MiniMonos Mogger Highlight!

 Hey Moggers! I have been going through the MiniMonos blogs this week and noticed something really cool that MiniMonos Island did!

MiniMonos Island is owned by Sonic4572 and Mattybon who wrote a post on their site, where for every comment it got, Mattybon donated 20 cents to help the victims of the floods and tornados that recently struck the United States!

One of our own players on MiniMonos, MiniJghRocks, was affected by this tornado -- his family lost their whole house! We're so impressed that he is still smiling and positive on MiniMonos!

This was really kind and generous of Mattybon and Sonic and we think they both deserve a monkey high-five! It's monkeys like you that really make a difference!

Best Bananas,

-- Bananatastic

Which costume do you want to create?

Hey Monkeys,

Lots has been happening on MiniMonos island involving ninjas and pirates! From Flag Raid to Elite Ninja Costumes to Pirate Costumes and tree house gear -- pirates and ninjas have taken over the island!

Wouldn't it be cool if you could create your own real life pirate or ninja costume? Well, we want to teach you how to do that while staying eco-friendly! 

Which costume would you be more interested in creating? A pirate or a ninja costume? Vote on the poll below and the most popular costume by vote will soon be transformed into a real life costume made with recyable everyday house held items!

Poll: Pick a costume!

MiniMonos Ninja and Pirate drawing contest!

Hey monkeys,

Zoo and Tommypp are hosting a really cool contest that starts today!

Here's what Zoo and Tommypp have to say:

Greetings Monkeys. Zoo and Tommypp here. We've teamed up to bring you all a great contest!

This contest is pretty easy. All you have to do is draw a pirate and/or ninja monkey in real life (not on the computer please).

We felt this would be a great way to end the Pirate vs. Ninja theme on Minimonos!!  Good luck. We can't wait to see your creative drawings :)

Very cool! The prizes have been very generously donated by Zoo and are awesome! To see what the prizes are, click the word 'prizes' below, in Zoo's picture:

So that's 2 pirate suits, 2 ninja suits, 50 Go Pirates xPowers and 50 Go Ninjas xPowers! WOOT!

All entries are due no later than this Sunday, June 5 so get drawing as soon as you can!

When your entry is done, leave it as a comment here on this post or email it to: bananatastic(at)minimonos (dot)com.

Happy drawing, monkeys!

Einstein's eco-fact episode #2

Hey Monkeys!

Do you know about the largest ever solar-powered boat, which was designed in New Zealand?  It's looking to be the first of it's kind to circumnavigate the world just using solar power!

This boat can go up to 200 kilometers a day and I think this boat is really cool because it's very environmentally friendly and it uses clean energy with 540 square meters of solar panels!! Check it out:

Did you know that this huge boat can run on just 20 kilowatts? That's about the same electricity to light 200 light bulbs! How bananamazing!! The rest of the solar energy captured, is stored in batteries to use later.

I think there could be more solar-powered devices in the future… do you?

Best Bananas,
~Snelly!! :D

Thanks for the awesome post, Snelly!  I'm excited that this boat's designers now want to design ferries which carry people, using the same sort of solar-power! Imagine if all ferries were this environmentally friendly! --EcoMom

Monkey Fact Monday: Similarities between monkeys and us!

Have you ever wondered how similar we are to monkeys? Monkeys are very close to us humans in the animal world! 

There are so many things that monkeys can do just like us. They have opposable thumbs, they eat with their hands and some can even communicate with people (in different ways than talking!).

If you're like me, you love to climb trees. This is something many species of monkeys are known for! Us MiniMonos monkeys live in treehouses ourselves! Haha.

I found the perfect tree today, and just had to climb it:

Monkeys love to swing and hang off trees, swinging on branches and rolling in the grass, or just grooming each other! 

Monkeys are incredibly intelligent. As I have posted about before, there is actually a monkey who has learned sign language! He's super cool. :-) 

Monkeys also use a lot of available resources in their day-to-day lives, just like us humans.  They even know how to use some basic tools, unlike nearly every other animal!

Just like monkeys, you and I have parents until we are ready to leave the home and start our own life.  This might not be until we are 18 or older, but for some monkeys its only a few years -- maybe even as young as 2 years!

