Webkinz TIPS: Family goes worldwide Webkinz

A Plymouth father and his two daughters are scoring big with a popular podcast about the all-the-rage toy animals. What rhymes with "webcast"? Dave Swerdlick and his daughters, Hannah, 9, and Zoe, 6, spent a few minutes hashing that out, then it was time for Zoe to work her magic.
"Hey, you -- we're gonna have a blast," the first-grader said enthusiastically into a microphone. "It's time for the 'Webkinz Webcast'!" She nailed it in one take. Thus began another recording session for the Plymouth father-daughter trio's hit Internet show, "Webkinz Webcast," which covers the popular Webkinz toys. The free show has been among the top 10 podcasts in the Kids & Family section of Apple's online iTunes Store for weeks. When you add listeners from the show's own website (www.webkinzwebcast.com), the podcast -- which can be saved to an MP3 player such as an iPod or played directly from the Web -- has been downloaded about 50,000 times in just the past month. The girls give shout-outs to specific listeners, and they read e-mail. The show gets loads of fan feedback -- mostly from the United States and Canada, but also from countries such as South Korea, Bahrain and Turkey. One 14-year-old girl in Athens e-mailed to say that "Webkinz Webcast" is her favorite show. "I can't believe how big of an audience we've received in such a short period of time," Swerdlick said. "The response has been overwhelming."
For those not in the know, Webkinz are stuffed animals that come with a code that allows their owners to go to the Webkinz World website and adopt a virtual version of the animal as a pet. To say the toys are hot is an understatement. Google reports that "Webkinz" was No. 2 (behind "iPhone") among all online search terms in 2007. That helps explain why Webkinz were the top pick for a subject when Swerdlick asked the girls if they wanted to do a podcast after he bought a Mac computer last summer. Their original topic was going to be American Girl dolls, but by the time their father had gained the technical know-how, the girls had moved on to Webkinz as their playtime passion. Hannah said of the last-minute switch: "Webkinz are more popular, and they're for girls and boys." It was solely the girls' call, Swerdlick said. "The webcast was not intended to be a trendy thing," he said. "There was no motive in doing it." He elaborated: "I'm not a fisherman; I can't teach my kids fishing skills. But I have a bit of a background in broadcasting, and I thought what a great way to share it. My wife teaches them sewing, and I can teach them how to do some broadcasting." Quality time together In fact, Kari Swerdlick, who has been married to Dave for 10 years, watched her husband and daughters record "Webkinz Webcast" for the first time just last Wednesday, even though it was their 11th show. It's their quality time together, she said. Each 20- to 25-minute episode of "Webkinz Webcast" is recorded essentially live in a downstairs room where guitars and sales-certification awards line the wall, remnants of Dave's music-industry past. He now is a wholesale distributor, but he also used to be a programmer and DJ at a Colorado radio station. He sits at a desk in front of a microphone and the computer, while the girls share a microphone over to the side. Hannah has her own computer, a compact laptop, which she uses to read from the Webkinz website during the show, with Zoe looking over her shoulder. For the 11th show, the trio shared recipes, offered tips for earning play money on the Webkinz site and talked about new products. When Dad held up the new Webkinz catalog that had just arrived, the girls squealed in surprise. "Gimme!" Zoe cried, snatching it out of his hands. "Oooh, they're so cute!" she cooed as she and Hannah pawed through page after page filled with pictures of plush critters. That kind of spontaneity is his main goal with the show, Swerdlick said. Nothing is rehearsed. Swerdlick says he has never heard from the maker of Webkinz, Ganz. But spokeswoman Susan McVeigh told the Star Tribune that the Canadian toy company greatly appreciated the effort and commitment put into "Webkinz Webcast" and other fan projects online. "We do no advertising for Webkinz pets ourselves ... relying instead on word of mouth from kids and adults who discovered them," she said. "We say the Webkinz story has spread 'playground to playground.'"
Source: By RANDY A. SALAS, Star TribuneLast

