Minecraft in Animal Jam?!? [Weekly Digest Issue #2]

Hey jammers! Reporter Panda here again, equipped with the newest issue of AJGC's newest Weekly Digest series!

• This week's Rare Item Monday
• New and concluded contests or informational posts from The Daily Explorer
• Exclusive graphics relating to this week's events
• A round-up of AJGC's posts for the week

These Rare Sandals have the same colors as the Rare Sombrero mentioned in our last Weekly Digest! It seems as if these colors (neon purple, neon green and pink) are pretty common among RIM's!

These nifty sandals cost 5,000 tickets. Unfortunately, the high price may have deterred many jammers from being able to purchase this RIM. What do you think--do you agree with AJHQ's high pricing of the RIM's lately?

As Reporter Cosmic spoke of on her own blog, The Animal Jam Comet, you could definitely use both these sandals and the sombrero from last week to create a rockin' party outfit!

Reporter Ineffable here, with some of the updates from The Daily Explorer!

The Daily Explorer has hosted a ton of paw-some contests lately that you should definitely go participate in! They recently announced the winners of their ‘Make Music Day’ art contest! Here are some of the fabulous entries:

Each of the 10 winners won a cool Diamond Art Plaque for their den that looks a bit like the other Art Plaque, but with just a bit more pizazz!

If you're interested in entering any future art contests, then make sure to check out this helpful video tutorial by AJHQ on how to submit your artwork to them!

To celebrate this paw-some week, here are some fun graphics you can use! All of these can be used without any credit to me (Reporter Panda) or this blog (AJGC)!

The following graphics were all created based on the cute characters and pictures that appeared in the Wild Explorer's "Space Daydreams" music video! (Scroll down to the "Bonus Tidbits" section of this issue to watch the epic video for yourself!)

Sunday: Commission Coupon, @Cosmic (Commission), Pet Sighting

Monday: Animal Jam Theories

Tuesday: Eat or Be Eaten (Fanfiction)

Wednesday: Animal Jam Life Hacks

Thursday: Study Tips: Summer Edition, @KG (Commission)

Thank you so much for reading the second issue of this Digest series!

What did you think of this issue? What ideas and suggestions do you have for Issue #3?

And again, the Animal Jam Graphic Central Management Team outdid themselves! If it weren't for the endless contributions from these lovely people, this issue wouldn't even exist! Leave them all some love in the comments down below!

Well--until next time!

Did you know that many of the most popular Animal Jam YouTube stars went on a trip to VidCon with AJHQ?

The jammers who went to VidCon (like Aparri, Bepper, Snowyclaw, WisteriaMoon and others) were treated with special Wild Explorers backpacks, silly selfies with Clark Stacey and Cami Carver, and best of all...

Meeting their fans!

What a fun time, right?

But speaking of Cami...

If you haven't seen the "Space Daydreams" music video created by Wild Explorers (we mentioned it earlier), then you should really take a look...

You're welcome. Haha!

But seriously--isn't Cami just adorable?

And yes, it is a parody of "Wildest Dreams" by Taylor Swift.

Spikes Return to Jamaa & New Wild Explorers Tent [Weekly Digest: Issue #1]

Hey jammers! Reporter Panda here, with a copy of this week's Weekly Digest fresh off the press! As a refresher, this Digest will be posted on this blog every weekend, and will summarize the events of the week!

• This week's Rare Item Monday (Plus a Rare Item Tuesday!)
• Any and all newly released items from this week
• Major updates and new features from the weekly edition of the Jamaa Journal
• New and concluded contests or informational posts from The Daily Explorer
• Exclusive graphics relating to this week's events
• A round-up of AJGC's posts for the week

Reporter Ineffable here, ready to tell you all about this week's Rare Item Monday (RIM)!

 

The Rare Sombrero is sold at the Summer Carnival and costs 4,000 tickets. Sadly, this colorful hat is for members only!

The Rare Sombrero sports the usual RIM colors with it's neon purples, bright pinks, and fresh greens. Although these hats do look a bit silly, you can definitely make quite the festive outfit for your next summer adventures with this Rare Sombrero!

However... there was a very special item sold on Tuesday this week as well! It was rare, so you could technically call it a Rare Item Tuesday!

This Rare Guitar Rug was released in honor of Make Music Day, which was also celebrated on The Daily Explorer!

Reporter Cosmic here, with the weekly report with all of the new items arriving in Jamaa this week!

An epic edit by Reporter Cosmic!

This week brought some exciting updates to Animal Jam! Handing it off to Reporter Cosmic, from The Animal Jam Comet!

A special spike-y sale! For four days only (Thursday 6/23, Friday 6/24, Saturday 6/25, and Sunday 6/26), you can purchase short-spiked collars and wristbands for 3 Diamonds a piece! These jam-tastic new items are available in 8 unique colors, ranging from a soft pink to a milky white! What I find particularly unique about these spiked items is that each of the spikes on the collars and wristbands, have a soft icy blue tint to them! 

