If you have a daughter between the ages of 5 and 10, chances are she has a close relationship with her Webkinz. She probably cuddles it at night and then plays with a virtual version of the same "pet" online.
How can the hamster compete? Will it become a pet of the past? I think so. Why? Because Webkinz animals don't bite. They don't need cages. You don't need to clean out smelly droppings. The biggest drawback for my kids is that there's no digital video game benefits.
So I say to Webkinz, "Bring back the hamster, please." If you can sell my daughter a stuffed animal for $15 with a digital version of it online, then why not do the same thing with hamsters. And not just hamsters. Why not parakeets? Maybe kids should learn responsibility of caring for an actual living animal and be able to play with a virtual version of it online. Maybe Webkinz should give us back our smelly pet poop... or at least create a digital alternative.
1 comment:
Ahhh webkinz. It's what gets my daughter up early on a Sunday morning.
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