Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the news on a day to day basis. Here are the highlight from the Neopets news page for these months...

June 2006:

Celebrate Fyora Day by sending Greetings to all of your friends and family! (June 2, 2006)

You have your villain posters and your collection of evil plushies, but you really want to draw something evil... maybe a MSPP? Why not learn How to Draw it? (June 16, 2006)

From the news page concerning weekend quirkiness: If you noticed a few quirks with with the site over the weekend, they have been fixed! Anything "stuck" in auctions should process shortly once the auctioneer catches up with the backlog. (For you tech savvy folks, several of our cron jobs weren't running, which is why things like auctions were working smoothly but not processing on schedule. Cronjobbia has been severly reprimanded for her slacking.) (June 20, 2006)

Yes, it's finally here. A brand new Explore Map! Now is your chance to see the other side of Neopia, and we have a feeling much more will be revealed very, very soon. (June 24, 2006)

If you notice the Shop Wizard and the Auction Genie looking a bit different than usual, they've just had a bit of an art update. (June 27, 2006)

Be among the first Neopians to explore the new Lutari Island and adopt a Lutari Neopet! Click here to find out more. (Even if you can't explore the Island just yet, 10,000 more Lutari will also be released over the next 24 hours so you can adopt one of your own!) (June 28, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• June 2nd - Fyora Day
• June 6th - JubJub Day
• June 8th - Petpet Appreciation Day
• June 13th - Quiggle Day
• June 15th - Nimmo Day
• June 19th - Kau Day
• June 28th - Acara Aquatic Festival

July 2006:

From the Neopets news page: Everyone in the USA is celebrating Independence Day on Monday and Tuesday of next week (July 3rd and 4th), which means there won't be any new features on those days. (July 1, 2006)

There are some new "Get Well Soon" Gift Tags available to attach to your gifts. (July 7, 2006)

Neohomes and Neogardens have been updated and now you can see pictures of each type of item used in a room below the actual room. (July 12, 2006)

There is a new random event that will start showing up on the site starting today!

(July 13, 2006)

You may not want to receive one of these new Greetings... but sending them might be fun. (July 19, 2006)

If you've had trouble picking a conversation starter, there are a few new default subjects for your Neomails. (July 19, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• July 3rd - Flotsam Day
• July 11th - Ixi Day
• July 12th - Tuskaninny Day
• July 17th - Kiko Day
• July 26th - Peophin Day
• July 29th - Ruki Day
• July 30th - Discovery of Meridell

August 2006:

If you love Neopets (and you love Meridell) we have a nice new Banner you can display to refer your friends to Neopets! (August 1, 2006)

Invite a friend to visit Meridell or a neighbouring world with one of these new Greetings! (August 1, 2006)

A Blumaroo seems to be beckoning you to come and see his latest Culinary Concoctions. What could he be making...

 (August 3, 2006)

As some brave souls approach the ship, they are greeted by the smell of strange Exotic Foods they have never smelled before... (August 3, 2006)

After searching far and wide for a nicer camera, the Neocam has returned! It's currently facing the entrance to the production area where lots of people pass by. Watching people pass by is exciting, right? (August 9, 2006)

Now you can learn How to Draw the pristine Brightvale Castle. (August 11, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• Aug 8th - Blumaroo Day
• Aug 11th - Discovery of Brightvale
• Aug 18th - Meerca Day!
• Aug 20th - Annual Usuki Doll Convention
• Aug 24th - Grundo Independence Day
• Aug 25th - Mutant Day
• Aug 29th - Kyrii Day

September 2006:

New Band! - The Tyrannian Concert Hall would like to introduce the Mellow Marauders! Head over to the Ticket Booth if you'd like to catch a show. (September 14, 2006)

Now you can have Shenkuu themed rooms. So if you are planning on building a new Neohome or just remodeling your existing Neohome this might be the time. (September 21, 2006)

A fascinating Neopedia about Shenkuu is now available for your reading and research pleasure. (September 30, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• Sept 9th - Draik Day
• Sept 13th - Techo Day
• Sept 15th - The Annual Chocolate Ball
• Sept 19th - Poogle Parade (Poogle Day)
• Sept 20th - Faerie Festival. Rumour has it that this is when the Faeries are most generous to Neopians.
• Sept 23rd - Annual Gormball Championships
• Sept 25th - Skeith Day

October 2006:

If you are curious about the Haunted Woods, this new Neopedia article is just for you. (October 6, 2006)

Learn more about eating, eating, and more eating in the latest Neopedia article about The Esophagor. (October 19, 2006)

With Halloween just a week away we decided you might want to learn How to Draw the Ghost Lupe. (October 25, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• Oct 4th - Grarrl Day
• Oct 10th - Eyrie Day
• Oct 13th - Bori Day
• Oct 16th - Jetsam Day
• Oct 23rd - Symol Day
• Oct 26th - Korbat Day
• Oct 31st - A grand night for the not so good Neopians. Magic and witchery are everywhere today.

