This is the last weekend to adopt your very own Shamrock Dragon (12500 points)!

Every lucky Shamrock Dragon comes with it’s own animated Gushing Green Geyser, a unique item that looks great in any backyard! Head over to the Ganz eStore to catch one before it gets away!

While you’re there, check out our other great St. Patrick’s Day items:

Pot of Gold Background (1000 points)
Groundhog Leprechaun Actor (1000 points)
Ginger Cat Actor (1000 points)
Leprechaun Cloverfield (2000 points)

These items are only available until March 17th (11:59 pm EST) so don’t miss your last chance this year!

The T-Shirt Designer allows you to dress up many of our cool pets or your own personal pets with any of the clothing items found in Webkinz World, pick fun poses, or even add one of our many pre-made symbols to a customized T-Shirt. Set the color of your shirt and add your own text, and then you can order your pre-made shirt in the proper size and wear it in real life!

You can find the “T-Shirt Designer” button underneath the “Clothing Machine” button in the KinzStyle Outlet! Visit the KinzStyle Outlet in Webkinz World or the Ganz eStore to design a shirt now!

NOTE: The T-Shirt Designer t-shirts are currently only available in Youth sizes and can only be shipped to US and Canadian customers.

Wondering what the Endangered Species Contest is all about? We’re celebrating the release of our new Signature Endangered line with this special contest. Check back on Webkinz Newz in the coming weeks for a chance to enter this contest again to win an awesome Animal Rescue Prize Pack!

Adopt the Himalayan any time in March to get a Pet of the Month loot bag, filled with prizes and a surprise you can’t get anywhere else. Plus, there’s more! You can also scoop up a number of special eStore items taken directly from the new music video! Head over to the Ganz eStore now to find these sweet new items:

• Dex Dangerous PJs – 3,000 Points
• Pink Polka Dot PJs – 3,000 Points
• Pajama Party Smileys Set – 3,000 Points
• Pink Dex Superfan Vanity – 4,000 Points
• Pink Vanity Salon Stool – 2,000 Points
• Pink Popcorn Machine – 5,000 Points
• Cat’s Pajama Party Pack – 10,000 Points
• This pack includes…
• Dex Dangerous PJs
• Pink Polka Dot PJs
• Pink Dex Superfan Vanity
• Pink Vanity Salon Stool
• Pink Popcorn Machine

And don’t forget: this month, we’re also introducing the online-only Pet Of The Month. Want to get all the bonuses of the POTM without buying the physical plush? Pick up an online-only Himalayan, and you’ll be able to take part in the fun!

Cheshire Cat

With it’s great big grin, you’ll never know what this pet is thinking but you’ll always know it’s ready to have some fun! Watch as the Enchanted Tree Perch glows and eerily sways back and forth when your pet sits on it. And when hungry, snack on some Gringer Snap Cookies.

Visit Ganz eStore to get the Cheshire Cat and other great deals this weekend!

Shamrock Dragon	Leprechaun Cloverfield

Pair it up with the new Leprechaun Cloverfield, also available from Ganz eStore, to play peek-a-boo in a field of clovers and gold coins!!

Remember, the Shamrock Dragon and other St. Patrick’s Day items are only available until March 17, 2010, 23:59pm EST! Visit Ganz eStore to get these great Online Items before they are gone!

Our brand new Signature Endangered line launches this month with the Signature Endangered Bengal Tiger, and we’ve got a special contest to celebrate. We want to hear your top ten favorite Endangered Animals!

Entering the contest by telling us your top ten favorite Endangered Species will give you a chance to win the Animal Rescue Prize Pack, which includes both an Animal Rescue Jacket and Animal Rescue Jeep. These special items are available only on the Ganz eStore!

The contest opens at 12:00 am EST on March 10, 2010 and ends at 11:59 pm EST on March 16, 2010. For details on how to enter the contest and the official contest rules, click here.

Shamrock Dragon	Leprechaun Cloverfield	Groundhog Leprechaun Actor	Pot of Gold Background

These are just some of the many items on sale this weekend. This weekend’s sale also hosts the debut of some new items for the Avante Condo theme. The rest of our deals follow after the break.

Here are some of the other deals this weekend on the Ganz eStore. Check the eStore for even more great sales!

Debuts

Ginger Cat Actor	Space Captain’s Chair	Salon Dryer Chair Replica	Salon Sink Replica

Featured Items

• Aquamarine Puppy
• Magic Bean Seeds
• Brontosaurus Slide
• Sailboat Pond
• Fairy Falls Charms: All charms
• Magic Mire Figures: All charms
• Woodland Wonders Figures: All figures

Deluxe Advantage

Chesire Cat	Glittering Skating Outfit

Water Balloon Cannon	Avante Condo Coffee Table	Avante Condo Side Table

We’ve got some exciting news! Webkinz World™ has been awarded the “Best Virtual World Site For Kids” award from About.com! Here’s what About.com had to say about our site:

Congratulations to fan favorite, Webkinz World, winner of the 2010 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Virtual World for Kids. The subscription-based website is unlocked through the purchase of a Webkinz stuffed animal. From there, kids are invited to care for their pets, play games, earn coins and decorate their own in-game homes. Webkinz World is a closed community with a nice suite of parental controls. It is highly regarded for quality entertainment and a safe environment.

We here at Ganz are very proud to receive this reward from About.com. Now in its fifth year, Webkinz World has been and continues to be a fun, child-friendly place for parents and their children to play, and we’ve got some great new features planned for this year to make Webkinz World even better!

Thanks to everyone who voted for Webkinz World; we appreciate the support, and we look forward to providing you all with more great plush pets and fun online games!

NOTE: Ganz does not own or operate About.com. If you are under the age of 13, check with a parent before continuing to the site.

Our first Communal Contest has run its course. Last week, players voted to win 500 KinzCash as the prize for our first contest, and the challenge was to score a whopping 6,000,000,000 points collectively in the game. Sadly, the goal wasn’t reached. But not to worry! There’s another chance to win great prizes this week with our new Communal Contest!

We’ve been paying close attention to the challenges, and we realize we made this first challenge way too tough. We’ll be making this week’s challenge much easier, and going forward, we’re going to be carefully watching this new feature and balancing the challenges to ensure that the Communal Contest is tuned just right!

Looking to give us more feedback on the Communal Contest feature? Head over to the “Feedback Friday” post, and let your voice be heard!