If you’ve ever cared for or encountered Webkinz, the plush stuffed animals and their online counterparts that were all the rage in the mid-2000s, you may on occasion wonder: Are my Webkinz still alive ...

Interactive Webkinz keep kids glued to the computer. April 12, 2007 — -- Remember the Tamagotchi craze? Or Beanie Babies? Put them together and you've got Webkinz, the latest toy phenomenon ...

The Wonderful World of Webkinz: 2005-??? Born in the hazy, nostalgia-filled years of the early 2000s, Webkinz was nothing if not a product of its time. A 2D computer-based video game paired with a ...

Webkinz, the ultra-popular line of stuffed animals released by manufacturer Ganz in 2005, is officially back. And if you didn’t live through the original demand, let me paint a quick picture of their ...

The phone calls begin to pick up in early afternoon, after school gets out. Often, it’s kids. But sometimes, say the managers of The Wishing Well in Cherry Hill, N.J., parents are among the 20 to 40 ...

Heads up to parents out there: Webkinz, that cute stuffed animal game for kids, was hacked earlier this month, with almost 23 million user accounts compromised. So, you know… probably time to change ...

If you have or know a kid around 6 to 8 years old then you probably have heard of Webkinz and chances are you too may have been bitten by the bug. Webkinz are real small plush toys that virtually live ...

For about a week my 6-year-old son, Mark, was having a grand old time on Webkinz, one of several children’s Web sites that have exploded in popularity in the last year or so. Then it dawned on him.

Children tend and care for their Webkinz avatars much like adults coddle Sims. * Screenshot: Courtesy of Jacob Ogles * The latest toy craze in North America are stuffed animals called Webkinz that ...

Life’s never been sweeter for a hound dog. In a parallel, online universe, floppy-eared canines – along with cats, monkeys and other critters – soak in hot tubs, lounge about in pink tutus, dine on ...

Over dinner last night, my kids, ages 8 and 5, excitedly explained that Mrs. Birdy is "murdering Webkinz." For those not yet in the know, Webkinz is a kids' social networking site. They buy cute ...