Webkinz TIPS: New Webkinz Are Coming in 2008

New Webkinz come out rather quickly it seems. Day after day you can hear the buzz online about what the newest Webkinz will be. This year its no exception, many new Webkinz will be arriving in stores soon. So you may ask your self why all the hype, why all the fuss? The answer is simple, kids want to be different from others. So to children who play Webkinz one great way to be different is to have one of the new Webkinz earlier than anyone else. This sets them apart with their own individual identity. For the most part Webkinz are rather inexpensive at only $9-$15 a piece so its not all to much for parents to buy a couple different Webkinz for their child.Another reason everyone wants to get the new Webkinz and get one early is because of value. Remember Beanie Babies? The concept is similar to that, as the demand goes up for some of the Webkinz and goes up fast. One way to make sure you have one of the valuable ones is to buy one brand new before they get to popular and before the value explodes. Some of these plush are now going for upwards of $1000.New Webkinz also arrive every season. Last years for valentines day they released a Love Puppy and recently for Valentines Day in 2008 they are releasing the Love Frog. In 2007 for Easter Ganz released the Sherbert Bunny plush and for 2008 its a Baby Easter Chick. As you can see year to year Ganz releases New Seasonal Webkinz.Also as with releasing the seasonal ones very often throughout the year new Webkinz will hit the stores. This keeps supply and demand for an already popular product up. In 2007 right before fall a large array of new Webkinz was released onto the market and everyone was out to get the latest and greatest toy fast. In early 2008 another entire arsenal of new Webkinz is being released which will further generate the hype. This is a good move on Ganz's part as most "hot" toys only have a shelf life of a couple years. So making the buzz for new Webkinz is one of the best ways to keep everyone including the fans extremely happy.With the demand of Webkinz still in high gear many stores that carry them are having trouble keeping the shelves full. Often stores are not even able to order enough of the new Webkinz plush to meet demands. This leaves many looking to buy their Webkinz online. Some online stores feature some great deals and others you'll pay a large premium just to be able to get a new Webkinz before they are gone. So the best tip is to buy online and buy early and never pay over fair market price.The demand for this "hot" plush will not die out anytime soon. You can expect the laws of supply and demand to continue to cause not only shortages of the plush but also higher prices along with making these toys even more collectible. If you are someone looking for a new Webkinz get one before they are gone.
Author: Mike Brown

Webkinz TIPS: Webkinz as an great educational toy

Webkinz Pets Can Be A Great Friend. There is more webkinz than you can imagine. There are all kinds of different animals that your kids can choose from. No matter what kind of animal they like they will be able to find one that they can shower with love. They will have endless fun with their new pets and be able to take care of them. Every kid wants to have a best friend that wants to do everything with them. With the webkinz pets they will have exactly that. However, there is more to webkinz pets than just the plush animals.
What Kids Can Do With Webkinz:When your kid receives their new webkinz they will be given a secret code that they can use online to adopt their pets. They will be able to pick out a name for them and even choose whether they are a girl or boy. This way they can have the best friend that they always dreamed of.
They will also be able to go online to the webkinz site to care for their pet. They can have hours of endless fun with them. On the website they will be able to design a room for their new pet. They will be given kinzcash that they can use to buy new furniture and other things for their new pet's room. They can find out when they are hungry, happy and what their health is.
They will have the chance to play games, do trivia questions, enter contests and a lot of other things that will not only teach them things like responsibility but that they can have fun doing with their best friend. They will be begging their parents to let them get online to play with and have fun with their new webkinz.
Why Parents Like Webkinz: Parents will be able to get online and monitor what their kids are doing on the webkinz site. They will be able to keep control of what their kids are allowed to do. This is something that is important for every parent so that they know their kids are safe.
Another thing that parents like is the fact that the webkinz will help their kids learn how to be responsible for something other than themselves. This is always something that parents are trying to teach their kids. With webkinz pets your job as a parent will be much easier. This is something that every parent likes.
Parents also like to see their kids having fun and learning at the same time. Not many toys will be able to accomplish both of those things at the same time. Webkinz is great because they have combined the two and made a great place for kids. They have come up with a very inventive way for the kids to enjoy themselves and for parents to be happy about them spending time online. Not many websites can boast that they make kids and parents happy at the same time. Usually it is just one or the other but not both.
What Are You Waiting For? You need to buy a webkinz for your kids right now. The faster they get their webkinz the faster they can start having fun and learning. You and your kids can sit down and spend time together when you are showing them everything that they can do with their new pet. Your kids will love you forever. You definitely want to see your kids happy and to see them getting more education. What is better than them getting the education of responsibility that will help them throughout their whole life? There are more webkinz then you will ever be able to buy for your kids but letting them get one will make you and them happy. So go get one today.
Summary: The more webkinz you see the more you will love them. They are a great educational toy for your kids. There are also a lot of reasons that parents like them. This is one plush animal that makes both the kids and the parents happy. What could be better than that?

