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25 Ways to Celebrate Neopets’ 25th Birthday!

Welcome! The day is finally here: Neopets’ 25th birthday! It’s hard to believe that the site has been around for a quarter of a century, but here we are!

by _brainchild_
Making Neopets Food: Cabbage Quiche

When I first started building my Cabbage Gallery, little did I think that one day I would be converting a recipe that I recently made for my own dinner into a recipe that could be shared with my fellow Neopians. Yet here we are!

by betti666
The History Of Petpages

Old petpages are a time capsule into the early days of the Neopets community and of older art styles. It's a perfect display of how coding pages have changed over the last 20+ years.

by coolkaius
Your Guide to Gifting with Pirate Pets

You're so excited! It's almost the Month of Celebrating, and you're super ready to drink some Orange Flavored Borovan, eat an Aisha Angel Cookie, and choose fun gifts for all your Neopets and friends.

by thesecondringbearer
9 Plot Characters Who Captured Our Hearts

What can be said about her that hasn't been commented on before? Hannah is the quintessential Neopets #1 heroine.Collab with sebaspet717 and kikepv

by rascle90
Neopets’ Greatest Hits: 25 Moments Shaping Neopia

Neopets has always been about community, friends, family and loved ones coming together to explore an online world that is filled with magic, mystery and a hint of mischief. Collab with mrblobby1984 and spitfyre_momma

by mango_
25 Reasons We're Still Here, 25 Years Later

When friends ask: why are you still playing Neopets? Isn’t that game from the early 2000’s?! You think for a while, but you can’t pinpoint the one exact reason why you’re still here... Collab with 9kas

by neoaggie99999
Faerie Friends: How to Win a Winged Gal in 5 Ways

I, Beaufurred Vandalion, have deduced a foolproof formula for securing a Faerie’s undying affection. How, you ask? Why, by doing everything imaginable to lose it.

by homesteadhorner
The Great Neopets 25th Anniversary Quiz

Hurray! Neopets turned 25! That’s 2.5 decades – and a quarter of a century! Over those years, history and lore have accumulated into the vast world of Neopia we know today.

by youi234
 
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"The Afterparty Cleanup" by ningkov1
The day after Neopia's birthday celebrations was a time when most were still happily drifting along on a sugary sweet cloud of treats; however, for those in the Cleanup Brigade it was one of the busiest days of the year. Leftover candy wrappers, confetti, gift boxes, party streamers: most of these items were trash, though every year usable goods and even treasures were found by the cleaners. Last year, a newbie somehow stumbled upon a Cybunny Morphing Potion, valued at over 10 million Neopoints! She quickly quit her job and was now travelling around Neopia. Ginger, unfortunately, was not as lucky as that newbie. It was already her tenth year on the job, but she had never found anything worth more than a couple thousand Neopoints. Thankfully, she did find enough items in the trash to furnish her entire apartment! Every day she came home to an eclectic mix of Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Faerie Festival furniture and goods. As a senior member of the staff, she was assigned to the Haunted Woods today. Fortunately, it was one of her favourite areas (despite the creepiness) due to the nice Neopians that worked at the fairgrounds. She looked around at the dark trees and tried not to listen too carefully to the eerie sounds around her. She could have sworn she heard someone screaming in the distance...




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The Afterparty Cleanup
The day after Neopia's birthday celebrations was a time when most were still happily drifting along on a sugary sweet cloud of treats; however, for those in the Cleanup Brigade it was one of the busiest days of the year.

by ningkov1

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A Monster's Birthday Bash
It was a quiet night in the Haunted Woods. The moon was a crescent above the ancient tower and the light made the barren tree branches look like crackling black lightning. It was chilly but not yet cold. Nothing was falling from the sky-- not rain, snow, nor Spyders. Collab with darkpixie28

by june_scarlet

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Triccity's Travels: Mystery Island
I wasn’t sure how far I travelled or for how long before I heard something big heading my way. I couldn’t hide and I doubted running would help since I didn’t know how fast the thing was moving.

by 77thbigby

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Magnum Imperium: The Candidate
However, there was energy, a magical current that flowed throughout. It was wild and dangerous. It was also unstable; it’s temperature would soar to scorching heights one moment and plummet to frosty depths the next.

by terpsichorean_writer

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Stable Year
Thank you for keeping everything together Collab with ophiopogon

by fivemilliononly

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A Lot Changes in 25 Years
I'm baaaaccckkkk!

by skeletonobsession



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