I'm sending this out a little early just in case we lose power/internet. We are in the region expected to get 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch of ice tonight into tomorrow. They've already announced if we lose power that won't be able to start restoring anything until Tuesday afternoon because the roads will be impassible. I'm all stocked up and we have a generator all set to go to run the fridge, microwave, and a space heater.
I hope you have been getting some relaxation in between the Elfember events and the upcoming Valentine's Day events. Happy New Year to all who celebrate the Lunar New Year.
On Jan. 6th, I updated our Mara Resources club page. If you know of a helpful site that should be in there or any more broken links, please let me know.
TWO DAYS LEFT:
AUSTRALIA WORD SCRAMBLE (DayravenB )
https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=503361&id=5312326
There are 15 words related to Australia for you to unscramble.
You have from Jan 22 to Jan 26 (Australia Day) to unscramble the words and send the answers in maramail. Everyone who unscrambles all the words correctly will receive 10,000 Club Points and a gourmet food item.
CLUB AUCTIONS: Go check out Gummgumm's auctions. Lots of items to help with temples.
Thank you to everyone who has been donating items for quizzes, raffles, and swaps. I know how much I appreciated swaps when I was building my plate and photo collections. If you have any plates or photos sitting around, if you have any rare/old minis sitting around in your attic that you could make plates of, or pets you wouldn't mind photographing, I know our newer Marapets players especially would appreciate the help.
If you would like to help out with February quizzes and raffles, here is the list of themes we are focusing on:
FEBRUARY (Valentine's Day, Video Vault, Enchanted Plushie Flash Sale, 2026 Winter Olympics)
Anything from previous Valentine's Day, Valentine's Candy Tree, Valentine's Day Hunt, or Palladium Jubilee events; Valentine, Love, Loveless, Red, Pink, Coral, Maroon, Frilly, Kiss, Kissy, Bliss, Heart, Heartless, Rose, Romantic, Chocolate, Candy, Vintage, Victorian, Wedding, Harmony, Melody, Passion, Fat, Pixie, Pampered, Fancy, Elegant, Cupid, Hart, Snorky, Stalker items, Olympic(s), Masquerade, February items
(link to the ATM Raffle/Quiz Schedule https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504462&id=2039393 )
2026 CALENDAR:
1/27-2/7 Register for ATM Secret Valentine (hosted by bluetaz2001) NOW OPEN
https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504435&id=2734210
2/6-2/22 Winter Olympics
2/6-2/13 ATM Winter Olympics Scavenger Hunt (Gwylynnsgarden) https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=505001&id=2039393
2/8-2/9 bluetaz2001 sending out Secret Valentine names
2/8 Enchanted Plushie Flash Sale
2/10-2/22 Send out your Secret Valentine gift
2/14 Valentine's Day
1/17 Lunar New Year begins - Year of the Horse
2/24 Video Vault (last year DVDs in time machine & lots of new video games and DVDs)
EVENTS:
ATM SECRET VALENTINE (hosted by bluetaz2001)
https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504435&id=2734210
registration 1/27-2/7
names sent out 2/8-2/9
send out gifts 2/10-2/22
Similar to our Secret Santa event, but with a Valentine twist. Go visit her blog to read the rules and then send bluetaz2001 a maramail to register. Posting on the blog will not get you registered.
ATM OLYMPICS SCAVENGER HUNT (hosted by me)
2/6-2/13
This year the 2026 Winter Olympics are taking place February 6th - February 22nd in Milano Cortina, Italy. Who are you cheering for? I love an underdog and the Jamaican bobsled team is back again this year.
In honor of the games, here is a little Olympic-themed scavenger hunt.
Find a Marapets item for each of the 10 categories listed and then Maramail me your completed list. Everyone who enters will win a random winter item from my attic and 10,000 club points. All entrants will be entered into a lottery for the grand prize. The grand prize will be awarded using a random name generator on February 14th.
Grand Prize: Ice Book
MARAPETS VALENTINE INFO - No guarantees it will be the same, but here is the information from last year.
VALENTINE COSTUME (from 2025 - posted 2/14)
The Costume Boutique will stock this costume for Valentine's Day until February 17th!