The Webkinz toy craze

The Webkinz toy craze, which started taking off a year ago, has grown rapidly in the last six months. It is focused around a classic stuffed animal with a “secret” code that, when typed into the Web site www.webkinz.com, comes to digital life.Through game-playing, kids learn what they need to make sure their pets have food, attention and other creature comforts.The brightly colored, animated games also have learning opportunities to help with spelling and other skills as well.Parent tips As with many computer games, parents may be concerned about the amount of time and energy their kids spend online in the Webkinz World. The company anticipated this and offers some tips for parents.-- Use Webkinz World as a reward after a child has finished his or her homework or done their chores.-- Decide what you believe is an appropriate amount of time for your child to be on the computer and discuss it with your child ahead of time.-- Encourage your child to draw pictures of the rooms they’d like to design, make pictures and scrapbooks of their Webkinz pets and have parties for the Webkinz pets by inviting some friends.Messaging Webkinz.com offers a component where kids can chat online with each other. Under the KinzChat system, children can use only preconstructed messages from chat menus. They cannot type in their own messages, making it a safer way to chat, especially for young members. Members do not need permission to visit this area. In the KinzChat PLUS area, messages are limited to words from the site’s restricted dictionary, which excludes all numbers, proper names, place names, and any sort of inappropriate language. If a member tries to use a word that is not in the dictionary, the word will turn red and the member will not be able to send the message. Misspelled words also cannot be sent.
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Webkinz TIP: Don't use Webkinz Cheat Codes

Q: I like to use cheat codes to make life on Webkinz.com easier for my kid, where should I start? A: Don't! do not use any webkinz cheat codes over at webkinz.com. If the webkinz sites find out, your Webkinz account will be disabled immediately. Q: So, how do you know? A: Just read the bulletin from Webkinz below:
We at Webkinz World are fully aware that members are using tools to attempt to cheat on our site. We want to make our position on the use of these tools very, very clear.
First of all, remember that any attempt to circumvent the security of our site violates the User Agreement. Accordingly, any use of a cheating tool will lead to the immediate and permanent termination of the account on which the tool was used. Whether the account has one pet or 50, the account will be closed. All codes for pets on the closed account will remain used.
You will not receive a warning, and it will not matter whether you have used the tool (or used other means to attempt to circumvent the security of our site), once or many times.
Also note, as we have stated before, all activity that occurs on an account is the responsibility of the member who is registered on that account. If a "friend" or anyone else used your account to cheat on our site, you will still be the one who loses your account.
If you ever find a large amount of KinzCash on your account that you know you did not achieve, DO NOT USE IT. Contact us immediately and we will remove the excess KinzCash and you will not lose your account.
We have already terminated the accounts of dozens of members who have cheated on our site. It saddens us each time we have to close an account, but we must protect the security of our site and we will continue to do so.
Sincerely,
GANZ
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TIP: Webkinz Sandwich Maker Recipes

