Webkinz craze isn't slowing down
Our kids first introduced us to Webkinz in December. I blogged about it then.
Well my kids aren't bored of it yet. They now own more pets and have more stuff going on in their virtual Webkinz world than ever. Their buddy lists are booming. I'm sure they would spend more time and money on this if we weren't setting limits.
Todays NYT describes the Webkinz craze. I like the idea of marrying physical products with online services. In the Webkinz case there is a very light integration between the virtual and real world.
I think we will see more toys and CE products that have a closer relationship to their online counterparts.
It's inevitable. And it's exciting to think about the possibilities.
I still don't get this at all. I first heard about it here:
http://www.unboundedition.com/content/view/709/50/
I think that she's right.
Posted by: gina | June 05, 2007 at 06:06 PM
Two of my grandchildren have webkinz and some of my great nieces and nephews. I find them to be a great teachig tool. All games are teaching/learning games and improve math/reading/resoning skills. The kids never spend hours on the computer....they play and care for their webkinz some each day, but participate in many other activities in the home and outdoors.
Posted by: Lesly | July 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM
I set a limit at 4 pets. However I have a friend who has 38 of them. Way too many in my opinion. However, some mint Webkinz are selling for $1300 on Ebay now.
Posted by: Webkinz Lover | October 18, 2007 at 08:37 PM
Great social site for kids, keep up the good work!
Posted by: Teri Salvador | January 16, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Have you seen the new Webkinz Love Frog , he is adorable. I want one so bad. Does anyone have one yet?
Posted by: Ashleigh | January 23, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Just a remindar -- a very important one: the animal war is raging. Webkinz will retire either the Cat theme or the Dog theme soon. They're letting us decide ... so PLEASE PLEASE vote this week -- before it's too late.
Posted by: Webkinz Gold and White Cat Gyrl | May 23, 2008 at 02:54 PM
My friend's children are educated through this. They enjoy learning as well as playing they are more interested in this product. their listening skill and their thinking capacity has increased
Posted by: online games | July 04, 2008 at 01:33 AM