Webkinz Reward System.
As a parent it is important to me to teach my children strong positive character traits. I try to encourage them to develop patience, self control, and excellent work ethics to help prepare them someday for adulthood. Keeping my daughter motivated to enthusiastically help with some small household chores and keeping her room tidy is not easy. She does extremely well in academics, which is wonderful, but falls short of simple tasks requested of her at home.
I had to find some way to persuade her to maintain to keep her room clean and willingly help me when asked so I developed a reward system. I felt the best way to do this was to find out what appealed to her most as a reward and then compensate her with it at the months end if she kept a positive behavior doing chores. When she told me she wanted a Webkinz every month I was a little hesitant on wanting to start a trend of another collectible stuffed animal craze. I went down the same path before with her obsession for TY babies and they ended up in a huge bag in the attic. Not to mention the pain of trying to find the animal that she wanted next because one of her friends had it and she felt she could not survive without it too. I made a decision to do some investigating on these little stuffed animals before agreeing to use this method and starting a whole new frenzy.
What exactly is a Webkinz? A Webkinz is a cute plush stuffed animal pet that was originally released by The Ganz company back in April 2005. Each Webkinz has an attached 8 character unique code allowing the user to be able to also own a virtual version of the pet in the online Webkinz World. The Webkinz World is built up of a user being able to earn KinzCash from playing online games, adopting new pets, answering general knowledge questions, and completing several other fun tasks. Several of the Webkinz World tasks involve collecting recipes that are released for the players through cookbooks or TV Shows called The Secret Chef. The KinzCash can be used to purchase food and clothing for the virtual pet, and furniture to build a room for the pet. Just a few of the other features of the Webkinz World consist of
- Brushing your pets teeth, hair, and bathing
- Participate in the hourly events, which can earn you KinzCash, prizes and coupons
- The ability to create shows with the Webkinz Studio, plus enter to be chosen to appear on the Webkinz television.
- Invite a friend over to your house, where you can chat, play some board games and interact with other items.
They even have a monthly program called The Webkinz Pet of the Month which a specific pet is spotlighted and celebrated with special gifts and special events all month.
I agreed to my daughters wishes to use these cute little fury friends as a reward system. I figured not only can I use the stuffed animal but the computer time used to build her virtual pet world. More bang for the buck sounded like an excellent idea!
Win WebKinz Cotton Candy Bunny For Easter!
I have to make a quick little note to say that I do not speak on behalf of Webkinz or related to it in any way. Now with that being said and out of the way I decided I wanted to give away a cute little bunny WebKinz for Easter. The WebKinz Cotton Candy Bunny is a lovable cute plush pet that would be a perfect gift to place in your little one’s Easter basket. It is a seasonal WebKinz so it will be very hard to find after the holiday. Here is how you can enter to win it.
Leave a comment telling me how you choose to reward your child, or if you don’t have a child who you would like to give Cotton Candy Bunny to.
Please be sure to leave me an email so I can contact you if you win. A winner will be chosen at random via Random.org.
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The contest begins February 23 2:00 AM Eastern and ends March 15 11:59 PM.
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I Would like to give the cotton candy bunny to my student. She is the most amazing girl you will ever meet. but last week she got in a car accident and is in the hospital right now. i am sure i heard that she wanted a webkinz but i had no clue what they were and where they sold them.
I found out and it was 20 dollars!
i am kind of broke and dont have enough money to spend it on anything unnecessary. So i cant buy it even though i want to very badly. i am hoping that this webkinz can make her feel better and cheer up.
please help me.
god bless
jen
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I would give this Cotten Candy Bunny to my niece, she loves “stuffies”.
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I reward my kids with hugs and kisses and praises and/or by letting them pick out dinner or sometimes I even give them a treat.
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I reward my daughter with stickers, that is what seems to work best….she is 2 =)
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I let my children pick a movie
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My kiddos can earn a special prize each month if they cooporate. It is anything from hot wheels to webkinz or a trip to chuck e cheese.
