Snow White’s Wish

Hear a story about the moment Snow White made her magical wish…

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The Alphabet

A hilarious recital of the alphabet…

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The Mouse’s Song

A beautiful tale of accepting who you are and going after your dreams…

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HouseHunt: Chloe33

Chloe33 is one of our favorite Cool Cats here at Cool Cats Magazine… especially recently. She has really gone crazy with her house, and this is exactly what makes her such an exciting addition to our Cool Cats Magazine House Hunt column.

She has filled up every room, and each room has a theme, decorated according to color. Themes include Sweet Violet, Red Wine, Black Velvet, Sunny Delight, and more. Not only that, but her Black Velvet room, which you can see below, is dedicated to a friend: Muchlax88!

Not only has she gotten creative with her themes, she’s gone ahead and dedicated her rooms, making her friends and other cats feel special. What an imaginative, generous member of the HandiLand community! Until next time, we’ll be House Hunting!

Milo’s Jam Buddy Has Lots of Experience

When Milo and Petals rocked out over Christmas break, they realized very quickly that they needed another drummer. Not that Petals’s skills aren’t rocking… but they figured a rock star drummer would be a great addition to the band. And a chance for them to get a super record contract.

With Christmas over, it just so happened that the Little Drummer Boy was looking for a gig in the new year. “Yeah, drumming gigs after Christmas are hard to come by. Especially for me. It’s like, you get pegged as a one trick pony. Everyone’s like, ‘Drummer Boy can only do Christmas stuff. He’s not into rock and roll!’ Well, they’re wrong. And this January, Milo and Petals finally gave me a chance.”

Milo and Petals gave him more than a chance. They let him run wild and even write his own songs. “He rocks,” Milo told me. “We totally trust him as a musician and an artist, dude.”

What’s up for them next? “We’re in the studio, recording a demo. And then, well, let’s hope we’ll be signing a record contract!”

Milo and Petals sure are something, aren’t they? First, they’re the movie stars of HandiLand, now they want to be the rock stars. Well, that’s all for meow!

XOXO

Gossip Queen

Snowman Without The Snow Is… Man?

Frigid, HandiLand’s local snowman is in a bit of a splashy situation. Winter is coming to an end and the snow is melting. That means he’s losing his majestic snow coat and turning into… well, just a regular cat. What happens to Frigid the Snowman once winter is over?

I caught up with him the other day to find out. Even if he was a little shy off the bat and gave me a cool reception, he warmed up pretty quickly. “I tell you, as soon as the rest of this snow drops, I’m going to the beach,” he said.

“Really? I thought you were into the snow.”

“I am, but only half the year. This snowman thing is just my gig for the winter. As long as I can remember, I’ve been turning into these huge lumps of snow. November to February, I’d spend all my time outside, happy under the trees, and Mom and Dad would bring my food out the back door. It was normal at my house. We didn’t really talk about it all that much.”

“How did you know, for the first time, that you were different?”

“I remember my first Christmas without my family. Mom said I melted too much and made a huge mess by the tree, so she couldn’t have me in. All the cats from my litter were sitting around, opening presents, and I was staring in from the outside. That’s when being a Snowman sorta started to suck.”

“What about the cold?” I asked. “Does it ever get to you? I know I’m freezing every time a breeze picks up.”

“Oh, not really,” Frigid said with a laugh. “I could take a dip in the Arctic Ocean right now and probably not even feel it. It’s the hot I can’t really stand. It’s a good thing I grew up in Alaska, right?”

“What about next Christmas? Are you still going to spend it outside without your family?”

“Oh no. We stopped that a long time ago. They built a vestibule right next to the picturewindow where they keep the tree, so I can be right there, dripping all over the floor all I want. I can’t wait until I freeze up again!”

Now I can’t wait for next winter either. I bet Frigid the Snowman could show me some great places to enjoy the cold. That’s all for meow, cats and kittens!

XOXO

Gossip Queen

Making American History

On Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, American history will be made. Barack Obama, our 44th President, will take office for his very first day in the most important job in the nation. Here’s how we’re celebrating here at Handipoints…

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How to Give Your Rooms a Background

You may have noticed something brand new in your Decorate House Stuff bar. A new tab for Backgrounds. Now, Backgrounds aren’t Wall items… they actually go behind your house, like wallpaper for your entire House screen!

And they’re super easy to use. Here’s how:

1. Head to the Furniture Catalog
2. Click on any furniture collection, some will have Backgrounds available, others won’t
3. Find a Background and click “Buy” (Backgrounds are only available to our Cool Cats Club members!)
4. Go to your Decorate House screen
5. Click on the Backgrounds tab
6. Find the Background you want and drag it into your house… anywhere you want
7. When you let go of your mouse, the Background will appear!

Enjoy decorating your House and the space behind it!

How to Give Gifts to Your Friends

Now, instead of just trading items with your friends, you can gift them with items that you want to give away! Make more friends and treat the friends you already have very well with gifts of stamps, clothing and furniture!

To give a gift to a HandiLand friend:

1. Click on the cat’s profile button or on the Friends button in HandiLand
2. Click on the Box button below the cat’s picture
3. Select “Give a gift”
4. Choose an item to give
5. Click “Give”

That’s all there is to it. If anybody sends you a postcard or a friend request, greet them with a nice gift from your collection.

Medieval Meows

Here we’ve got another take on a very pretty dress from our Winter catalog. But there’s a fun twist on it… Little7 has put a medieval twist on it. She’s modern with her hair, but the background she’s chosen makes her look like a Princess of the Round Table… as well as the tender of a pack of noble wolves.

While this outfit has some pretty fancy makings, it is pretty casual and could work well at a school dance. We’d wear this if we wanted to look nice and try some new hairstyles.

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