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Cute, cuddly, plush penguin that combines a real-world toy with a fun, educational, safe and multiplayer online game experiences that is sure to enrich imaginations for kids of all ages. Plush toy comes with a “key code” that unlocks a LIFETIME subscription to the magical KooKeys world. Players create their own avatar as well as design every detail of their world from their home, clothes, food and more in KooLand, the virtual world where KooKeys play. Hundreds of games are offered in KooKeys that are both entertaining and educational. Players can unlock rewards as well as earn “KooKoins” to buy additional items by going to KooKollege and playing educational, achievement-based games. Kookeys is the world’s first multi-lingual product based Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) site that allows players to safely play and interact with kids around the world through predetermined communication phrases, emoticons and animations. Kids can also
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We purchased a Kookeys Penguin Plush after finding out our Hallmark store was discontinuing Webkinz due to the fact that the Webkinz will “expire” after 1 year from purchase. When Webkinz expire your child will no longer be able to access the Webkinz website that they’ve created/used (unless you purchase additional Webkinz and then I am unsure whether you would be able to access previously areas that the child may have “built”).
The Kookeys Penguin itself is extremely soft - the access to the Kookeys website was very simple - and it does not ever expire. I set it up and my child went onto the Kookeys website and enjoyed purchasing a home for his penguin and furnishing the home with a variety of items and purchasing food and other items for the penguin that lives and moves around in the virtual Kookey world. The virtual world is somewhat like “The SIMS” - although obviously geared more for children so they can easily navigate around it.
I do recommend this Kookeys plush toy with unlimited interactive website access.
The stuffed animal is cute, but the website is not enjoyable for my daughter. She was not impressed and prefers Webkinz. I would not recommend this to anyone unless you want a cute stuffed penguin. I understand that the website is virtually new, so hopefully it will improve with time. Until then, don’t waste your time or money on this!