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!

Whether it’s visiting friends or just hanging out around the house, the Schnauzer knows how to make life fun. As January is almost over, now is your last chance to scoop up a Schnauzer, January’s Pet Of The Month!

As with all our Pet Of The Month pets, adopting the Schnauzer this month will get you an exclusive Pet of the Month loot bag that is filled with goodies you can’t get anywhere else! You’ll also have the chance to participate in some exclusive Daily Activities as a Pet Of The Month owner, and you’ll get a free download of the Pet Of The Month song!

Welcome to the weekly edition of Feedback Friday, where we ask a question and look to our wonderful Webkinz members for answers that we will use to make Webkinz World better. This is your chance to influence the way that Webkinz World evolves!

Winterfest comes to a close today. This year, we had a bunch of activities spread across all of our Webkinz-related sites. We took note of all the fun activities you, our community, like to do during the Winter time, and now we want to hear what you thought of Winter in Webkinz World.

This week’s question is…

What did you think of Winterfest this year?

Did you enjoy catching snowflakes, and did you like the prizes? Keeping in mind all the great suggestions for fun winter activities in last week’s post, what would you like to see in Webkinz World next Winterfest? Give us some feedback by commenting now!

The Lovely Locust, February’s Enchanted Tree, is on the horizon, so time is running out for January’s Caring Valley pets and enchanted tree!

Purchase a Caring Valley Husky this month to get four saplings that you can plant to contribute to a charitable cause, and you’ll also recieve the January Caring Valley Tree, the Party Palm!

As much as we love each and every Webkinz pet in Webkinz World, the time comes when some of our older pets must be retired. Retired Pets are pets that we no longer produce.

Today, we would like to announce that the Webkinz Triceratops is being retired. The Triceratops was released in January 2010. The Triceratops is unlike any other dinosaur you’ll ever meet! Aside from its cool patterned frill and three horns, this dino also has a personality so unique and interesting!

Winterfest, our annual Webkinz World winter celebration, continues! Take part in a bunch of fun Winterfest activities taking place within Webkinz World, on the Ganz eStore, and here on Webkinz Newz! Here’s what you can do now:

• Snow is falling in Webkinz World! Catch a snowflake by clicking on it, and you’ll get one of three wonderful, winter-warming rewards!
• Our Webkinz Newz Winterfest contest is now on! Hit the Contests page for details on how to enter.
• Check out the Ganz eStore for special Winterfest sales!

Don’t miss all the awesome fun of Winterfest in and around Webkinz World before the event ends on Friday night!