Congratulations to Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! creator and executive producer Bob Boyle for winning his first Emmy in the category of Individual Achievement in Animation. Bob, pictured above with sk8rgurl Michelle Kwan, will be honored at the June 13th Emmy Awards ceremony. Congratulations, again, Bob. You deserve this one.
Check it out! My buddy Douglas sent me a great link to a website that is completely devoted to iPhone wallpaper. It turns out that someone has created a Wubbzy iPhone wallpaper and it was featured on their website. Thanks for the tip Douglas! - Carrie
\Look what I found! I found an animatic today. An animatic is a stage in the production process between storyboarding and animation. It's usually extremely limited, and often, it's just the frames of the storyboard put into video format. It gives the animators an idea of placement and timing. You'll see it's very rough, and actions and dialogue are actually written write on the screen. When I see something more final, I'll post that, as well, so you can compare and contrast.
Download anim.mov
As spring approaches, I'm sure we're all thinking about getting out in the sun! And we're quickly hitting that point where it's time to plant those flowers, herbs and veggies for summer harvest. What's more fun than doing it with your best friends from Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!? Nick, Jr. has a whole bunch of super-cute ideas for gardening with your little buddy. My favorite is these rain boots filled with plants. Gardening is a great thing to do with your kids that's also productive, fun, and MESSY. What could be better? Get out there, garden, and send me pictures of what you grow! - Carrie
I've recently come across some AMAZINGLY crafty Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! fans on the Internet. Check out this site from "OneProudMomma". While they've been waiting for toys to come out, this crafty UK mom came up with cool crafts to do with her kids. I also got this totally cool perler bead craft from Jeff in San Jose, CA. You guys are all so creative! I'm digging up more fun stuff every day. Do you do any Wubbzy crafts with your kids? If so, let me know! - Carrie
I just got an e-mail from someone asking about the "Kooky Kollectables". Heeeey how did they know about that? I said to myself. A lot of our toys have been kept top-secret. It turns out, someone actually "leaked" photos of the toys to a popular art and toy magazine called Juxtapoz. HA! I had no idea the world was so anxious!
While we were hoping to keep many of the toys a surprise, it is still exciting to reveal these little guys, now that they're out. Head over to Juxtapoz to see some photos. Moms and Dads, this link goes to the specific post about Wubbzy. Juxtapoz is an art magazine, so some of the material can be a bit racy. Just a word of caution if you'll be browsing around!
The Kooky Kollectables will be available sometime in the fall, I believe. I'm not sure if there's a firm date. The ones you see at Juxtapoz are actually made for a more collector group. These figures are based off of standard-painted ones that will sell at major retailers in the late summer. I'll ask if, now that these are out, I'm allowed to post photos.
Anyway, thanks Juxtapoz for saying good things about us! - Carrie
Every once in a while I get an e-mail from someone who's crafted their very own Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! birthday parties. I love to get photos of the cakes and fun things people do. Check out these two birthday girls! Their Mums & Dads made some very cute cakes all on their own. What a great job they did!
Does anyone else have their own homemade Wubbzy Fun-stuff? Send me some photos and I'll post them here, too! - Carrie
Jessica turned four and her Mom made this very cool
widget cake and shirt!
Adam and Nat with their very special birthday girl. She turned two and they made this great Wubbzy cake for her. Good job, guys!
I managed to rustle up some adorable animation cycles of our dancing friend, Daizy, today. How cute! I threw one of them into a movie file, just for you. I can't wait to meet Daizy! Download daisy.mov - Carrie
I'm not sure if we've blogged about KidScreen before. Kidscreen is a big summit held in New York every year where industry professionals get together to network, discuss and do a bunch of other executive type hogwash. Bored? Well, don't worry! Wubbzy and friends were all over Kidscreen to spice it up! There was even a Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! sponsored luncheon. Check out the totally cool cardboard cutouts that they had adorning the lunch area. I don't know about you, but I'm dying for one of those chicken salad sandwiches that Wubbzy is noshing on... - Carrie