FREE TRAINING (from 2025)
All Valentine, Love, Candy, Cupid, Red, Magenta, Maroon, Plushie, Pink or Coral pets will receive FREE TRAINING at the Gym and Elite Gym until February 28th
All Valentine, Love, Candy, Cupid, Red, Magenta, Maroon, Plushie, Pink or Coral pets will receive FREE LESSONS at the School and University until February 28th
CANDY TREE (from 2025)
The Candy Tree is spreading the love again this year for Valentine's Day. He has taken a break from his quests and is rewarding everyone who visits him. All pets can visit him every 30 minutes but any pet wearing a Valentine, Love, Candy, Cupid, Red, Magenta, Maroon, Plushie, Pink or Coral Costume can visit every 15 minutes
MARAPETS FLASH SALE - last year it was potions - Enchanted Plushies this year
From 2025: Flash Sale Event
It's back in the Potions Boutique for 2025
For only 4 Account Upgrade Credit you will receive either a Chibs, Dakota, Ercuw, Kujo, Lati, Limax, Mordo, Nino, Quell, Raulf, Sindi, Snookle, Straya, Sybri, Tasi, Vixen, Vlad, Wallop or Willa Potion
There is a 1 in 3 chance you will receive a Restricted pet rather than a Limited Edition pet
The Potions Boutique is running the Flash Sale Event and will return to normal when these items are sold out. They are set to automatically retire in 72 hours on February 11th but as this is a flash sale and these are items are limited, if the maximum amount of these items are sold before this date, they will retire early!
We have a lot of new members, so I thought a little refresher is in order.
WAYS TO EARN CLUB POINTS THAT ARE WORKING
9 Points per post on Club Chat
9 Points per item donated to the Club
9 Points x rarity of item donated
9 Points every time you enter the Club Quiz
9 Points every time you enter the Club Raffle
And through club events & club chat events
FAST WAY TO GET CLUB POINTS - BANNER CHALLENGE
Earn 25,000 Club Points for each ATM banner you design. Draw your own or use AI. Maramail me the image link so I can award points and add it to our banner list.
Theme ideas:
any month - non-holiday/non-seasonal
February - Winter Olympics, Valentine's Day
March - St. Patrick's Day, Spring
April - Easter, Spring
REMINDER OF SWAPS & SHOP RULES:
1. All photo and plate swaps are to be of similar or equal value. Follow this chart as a guide:
Current Price on Shop Search Swap value that can be used
Under 50,000 mp - photos/plates may not be swapped. These photos/plates can be found in the club shop at a discounted rate.
50,000 mp - 250,000mp can be swapped for other plates or photos that value 50,000 mp - 250,000mp
251,000mp - 500,000mp can be swapped for other plates or photos that value 251,000mp -500,000+ mp
**NOTE** If there are 10 of any kind of photos or plates already in the club swap you may not use that photo or plate to swap with. You will have to find a different photo or plate. This refers to the total number in swaps. It does not mean you can swap in 10 items. For example, if there are already 4 Pixel Decadal Photos in swaps, you would only be able to swap in an additional 6 Pixel Decadal Photos.
2. No swapping club items to sell in your shop. No buying items from Club shop to sell in your shop. They are for your use, not for making profit.
These items are there to help everyone in the club. There is no personal gain here. We want everyone to get a chance to buy things when and if they need it. Think of other people when using Club Features.
If you are caught swapping or buying lower value items for expensive items you will lose your Swaps and/or Shop privileges. Further action can be taken at the discretion of any Club Staff member for multiple offenses.
BANNERS
Link to all ATM Banners: https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504080&id=2039393
from Gwylynnsgarden:
[img]https://mara.pics/uploads/2039393/d1c8c3f00474e8f96d39c8f925b9c3664e7da71c.jpg[/img]
https://mara.pics/uploads/2039393/d1c8c3f00474e8f96d39c8f925b9c3664e7da71c.jpg
from Cygnet:
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https://mara.pics/uploads/5390870/6b86a2afe0b75605d6e2f30ecb9c6cad16278997.gif
