Now that many of us - I mean, our kids - have joined Webkinz world, we are wondering what happens when our year membership is up.

Renewing your Webkinz membership is not as easy as it seems.

When your year is up, you will get a message via Kinzmail (once you log in you will see that you have mail within Webkinz world) that your membership is expiring. You can also click on “My Pets” in the “Things to Do” menu to see when your account will be expiring.

But you cannot just renew your current pet for one more year - that would be too simple.

You must purchase a NEW pet and register it via the guidelines outlined here - renewing your Webkinz membership. Read these guidelines carefully before registering.

Adopting another pet on your existing account (NOT a “My First Adoption” - there is a difference) will buy you another year of time for both your new and old pet.

The good news is that now you will have two pets. The bad news is - good luck finding another one, the stores around here are all sold out!