November 2006:

If you didn't catch all of the crazy characters walking around the Neopets office for Halloween take a look at some of the pictures they took. (November 2, 2006)

The Darkest Faerie has been added to the Gallery of Evil. (November 9, 2006)

Remember to play safe. Today we get another scam reminder from Neopets: No staff member will ever contact you claiming to have chosen you for a position here at Neopets. Monitors and other staff are not chosen at random, and no staff member will ever ask you for your username and password. Anyone claiming to have access to an "admin" or any other "secret" page outside of Neopets.com, especially one that requires your Neopets username and password, is trying to scam you. Please remember to never, ever give out your username and password to anyone, regardless of who they claim to be! (November 16, 2006)

With things (mostly) restored, the citizens of Neovia have begun to rebuild their city. Shops are reopening, and lives are returning to normal. (Well, as normal as they can be in the Haunted Woods.) Why not help out by taking a vacation to Neovia and spending some Neopoints? (November 21, 2006)

You may have noticed a "Search Google" feature on the Neopets sidebar. In addition to searching Neopets.com, you can now search Google as well. Just select the radio button next to "Search Google" and anything you search will take you to a Google results page. (November 22, 2006)

The Soup Faerie has had a bit of a makeover for the holiday and is looking quite good. (November 23, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• Nov 3rd - Slorg Day
• Nov 8th - Pteri Flying Championships (Pteri Day)
• Nov 15th - Neopets is another year older! (7) Lots of Celebrating and fun things to mark this special occasion
• Nov 27th - Usul Skiing Season begins (Usul Day)
• Nov 29th - Xweetok Day

December 2006:

You can now learn How to Draw Bruno with this step by step guide. (December 6, 2006)

Learn more about Sophie in the latest Neopedia entry. (December 7, 2006)

Let your friends know you are thinking of them this season with one of these new Greetings. (December 7, 2006)

Thank your friends with one of these new Greetings. (December 15, 2006)

Bruno has his own Neopedia article. (December 16, 2006)

No present is complete without a festive Gift Tag! (December 19, 2006)

Make sure you send your friends some of their more seasonal Greetings. (December 21, 2006)

Special Days for these months were:

• Dec 5th - Bruce Day
• Dec 12th - Wocky Day
• Dec 20th - Borovan Day - Everybody likes to drink a hot cup of borovan on this day!
• Dec 25th - Day of Giving - Gifts abound as all Neopia gets full of festive spirit
• Dec 28th - Ogrin Day
• Dec 31st / Jan 1st - Neopia enters a new year! (Y9)

Pets are painted at the Rainbow Pool (on the Main Shops page) with special magic paint brushes. Click here for a list of all pets and their available colors.

June 2006:

v      ARRRR! Thar be Pirate Gnorbu down by the Rainbow Pool. (June 3, 2006)

v      New Look JubJub - To start JubJub Day off in style, they thought it was about time they got an updated look. For now, the basic JubJub colors have been updated, but more will be completed shortly. (June 6, 2006)

v      JubJubs can now be turned into charming Sketch or scary Darigan versions at the Rainbow Pool. (June 6, 2006)

v      Today the Brown and Cloud JubJubs received a make-over. (June 10, 2006)

v      Quiggles now come in a rather lovely shade of Purple...and a not-so-lovely Mutant shade as well. (June 13, 2006)

v      Pink and Robot are the latest colors to be added to the Nimmo's repertoire. (June 15, 2006)

v      Kau royalty can now be yours with a visit to the Rainbow Pool. (June 17, 2006)

v      The Grey Eyrie is now available…how sad. (June 24, 2006)

v      With the right brush and a trip to the Rainbow Pool, your Acara could end up quite Sketchy. (June 28, 2006)

v      The Grey Acara is so sad! Don't you just want to give it a great big hug? (June 28, 2006)

July 2006:

v      You can now paint your Flotsam Electric at the Rainbow Pool (July 1, 2006)

v      To start off Tuskaninny day in style, they are pleased to unveil two new colors (Electric and Faerie) for the Tuskaninny at the Rainbow Pool. (July 12, 2006)

v      Kikos are now available in Biscuit and Glowing at the Rainbow Pool. (July 15, 2006)

v      To start off Peophin Day, you can now paint your Peophin either Sponge or Electric at the Rainbow Pool (July 26, 2006)

v      Things are getting hot around the Rainbow Pool with the release of the Fire Xweetok. (July 27, 2006)

v      Your Ogrin can now look pretty in Pink if you so desire. (July 28, 2006)

v      If you just can't seem to get your Ruki drawings right maybe this Ruki How to Draw will help. (July 29, 2006)

v      The Ruki is now available in Maraquan and Camouflage. (July 29, 2006)

