On we go with the 12 Days of Member Gifts! 🎁 Picking off from Days 1 through 5, let’s see what the next few days have brought the privileged.
As shared on the Pop Creators’ Blog, Day 6 gave us the Elf by Purple Noodle, Day 7 swept in with Just Chillin’ by Magic Kid, and Day 8 marched through with the Candy Cane Soldier by Cuddly Panda.
Candy Cane Soldier by Cuddly PandaElf by Purple NoodleJust Chillin’ by Magic Kid
To get these items, you’ll need to be a member and check your inventory. If you aren’t one, you can try your luck in the PHB’s Free Membership Giveaways. Or, if your design from the Holly Jolly Holiday Design Contest gets chosen, you’ll win your item regardless.
Only four more gifts to go! Meanwhile, we’re still waiting to see if the Grapple-Pap side quest will return this year. 🎄🙏 At the least, we’re expecting a return of the Baron’s airship — what drama will unfold, we’re not sure — though it should be bringing back one of this year’s free winning costumes as voted on by players! ✨
Anyway, here are the latest fan art features from Poptropica’s Instagram stories this week! As always, you can click into the artists’ names to see more visual and informational details. Enjoy! 💫
Hey Poptropicans! As we enter into the new week, December’s 12 Days of Member Gifts — which began with the Fox Outfit — continue rolling on. Let’s pop open this advent calendar and see what awaits us…
Bear Hoodie by Got SchoolSnowflake Follower by Scary Sword Reindeer Onesie by Silver FoxSleigh by Shiny Flyer
Day 2 continued the fuzzy friend trend with a Bear Hoodie designed by Got School, while Days 3 and 4 (first announced on Instagram) brought along a kawaii Snowflake Follower by Scary Sword and Reindeer Onesie by Silver Fox respectively. (Thanks to Dizzy Feather for the tip!)
Today, on the fifth day of gift-mas, Poptropica gives to its members a Sleigh you can carry on your waist, designed by Shiny Flyer.
To get these items, you’ll need to be a member and check your inventory. If you aren’t one, you can try your luck in the PHB’s Free Membership Giveaways. Or, if your design from the Holly Jolly Holiday Design Contest gets chosen, you’ll win your item regardless of membership status.
We’re almost halfway through the gift giving! Stay tuned over the next several days as we continue to unwrap these prezzies, and fingers crossed for more holiday celebrations in-game this season.
Hey Poptropicans! Blink and it’s December — the holiday season is upon us, and with it comes a plethora of gifts!
The 12 Days of Member Gifts annual tradition has kicked off, this year with items imagined by players via November’s Holly Jolly Holiday Design Contest. We begin with a flair for the furry: a Fox Outfit designed by Perfect Heart, or Joey, as some in the Pop community may know him.
Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks as more prizes drop into members’ inventories! If you haven’t had the taste of the bougie Pop life yet, why not try your luck in the PHB’s Free Membership Giveaways?
Fret not, non-members… Amelia’s got you for holiday goodies too. Pop over to Adventure Outfitters and you’ll find tons of winter wonders and Christmas cheer on the shop floor, including a little baby penguin! 🐧
Thanks to Dizzy Feather for contributing to this news post.
Guest writer Invisible Ring has returned to the Pop Creators’ Blog to bring us a throwback to an old project of Poptropica’s — the Dr. Hare LEGO set. Though the campaign did not succeed to make the Rabbot lair into a real toy, it did bring us a lot of fun Dr. Hare-themed items along the way. Still, Ring readily admits, all the “hare-brained” talk is really just a way to keep pushing her Poptropica fan movie, “Battle Morale.”
Last but not least, enjoy the latest fan art features from Pop’s Instagram stories — including a royal sighting also seen in our latest Community Creations. By the way, our new art theme is Pop’s winter celebration, Grapple-Pap — just in time for all this holiday spirit! 💝
Hello once again everyone! Spotted Dragon here bringing you the November recap for Community Creations. October’s theme was Royalty, so be sure to check out all the featured artists!
Aside from the more recent Fairytale Island, Astro-Knights is without a doubt the first island that comes to mind for OG players when they think “Poptropica royalty.” In an alternate reality where an evil Binary Bard didn’t kidnap the princess, Elyana and Mordred could have seriously become great friends. These space nerds just make such a fun pair! Their dynamic poses, expressions, and enhanced outfits make for quite the engaging design too. Find their Instagram here.
Princess Red Baroness by abbeyjoy25
In more recent news involving Fairytale Island, we seem to learn more about the Red Baroness’s mysterious backstory every month. But we have not yet seen her in full princess attire, so this exploration of her potential outfit is super interesting! The design takes inspiration from other Poptropica princesses, including Snow White, Cinderella, and Elyana, of course. She definitely fits the princess aesthetic here, while still retaining her unique color scheme and attitude, making her still recognizable. Excellent idea! Find her Instagram here.
Princess of the Cosmos by HeartofEnder aka Solemn-Siren
Stepping away from pre-established Pop princesses while remaining in a princess theme, this work is inspired by the game Sky: Children of the Light. It is specifically based on a certain crown item from Season of AURORA, except here it’s given a Poptropica twist in style. The original character turned out to have such a unique, eye-catching design! The color scheme and composition feel magical, perfect for royalty from the stars. Very cool submission! Find her DeviantArt here.