Reporter Panda popping in here, just to clarify that the rarity of the original rare spiked collars and wristbands will likely not change. This is because there is a diamond icon on these new spiked items, which will make it easily recognized. Additionally, those blue-tinted spikes that Reporter Cosmic mentioned earlier will also play a role in distinguishing the original rare spikes and these new ones.

Now back to Reporter Cosmic...

If you go to the Diamond Shop to purchase some of these spiked items, there will most likely be a crowd of people! Jammers sure are eager to purchase these spikes!

Above is a picture of what these spikes look like. Of course, there are many more colors in which these items are available, but the blue tinted spikes on both the collar and wristband remain throughout all of the different color options.

Say hello to the Pixelated Rug, the Pixelated Writing Desk, the Pixelated Window, and the Pixelated Armoire! These new items come along with the new Pixel Place, Animal Jam's newest den!

However, it is our belief that this was a copy of Play Wild's (one of Animal Jam's mobile games) pixelated features.

Above are some of the new pixelated items!

Pet penguins are on sale in the Diamond Shop for two diamonds! They will only be for two diamonds for this week, so make sure to purchase one if you haven't! 

Hey, the Freedom Party is returning too! This party has got to be one of the smallest rooms in Animal Jam, but it makes up for lack of space with it's epic decorations! This party is all decked out in red, white and blue, and also has some clothing and den items for sale! 

A brand new room has come to Jamaa! It is called the Wild Explorers Tent, and is located on a rocky cliff above Epic Wonders (in Coral Canyons). At this very location, you can watch all of the latest Wild Explorers episodes, and download special Animal Jam Academy printables! 

Above are some snazzy pictures of what this new building looks like!

(Left) Entrance to the Wild Explorers Tent

(Right) Inside of the tent

Some new Masterpiece frames have been added to the ever-growing frame collection! So make sure to head over to the Art Studio and place your newest creations inside these paw-some new frames!

Hmm... it looks like the alphas have left us some clues as to what perhaps the newest animal will be!

Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post for the SPOILER ALERT with the answer to this riddle!

But if you'd like to figure out this little puzzle by yourself, here are what the pieces of torn paper say:

• Have long legs
• Are nocturnal
• They live in trees

Can you figure it out?

Reporter Ineffable here again, with some updates straight from The Daily Explorer!

Here are some of the current contests you can enter in to win a prize!

To enter either of these wonderful contests, simply go to Jamaa Township, and submit your artwork or writing through Jammer Central!

One of the amazing art contests that ended this week was the James Audubon contest! Here were some of the jam-tastic entries!

To celebrate this paw-some week, here are some fun graphics you can use! All of these can be used without any credit to me (Reporter Panda) or this blog (AJGC)!

Sunday: Commission Coupon

Monday: Campfire Tales (Short Stories)

Tuesday: @Ineffable (Commission)

Wednesday: Den Decorating Tips

Thursday: A Trade?

Friday: New Trading Joint

Thank you so much for reading the very first issue of the Weekly Digest!

What did you think of this issue? What ideas and suggestions do you have for Issue #2?

As always, the amazing Animal Jam Graphic Central Management Team never manages to disappoint! If it weren't for the endless dedication and hard work of all members of the team, this blog and this new Digest series wouldn't be up and running. A big round of applause for them, no?

We'll see you next time!

Did you really read to all the way down here? Good for you!

As a bonus for you, here are 2 bonus graphics of an adorable pet panda! These can be used without credit for edits, in blog posts, or for YouTube thumbnails!

Are pet pandas just paw-tastic?

Which of the epic pets of Jamaa is your tippety-top favorite?

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*SPOILER ALERT* The newest animal is a sloth! How paw-tastic!

Plushie Edit!

Hey jammers! ^.^

So, I've recently gotten more interested in editing, so I decided to finally make my first edit this afternoon!

The idea behind this edit was that it would be pretty cool to be able to track the number of plushies you have in a set. As an avid plushie collector, knowing which plushies I do and don't have is super useful!

But it's sort of hard to explain in words--and as they say, a picture says a thousand words! So here is the final edit that I came up with! (Jammer Wall base credit to Ineffable! :D)

I REALLLLLY wish AJHQ had some sort of way to track which plushies you had! ^.^

But as a treat to you, here are all of the plushie graphics that I made and used while creating this edit!

You can use them all without credit! ^.^

Also, as I will be very busy this week, all participants of the graphic-making challenge have until Thursday to finish making graphics! I don't have the time to announce any winners or assign new lands--I'm sorry! >.<

Ciao!

-Panda

^ Thanks for the signature, Cosmic! :D ^