Jolash Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 like Webkinz and do they bug you about getting a new one every time you go shopping? :001_cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 like Webkinz and do they bug you about getting a new one every time you go shopping? :001_cool: Yes and yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Nope. And nope. Probably only because they don't know they exist, and they rarely go shopping with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 yes they love them. The don't ask everytime we go shopping, but they do ask everytime the child support arrives. Most months I buy them each a new one. DD currently has the most at 18 now, the boys sometimes choose a different toy than webkinz so they have less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 No. My youngest is 11 and he has no clue what those are. He doesn't bug me about anything when shopping, though. I don't tolerate it. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My ds 5 1/2 doesn't even know what a Webkinz is. :huh: Really. Not that I'm opposed to them, or anything. In fact, it would be a good gift idea for any grandparent/aunt/uncle that asks. We've just never gotten into them. I know my niece and nephew have quite a few. Hmmm, maybe I should check out their website before I give the 'all clear' on them being appropriate for our family. Anyone found anything objectionable with them (we are a conservative Christian family)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 and if they did, they would fall into that category of things they have to buy with their own money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have never found anything objectionable about them. I like that they seem to keep my dd a little girl, she plays with them with her friends more than is online with them. SHe can send messages to her friends online through it but you can not just randomly message people, you have to have their username first, so that stops adults from randomly messaging the kids. They play games to earn kinz cash to buy items to feed their webkinz, decorate their rooms etc. Their webkinz can go to school or get a job, go mining for jewels, and a ton of other activities. I say they get the green light for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 No. My youngest is 11 and he has no clue what those are. He doesn't bug me about anything when shopping, though. I don't tolerate it. Ria :iagree: Yep - I don't go for that. Before we go to the store, we discuss what we are getting and that is what we get. Boring, but saves money and time. If they plan to spend their money on something while we are out, they figure how much it will cost, and bring that amount with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 No. My youngest is 11 and he has no clue what those are. He doesn't bug me about anything when shopping, though. I don't tolerate it. Ria Good answer. I'll remember that one for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My ds 5 1/2 doesn't even know what a Webkinz is. :huh: Really. Not that I'm opposed to them, or anything. In fact, it would be a good gift idea for any grandparent/aunt/uncle that asks. We've just never gotten into them. I know my niece and nephew have quite a few. Hmmm, maybe I should check out their website before I give the 'all clear' on them being appropriate for our family. Anyone found anything objectionable with them (we are a conservative Christian family)? My kids got the first one as a gift. They're like drugs. The first hit is free but you'll pay for it after that. I don't find them objectionable in and of themselves but there is a collector's mentality built in to the whole thing and the website encourages the desire to acquire more and kids are susceptible to that. My kids always want to see the new ones when we go to a store that has them and they always ask about getting one when we're there (not in an obnoxious way, usually) but I just tell them to put them on their list (Christmas, birthday etc). Or they buy them with their own money. I try to use it as a way to teach certain lessons like delayed gratification and saving/money management. But, if you'd rather not deal with the hassle at all, and looking back I'm not sure that I wouldn't, I'd just steer away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes and yes. It is a constant topic of conversation at our house, when we might next be able to go to Learning Express to look at them. Or any of the other places around here. They just got L.E. gift cards for Halloween, and dh will be out of town this week, so I'm thinking we may have to make a trip over there to let them choose a new Webbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My girls did for a while, but seem to be more Club Penguin kids now. They each have about 6 - 8 Webkinz. Their younger cousins, 6,4, 2 each have 12!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) My kids got the first one as a gift. They're like drugs. The first hit is free but you'll pay for it after that. I don't find them objectionable in and of themselves but there is a collector's mentality built in to the whole thing and the website encourages the desire to acquire more and kids are susceptible to that. My kids always want to see the new ones when we go to a store that has them and they always ask about getting one when we're there (not in an obnoxious way, usually) but I just tell them to put them on their list (Christmas, birthday etc). Or they buy them with their own money. I try to use it as a way to teach certain lessons like delayed gratification and saving/money management. But, if you'd rather not deal with the hassle at all, and looking back I'm not sure that I wouldn't, I'd just steer away from it. Thanks for the info, Zelda. You know, I was really shocked when my sil was encouraging her daughter to brag about how many Webkinz she had last time I saw her. It was something like 15 I think. I didn't understand it at all. Now it makes a little more sense. However, that is NOT what dh and I want to teach our children. Edited October 25, 2008 by bethanyniez clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My kids don't have any. They were interested for a bit, when many of their friends had them. But I said "no", and that was pretty much the end of that. I'm sure they'd still be excited if someone gave them one as a gift, but luckily no one has! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 DD10 Loves Webkins! We put a rule into place to curb the obsession a little. Only 1 Webkin allowed every 2 mths unless it is a gift. I helps with the asking in the stores and helps her to select the ones she wants the most. She also has to buy them with her own money. One redeeming quality that they have for her is that she makes them houses, furniture and accessories out of cardboard and scraps found around the house. It really draws out her creative side and I love to see how she interacts with them more that her other stuffed animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My children received one as a gift. They had no clue it was something you could do on-line. They cut off the tag and promptly threw it away. No way was I going to enlighten them. :001_smile: They have't asked for another one. I don't think they realize it's something kids collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 He doesn't bug me about anything when shopping, though. I don't tolerate it. DS learned very quickly that "bugging" me about buying things doesn't work. Ever. In fact it makes me quite grumpy. He does love his Webkinz though, and saves his allowance to buy them. I think they're very cute, and I don't mind his choosing to spend his money on them. It takes about a month of saving for him to afford one Webkinz, and if he bought one every month he would have no money left for anything else... so that keeps it in check. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Nope. I just asked my kids if they like Webkinz, and they said, "What are those?" (I only have a fuzzy idea of what they are.:tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes, until they had a couple and had played online for a few months. Now they don't even remember them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 We have *one* at our house, because dd3 fell in love with the cute stuffed kitty and got it for her birthday. Other than that, there is no recognition of the Webkins label or anything else about it. My other kids have never asked for a Webkins, and none of them bug me about buying toys every time we go into a store. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 No one in our house knows what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 We own none. My kids never ask for them. Several friends have scads, and we know what they are. I think younger dd could get sucked into the scene, amassing tons of them -- she has that sort of personality. But she knows I'm not going to buy them for her myself, and she'd rather save for and spend her money on American Girl stuff. My kids have spent the past 3 weeks playing first with dolls made out of cornhusks, then moving next to little fairy dolls made from pipe cleaners and beads (I have a picture on my blog of the village they built). We're not exactly the trendy crowd here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda...inOwasso Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Dd8 received a Webkinz from a friend for her 7th birthday. She thought it was a cute stuffed animal and still does. LOL, she has no idea there's an entire on-line community of the little buggers! She's a bit of a tomboy though, and she does bug me frequently to purchase more Imaginext Dinosaurs & Cavemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes, my kids AND dh AND I all like Webkinz! We have quite a few, thanks to generous grandmas. Hubs and I have a couple each so we can have accounts and play online with the kids. I love that my 10y/o dd still loves her Webkinz and plays with them regularly. The website is entertaining and clean. They certainly do encourage the "collect them all!" mentality and it is an opportunity to teach saving, patience, moderation on a scale/level appropriate to their age. You certainly could avoid the whole thing by staying away from them, though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 We have two here. The first one was a gift for ds' 7th birthday. He had SO much fun with it! He learned to read because of Webkinz! He never asked for more. But, this year for his 8th birthday, he received a gift card and bought his second one. Dd plays with the stuffed animals and ds plays on line. I would've loved these as a kid!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilee Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 No one in our house knows what they are. Ditto! He does keep bringing up some other item that his soccer teammates rave about. Bakugon!?! All I know is they are sold @ Target and cost only $5! I really try to avoid all toy fads like the plague...it saves me the hassle of donating things they tend to forget about or dump in the trash. hth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. at J.A. Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 like Webkinz and do they bug you about getting a new one every time you go shopping? :001_cool: We don't "do" webkinz at our house and although the boys are aware of them, they do not ask when they see them. Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Ditto! He does keep bringing up some other item that his soccer teammates rave about. Bakugon!?! All I know is they are sold @ Target and cost only $5! I really try to avoid all toy fads like the plague...it saves me the hassle of donating things they tend to forget about or dump in the trash. hth, Bakugon has hit our house. DS loves these things. His daddy will gift him some once in a while. Webkinz is a new thing. He has two and faithfully checks on them on the computer. Unless daddy is in a giving mood he must spend his own money on his toys. I believe him and dh have entered into a few loans in the past. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuzzled Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 My daughter, 9, loves them. However, she doesn't bug me to buy them. She gets one each time she meets a reading goal, as a reward, which happens every 2-3 months. She also uses birthday and Christmas money sometimes to buy herself one. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 No. Webkinz aren't on our radar screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 My DD7 doesn't really even play Webkinz much any more, but she still wants more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 My 10 year old plays Webkins, and has a few. She knows she has to buy them with her own money, so there is no bugging involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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