| If you have young children then you have most likely | | | | Some of the easiest ways to make sure your virtual |
| heard of the popular stuffed plush toy animals called | | | | pet stays happy and healthy is to visit the site |
| Webkinz. They are similar to the once popular beanie | | | | everyday and collect the free food and kinz cash |
| babies, but with one important difference. Owners of | | | | that is given out. It is similar to getting an allowance. |
| these new toys are able to adopt an online version | | | | Every little bit helps, but it will usually take a little bit |
| of their stuffed animal. | | | | more effort playing arcade games to earn some cash |
| The combination of the real world toy and the virtual | | | | or going to the employment office to get a job for |
| pet has been an enormous success. So much so that | | | | the day. Once you earn some money you can go |
| much of the toy industry has had to follow this | | | | shopping in the W-shop for different foods to feed |
| example, but none have been nearly as successful as | | | | your animal. If you have some left over money you |
| Ganz, the family friendly company that is responsible | | | | might think about purchasing some new furniture or |
| for this ingenious idea. | | | | new clothes. |
| Each plush toy comes with a tag attached that has a | | | | If you buy some basic kitchen appliances, such as a |
| secret code that is used to gain access to the online | | | | sandwich maker, stove, or blender, then you are able |
| kids social site called Webkinz World. In this online | | | | to create new webkinz secret recipes for your pet |
| environment, children are able to play a variety of | | | | to enjoy. However, you can't just mix up anything |
| games, take a quiz, create special rooms, create | | | | and feed it to your pet. Well, actually you can but it |
| food recipes, and care for their virtual pet in general. | | | | might not enjoy it as much. When you mix food |
| By doing the different activities, kids earn an online | | | | items together that aren't part of an actual recipe |
| currency called kinz cash which they use to buy | | | | then you end up with gak or gunk. It is very |
| numerous different items. | | | | unappealing. If you are having difficulty discovering |
| With every stuffed toy that is purchased the owner | | | | recipes then you could buy a cookbook from Chef |
| will receive 2000 kinz cash, a special item, and a | | | | Gaspacho, or you could purchase a TV for your pet |
| special food recipe once the code has been used to | | | | and tune in to his cooking program. New webkinz |
| access the online website. Numerous pets can be | | | | recipes are released every few months, and it is |
| adopted on one account, and each code gives the | | | | usually up to the users to discover the ingredients. |
| user a years access to the online world. The owner | | | | This is not always an easy task considering many of |
| of these virtual pets is responsible for taking care of | | | | the ingredients have nothing to do with the name or |
| them as well. The concept of taking care of a virtual | | | | the picture of the actual dish. For example, the |
| pet has been around for a while in much simpler | | | | Fluffed Snuglapuffin recipe is a picture of a blue |
| forms, but nothing as creative as this. The user | | | | muffin that is created by mixing together hot |
| needs to make sure their pet is fed and kept happy. | | | | chocolate, chicken noodle soup, and cookies. Last |
| If this isn't taken care of then the online pet will get | | | | time I made muffins, I didn't use any of those items. |
| sick and become unhappy. | | | | |