of cards:

1. Feature code card – This card has a unique code that you can enter into the code shop for a prize.
2. Trading cards – These are what make up most of the pack and include pictures and descriptions of games, characters, pets, recipe foods and more
3. Mystery Pet card – These are rare, usually only one per an entire box; this is a code to enter into the Adoption Centre to receive a pet. You won’t know what kind until after you’ve entered the code.

Okay, so now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s talk about virtual cards. When Series 1 and Series 2 came out, both versions also included a special code for a pack of “virtual trading cards” on each feature code card.

The code for the virtual trading cards is on the very bottom of the feature code card:

You drag and drop the pack in your pet’s room, and several cards shake out.

Then, you can go to the Wshop and buy a binder that allows you to see the virtual cards you’ve collected. (Look under “Fun Stuff” and then “Books” to find the Series 1 Binder and Series 2 Binder for 100 kinzcash).

Honestly, just looking at the cards in the binders isn’t too exciting to me, but there IS something about the virtual cards that I think is really cool. Once you collect certain cards, you unlock neat prizes that you can’t get anywhere else…you can even unlock a trophy!

There are four sets in total to unlock, each with its own special prize:

When you collect all of the Webkinz Deck Cards, you get the Series 2 Collector Trophy:

When you collect all of the Challenge Cards, you get the Space Explorer Shuttle, which is interactive – your pet can ride in it!

When you collect all of the W Tales Snapshots, you get the W Tales Sofa (one of my favorites!):

When you collect all of the At Paw Level cards, you get the “At Paw Level Display Screen,” which is very unique:

Then, when you’ve completed all four sets, you win the Grand Prize, a Collector’s Paradise Waterfall:

Of all the virtual trading card prizes, by far my favorite is the trophy…I love collecting trophies! I just get so excited when I see my Trophy Room filling up!

Here’s a look at the Series 2 Collector Trophy up close:

So what do you think about Webkinz Trading Cards? Have you ever collected any? Do you have any trading card prizes? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll send you a special trading card prize via kinzpost! (Make sure I know your Webkinz username!)

Adopting a Webkinz Holly Fox

A few weeks ago I bought the Holly Fox from the Ganz eStore. I love all of the Christmas-themed pets available right now, like the Mistletoe Mouse and the Gingerbread Puppy. As cute as all of the holiday pets are, the Holly Fox is my favorite.

My Holly Fox is a girl, and I decided to name her Noel to keep with the Christmas theme. Her red and white stripes make me think of candy canes, and I love the holly leaves on her back.

Here’s a quick video I made while I was adopting Noel. Hope you like it!