Yesterday one of our forum members, piggy3339, was the first to report activating the new Lil Kinz Mouse!  She named her newest pet Lea.  The pet specific item is the Swiss Cheese Table, and the pet specific food is the Cheesy Cheese Cake!  Here is a photo of Lea with her new table and a feather chair.

We've spent several days previewing the 'WI Birthday Bash', a community-wide celebration to honor WebkinzInsider.com's 1st Birthday.  Tomorrow is the big day!  Here is the schedule of events for Sunday, March 23rd:

• ALL DAY - 50 Random Prize Giveaways
• ALL DAY - Easter Egg Hunt Hosted by the WI Staff
• ALL DAY - Free Shipping from the WI hosted retailer, Move'n'Style
• 8:00 PM EST - Grand Prize Drawing
• 10:00 PM EST - Egg Hunt Prize Drawing

All active forum members are automatically signed up for the random prize drawings!

More detailed information is available HERE in the "Official WI Birthday Bash Information and Prize Winner Announcement" thread located at the top of the General Discussion board.  We look forward to partying with all of you tomorrow!!

Due to a glitch with the 2007 Spring Gift Boxes, some of our members were able to get a sneak peek at the 2008 Spring Gifts. We're not exactly sure why this is happening, but it appears that every 2007 Spring Gift Box that has been opened since the maintenance on Thursday morning has contained the new 2008 gift items.

Because of this, we are able to report to you that this year's Gift Box will contain Chocolate Eggs, a Tulip Planter, and Spring Celebration Shoes!

The Chocolate Eggs also made an appearance in the 2006 and 2007 Gift Boxes and are the prize being awarded during the current Spring Fest celebration. The Spring Celebration Shoes are a brand new item that has never been seen in Webkinz World before! Here is a pic of Uppies' Polar Bear, Nick, sporting the 2008 shoes as well as the 2007 Fuzzy Pink Bunny Ears. Be Careful Nick, those are eggshells!

We don't yet know if this change to the 2007 Gift Boxes was an intentional move by Ganz, or if it was a simply a programming mistake. Based on member reports, this is the only past holiday box that has been affected. Members who still have these boxes in their docks may want to hang on to them until this is sorted out. As soon as we learn more, we will be sure to let you know.

Thank you to MissGnomie for bringing this story to my attention.

The long awaiting Springfest celebration is now underway in Webkinz World!  Decorated eggs have been spotted floating around.  Thanks to richgirl5356 for providing the following photograph of an egg floating across her pool table.

If you spot an egg, be sure to click on it!  You will be rewarded with some delicious Chocolate Eggs as shown below!