Washington, United Sates

Seven-year-old Ashling Cannon poses next to a computer screen displaying the Webkinz website and her webkinz cuddly toys in Washington. Webkinz is the latest زmust-haveس plaything for children across the United States and Canada. Buying the toy, sold for 10 dollars and up, gains the proud owner access onto the website (www.webkinz.com) where they have to care for, dress, entertain and generally pamper their virtual pet. This is a social networking for elementary school kids and even pre-schoolers as young as four