Our Smart Baby

My newly 6 year old son found Webkinz via his cousin a few days ago. Before then, we had never heard of Webkinz, and when he asked to play Webkinz on the computer I was dumbfounded. I had to call my sister to ask her daughter what she had shown my son. Whew!

Anyway, Webkinz turned out to be a website where you play with virtual pets. In order to play you have to buy a Webkinz plush animal toy for about $10 and then use the secret code on the toy to create an account. Once you create an account you can be a part of a virtual pet/kids community. You learn to care for your virtual pet, play games, and earn webkinz cash.

Since my son did not have his own Webkinz yesterday, his cousin kindly allowed him to use hers for a little while so that he and I could determine together whether this was appropriate for him and whether he'd like to invest in a Webkinz pet. We decided YES! It seems like a fun website for kids so he's going to be purchasing his very own Webkinz pet sometime this week if there is a store here that carries them in our small town.

Do your kids play with Webkinz? What other online kids communities do your kids like to go to?

Labels: kids games, online community for kids, virtual pets, webkinz