The Snows are Melting!

Hey friends!

Well, the Snowmen have marched out of Pandanda and back to their snowy hideaway. And it looks like they've taken a lot of the snow with them!

The snow is starting to melt away, revealing the ground and streets beneath. The Fishing Hole has thawed, and the ice skating rink at Harvest Grove is closed for the season. But it's still pretty chilly around Pandanda, especially with pandas carrying around Zing's new prize. Hope you've got some gloves or mittens - brrrr!!

Can you believe January is almost over? The month went by so fast! February will be here soon, and it's going to be fantastic! It may be the shortest month of the year, but it is going to be PACKED with fun - the Friendship Festival, Game Day, Free Elite Member Day, Valentine's and Mardi Gras Color Days, plus more! More? Yep, more! Keep reading my blog for updates!

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

The Year of the Dragon!

Kung hei fat choi (which means "Congratulations and wishing you prosperity")! Today is Chinese/Lunar New Year, celebrating the beginning of the Year of the Dragon!

Let's celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon today by filling Pandanda with dragons! Take your pet dragon for a walk, fill the skies with dragon Companions, wear your dragon helmet, carry your dragon staff!

I will be taking my pet dragon Phoenix for a walk around 9:00am Pandanda Time today, and wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. I hope I get a chance to see you!

Oh, don't forget to visit Zing Ballyhoo for his 3rd prize this week. I think he's trying to turn us all into snowmen! If you want to really be a snowman, visit Paige in Bear Hollow to buy a Frosty Potion. Yep, the Frosty Potions are available to everyone during March of the Snowmen, so this is your chance to stock up!

See you soon!
Henry

March of the Snowmen

They're here, they're here! The Snowmen have arrived and they are marching everywhere! Keep an eye out for them, because they don't usually watch where they are going, and might march right over you. Luckily, they are pretty soft!

I hope everyone will enjoy discovering all the funny snowmen around Pandanda, and working on the extra Quests. I'm going to be announcing some Quest Levels parties soon, so get those Levels!

If you have decorated your tree house to support your favorite American football team as they get ready for their playoff games this weekend, I would love to see a screenshot! Just send it to me at screenshots@pandanda.com. I hope your favorite team wins!

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

The Snowmen March Tomorrow!

Pandanda may feel colder tomorrow, with the arrival of the amazing Marching Snowmen! Everywhere you look you will find snowmen of all shapes and sizes. You can make them feel really welcome by wearing Zing's prizes - the snowglobe hat and snowman t shirt!

The snowmen will bring along 2 extra Quests each day, which can help you reach your next Quest Level a little bit faster!

There are some big American football games coming up in the next couple of weeks, so we've updated the clothing and tree house catalogs with items to help you celebrate. You can wear the colors of your favorite team, and decorate your treehouse to match. Get your friends together and have a team party in your treehouse!

Thanks for sending in pictures from Wacky Wednesday. I created an Wacky Wednesday album so everyone can see them. Here are just a few of the pictures you sent:

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Wacky Wednesday!

Woohoo! It's Wacky Wednesday in Pandanda! This is your chance to wear all those wild and crazy accessories and clothes  in your closet, and maybe even get your picture in my Blog. I want to see pandas in wacky outfits, doing and saying silly and crazy (but appropriate!) things.

If you capture a screenshot of you and your friends being weirdly and wonderfully wacky, send the picture to me at screenshots@pandanda.com. Put WACKY in the subject line so I won't miss it! I'll choose some pictures for my Blog, and put all of them in an album so everyone can check them out!

Wacka-wacka-wooooooooo!
Henry

Get Wacky on Wednesday!

Hi Friends!

Have you gotten Zing Ballyhoo's second prize yet? It looks like Zing has snow on his mind - he must be looking forward to March of the Snowmen on Friday. Pandanda will be visited by Snowmen marching slowly all over the island (well, maybe not at Coconut Beach - they'd melt!) Plus, there will be extra Quests for you to do all 10 days that the Snowmen are marching!

This Wednesday is another Wacky Outfit Day! Go through your Pandanda closet and pick out the craziest, silliest, most miss-matched outfit you can find, then celebrate your wackiness with all your wacky friends! Take a picture of you and your friends doing something wacky (but keep it appropriate!) and send your picture to screenshots@pandanda.com. I'll pick the wackiest to go in my Blog!

