Very nice little site from Ganz, I have 43 Kinz, The thing is the updates knock you off alot, But lots of positive messages like "Good Job" or "Congratulations" VERY user friendly, I reccomend this site for 4+
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Buy a real toy and play with it online.
On this site kids can: connect with friends, play games, play in a virtual world
updated 10.02.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Webkinz
Parents need to know that Webkinz allows kids to "adopt" their store-bought plush pet and care for it online for one year. It does promote shopping and spending -- there are plenty of ways to earn and spend KinzCash (to buy clothes and furniture for the pet's room), and kids can purchase other Webkinz toys on the site's store. Happiness and health levels are shown on a meter that's affected by how often the pets are visited on the site, but if a kid loses interest in his Webkinz, the pet will be "sad" but won't actually die. With constant new features and daily and hourly events, kids might feel they miss out if they aren't online constantly, so you might want to limit computer time.
Read our full review by Amy Weaver
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the rules for playing safely in an online world. They should also talk about the prevalence of cheating and how Webkinz secrets and cheat codes are offered freely on the Internet. Ask your kid whether they think it's OK to use cheat codes in a virtual world.
- Because the Webkinz world is immersive, kids will be tempted to play for long periods of time. Families can also talk about setting computer time limits.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Gets A little boring as you get older
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Kinda boring for older kids but great for tweens/kids
Love: The safe aspect and the overall positive attitude of the website. I also like that the pets can't die, however your account can be cancelled. Hate: The entire website is a gimmick. Scenario: You got your first webkinz for christmas. With the business of the next year's Christmas, you haven't gotten a chance to log on. You get another webkinz, but when you try to activate it... 'Sorry! Your account has been deleted because you failed to get another webkinz pet.' That makes me so mad. Also, there are directions you have to read with big words that younger kids might not be able to read.
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
loved it for years....... but then slowly grew out of it.
this websit i loved from prat of 3rd grade to 5th grade but now that i'm in 6th grade i'v grown out of it. The games seem a little boring and babyish and nothing seems as fun as it used to be. If u knew me for a while u could tell i loved webkinz i have about 58 of them but my friend has 132. but anyway the point is webkinz is for ages 3-10 and maybe 11 but certainly not 12. PS: the stuft animals are cute!!!!! and sense i used love it soooooo much just because it was ment for my age group i give it 5 starts!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
great fun and safe
Love it!!! lots of fun!!!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Webkinz is totally safe!
Okay I love webkinz but what I really hate and I mean HATE is that if you don't log on for 6 months they take away your account my friend had 60 webkinz and they closed her account because she wasn't on for so long it makes me think that they are forcing kids to go on the website! I love webkinz other than that and I have 52 and counting webkinz! WOO!
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Ratings at a Glance
| 79% | of parents feel the site is safe |
| 64% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 57% | of parents say it's educational |
| 43% | of parents feel users contributed great content |
| 29% | of parents say they notice product placement |
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