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October 23
Anniversary Party Tomorrow!
Hello Penguins!
Can you believe it? Tomorrow's our 4th Anniversary!
Everyone's invited - so find all your friends and head to the Town Center... There'll be cake in the Coffee Shop, a new party hat, and a new Yearbook full of fun stuff. We can't wait to hear what you think about this party - especially the colors of the cake and party hat... Any guesses?
Can't wait to celebrate!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 23 2009 09:12
October 22
=Reviewed By You
Hello Penguins!
The big 4th Anniversary celebration's almost here and we'd love if everyone would join the party this Saturday, October 24! Last week we asked about your favorite event from last year. Danjot1 said:
My favorite thing was definately the quest at the mideval party, who can forget that great solid gold armor, shields with the gleaming red jewel, and the gold helmet? And the shining pool of water in the last cavern and the most beautiful music... and the tree house! Oh I loved the dragon in the mine, me and my friends would stand beside it and before we would get hit by the fire we would wave our solid gold shields in the air and the dragon would be defeated! Those surely were some "knights" to remember!
We heard from lots of you about how you like parties and getting ready for them.
As you know, the Anniversary celebration isn't the only party's that's happening this month - The sky's getting spooky and there's definitely a ton of creativity happening with costumes and furniture! Halloween's approaching fast and we wanna hear what you and your friends are getting most excited about...
Write your Reviewed By You answer as a comment! We'll post one (50 - 75 words please) in next week's Reviewed By You. And if your comment is chosen as the feature comment on next week's blog, we'll add 10,000 coins to your penguin account. Don't forget to use your penguin name so we can add coins!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 22 2009 01:13
October 21
Happy77 talks to a party planner!
Greetings, Penguins.
This Saturday is really exciting because it's Club Penguin's 4th Anniversary! We're all stoked to party in the Town Center and Coffee Shop. I can't wait to get the new hat. This'll be my 4th!! I tried to get some info from some of the team who's helping with the planning.
Is it challenging to make such a HUGE cake for the Anniversary Party? Doesn't it make you hungry? It sure does. That is why being a cake maker requires extreme self control (but I did go home and make a giant cake anyhow...)!
What's your fave party from the past year & why? Definitely the Medieval party! Putting on my fish knight costume and waddling amongst the dragons and fellow gallant adventurers was an experience of epic proportions!
Lots of readers are really curious about the colors of the party hat this year. What can you tell us? Haha, part of being a super party planner is not revealing secrets. What I can tell you is that it's my favorite color combination ever! So I'm super excited to share! But not 'til Saturday.
I guess we'll have to wait and see... Bring your friends and your best memories. Remember: One day only!
Until then...Waddle on!
Club Penguin Team
By Happy77 on October 21 2009 10:09
October 19
Anniversary Party this Saturday!
Hello Penguins!
Hey - This Saturday, October 24th is Club Penguin's 4th Anniversary Party and we hope you're as excited as we are to celebrate!! There'll be balloons and cake, a new party hat, and a brand new Yearbook in the Book Room.
So round up your buddies in the Town Center on Saturday - Join the one day only party!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 19 2009 09:58
October 16
Halloween Igloo Contest!
Hello Penguins!
It's finally arrived - the Halloween Igloo Contest! And just in time, there's new furniture you can use to deck out your place.
For the first time this year, you'll use a new "Enter Contest" button right from your igloo to submit it to the judges. They'll be looking for igloos with just the right amount of haunted style... Just remember - more isn't always better, but it's definitely gotta be creative to catch their eyes! We're already seeing some awesome igloos.
The Halloween Party starts October 27th, and the first round of contest winners will be announced in the Club Penguin Times on October 29th.
If you aren't decorating this year, why not grab a tour guide hat, some friends, and do some haunted igloo touring!! We'd love to know all the spooky stuff you and your buddies are up to.
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 16 2009 10:23
October 15
Reviewed By You
Hello Penguins!
Last week you came through with some cool igloo decorating tips. Here's one that we thought was pretty creative:
When I decorate my igloo, I like to "make" my own decorations out of smaller ones. For example, I make a graveyard out of tombstones and spider webs that takes up the whole igloo. When I finish decorating, I throw a party with my buddies and we have a costume contest or act out an old Halloween story. My advice is to keep your igloo designs original and to have fun doing it!
Thanks, Katerstone! The new furniture catalog's out tomorrow, so grab some new spooky stuff and start decorating for Halloween!
By the way, Saturday, October 24 is Club Penguin's 4th Anniversary Party and there's gonna be a brand new Yearbook for you and your friends to check out. Coins for Change? Penguin Play Awards? Festival of Flight? So many things have happened this past year. We'd love to know what your favorite memory is.
Write your Reviewed By You answer as a comment! We'll post one (50 - 75 words please) in next week's Reviewed By You. And if your comment is chosen as the feature comment on next week's blog, we'll add 10,000 coins to your penguin account. Don't forget to use your penguin name so we can add coins!
Until then... Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 15 2009 10:18
October 14
Screenhog on making stuff
Hi everyone - It's Screenhog!
There's a lot of Halloween spookiness going on around the island. The Halloween Igloo Contest is starting on Friday along with a new furniture catalog, and the team's even been putting together more costumes for later this month. And speaking of costumes, we wanted to show you a little secret about something we do when we design clothing for penguins.
