How to Play Animal Jam Classic

Earn some gems by playing games at the Sol Arcade located in Jamaa Township (town square). You can also click the controller icon to play games. Test out as many games as you can to find the ones you are best at. Popular ones include Best Dressed, Jamaa Derby, Sky High and Falling Phantoms since you can win a lot of gems easily. Playing games is a fun way to earn gems.

Buy some clothes and den items from the stores. Dress up your animal to what you want it to look like.

• To put clothes on, there's a bottom left you can see a button that looks like you click that and on the left, there are the clothes that you buy.

Decorate your den. Everyone will start off with the Small House den. You'll be able to buy other dens, however, only if you're a member (non-members can still purchase Small Houses, Autumn Small Houses, and sunken ships). Dens can range from 2,000 to 7,500 gems and even cost you many diamonds.

Make a second animal. The button is next to the bottom that looks like you shows two animals with an arrow in between them click on that and click on the button that looks like a paw print next to your animal.

Talk to other Jammers and hang out at parties to find buddies. Be friendly and enjoy your times with your buddies. You can also buy some cool den items or clothes from different kinds of parties.

• If you're a non-member, you'll be able to get a banana tree from the Monkey Party, a full moon window from the Wolf Party, a chair made of ice and a penguin rug from the Penguin Party and a bunny rug from the Rabbit Party.
• Recently, Animal Jam introduced the Cloud Party which has rainbow den items. Unfortunately, the party is only available for flying animals (Owls and Eagles) which are only for members.

Do adventures and collect items. When doing adventures in hard mode, you'll be able to obtain Rares. However, it's not common— most of the time you'll get random items (such as Horned Leg Pads, Round Glasses, etc.) that you won't want.

Trade your items. Put out some of your hard-earned items on trade (don't put Jam Mart items on trade as people will definitely not trade you). You may want to do some advertising so other Jammers will have a look at your items and consider trading with you.

• If you have some items that you don't like the color of (but you like the item), ask others if they have another color of it.

Roleplay. Find some buddies and pretend to be things. You could start up a clan, school, daycare, or whatever strikes your fancy. Use your imagination! Or you could join someone else's roleplay, there's a lot of good ones! You can also go to the Pillow Room in Jamaa Town and say, "Plz Adopt me someone".

• Pretend that Animal Jam is like real life; ask people for directions and when you get to the place you (Maybe Crystal Sands) pretend to swim in the pool and maybe invite some of your friends.

Get a job. You could be a doctor at Gabby's Animal Hospital or sell drinks in Captain Melville's Juice Hut.(You won't get gems)

Consider purchasing a membership. Don't allow anyone to pressure you into buying one though. A membership will not automatically make you cool. It will only give you access to more items, more dens, and more animals. Ask your parents if they're able to give this to you as a birthday or other gift. Nowadays, most memberships come with a bundle with exclusive items.

• Don't go looking for websites that say "free Animal Jam membership" as they will not work and could download malicious software on your computer (those websites are scams). An Animal Jam membership costs money and there is no way you can get it for free.