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still in it to win it. Rewards are good but I also like to teach my grandchildren that doing things to keep house nice etc is part of being a family and good family member.
dove42(at)comcast(dot)net
Just by telling her what a good job she did.
I reward with stickers and letting him chose things that he would like, like a video or his choice of lunch, etc.
Love the cotton candy bunny
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Our five year old could be on the computer all day- so that’s what we use as a reward for a clean room, into bed ontime and much more! She’s a really amazing child so I don’t feel like I have to worry about that very often anyways. (She loves webkinz!)
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I reward my children by having family fun things. They have a chore chart so they have to do those things. If they do (most of them) for a week, we do something fun, like a trip to the zoo or something simple like a trip to the local gas station for ice cream. Yep, I said GAS STATION…their ice cream is GREAT!
My daughter has a reward chart and if she does well all month long I will take her to the store to pick a small toy or treat for a reward.
Amy
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I use a sticker system to reward my kids
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We love to reward with trips to the ice cream shop. Or choosing which restaurant to eat at for dinner one night.
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I would love to give this cute bunny to my niece!
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I reward my kids with a favorite cartoon or music or cookies or crayons…so many little things. However this win would be for my niece.
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I have the two best kids in the world because i love to spoil them rotton. we are currently disney passholders so good grades and ggod behavior gets them a three day weekend at disney
ford1206@knology.net
I would lobvr top reward my son for bringing his grades.
ShelliS2008@aol.com
This bunny is just too cute and a great reward as my granddaughter loves the Webkins site
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PRAISE AND APPRECIATION HELPS AT TIMES:) TY 4 THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY AND 4 THE ENTRY:)
I really , really want to win this I agree that praise and appreciation help a lot I try to let my grandchildren know when they did a good job or did something without being told to etc.
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Praising her for a job well done goes a long way for my granddaughter.
I reward my girls with praise when they do good things!
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I would love to win for my sisters kids… They love WebKinz… They are great kids always taking care of there mother when she is sick which is often….
Well I reward DD with a chance to do something special be it lunch at Mcdonald or bowling , but she has to be good and listen for a period of time usually 2 weeks!
Telling my granddaughter what a good job she did is something that always brings a smile to her face.
I would give this to my granddaughter
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We give the boys little rewards often (good grades; behavior; housework, etc). Sometimes they get to choose where we go out to eat or what movie to watch. Etc.
Thank you.
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Good job and a hug for my granddaughter.
This would be great for Easter. I reward my daughter with a trip to the Ice cream store!
Carla
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My grandson prefers a hug when he’s done well , even though he’s 9 now it’s still his favorite reward. Thank you again for a chance to win
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TY 4 THE ENTRY:)
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the cotton candy bunny woudl be so cute for my grnadson!!!
A hug and telling my granddaughter good job.
I have a treat box that my daughter can pick a special prize.
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Lots of hugs and frequent surprise gifts!
I think I’ve listed all the different rewards by now, the end date is coming closer. Thank you again for the chance to win
I’d like to win this for my granddaughter to add to her Webkinz collection.
When my daughter does something that is expected of her she gets a hug and praise to reinforce the behavior. When she does something exceptional we jump in the car and head for our favorite water ice stand.
Thanks for the chance to win.
love2garden14@yahoo.com
I really hope I win this it is a good reward. The Webkins site is a very good one
dove42(at)comcast(dot)net
My granddaughter loves it when I tell what a good job she did.
Big hugs work for a lot of things. It doesn’t take much to excite my daughter so buying a package of balloons from the dollar store and blowing them all up is a special treat and rewards the bigger things
Praise for a job well done is always welcomed for my granddaughter.
My granddaughter would go gaga over this
I reward my kids by taking them out with me to run errands.
Praise works well for my kids.
