U.B. Funkeys are fun loving creatures

My 6 year old son, Liam, wanted to write a blog when he can read and write better. But I said, "why not now, and I'll help". He picked the topic, and it's a good one because he knows much about it. He received 2 Funkeys and a hub for his birthday less than a month ago. He has unlocked secrets and figured out so much that we didn't find in any instructions or on the UB Funkey website, so it's a good topic to share!

U.B. Funkeys is a game for your computer. It is a virtual world where you play games to earn coins that you can spend on items to decorate your crib. You also earn trophys for high scores, and other fun items for "insanely high scores" that you can place in your crib. You need to buy the starter hub that comes with 2 Funkeys, but then you can buy the individual Funkeys. Each one unlocks a new game and store, and sometimes a new portal to travel to a new zone.

We now have 7 Funkeys and the hub. Our collection consists of Deuce, Lotus, Sprout, Scratch, Twinx, Xener, Boggle, and U.B. the hub. It has been great fun for both me & my son. I have to admit that even as a 40-something year old mom, I am a bit addicted to playing some of the games and I have a cool crib too! I have about 3 trophys in my "trophy room", and Liam has 5. We both have 6 games so far in our "game rooms". We have both collected a few shards of gemstones. Liam has stumbled upon "hoodwinks". We found a code on the website to unlock more coins, but we still haven't figured out how to unlock the hidden alligator. Under "codes & tips" on the website it says to buy a smelly pet bed. Well, we did, and still not sure. When we figure it out, we'll share that.
{update: we found the answer and posted it here}