Everyone has wishes for themselves… but we want to hear what you would wish for someone else. This weekend, tell us your top 10 wishes for children in hospitals and you’ll be entered in a draw to win one of 100 Lovely Locust Trees! Check the Contests page for more details.

Now that you’ve had a chance to explore the world of MAZIN’ Hamsters, we want to see some of the cool stuff you’ve been doing! From July 24th to July 30th, we’ll be accepting video responses to our “MAZIN’ Hamster YouTube Contest” video and we’ll be giving away an eStore exclusive MAZIN’ Hamster to the best “Maze” and “General” videos submitted!

To enter, first read the rules, then visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xi5aKBLhc, click “Respond to this video” and then click the “Attach a video” link — then you can select, upload or create your video. All videos will be screened before they are approved.

A “Maze” video will show off the cool mazes that you’ve been building with your MAZIN’ Hamsters. Be sure to let us see the whole maze, but you can also show your MAZIN’ Hamster running through it.

A “General” video can be ANYTHING you like — a dance video with your MAZIN’ Hamster plush toys, drawings of your MAZIN’ Hamster, a talk show, a news report… anything you can think of that involves MAZIN’ Hamsters in some way.

Note: YouTube is not owned or operated by Ganz. YouTube is designed to be viewed and used by users over the age of 13 and is governed by a different set of terms. If you are under the age of 13, please ask your parents for permission before continuing

We’ll also be running a companion contest right here on Webkinz Newz — tell us your top 10 ideas for room themes for MAZIN’ Hamsters. Check the Contests page for more details.

Update: If you had difficulties entering, please try again. Contest has been extended until 7:30am on June 19th.

If you voted earlier this week, you’re already entered. If you didn’t vote, visit the Kinzville Times in Webkinz World and click on “Communal Contest” in the index, then click Enter.

Show off your room design skills this weekend by entering the Cancer Crab contest and designing a special Beach room just for the Cancer Crab! Check the Contests page for more details.

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.

Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and we’ve got the perfect contest for the heart-warming holiday. We want you to write us a romantic rhyming couplet about the Love Lion! The Love Lion is our newest Valentine’s Day seasonal pet, and there is no better way to celebrate its release than to put your words of love into rhyme!

Never written a rhyming couplet before? It’s easy. A rhyming couplet is a pair of two lines where the last words of each line rhyme! Come up with a fun one about the Love Lion and love, submit it, and you could win!

Winners will receive the rare Bed of Roses (the “prize”), which can only be acquired by registering a certain number of pets. We just gave a few away with our recent Twitter contest, so this will be the last chance to snag one of these superbeds through a contest for a while!

The contest opens at 12:00 a.m. EST on February 10, 2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 14, 2010. For details on how to enter the contest and the official contest rules, click here.

We’ve got some exciting news! After much deliberation, we’ve arrived at a list of winners for the two different Winterfest Contests. Thanks to everyone who entered the contests! Now, let’s see who is walking away from Winterfest a winner!

Webkinz Newz Contest Winners

• We would also like to offer congratulations to Monica, Miranda, Danielle, Lee, and Wendy for winning the Webkinz Newz Winterfest Contest! Each of you have won a Build-A-Snow-Fort Siege Tower! Your codes have been emailed to you!

Twitter Contest Winners

• We received many new followers on our Twitter account during the week, and we’ve randomly selected three winners. Congratulations to Mikaylah, Michelle, and Laura! Your Feature Codes have been sent to you as direct messages on Twitter!

The winning entries have been posted on the “Winners” page. We hope you’ve enjoyed our various Winterfest-related contests, and while we’re sad to see Winterfest go, we know there are plenty more great events to come in the rest of 2010!