Overall, we are very similar to monkeys. I had a great time with this post! Enjoy your week monkeys! ^.^ 

-Calypso

MiniMonos Weekly High Scores! - 5/29/11

 
Time for the weekly high scores! WOOT! Lets get started: 

Monkey Flight high scores:

Monkey flight to the rescue! LOL!

   
 Nice Tommypp came in 1st place, wow! Riovart was 2nd andRook992 was 3rd place! Great scores! :-D

Recycle game high scores:

Recyclers UNITE! ^.^

Momu came in first with a total of 4023 items recycled, woah, third week in a row, nice job! Irina81 was 2nd place (Second week in a row!) and Jackowacko123 was 3rd! Great job monkeys.

Go Go Green high scores:

Triple G equals Go Go Green! Yipie! Haha. x]

LilyG came in first on the list with a score of 397,750! Woah!Crashtest received 2nd place and Momu came in 3rd.  :-) Great scores.

TicTacPoo high scores:

TicTacPoo.. FTW! :D 

BannanaRama came in 1st place, wow, 3nd week in a row!Calzone came in 2nd! Mysweetie was 3rd! You monkeys are doing great with the high scores! :-)

Grow high scores:

Grow grow grow your boat... Gently down the weeds...

Momu was 1st! Irina81 was 2nd! Emmyj came in 3rd! Fantastic Monkeys! XD

Thank you to each one of the monkeys who worked so hard to reach a high score! :-) We are so thankful for each of you! Good luck next week, and have a great day! ^.^

-Calypso

Attention MiniMonos Funniest Monkeys! - 5/29/11

Hey Monkeys,
Summer is just around the corner and lots of fun and activities and events are on their way!

This week I'm looking for some really funny jokes related to the summer!Here... let me share one with you:

What does the sun drink out of?

Sunglasses!

Hahaha! Do you have a funny summer joke to share? If you do, make sure to leave a comment on this post with your joke! Please remember that all jokes should be child friendly :).

On See You Sunday next weekend we will vote for which joke submitted was the funniest! 

Bye monkeys,

Bananatastic

New MiniMonos Fan Art Video!

Hello, everymonkey!

Here's the newest Fan Art Friday video for you to check out! :D Hope you like it!

Please send in your fan art for next week's video to gwenw(at)minimonos(dot)com!! It can be snapshots of you and your MiniMonos buddies on MiniMonos or drawings of monkey stuff, or anything as long as it's MiniMonos-related!

MiniMonos now accepts Zeevex cards!

Hey monkeys! Have you been waiting for MiniMonos membership cards? Well, your wait is now over! MiniMonos now accepts Zeevex cards! Instead of buying MiniMonos memberships on PayPal, you can now buy Zeevex cards and use them to get a MiniMonos membership! This is so cool! My parents have been afraid of using PayPal, but now since I found out that I can buy a card from GameStop, my parents wont worry about using PayPal! Well, lets see what MiniMonos had to say:

Read on for a bananamazing weekend giveaway!

We have an exciting announcement!  Monkeys who live in the United States can now use Zeevex prepaid cards for items and 12-month memberships!

Here's how to use your Zeevex card on MiniMonos:

STEP 1. Purchase a Zeevex card from one of over 50,000 Zeevex retailers throughout the US, like CVS, GameStop, Walgreens, Toys'R'Us, 7Eleven and Rite Aid. 

STEP 2. Just click on your monkey and on the picture of the item you'd like to buy, like you usually do.

The payment page now looks like this:

  

Step 3:  Follow the steps to redeem your Zeevex tokens for Banana Chips, Shells, or a 12-month membership. (Zeevex is not available for recurring memberships.) If it's your first time using Zeevex, you will be asked you to join (it's quick and free to join!).

  
**WEEKEND SPECIAL!**

We want to celebrate the launch of Zeevex cards with you! So here's what we're doing this weekend:

• Use your Zeevex card to buy Shells or Chips, and we'll DOUBLE the number of Shells or Chips you buy!
• Use your Zeevex card to buy a 12-month membership, and we'll throw in an extra ONE HUNDRED SHELLS, worth US$9.95!

Note: Your extra Chips and Shells will appear in your account on Monday May 30th.

Let us know what you think of being able to use Zeevex cards on MiniMonos now!! :-)

Cool huh? If you want your new MiniMonos memberships, then go to CVS, GameStop, Walgreens, Toys'R'Us, 7Eleven, or Rite Aid and get your own Zeevex cards! Enjoy your MiniMonos membership!
~Roky