Hey Kinzheads, it’s that time of year again – woot!  The 2012 Road Trip Map is coming to Webkinz Newz on April 25, but here is what we know so far . . .

Tuesday May 1^st   Melissa’s Hallmark – 130 Woodstock Square Avenue, Woodstock, GA

Wednesday May 2^nd  Learning Express – 3625 Dallas Hwy Ste-718, Marietta, GA

Thursday May 3rd  Parsons – 525 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming, GA

Friday  May 4th  Curiosity Shoppe Jewelers – 210 North Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA

Saturday May 5th  Richmond Hill Pharmacy – 2409 HWY 17, Richmond Hill, GA

Tuesday May 8th  Toys and Co – Broadway at the Beach, 1206 Celebrity Circle #207, Myrtle Beach, SC

Thursday May 10th  Peggy’s Hallmark – 233 Shenstone Blvd, Garner NC

Saturday May 12th  Grandma Sushi’s Closet – 3810 East North Croatan Hwy, Kitty Hawk NC

Tuesday May 15th  Courthouse Galleries (Portsmouth Children’s Museum) - Portsmouth, VA

Wednesday, May 16^th  Mackenzie Grace – Richmond, Virginia

Friday May 18^th  Banner’s Hallmark – Virginia Gateway, 5047 Wellington Road, Gainsville, VA

Saturday, May 19th  Strawberry Patch – 112 Strawberry Square, Third and Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA

Sunday, May 20  Knoebels Amusement Park – Knoebels Blvd, Elysburg, PA

Friday, May 25  Joy’s Hallmark – 230 N. Maple Ave, Crispin Square S/C, Marlton, NJ

Saturday, May 26th  Ruth’s Hallmark – Double Tree Shopping Ctr., 834 Delsea Drive, Glassboro, N.J

Sunday, May 27th  Browserama of Historic Smithville – The Zoo Store, 3 North New York Rd Bldg #5, Absecon, NJ

Other Road Trip 2012 Stops include:

 Ohio State Fair – Ohio Expo Center, 717  East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH

Minnesota State Fair – 1265 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota

State Fair of Texas – 3921 Martin Luther King Blvd, Dallas, Texas

Have you seen the new Glam Boutique room in the Clubhouse? Now you can add some Glam Boutique inspired Webkinz Newz exclusive items to your pet’s rooms!

Login and play Persephone’s Glam Peek-A-Newz challenge between April 16 and April 30 and you’ll win a random Webkinz Newz exclusive Glam Boutique item each day! Limit of one prize per Webkinz World account per day. Each day begins at 12:00am EST and ends at 11:59pm EST.

Webkinz Newz is also hosting a Daily Draw on their Contests Page where they give away feature codes to 10 winners per day through May 13.  These are the next several prizes:
April 16 Read All About It Brown Cow Figure Feature Code
April 17 Wacky Zingoz Charm Feature Code
April 18 Zip Zum Feature Code
April 19 Tabby Charm Feature Code
April 20 Kinz Klip Feature Code
April 21 Zap MAZIN’ Hamster Feature Code
April 22 Love the Planet Sheep Figure Feature Code

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Patsie, rollingfur, dee, and I are hosting a Webkinz Contest centered around communicating and becoming aware of facts related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.

This is a place to share if you know someone on the spectrum, autism spectrum disorder facts, and your experiences with Autism while having a chance to win Webkinz prizes for your comments! All prizes associated with this contest will be blue in honor of Autism Awareness.  If you create a Blue Room in honor of Autism Awareness, comment with a link to a picture of your room for a chance to win a special prize!  Prizes include exclusive, rare, pet specific, adventure park, clothing, SPREE, trading card, holiday, & retired items! You MUST include your WWID with your name on your comments under this post AND add WWID Kinzheads in Webkinz World before the contest ends to receive your prize!

A shocking 1 in 88 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder!  According to the CDC, this is a ten-fold increase in prevalence in 40 years.

Here are the items that are Sendable!

top row: Wind Farm Turbine, The Wind Farm Turbine is the Earth Day 2012 prize!

(The rest is part of the Creative Studio Theme)
Potter’s Wheel, Art Station, and Music Note Wall Art.
bottom row: Music Note Chair, Music Guitar Table, Art Painting Wall Art, and Art Easel.

Here is the Earth Day card:

Here are some new clothes…

top row: Spiral Designer Dress, Denim Dress, Tan Leather Skirt, Laced Heels, and Striped Turtle Neck.
middle row: Polka Dot Rain Boots, Polka Dot Rain Hat, Polka Dot Rain Coat, Gray Cardigan, and Zum Buckled Belt.
bottom row: Springtime Laced Heels, Springtime Leather Skirt, Springtime Cardigan, and Dance Party Dress.

top row: Sounds of Spring Stereo, Bloomin’ Coffee Table, Elwing Framed Poster, Hailey Framed Poster, and PJ Collie Framed Poster.
bottom row: Urban Beautification Bicycle Planter, Webkinz Newz Glam Boutique Lamp, Chair, and Side Table.
The Stereo and Bloomin’ Coffee Table are labeled as “Ganz Parent Club Prizes”!

A couple of new cars were added…

Kinz Air Cruise Car, and Emerald Gemster!
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Next are the items that are NON-sendable!

top row: Confetti Shooting Hat, Spring Rain Gear Coat and Boots, and Mix Matched Shoes.
bottom row: Drive In Movie Screen, Drive In Snack Bar, Fizzy Soda, and Playful Bucket of Popcorn.
The Fizzy Soda is a (sendable) food item you get from the Snack Bar.
The Bucket of Popcorn is an item your pet can play in (like a ball pit).

top row: Ice Cream Stand, Soft Serve Ice Cream Cone, Poison Apple Tree Swing, Castle Seige Tower, and Tiger Tiger Stone Slide.
bottom row: Muffin Stool, Pastry Trampoline, Sunny Side Up Couch, and Soft Cactus Couch.
The Ice Cream Cone is a (sendable) food item you get from the Ice Cream Stand.

top row: Luggage Conveyor Belt, Luggage Scanner, and Check in Desk.
bottom row: Kinz Air Vending Machine, and Gummy Luggage.
The Gummy Luggage is a (sendable) food item you get from the Kinz Air Vending Machine.

The Apprentice Owl comes with a Spellbook Perch and Magic Potion Punch. Stay tuned to Webkinz Newz to learn how you can get your hands on this virtual pet.  Can’t you see gramma adding this to her Hogwarts theme?

The Airborne Puppy comes with a Cloud Control Station and Winged Wet Food. Stay tuned to Webkinz Newz to learn how you can get your hands on this virtual pet!

A huge congratulations to rollingfur for finally winning the ULTRA-Elusive Enchanted Garden Cascading Fountain for feeding a White Chocolate Egg from the Spring Celebration to a Webkinz!   Hip hip hooray!  We are all thrilled for rolling fur!

Here’s the exciting reveal:

In the room!!!!

What do you think? Is this item too rare???

Mallard Duck PSI: Playful Pond & PSF: Wild Granola Bar

Pink Dalmatian PSI: Sapphire Lamp Post & PSF: Cream Soda Slushy

Lilac Guinea Pig PSI: Wild Flower Spa & PSF: Papaya Punch

Signature Normande Cow PSI: Silo Storage Tower & PSF: Foie Grass