August 2006:

v      Blumaroos may be bouncing for joy when they learn that they can be painted Cloud and Snot at the Rainbow Pool! (August 8, 2006)

v      The Chocolate Kacheek is now available…somehow…*evil grins*(August 16, 2006)

v      Rumour has it that there have been Electric and Robot Meercas spotted around the Rainbow Pool... (August 16, 2006)

v      If you live someplace cold, your Grundo might like a change to match the climate. If so, Ice is nice. (August 24, 2006)

v      The Mutant Gelert is now available. (August 25, 2006)

v      To start off Kyrii day in a Royal fashion, there's a new color for you to paint your Kyrii at the Rainbow Pool. (August 29, 2006)

v      You can also now own a Chocolate Scorchio. (August 31, 2006)

September 2006:

v      To start off the Draik Day celebrations, you can now paint your Draik Halloween or Electric at the Rainbow Pool. (September 9, 2006)

v      Techos give a cheer as you can now be painted Faerie and Camouflage at the Rainbow Pool. (September 13, 2006)

v      If you are brave, and lucky, maybe your Usul will be painted Chocolate for the Chocolate Ball. (September 16, 2006)

v      Poogles can be painted two new colors (Robot and Spotted) starting today at the Rainbow Pool. (September 18, 2006)

v      Skeiths can now be painted Pink and Grey. (September 26, 2006)

v      The Ogrin can now be painted Purple at the Rainbow Pool. (September 28, 2006)

October 2006:

v      Now the Grarrl can be pretty in pink or just feel light as air if they have the right paintbrush and know where the Rainbow Pool is. (October 4, 2006)

v      Get charged up with the Elephante, latest Electric Neopet to come out of the Rainbow Pool. (October 7, 2006)

v      If you own an Eyrie you might want to consider painting it Tyrannian or Split at the Rainbow Pool. (October 10, 2006)

v      The Mutant and Shadow Bori are now available. (October 13, 2006)

v      If Jetsams want to start the day off with a new color, maybe try Rainbow or Tyrannian at the Rainbow Pool. (October 17, 2006)

v      Some sinister new Korbats have just emerged from the Rainbow Pool. You can have your own with the aid of a Shadow Paint Brush or Darigan Paint Brush. (October 26, 2006)

v      Some Ghost Cybunnies have been spotted hovering around the Rainbow Pool... (October 31, 2006)

November 2006:

v      Disco and Grey Pteris seem to be emerging from the Rainbow Pool. (November 8, 2006)

v      Myncis can now be painted Checkered at the Rainbow Pool. (November 11, 2006)

v      Usuls can now be painted Grey at the Rainbow Pool. (November 28, 2006)

v      Xweetoks can be painted Camouflage and White at the Rainbow Pool. (November 28, 2006)

December 2006:

v      Bruces can now strut their stuff in new Shadow and Island forms. (December 5, 2006)

v      Wockys can be painted Starry and Darigan at the Rainbow Pool. (December 12, 2006)

v      AVAST! Ye be landlubbers if ye not be taking a fancy to this new Pirate Paintbrush for the Xweetok! (December 15, 2006)

v      The Ruki is joining the other festive Neopets with a new Christmas look. (December 19, 2006)

v      Skeiths can now be painted a rather fetching Snow color at the Rainbow Pool. (December 23, 2006)

v      You might want to paint your Ogrin a new color such as Starry or Christmas. (December 28, 2006)

For those of you looking for the Petpet Puddle, it is part of the Rainbow Pool. When you are on the Main Shops page, click on the Rainbow Pool. At the top of the next page is the link to the Petpet Puddle. Click here for a list of all petpets and their available colors.

June 2006

q        Owners of Bubbles can celebrate with one of four new colors (Robot, Mutant, Dung and Rainbow )for their petpet at the Petpet Puddle. (June 1, 2006)

q        Snowbunnys can now be blasted into new, exciting versions such as Chocolate, Golden, Jelly and Strawberry by using the Petpet Lab Ray! (June 8, 2006)

q        If you are sending a greeting today, why not choose one of these new Petpet-themed Greetings? (June 8, 2006)

q        There seem to be some strange new Glowing, Plushie, Rainbow, and White Spyders crawling out of the Petpet Puddle... (June 20, 2006)

q        There is now a tutorial so you can learn How to Draw the Ukali. (June 23, 2006)

q        This strange new creature has been seen around Neopia. Maybe your Neopet would like to take an Eizzil home!

(June 24, 2006)

q        There are some new Petpets that have been spotted at Little Nippers...say hello to the Quillty and Wowbow.