Have a great week!
Henry

Friday the 13th Winners!

Looks like most of you weren't too worried about Friday the 13th! Out of 263 pandas who have voted in the poll so far, only 52 of you think Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. 118 pandas think it's a lucky day, and 93 of you think it's just a regular day, no luckier or unluckier than any other day.

But I bet if you ask monaika, Andrutzapwp, Frumusika19, Mrsclemo, and Puccacutie19 about Friday the 13th, they would each say LUCKY DAY! That's because those are the 5 players who each won a 1-month Elite Gift Certificate just for logging into Pandanda on Friday the 13th. Congratulations! Each of those pandas should check the email account their panda is registered to for their Gift Certificate link!

Sheriff Steele and I made lots of surprise, and sometimes secret, visits to Pandanda yesterday, and handed out lots of Panda Gold to unsuspecting pandas! You might not have seen us, because we were REALLY sneaky!

You only have one more day to pick up Zing Ballyhoo's first cool prize! He will have a brand new prize first thing Monday morning. I am super-curious to see what he has for us! Get out there and collect those Golden Tickets!

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

Unlucky Friday the 13th? Not in Pandanda!

Hey Panda Pals!

Do you have friggatriskaidekaphobia? That means a fear of Friday the 13th. A lot of people consider Friday the 13th to be a day of bad luck, but not me!

To help make this Friday the 13th a very LUCKY day, I am going to award 5 one-month Elite Membership Gift Certificates to 5 random Pandas who log into Pandanda between 12am and 11:59pm Pandanda Time today. Yep, that's all you have to do to have a chance to win - just play Pandanda! I will announce the names of the 5 lucky winners on Saturday.

In addition to that, I will be making surprise visits to Pandanda during the day, and I plan to give out lots of Panda Gold! So maybe, just maybe, Friday the 13th will be YOUR lucky day!

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

Zing Ballyhoo Returns!

Zing Ballyhoo has returned to Pandanda Land at last! He has set up his tent at Treehouse Lobby, and has hidden Golden Tickets all over Pandanda (except in tree houses) for you to find.

Once you have collected 10 Golden Tickets, you can visit him at his tent to exchange them for his awesome prize of the week! Remember, you have the choice of either his prize or some coins, so choose carefully. You only get one choice each week!

Updates in the Furniture Catalog

Hi Friends!

I hope your 2012 has gotten off to an awesome start. I imagine most of you have started back to school after the long winter break. Work hard in school, do your homework, then come to Pandanda for some relaxation and fun!

I got a message from Zing Ballyhoo today! He said he spent his vacation looking for cool new prizes, and he is excited for you all to see them. He can't wait to set up his gold and blue tent at Treehouse Lobby, and scatter his Golden Tickets all over Pandanda for you to find! Look for him on Monday, January 9th.

There have been some updates to the House & Tree catalog. For you American Football fans out there, you can get ready for the Super Bowl with a cool football-shaped rug, as well as a whole football field and goalposts! There are also some new colors of bean-bag chairs that are great for sitting around and chatting with your friends.

I especially like the East Asian-themed items - a bonsai tree, screens, lamps, and lanterns in a variety of colors and styles. With those items, you could really turn your treehouse into a calm and peaceful place for you and and your friends to hang out. In fact, dogy4 was so inspired by them, that he quickly redecorated his treehouse into a serene -and symmetrical - home! Nice job, dogy4!

I've got some cool events planned that I will be sharing with you all very soon! And this is the place to find out first!

Henry

.....Hello 2012!

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope the first day of 2012 was a great one for you all! I really had fun visiting on Pandanda today. Hanging out with my friends was an awesome way to start the new year!

Make sure to get your New Year 2012 Party Hat from the catalog at the Clothing Co. on East Market Street. It is what all the stylish pandas are wearing this year!

Have you gotten all of Chilly's prizes for the Winter Festival yet? You still have two days to collect Stocking Stuffers and trade them to Chilly at West Market Street for prizes. Don't wait until the last minute! Chilly will leave Pandanda sometime before midnight Pandanda time on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Here are some pictures from my New Year's Day visits. Enjoy!