Mom Is Playing Webkinz

Well, the girls finally did it. They roped me into playing Webkinz.

Here's how it happened: I was innocently reading my email, and the girls were frustrated because they never had enough money to buy the stuff they wanted on the game. In my mind, I thought, "I wonder if they'll learn to save their money."

Instead, they gave up. Saving would take forever, especially with a four year old who, when left alone for just a minute, spends all the hard-earned cash the 6 year old was trying to save. ("Mommy, I want my own webkinz for Xmas," she tells me.)

I was curious - how hard is it to make money in Webkinz? Especially for a 4 year old?

So I logged in when they were asleep and poked around.

It turns out, Webkinz is really fun! I earned the kids 500 Webkinz Cash (which the 4 year old spent on a fish lamp. For her bear. He likes fish, she says.) It's really not that hard to earn cash (for someone who is old enough to understand how to game the system). And there are a lot of fun games to play to compete with others. Not to mention the toddler gambling - Wheel of Wow, Mining for gems, Webkinz Scratchers, The Wishing Well.

I spent the rest of the day exploring "Today's Activities". Hour by hour, I checked back to see what new cool stuff we could do.

I can see why Webkinz has earned the name "Toddler Crack".

So moms, be wary. It's not just toddler crack, it's mommy crack too.