Gacha Club Fairytale Island King & Queen by mysticsunni
Back to the realm of Fairytale Island, here we have the infamous Red Queen and her husband. This time made in the Gacha Club character creator! It’s really neat to see how accurate characters from other games can be replicated in another game, rendered in a completely different style but still recognizable. Not to mention how adorable they look! Find their Instagram here.
Rumpel by oneofthosenightbees
Last but certainly not least, we have a character that perhaps was not born into royalty but briefly achieved royal status nonetheless. What do YOU think would happen if Rumpelstiltskin became kind of Fairytale Island for real? This illustration simply demands our attention, directly engaging with the viewer through the character’s eye contact. The color scheme and expression portray a dark, daunting tone with that eye-catching red adding a lot of visual interest. Very intense and captivating! Find her Instagram here.
Honorable Mentions
Royal Galaxy by Dizzy FeatherThe Goblin King by Magic PoptropicanRed Queen by oneofthosenightbeesRed Queen by tillymeowjingsMole King & Queen by sleepybiker
Hear ye, hear ye… you guys royally crushed it this month! I wish you could all be rewarded with your very own crowns for the highness of your creative standards.
December: How Do I Participate?
Community Creations is a cool series for anyone in the Poptropica community to join in on. To sum up what it’s about, it’s basically a chance to show off your artwork, creepy fan-fics, Pop clubhouses, costumes, and anything else that pops into your mind.
If we really like the piece you submit, we will feature it here on the PHB! As long as it relates to that month’s theme. So what is December’s theme? December’s theme is…
Grapple-Pap!
Way back when the Grapple-Pap side quest first appeared, Poptropica introduced new festive lore into the game that we hadn’t encountered before. The holiday is basically Poptropica’s version of Christmas or other winter-y celebrations, so ’tis the season to celebrate it in our creations! The PHB even hosted a Grapple-Pap holiday party last year.
This month, I’m basically looking for any art that embraces the holiday season, but more so Poptropica’s take on winter festivities. Maybe draw some fanart of the side quest characters like Grapple-Pap himself, or create a cozy costume for your Poptropican perfect for the cold weather. Maybe even try to make an IRL Grapple-Papmask or even your own Grapple-Pop treat IRL if you’re a whiz in the kitchen? Or simply incorporate IRL winter holidays like Christmas or Hanukkah into the world of Poptropica somehow.
Results: Next month, I will feature 5 submissions that stood out to me the most as well as some honorable mentions.
Limitations: Just make sure you relate to both the theme and Poptropica (and nothing NSFW or otherwise inappropriate).
Due Date: I will take any entries before the end of this month. Submit as many things as you’d like!
I will be sure to let you know I have seen your creation. While quality counts, I’m mainly looking for something to simply catch my eye, so don’t be afraid to join in!
So what are you waiting for? Go make something awesome!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Dizzy Feather. Enjoy!
Hello everyone, Dizzy Feather here and today I’ll be giving you a tour of the castle room in my clubhouse. Welcome! Let me just pull this lever down and here we are.
Follow me to the left, where we have the armor of the great warrior Steve, and his original sword and shield below it. Moving on, we have a handcrafted stained glass window, and an ice cream sundae. An ice cream sundae? That’s not supposed to be here! Sorry, whoever was eating this, but it can’t be in here.
Anyway, if you look over there, you’ll see the castle ghost, rumored to live in Steve’s armor, when he’s not looking for people on a clubhouse tour. Wait! Come back! It was a joke, the ghost isn’t real! It’s just a plastic one hanging on the wall! Bad joke, sorry.
Anyway, onwards and upwards, literally. Just right above the room with the fake ghost is an old artifact a group of knights returned with long ago. The knights refused to tell where it was from, but it was recently discovered that it’s almost exactly like something from the underground caves of Goofball Island.
On the chandelier, you’ll find the throne room — every castle has got to have one. Yes, that is a hammock below me. This position is exhausting, though; I need a break every now and then.
Over to the left of the chandelier is a bedroom. This is the one I sleep in the most when I spend the night in the castle room. The yarn should be in the basket, but I must have forgotten to put it away.
Right across is yet another bedroom! The bed in this one has a few more blankets than the other one, and there are a few balls piled up in here. You can play with them, just please be careful.
Let’s head down. The fireplace is normally lit, but it’s way too warm of a day to light it today. The skull is actually made of gold, for the record.
Finally, we have a cozy corner with a couch and a mermaid statue. The torch is just for decoration — after all, it’s the 21st century, we have electric lights now. Anyway, the painting above us was donated, because of the rumor that this place is haunted.
You’ll have to pull the lever to exit, hence the door sign. Hope you—
—oh, almost forgot about the attic! Trust me, it’s worth the extra time for this visit. Let’s see here: we’ve got a lamp, a fake shark, some figurines, some Egyptian artifacts, a Dr. Hare paper weight on a stack of maps, and a unicorn plushie that should be in my normal clubhouse.
Well, that’s it for now. I’ll be back with another room of my clubhouse before you know it!
– Dizzy Feather
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Dizzy Feather. If you did, you might also enjoy other clubhouse tours we’ve featured. Consider sharing yours, too!
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