The multi-award winning Webkinz World site is one of the largest and most popular sites in North America, for children ages 6 to 13. It appeals to both boys and girls, because of the wide variety of pets and activities offered. It has also become polular with adults as well and really does appeal to all ages.
Every aspect of the site challenges and entertains children; learning responsibility, learning new daily routines, mapping, quizzes, games even gardening and movie making! Children also get to interact with technology and learn both computer and safe internet skills in a controlled enviroment.

• Promotion of Social Skills (safe constructed chat, positive pet comments, pets immediate response to childs attention)
• The ability to design a home for the Webkinz pet where you can care, feed and interact with your pet.
• School subject-based trivia at many age levels.
• Fun and creative contests.
• Entertaining games.
• New items or features every two weeks to keep the site interesting and challenging.

The adoption of a Webkinz pet gives you access to the Webkinz World website for one year. Before an account expires you are notified by Webkinzz reminding you to adopt a new pet. When the account does expire you have 14 days after which time you will be no longer able to access your Webkinz account. However the pet items, rooms and KinzCash will be fine for a minimum of 30 days during which time you can renew the account for another year by adopting a new Webkinz or Lil Kinz pet. As soon as a new pet is adopted onto an expiring account you will automatically be able to play with all of the pets on your Webkinz account for a further year before the account expires again.

 Take a tour of Webkinz World

www.webkinz.com/SWF/TOUR/siteTour.html

Fun, challenging, educational and always changing, Webkinz World is highly interactive, safe and secure. Kids learn to care for a pet, simple money management, and most importantly, to use their imaginations!

Congratulations to Webkinz World for winning the 2010 About.com Reader's Choice Award for Best Virtual World for Kids. It is certainly a well-deserved honor - the kids have spoken!

The Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC), the leading authority on toys in Canada, has honoured Webkinz toys from Ganz with a prestigious Children's Choice Award.

The non-profit Council, established in 1952, explains, "This award is given to new toys on the market that have proven to be fun, innovative and the absolute best in their area of play. It is a very celebrated honour for a toy manufacturer to receive a Children's Choice Award, as only a few are given out each year." Children and their families test toys, and the same testers made the presentations in Ottawa on Thursday November 2. "We are very proud to receive this award, especially as it is determined by children themselves", states Ganz president, Howard Ganz. "Webkinz pets allow kids to combine creativity, imagination and technology in a fun-filled, safe environment that is always changing, and always welcoming."

WOODBRIDGE, ON - Webkinz toys, the charming plush pets from Ganz with their own interactive website, is a celebrated winner of an iParenting Media Award. This program honors products for outstanding achievements in the children's/juvenile marketplace.

Toy reviews were conducted by a parent, an expert in the field, and a licensed childcare facility and/or school.

"Our members are the most important part of Webkinz World. Our vision is to create an online world that challenges and intrigues a wide range of kids ages 4 to 14. Their feedback is critical, and it keeps us constantly innovating," observed Ganz president, Howard Ganz.

Ganz is proud to announce that their popular Webkinz toys have received a 2007 Toy Of The Year Award from the Toy Industry Association (TIA), in the Specialty Toy category.

"We're very pleased to receive such an important accolade from within our industry", observed Ganz president, Howard Ganz. "They recognize that Webkinz World is a successful integration of many aspects of children's play."

"Our vision is an online world that continually challenges and intrigues a wide range of kids. But one of the most appealing parts of Webkinz lies in the soft, huggable plush pets that kids can play with, care for and just simply love", he continued. "Nothing changes about the love a child feels for their favorite pet."

Webkinz World has been recognized by the world’s largest internet safety and help group, WiredSafety.org, with a Best of the Web Award for 2008 and 2009.

The Best of the Web Award honors child-focused Internet sites that offer fun and entertainment for kids while protecting them from revealing personal information which could lead to cyberbullying, stalking and other potential dangers.