This Week on The Talk Show - Amelia Earnart

Meet famous characters in The Talk Show on SecretBuilders! New interviews happen every Wednesday and Friday at 9 am, 1 pm and 5 pm PST. This weeks special guest is world famous aviator Amelia Earhart.

Future guests on The Talk Show in March will include King Arthur, Florence Nightingale and Mark Twain. Don't miss this for anything!

Chateau Bella and Knight's Fortress

The Chateau Bella home extension is the perfect way to build out your SecretBuilders tree house. For the the boys out there, check out the Knight's Fortress. There's also a Lookout Balcony and Chambers for even more cool spaces.

Pet monkey hatches!

In case you haven't seen the new pet monkey, here is what it looks like. It's the cutest pet monkey you'll ever see, with big green eyes and long curly tail. Plus, it can fly! Get you pet monkey and take it with you wherever you go on SecretBuilders.

Enter the Cutest Pet on Planet photo contest

At SecretBuilders we love pets of all sizes, shapes and colors. Do you think your pet is the cutest? Then enter the Cutest Pet on Planet photo contest now. All you have to do is take the Pet Care Quiz (you'll get 50 SuperShills!) and then submit a photo of your pet for a chance to win a one year SecretBuilders membership.

The funky pet monkey

Now you can get a pet monkey on SecretBuilders! Here is the artist's sketch of the monkey. To see what the monkey actually looks like you'll have to get one and wait till it hatches. It's sure to be the coolest pet on the planet. Hope you have enough bananas!

Valentine's Day items and new hairstyles now available!

With Valentine's Day coming soon, you can now get yummy candy, huggable teddy bears and the prettiest flower bouquets to decorate your home for the special day. Also check out some of the great new hairstyles!

Get your Valentine's Day decorations

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. SecretBuilders is excited to present amazing Valentine's items to decorate your home. Get your home ready for the big day with deserts, flowers and teddy bears!

Awesome new clothes and hairstyles

Here's a look at some of the awesome new clothes and hairstyles for your avatar! They'll be available in time for you to dress up for Valentine's Day.

Pet homes coming to SecretBuilders

We know a lot of Builders have been asking for pet homes. Well, here is an exclusive sneak peek of the pet homes coming to SecretBuilders soon. You'll be able to play in the pet home as your pet. Decorate the home any way you want and invite your buddies over for a fabulous pet party!

SecretBuilders - Smart can be fun

Jamie Skelton has an excellent review of SecretBuilders on Examiner.com. Here is an excerpt:

"There's at least half a dozen other features I could delve into to highlight the great things that SecretBuilders has built and the way the community interacts and evolves, from clubs and parties, to homes and quests. The short of it is, however, that SecretBuilders is not only fun for kids, it's mentally nutritional for them too, and it possesses and encourages social awareness. It's been used by teachers, schools, and parents; it supports education and charity.

You really can't find a bad point about SecretBuilders. If you're looking for an educational online game for your kids - or for your classroom - SecretBuilders can deliver on its promises."

Be cool, get a pool for your home

One of the most requested features by Builders is coming very soon...the pool for your home!!! You can decorate your pool with furniture and chill out poolside with all your buddies. The temperature's perfect, so don't be afraid to jump in the water,.

The pool comes complete with the Tiki Shack, diving board, deck and mini waterfall. What more can you ask for?

Dress up for the fashion show runway

Hey Builders, do you love to dress up? Check out SecretBuilders' new fashion show runways! Invite your buddies over for an amazing fashion show experience. Dress up in your best outfit and see who can take the prize for best dressed.

Now available - SecretBuilders gift cards

SecretBuilders gift cards make a good gift for all children 5-14!

Become a member with one of these great gift cards and have full access to all the exclusive items, places, features and more that make SecretBuilders so much fun to explore. Choose from a 1, 6 or 12 month package or a SuperShill package.

Check out the gift cards today!

How a teacher uses SecretBuilders in her classroom

Kelly Tenkely has a wonderful video talking about how she uses SecretBuilders in her classrooms. Kelly is a 3rd to 5th grade technology teacher and technology integration specialist and instructional coach for elementary teachers in Colorado. Kelly assigned her students to interview the scientific characters in SecretBuilders since they were studying scientists as part of their curriculum. The students then wrote articles as newspaper journalists in SecretBuilders' online magazine called The Crooked Pencil.



Here is some what she has to say about SecretBuilders:

"What I really think is neat about SecretBuilders is a virtual world but it goes beyond just the play of most virtual worlds, and it actually teaches students about history and historical figures and literary figures. It does that through interaction. Kids can actually interact with the historical figures in the virtual world and learn about them."

"We were looking for a way for get kids to get involved with history and for them to really connect with it. And SecretBuilders is great because it gives them this virtual world which all of our kids are so familiar with...They're familiar with that format and that platform. So what's great with SecretBuilders is that not only is it a virtual world, but it's a rich learning world because they run into all of these historical characters and literary figures."

Check out Kelly's blog at iLearn Technology for more great teaching ideas.

Gift Cards and Collectible Pins coming soon

Keep an eye out for the SecretBuilders gift cards and Christmas collectible pins!