Bean Burrito

Cheese + Pancakes + Baked Beans

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Birthday Sandwich

Bread + Mac N Cheese + Hot Dogs

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Black Forest Sandwich

Cherries + Chocolate Bar + Cake

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Cheese/Tom Sandwich

Cheese + Tomato + Bread

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Chicken Salad Sandwich

Chicken Nuggets + Bread + Salad

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Choco Chip Waffles

Choc. Bar + Waffles + Milk

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Deep Sea Barnacle Bagel

Shrimp + Fish Sticks + Bagel

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Egg Salad Sandwich

Eggs + Salad + Bread

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Fancy Schmancy Waffles

Ice Cream Cone + Strawberries + Waffles

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Fire & Water Sandwich

Bread + Watermelon + Dragon Fruit

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Fruit Berry Crepe

Pancake + Blueberry + Strawberry Yogurt

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Grilled Carrot Sandwich

Asparagus + Carrots + Bread

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Grilled Carrot Sandwich

Asparagus + Carrots + Bread

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Hole In One

Asparagus + Bagel + Chicken Nuggets
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Ice Cream Sandwich

Chocolate Bar + Cookies + Ice Cream Cone
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Kablookie Sandwich

Cookie + Blueberry + Kiwi
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Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich

Banana + Peanuts + Bread
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Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwich

Honey + Peanuts + Bread

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Peanuts + Strawberries + Bread

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Pigs In Blanket

Hot Dog + Pancakes + Tomato

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Pizza Sandwich

Cheeses + Pizza + Tomato

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Sloppy Joekinz

Spaghetti + Tomato + Bread

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Sunrise Sandwich

Eggs + Tomato + Bread

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Turquoise Sandwich

Bread + Blueberries + Green Grapes

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Veggie Sub Sandwich

Salad + Tomato + Bread

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TIP: Webkinz Blender Recipes

Almond Blutrice Punch
Almonds + Blueberries + Orange Juice
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Atomicolicious Punch
Cherries + Orange + Peach
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Beach Sunrise Frappe
Pineapple + OJ + Coconut
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Blueberry Parfait
Ice Cream Cone + Peanuts + Blueberries
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Cara Milkshake
Ice Cream Cone + Peanuts + Blueberries
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Cream Soda Float
Cherries + Cream Soda + Ice Cream Cone
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Fruit Slushie
Cherries + Orange + Bottled Water
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Health Juice
Carrots + Apple + Watermelon
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Hot Marshmallow with Chocolates
Chocolate Bar + Milk + Marshmallows
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Icy Frosty
Ice Cream Cone + Bottled Water + Watermelon
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Mega Berry Slush
Strawberry + Blueberry + Raspberry
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Neon Pink Smoothie
Dragonfruit + Pink Lemonade + Cream Soda
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Plymouth Veggie Parfait
Peas + Pumpkin + Baked Potato
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Pink Cream Float
Ice Cream + Cream Soda + Cherries
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Rootbeer Float
Cheeries + Rootbeer + Ice Cream Cone
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Shirley Templkinz
Cherries + Fruit Punch + Orange
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Soccer FLoat
Chocolate Bar + Ice Cream Cone + Kiwi Fruit
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Spicy Salsa
Asparagus + Corn on the cob + Tomato
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Strawberry Smoothie
Honey + Milk + Strawberries
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Sweet N Sour Smoothie
Milk + Orange + Pink Lemonade
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Triple Hot Chocolate
Chocolate Bar + Hot Chocolate + Chocolate Milk
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Tropical Punch
Fruit Punch + Orange + Pineapple
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Veggie Dip
Milk + Mushrooms + Tomato Soup
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Vegisicle
Peas + Carrots + Popsicle
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Wild Kiwi Sunset
Papaya + Kiwi + Coconut
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Yogurt Twist Smoothie
Banana + Strawberry Yogurt + Kiwi Fruit
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TIP: Webkinz Stove - Grill - Cauldron Recipes

