club penguin waddle around an meet new friends

They use their penguin money to buy things - clothes for their penguins, furniture for their igloos, and puffles, little furry creatures they have to take care of.ĭepending on kids' taste and the amount of time they spend on Club Penguin, an igloo can be overflowing with stuff or very simple. NEARY: On Club Penguin, kids earn coins when they play games, ranging from simple sledding races to more complex games of logic. You can design a house for yourself, or you can just look around at Club Penguin.

HENRY CONKLIN: Because you can go around and you can earn money. Eleven-year-old Henry Conklin(ph) tried to explain to the uninitiated why he likes Club Penguin so much. NEARY: This group of fifth and six graders got together one night to play Club Penguin at a friend's house in Arlington, Virginia. Unidentified Woman #2: You're good at that, Henry. Don't ever purposely run into walls Whatever you might be thinking about, running into walls is not good. The movements of these animated penguins are controlled by a real, live person, usually someone under the age of 13. They waddle around a snow-covered world, throwing snowballs, going sledding, stopping by the pizza parlor, visiting each other's igloos. LYNN NEARY: In Club Penguin, not surprisingly, penguins rule. It's also a social networking site where children can wander through a virtual world, making new friends and talking to total strangers. For the rest of us, Club Penguin is a popular online game site for kids age seven to 12. If you've got a tween at home or maybe in the car with you, then you may not need any introduction to Club Penguin. This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.

Club penguin waddle around an meet new friends