 (June 29, 2006)

July 2006:

q        If you just adore the Eizzil you should go directly to the How to Draw page. (July 8, 2006)

q        The squeaking you hear isn't your imagination; it is all of the new Blue, Red, Island and Mutant Psimouses at the Petpet Puddle. (July 14, 2006)

q        The Shocket can now be painted a variety of new colors such as Yellow, Green, Plushie and Dung… (July 18, 2006)

q        Alabriss rejoice! You can now be painted Fire, Faerie, and Ghost at the Petpet Puddle! (July 19, 2006)

q        If you have been looking for the perfect Petpet and haven't found it yet, this may be your lucky day at Ye Olde Petpets. Say hello to the Seece and the Manger.

(July 20, 2006)

q        If you've always wanted How NOT to Draw a Petpet Rock, today is your lucky day. (July 22, 2006)

August 2006:

q        If your Petpet is bored with it's look, the Petpet Puddle has some new looks that you might want to consider... Say hello to the Mutant Candychan, Tyrannian Gallion, Pink Teemyte, and Rainbow Baby Fungus. (August 5, 2006)

q        If you are bored with your Lizark's look, maybe a trip to the Petpet Puddle will make you both happier. They now come in Dung, Faerie, Mutant, and Rainbow. (August 10, 2006)

q        While on an exploration of the Lost Desert, a new Petpet was discovered... introducing the mastyxi.

(August 23, 2006)

September 2006:

q        Now you can draw a precocious Petpet with the new Puppyblew How to Draw. (September 1, 2006)

q        Four new colors are available for the Gangee at the Petpet Puddle. They are Pirate, Darigan, Mutant, and Grey. (September 2, 2006)

q        If you have been trying to figure out how to get that perfect Teemyte drawing, you might want to check out our latest How to Draw tutorial. (September 6, 2006)

q        There are some wonderous new Petpets now available at the Petpet Shop. Give a warm welcome to the Tomamu, Juma, Ryuki, Ipnib, Adnapp and Bosu. (September 8, 2006)

q        The Pandaphant, now available at Fanciful Fauna, can be painted a few more colours at the Petpet Puddle!

(September 12, 2006)

q        Let’s hope the adorably delicious and yummy Bearog, Symol and Harris stand a chance after being turned into chocolate... (September 16, 2006)

q        Some rather adorable Mutant, Green, Darigan, and Maraquan Quetzals have been appearing near the Petpet Puddle. (September 22, 2006)

q        The Wain can now be painted four more colors (Blue, Red, Green, and Black) at the Petpet Puddle. (September 27, 2006)

q        If your Neopet is looking for the perfect Petpet but hasn't found it yet, maybe one of the Quilin, Biyako, or Kazeriu from Fanciful Fauna will be a match. (September 30, 2006)

October 2006:

q        These adorable little critters called Keprus and Pyons have been seen at the Petpet Stall in Sakhmet. (October 5, 2006)

q        Your Felly can now be painted Red, Blue, Fire, or Rainbow at the Petpet Puddle. (October 12, 2006)

q        The adorable Symol can now be painted Robot, Sketch, Spotted, and Yellow at the Petpet Puddle. (October 24, 2006)

q        A new Aquatic Petpet is looking for a good home. Give a wet welcome to the Hippalop. (October 25, 2006)

November 2006:

q        Yum.... Slorgs are looking a bit tastier with this new Lab Ray color of Chocolate. (November 3, 2006)

q        Chumablahs can now be painted Christmas, Faerie, Orange, and White. (November 9, 2006)

q        If you have always wanted a Space Petpet but have never found one that suited you, the Khank or Desu might be perfect. (November 16, 2006)

December 2006:

q        Why not give your Drugal an early present with one of the new Red, Rainbow, Faerie or Darigan looks from the Petpet Puddle? (December 1, 2006)

q        Learn How to Draw the Gallion like a pro. (December 1, 2006)

q        The Sklyde is lucky enough to be given four new colors (Blue, Pink, Rainbow and Robot) to be painted at the Petpet Puddle. (December 2, 2006)

q        You can now paint your Wuzzle, Cadro, Deaver, or Chumablah a very nice shade of Snow at the Petpet Puddle. (December 13, 2006)

q        Wheelies now have four more colors that they can be painted at the Petpet Puddle… Green, Red, Blue, and Brown. (December 16, 2006)

q        Babyblues, Eizzils, Nuks, and Weewoos can now be painted Christmas at the Petpet Puddle. (December 21, 2006)

q        Onas can now be painted Dung, Plushie, Rainbow, and Robot at the Petpet Puddle. (December 22, 2006)

q        Feloreena can now be painted Christmas, Fire, Mutant, and Purple at the Petpet Puddle. (December 27, 2006)