Galactic Gumball
Honey + Orange + Pumpkin
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Granola Bars
Honey + Almonds + Granola Cereal
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Halloweenogg
Eggs + MIlk + Pumpkin
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Jellamoazoo Jiggle
Ice Cream Cone + Jelly + Licorice
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Lasagna
Cheeses + Spaghetti + Tomato Soup
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Mizzleberry Jacks
Pancakes + Pizza + Strawberries
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Mushmallow Frosty
Ice Cream Cone + Marshmallows + Mushrooms
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Nuggetdog Megaroni
Macaroni & Cheese + Hot Dog + Chicken Nuggets
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Omelet
Cheeses + Eggs + Milk
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Ophidian Callaloo
Licorice + Salad + Tomato Soup
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Pierogies
Cheeses + Eggs + Baked Potato
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Pinaminto
Milk + Peppermints + Pineapple
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Punchy Nutkins
Fruit Punch + Peanuts + Pumpkin
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Rice Pudding
Raisins + Milk + White Rice
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Rollsrice Cream
Ice Cream Cone + Peppermints + White Rice
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Scary Berry Crunch
Potato Chips + Pumpkin + Strawberries
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Shepherd's Pie
Peas + Burger + Baked Potato
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Sloppy Jalopy
Grapefruit + Hot Dog + Baked Beans
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Slotto Fruit
Cherries + Apple + Orange
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Smores
Chocolate Bar + Cookies + Marshmallows
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Squirrley Brittle
Peanuts + Sunflower Seeds + Toffee
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Squishadish
Fish Sticks + Marshmallows + Pancakes
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SS Blueberry Bounty
Jelly + Blueberry Cheesecake + Peach
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Stikagoo Cake
Chocolate Milkshake + Toffee + Cake
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Strawberry Jiggle Torte
Jelly + Marshmallows + Strawberry Yogurt
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Strawberry Kiwi Tart
Strawberries + Webkinz Crackers + Kiwi Fruit
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Stuffed Leafy Melon
Salad + Watermelon + White Rice
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Sunny Ice Cakes
Cupcake + Ice Cream Cone + Sunflower Seeds
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Tooth Extractor
Pumpkin Pop + Licorice Bats + Phantom Pop
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Triopop
Lollipop + Orange Pop + Popcorn
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UFO
Eggs + Nacho Chips + Tomato
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Webkinz Jambalaya
Shrimp + White Rice + Hot Dog
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Werrigeti
Spaghetti + Strawberries + Watermelon
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Zazzleoop Soup
Lollipop + Pizza + Tomato Soup
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TIP: How to keep your Webkinz healthy? 5 things

Question: How to keep my Webkinz healthy?
Answer: Here are 5 things that you can do to keep your Webkinz healthy.

1. Keep your Webkinz well fed. You can buy food at the W Shop. Make sure they get lots of fruits and vegetables. The hamburger, hot dog and chicken nuggets are the best value. They fill up your Webkinz without spending a lot of kinz cash. Vitamins can increase the health of your Webkinz, but don't give more than one per day, and they are not a good value.


2. Popsicles can help your Webkinz animal if it has a sore throat. You would find this information when you visit the Webkinz clinic. There is a great doctor there that can look at your Webkinz if it is not feeling well. At times you may also have to buy medicine.


3. Make sure you keep your Webkinz animal clean. You can buy a bathtub at the W Shop. Webkinz Tip: a bathtub comes as a free gift when you buy a Hippo Webkinz. Giving your Webkinz a bath is a quick and fun way to make your Webkinz health level go up. Not all items are interactive in Webkinz World, but the bathtub is interactive and fun.


4. Make sure your Webkinz animal gets lots of exercise. You can get a pool so your Webkinz can swim. You can also get a trampoline for jumping or you can get your Webkinz a treadmill.


5. Your Webkinz requires a lot of rest, so remember to put it to bed prior to logging out of Webkinz World.

KinzCash TIP: Collect Charm Forest

Collect one Webkinz charm and you gain access into the charm forest. Every 6 hours you get to choose a path to take to search for charms. Pixie pods are carried by the good fairies of the forest, click on one to see your prize. Watch out for bad fairies disguised as good fairies, if you find one you wont get anything. If a fairy drops a key click on it and search for the storage doors in the forest that have 2-5 pixies pods, click on them to see your prizes. Collect all 8 rows of charms and you will win an exclusive prize. If you find a charm you already have have you wil recieve 100 kinzcash. If you buy 8 webkinz charms it automatically unlocks all 40 of the webkinz charms.

