The Hunt has begun!

The Hunt Has Begun!

The big, pink Easter Bunny has finally arrived, scattering and hiding Easter Eggs all over Pandanda (except in treehouses). He has settled himself on West Market Street, and is ready to trade some awesome prizes for the Easter Eggs you collect!

You can also now buy pandaNUNU's winning Spring Theme Player Card Background! Look for it in the clothing catalog at Clothing Co. on East Market Street. Make sure to say "Congrats" to pandaNUNU if you run into her on Pandanda!

Happy Hunting!
Henry

Spring theme player card contest WINNERS!

Spring Theme Player Card Contest WINNERS!

The judges have finished their judging for the Spring Theme Player Card Contest, and once again, you made it a very hard job for us! We really enjoyed looking at all of the cute, creative, and interesting designs submitted. So, in addition to choosing one Grand Prize Winner, we also chose five Honorable Mentions!

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the 2012 Spring Theme Player Card Drawing Contest is:   

pandaNUNU!

Congratulations to pandaNUNU! She will have her design turned into an actual player card background with her name on it by our graphic artists, to be available in Pandanda during the Easter Egg Hunt that begins on March 30th. She will also receive:

• a 6-month Elite Membership Gift Certificate
• 5000 Panda Power
• 200 Panda Gold

And here are the five Honorable Mention designs:

From left to right, the Honorable Mention artists are orangeclie, HI8642, carina1998, Drusilla, and Buster55555. Each of those players will receive a 1-month Elite Membership Gift Certificate. Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to the contest. All of us here at Pandanda appreciate the time, effort, and creativity you put into your drawing. Since there were so many great entries, you can look for even more designs to appear for sale in future catalogs!

I am planning another contest for April, one that won't require any artistic ability! Watch my blog for more information in April!

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Beannachtai Na Feile Padraig Oraibh - which is Gaelic for "St. Patrick's Day Blessings upon you!"  I hope you are getting into the Irish spirit by wearing as much green as you can - green Panda Paint, green clothes, green accessories. You can even buy an Irish flag t-shirt!

Make sure to dance an Irish jig over to the Clothing Co. on East Market Street so you can get your free St. Patrick's Day gift from the Clothing Catalog. I hope you like it!

Party on in Green, Pandas!
Henry

Hello Zing Ballyhoo!

Hello Zing Ballyhoo!

Zing is back! Visit him at his gold and blue tent in Tree House Lobby to say "Hi!", then set out on your search for his Golden Tickets. Zing has scattered Golden Tickets all over Pandanda, except in tree houses.

Once you have 10 tickets, you can visit Zing again to exchange them for one of his prizes. Remember, you can only choose one Zing prize each week, so make sure to choose carefully! Not sure how many tickets you have collected? Just click on the Golden Ticket icon near the top right of your screen to find out.

There are just two days left to get your Spring Theme Player Card Contest entries in! The judges are really enjoying looking at all of your submissions!

Happy Hunting for Golden Tickets!
Henry

Mystery mail!

Mystery Mail!

Hi Panda Pals!

I received an interesting letter in the mail today. There was no name or return address, and all the message said was "See you on Monday!" It was written on the back of this:

Hmmmmm. I wonder who could have sent me that letter? It's such a mystery!
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LOL, well, of course, we all know which of our Pandanda citizens that Golden Ticket belongs to - the amazing Zing Ballyhoo! Zing will be setting up his gold and blue tent in Pandanda for a short visit starting Monday, March 12th. He will scatter Golden Tickets all over Pandanda for you to collect and trade to him for his always unique prizes!

Zing's gold top hat is one of his most unmistakable features. To help us get into the spirit for Zing's return, let's have a cool Hat Day this Friday! Start looking through your closet to find your favorite hat. Can't pick just one favorite? That's ok! Wear them all (one at a time, of course!)

Party on, Pandas!
Henry

Cocoa beach

Chilling at cocoa beach today with my freinds

Playlist.

Please check out our playlist. Just scroll down and its on the right.    

Thanks. Hope you enjoy it!

-Pandanda USA 

Spring theme player card drawing contest!

Spring Theme Player Card Drawing Contest!

Happy March, Panda Pals!

Let's get this month off to a great start with the first contest of 2012 - a Spring Theme Player Card Drawing Contest!

This goal of this contest is to design and submit a drawing of a player card background using thetemplate of a player card provided. We recommend you use this template, since it shows the placement of where the Panda image appears on top of the Player Card and how it will cover the design.

The theme of your background should be Springtime. If you like, you can suggest a simple animation for your background (for example, the falling snow on the village scene in last year's Winter Festival background.)

For hand-drawn entries, we suggest that you first print a copy of thetemplate, and then create your drawing on that. Hand-drawn images will need to be scanned into your computer or turned into a digital picture using a digital camera so they can be emailed to us. If you use a camera to take a picture of your drawing, make sure it is well-lit and in focus. We want to be able to see your drawing at its best!

All entries must be emailed to us in the format of a digital image (in one of the following formats: jpg, gif, tiff, bmp, pdf, png). Entries that are not in one of those formats will be disqualified.

There is a limit of one entry per email address (the one you used when you created your panda) per day. Entries must be received atcontest@pandanda.com no later than 11:59pm PST on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 21st in my Blog.

Prizes:

One Grand Prize will be awarded by our panel of judges.

The Grand Prize winner will have their design turned into an actual player card background by our graphic artists to be used in the game, and will also receive:

• a 6-month Elite Membership Gift Certificate
• 5000 Panda Power
• 200 Panda Gold

The really cool part is that the winning design will feature the winning Panda's name on the card - which could even make your Panda pretty famous - who knows? The winner's new Player Card Background will be available during the Easter Egg Hunt Festival that begins on March 30th.

To submit your entry (have your parent or guardian help you):

• Read and obey the rules. Entering the competition means that you and your parent/guardian agree to the rules. A complete list of the rules can be found here. If you are under 13 years old, please ask your parent or guardian to review them with you, along with our website Terms of Use, specifically with regard to the use of submissions you send to us.
• Ask your parent or guardian to email your entry to contest@pandanda.com from their email address, the one they used when they signed you up for Pandanda. Your entry MUST come from the email address that we have on file for your Pandanda account.You can see what that email address is by logging into your Account Management page.
• Type the words "Player Card Drawing Contest" in the subject line of the email.
• Type your Panda name in the text of the email for example "Panda Name: Paige."
• Do NOT include your real name, house address, phone number, or password.
• Email your entry for Pandanda to receive it no later thanWednesday, March 14th at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST). You may only send in one entry per Pandanda account per day.

 I can't wait to see your entries. I know there are some very creative pandas out there in Pandanda Land!

Happy drawing!
Henry