Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover what's new and trendy online. This article is more than 4 years old. Webkinz, the stuffed plush toy that has come to life ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dave Swerdlick and his daughters, Hannah, 9, and Zoe, 6, spent a few minutes hashing that out, then it was time for Zoe to work her magic. "Hey, you -- we're gonna have a blast," the first-grader said ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. By now, we’ve all been clued into the Labubu craze — ...

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to the online, plush toy world of Webkinz for comfort. Webkinz are stuffed animals with account numbers that can be used to create online avatars to ...

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.

Webkinz are one of those products that make you slap your forehead and wish you'd thought of it first. First you get your child a cute, soft, stuffed animal. Then, presumably with your help, they log ...

* Photo: Todd Tankersley * What hath Webkinz wrought? When this plucky line of stuffed animals launched in 2005, it had a unique feature: Each creature (like the goldfish above) comes with a code that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...