Buying 1 Webkinz Charm will give you a Feature Code to unlock the Magical Charm Forest, along with 1 row of 5 Forest Charms to collect. Buying a second charm will unlock the another row, and so on. Buying 8 different charms unlocks all 40 of the Forest Charms. After all the rows are unlocked, every new Charm Feature Code you enter earns you Kinz Cash prizes or exclusive items!
1st -- Unlock the 1st Virtual Charm row
2nd -- Unlock the 2nd Virtual Charm row
3rd -- Unlock the 3rd Virtual Charm row
4th -- Unlock the 4th Virtual Charm row
5th -- Unlock the 5th Virtual Charm row
6th -- Unlock the 6th Virtual Charm row
7th -- Unlock the 7th Virtual Charm row
8th -- Unlock the 8th Virtual Charm row
9th -- 100 Kinz Cash
10th -- 100 Kinz Cash
11th -- 200 Kinz Cash
12th -- 200 Kinz Cash
13th -- 200 Kinz Cash
14th -- 300 Kinz Cash
15th -- 300 Kinz Cash
16th -- Fairy Falls Fountain
17th -- 400 Kinz cash
18th -- 400 Kinz cash
19th -- 400 Kinz cash
20th -- 500 Kinz cash
21st -- 500 Kinz Cash
22nd -- 500 Kinz Cash
23rd -- 500 Kinz Cash
24th -- Super-Exclusive Charm Forest Item

TIP: Where to find Webkinz recipes?

The PERFECT website for webkinz clues, recipes and LOADS of cool info is www.neon-pink-monkeys.piczo.com (my site) and for a better place to find stuff is http://www.elubin.com/ on the webkinz page. They have all the recipes (including Cookie Tornado) with pictures! By the way, the recipe for cookie tornado is bananas, cookies and icecream on the stove! gooluck and happy cooking! *elubin.com also has blender and sandwich maker recipes!
This site has a bunch of pictures. click to see ingredients. enjoy the food!: http://www.guk.ca/WebkinzRecipes/tabid/555/Default.aspx

TIP: What is the best webkinz cheats for kinzcash?

1. If a friend is on, go to your phone and click on there name. Then hit ctrl+m+g, and you can earn up to 100,000 kinzcash.



2. If you and a friend go on to dicekinz and as soon as it is comes up you and your friend must press the x and you should each be rewarded 40 kinz cash. That does not sound like a lot but if you do it for like 5 minutes you could have up to 4000 kinz cash. It takes a wile for you and your friend to get in sink but after a wile you will get it. This cheat does work!!!



3. Go to the newspaper and go looking for the kinzcash help (near the bottom of the page



4. Operation gumball can give you some money! if you don't pass a level just type in the right number and you go to the next level. the only thing is you can't do it on every level.



5. Go to the news and look at kincash tips. it will help you. Go do contact us then press comments and suggestens and do the survey you get 50 kinzcash you can do it every week too. Also sell stuff you don't need at the w shop.



6. Ok...the best possible answer i can give you is to do all the daily activities and do them everyday.



7. Also...make sure you go to Arte's Gem place and sell all the gems you get. Some are worth 10's and 20's but others are worth 100's! Maybe even 1000's!

TIP: More KinzCash

Q: How can I get more KinzCash if I have 2 Webkinz?
A: Every time you adopt a pet you will get 1500 kinzcash. And you may play games in the tournment area play Wishing Well and the Wheel of Wow and play in quizzy's. Or you could adopt more webkinz....

TIP: Easy KinzCash

This one is super simple. Start up the Zingoz Bounce game. You will need to position your mouse pointer so that the pointer finger is only slightly above the red ball, and directly in the middle. Then, you need to hold your mouse very steady so that it does not move at all. Continue to click that one spot as fast as you can, over and over.
The best way to do this is with either a cordless mouse or even a laptop keyboard that does not have a rollerball. It may a few tries to find the "sweet spot," but once you do you'll know it. If the ball bounces slightly to the left, then you are too far to the right. If the ball bounces to the right, then you are too far to the left.
A word of caution - Ganz has set a maximum allowable score. If you exceed that score, you will not get any KinzCash at all. Rumor has it that max score is set to around 30,000 points.
Good luck!