Remember the You Decide Poll with the rough art of the Gnome costume for the new November Stage? We got quite a few people asking why the penguins are always grey in these pictures. Some of you even asked if it's a new penguin color that's coming out!
It's not a new penguin color... but we do put the clothes on grey penguins for a reason. Grey is neutral - which means it doesn't look strange next to a different color. If we were to use a yellow or dark blue penguin all the time when we designed clothes, we might end up making a lot of clothing items that look really good on yellow or dark blue penguins, but nothing else! Using a grey penguin gives us the best chance of creating clothing items with colors that work on all penguins.
What do you think? If you've got any secrets of your own for putting together costumes or decorating a spooky igloo, leave them in the comments.
Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Screenhog on October 14 2009 11:46
October 12
New Furniture Coming Soon!
Hello Penguins!It's time to get the island ready for Halloween - and that includes your igloos! I managed to get you a sketch of something that'll be in the Better Igloos catalog - it comes out this Friday.
Can you think of a good place for that?
We hope you've had the chance to read about the Halloween igloo decorating contest in the newspaper. During past contests, lots of you have asked for a way to let the judges know that yours is ready - so the team's made a special "submit" button. It'll show up right in your igloo starting Friday, October 16. If you want more details, check out the Club Penguin Times - and make sure to look at the prizes...
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 12 2009 08:28
October 9
Mysterious Clouds
Hello Penguins!
Hey, have you seen the sky from the Dojo Courtyard yet? Check it out, because there's something happening...
All very mysterious, don't you think?
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 09 2009 04:18
Squidzoid at the Stage!
Hello Penguins!
Whoa...there are a LOT of squid fans on the island! Between the Halloween costumes in Penguin Style and the Costume Trunk at the Stage, tons of you are making your costume collections even bigger! Along with ghosts and butterflies, we've been seeing a lot of squids (and superheroes) all over the place.
Have you seen the play yet? If you haven't, go and check out Squidzoid's new sidekick. And let us know what you think!!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 09 2009 10:01
October 8
Reviewed By You
Hello Penguins!
Last week you let us know your favorite Stage costumes and we weren't surprised that so many of you like so many different ones! Here's what Plumpy55647 thought:
I think squidzoid. It has always looked cool when penguins waddle around pretending to be a real squidzoid making monster noises like rarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! and jump out from behind a bush.
Thanks, Plumpy55647. And if you don't already have it, starting tomorrow you'll be able to grab the Squidzoid costume at the Stage. Maybe we'll see an island of squids for a day...?
Next Friday, October 16, there will be some new furniture coming out in Better Igloos - just in time to start decorating for the Halloween igloo contest! So this week, we'd love to hear if you've got any Halloween decorating tips.
Write your Reviewed By You answer as a comment! We'll post one (50 - 75 words please) in next week's Reviewed By You. And if your comment is chosen as the feature comment on next week's blog, we'll add 10,000 coins to your penguin account. Don't forget to use your penguin name so we can add coins!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 08 2009 12:44
October 7
Happy77 asks a Monster Artist
Greeting Penguins!
The team's been loving all the guesses you've had about Billybob's Halloween Party sneak peek! And we've already seen some sweet monster costumes around as everyone starts to get ready for the Halloween Party that'll hit at the end of the month!
Speaking of monsters, I got word that Squidzoid vs. Shadow Guy & Gamma Gal is happening at the end of the week at the Stage and there's a NEW MONSTER on the set! Nobody would tell me the whole deal, but I managed to get an interview with someone who helped make this new monster. Here's the scoop:
Q: So is it true? Will there be a monster who helps Squidzoid try to destroy the city at the Stage? A: It's true. He just might be our biggest monster ever! I'm sure Squidzoid can control him though. 80% sure.
Q: Why did you decide Squidzoid needed help? A: Well I don't want to say he needed the help, but the last few monsters didn't exactly do much to help out. It seems only fair that Squidzoid has a partner since there's a Shadow Guy and a Gamma Gal.
Q: You mean we'll be able to do MORE than just look at this monster? A: Um...Oh would you look at that. I'm late for my pumpkin-carving lesson!
Hmmm....Do you think that the squid actually needs the help? I wonder what's gonna happen? I guess we'll find out on Friday.
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Happy77 on October 07 2009 09:27
October 5
Two Parties (& a sneak peek)!
Hello Penguins!
October's an especially cool month because there's not just one but TWO parties coming up!
Saturday, October 24 is Club Penguin's 4th Anniversary - it's one day only and we want you to be a part of it!! A ton of stuff will be happening around the Coffee Shop like cake, the new Yearbook...and lots of you have been wondering what the hat colors are going to be this year. We've heard cool suggestions! I guess we'll have to just wait and see...
ALSO, starting Tuesday, October 27 is the Halloween Party! Get ready for some surprises - including a new scavenger hunt. Members will be able to check out a spooky room... I don't want to give everything away but I did get this for you to look at:
What do you think?
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 05 2009 10:35
October 2
===Halloween Costumes!Hello Penguins!
The day you've all been waiting for is here: the Halloween costumes have arrived at the Gift Shop! There are some great outfits (the Rad Scientist is one of my favorites) but what's even better is the way you guys mix & match stuff. Check out these penguins at the Gift Shop:
Let us know what you think of all the costumes!! And definitely don't forget to pick up a Halloween background - the one you picked during the You Decide Poll is in Penguin Style today!
Until then...Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
By Billybob on October 02 2009 05:00