I have 2 boys one is 3 almost and the other is 6 months. My big boy is going potty now on his own with out help so i would like to give him something for being such a big boy.
jennifer19md@yahoo.com
I’d like to win this for my granddaughter.
I just give them my time and attention and love.
I reward my children with praise for the good things they do. I also let them pick out change from the piggy bank for good deeds done. They’d like this Webkinz.
-Terra H.
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Mine is old enough that money is a great motivator!
Thanks
Sarah
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My granddaughter would love having this in her collection. Hope to win it for her.
A good job and big hug will do the trick for my granddaughter.
We have a reward chart, that when you get so many good grades/good behavior/etc, you get to pick a fun activity (go out to eat, go to the movies, etc).
I so special activities with my daughter as a way of rewarding her
At this point we are still able to pick our kids up and give them hugs. In this way, it’s a win-win reward system!
mcj4tlj@comcast.net
Ihave a treasure box that the kids can pick out of whenever they need a reward! I keep it stocked with all sorts of prizes including a day with mom or dad, or a “get out of dishes free” pass. They love the treasure box!
This bunny is so cute. It would go in my kids easter basket. It is adorable. My daughter wanted a real bunny but this is so cute I dont think she would be disappointed. Thanks for the entry.
Carrie
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I would like to give Cotton Candy Bunny to my nephew.
My Son saves His money and buys His own and then rushes home and adds it to the computer kay MI kaysweep@att.net
I usually reward my kids on Fridays with a toy if they haven’t gotten trouble at school and have done their chores all week without complaining. This will be for my 10 year old daughter if I win She has been wanting a Webkinz
My kids have to earn video games time.
I reward my daughter by letting her pick a special activity that we will do.
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We reward our children with Disney Dollars. They learn to count money and work and earn as they are saving money for their next trip to Disney World. They are unable to spend it unless they are at Disney World and they have their own money to buy whatever they want on their trip. THEY LOVE IT!
I would love to be able to give this to my little niece
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I would love to be able to give this to my little niece
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My daughter is almost three and is potty training. We reward her with 2 gummy bears after she uses the potty. The smile on her face is reward enough for me.
Cassie
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I would love to win the Cotton Candy WebKinz Bunny for my husband’s niece. She LOVES WebKinz! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I love bunnys thanks
I usually reward my children with one ‘get out of chore’ ticket…they love it that they don’t have to do a chore…
I reward my daughter by buying her a special book, cd or dvd. For a special treat I treat her to dinner at her favorite restaurant. garrettsambo@aol.com
Good luck to all as today is the last day
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I reward the child by doing something he or she wants to do, maybe a movie or one on one time, or a trip to the mall.
purehrt555(at)Yahoo(Dot)com
My last chance to win this for my granddaughter.
The reward depends on the action and could be anything from a kiss and hug to a trip to the mall, etc…ashlyn@chuparkoff.com
I reward with stickers and candy.
All of my 9 grandkids LOVE Webkinz and for that matter, so does this grandma
I use a star system with my grandkids. They earn 1 star every hour they are really good. If I count to 3 in an hour, they lose a star. They can also earn bonus stars and lose extra stars, along with timeouts. When they earn the number of stars we agreed on, they get to go to Chuck E. Cheese or buy a toy. They always pick a Chuck E. Cheese date with grandma 
We go on a weekday morning and have the place all to ourselves or close to it. It’s GREAT!
I don’t have kids… so I would give the bunny to either my niece or nephews
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I reward my daughter for a good report card by taking her to the mall and buying letting her pick out a surprise. If her report card is outstanding, I purchase a more expensive gift for her like a video game or something she really likes.
They can pick out what they want me to make for dinner
I would give it to my grandson:)
I would give the Cotton Candy Bunny to my friend’s daughter.
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I reward my son with praise and hugs/kisses and we go for ice cream and I sometimes buy him a toy
jasonncaryn at yahoo dot com
This would be perfect for Easter.
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