Webkinz celebrates fifth birthday in Twitterverse

April 27, 2010 by Wendy Goldman Getzler

Webkinz, the virtual world where children can adopt pets, play games, create rooms, earn points and chat with other members, is set to celebrate its fifth anniversary on Thursday, April 29 with its first Webkinz Day.

The online festivities for Webkinz Day will be highlighted by its Twitter Party that will feature prizes and new information about upcoming Webkinz releases. Toronto-based Webkinz creator Ganz will partner with Resourceful Mommy to host the event starting at 8pm using the Twitter hash tag #webkinzday.