Archive for May, 2009

Pink Flamingo Day

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

May 29 is Pink Flamingo Day on Elf Island.

Show your support for Pink Flamingo Day by dressing in your best pink outfit. Find an Elf Island Host while dressed in pink to receive an exclusive one day prize!

We’re also lowering the price of the Lawn Flamingo in the Wingdome for one day only. Stock up while you can!

Happy Pink Flamingo Day!

Please do not use the M button to request your prize. Only one prize per elf.

Space Decorating

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The elves of Elf Island are preparing to boldly go where no elf has gone before! On May 29 and 30, we will be holding a Space themed home decorating contest.

To submit your room, please send a request through the M button on either May 29 or 30. In your M button message, be sure to specify which one room of your home that you want to have judged. There is no need to remain in your room to wait for the judge.

Remember to be unique and creative, and stick to a Space theme. The 10 best rooms will be featured in The Tide next week and will receive a special prize and coins. Don’t forget to stop into the Holiday Curio if you need to pick up some last minute Space goods for your home.

Good luck!!!

Please only enter your room in the contest once. Any judging requests sent on a date other than May 29 or 30 will not be included in the contest.

Memorial Day Sale

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Elf Island will be holding a Memorial Day Sale on Monday, May 25! Check out the Wingdome for some new goods at special Memorial Day prices.

All of these goods will be available after Memorial Day, but the special prices are for one day only. Visit the Wingdome to stock up on goods, invite your elf friends over, and have a Memorial Day cookout!

Happy Memorial Day!

Space Party!!!

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Elf Island is getting ready to throw a Space Party this weekend!

Friday will be the Grand Opening of the Light House. This will be a permanent room, but this weekend it will also be the setting for our Space Party! Make sure to check out the upper floor of the Light House to see what we’ve done with your star submissions from earlier in the month.

During the Space Party there will be an hourly giveaway in the lower floor of the Light House. Starting on Saturday at 8 am Eastern, click on the planets each hour to receive a special gift. Each gift will repeat at least once per day, for a total of 8 gifts! And if you’re busy this holiday weekend, you’ll be glad to know that the prizes will repeat again on both Sunday and Monday!

The Hosts will also have new Space Party prizes that you can only win this weekend! Make sure to participate in the daily Host games between Friday and Monday for your chance to win.

See you at the party!!!

Nutrition GoodQuest Launching!

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Starting Friday, May 22, join your fellow elves in our Nutrition GoodQuest , where feeding hungry gnomes will help real families receive healthy meals.

In many communities fresh fruit and vegetables are not easy to find. Kids are suffering from a lack of the nutritious foods they need. In these areas issues such as obesity, diabetes, and poverty are often highly visible.

In Sacramento, California, Fresh Producers works to partner with local farmers and area distributors to ensure that every child can have the opportunity to eat healthy.

Keep up the great work Islanders, and help make a difference by providing a healthy meal to a child that needs it.

Plant-It 2020 Chat

Monday, May 18th, 2009

A speaker from Plant-It 2020 will be on to EI to talk about the importance of trees and our Niger GoodQuest.

Because of your hard work, Plant-It 2020 has offered to plant additional trees. Participating players will get a poster stating that a tree was planted because of them. To participate, meet our special guest speaker, Plant-It, in the Woods on Tuesday at 7:00 pm.

Please come prepared with a question for our speaker. After your question has been answered, please leave the room so that more elves can participate in the event and receive their prize. If you find that you cannot get into the event, please be patient and try again later in the day.

There will be a list of questions from the event in next week’s Tide.

Date – Tuesday, May 19

Location – Woods

Time- 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern

Elf Astronomy Day

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Tuesday, May 19 is Elf Astronomy Day!

We’re celebrating with a special Elf Astronomy Day giveaway! To receive the gift, log-in to the island on Tuesday and locate a Host. Then, tell the host why one of your Elf Island friends is a star! Do they help show new elves around the island? Do they do a lot of good by giving gifts?

Players that tell the hosts about the stars of the island will receive the special Astronomy Day gift.

Please do not use the M button to request a prize. You must locate a Host. Watch the What’s Happening Feature for Host updates. edit: updated to correct the date.

National Pizza Party Day

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Friday, May 15 is National Pizza Party Day!

Pizza fans, be sure to visit Elf Island on Friday for your chance to get your hands on a few newly released Pizzas! The Holiday Curio is stocked with Veggie, Cheese, and Pepperoni pizzas so that the elves can throw their very own Pizza Parties. All players will also be receiving special Pizza Party Day surprise!!!

All of these items will be available in the Holiday Curio from May 15 to closing on May 17. Get them while they’re hot! Of course, elves know the importance of nutrition so make sure to eat your pizza in moderation.

See you on the island!

Space Party!

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

For years, elves have yearned to travel to the Stars. Every year during the month of May, they celebrate astronomy and the mysteries of space!

It all started with Project Shooting Star, which ends on May 15. Make sure to visit the Elf Island Holiday Curio to purchase new, unique Space goods and keep your eyes open for more goods coming soon! The elves will even be throwing an exciting Party later in the month to celebrate Outer Space, holding a Space-themed room decorating contest, and having a giveaway in honor of Elf Astronomy Day on May 19. More details on those events will be announced shortly.

See you on the island!!!

Puzzle Day

Monday, May 11th, 2009

May 11 is Puzzle Day and we’re challenging you to start putting together an Elf Island Jigsaw Puzzle!

Elf Island will be releasing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces between Monday, May 11th and Wednesday, May 13th. Collect all of the pieces of the Puzzle and put it together for a sneak peek at our next GoodQuest!

You’ll have to seek high and low to find all of the pieces. You journey to find all of the Puzzle Pieces will start out in the Marketplace, where the first piece is waiting for you! Five pieces of the jigsaw will be scattered around the island, four pieces will have to be purchased from the shops (two released Monday and two on Tuesday), and two can only be obtained from our Hosts (1 on Monday and 1 on Tuesday)!

Good luck!