Children's Week 2018
This year,
Children's Week will run from
April 30th through May 7th. During this time, players can adopt orphans from capital cities and show them around the world to be rewarded with up to 10 holiday pets.
Adopt an Orphan or Three
There are several orphans both Horde and Alliance players can adopt during Children's Week, each with individual quests lines to complete. Each quest line has several pets for you to choose from as a reward. Iif you already have all the pets, the
Pet Care Package is an alternative reward which contains a variety of pet items.
Horde Orphans
You can adopt the Orcish orphan Grunth from
Orphan Matron Battlewail in
Orgrimmar and the Blood Elf orphan Salandria from
Orphan Matron Mercy in
Shattrath City. You can adopt both orphans at the same time and complete their quest simultaneously.
Orcish Orphan - Grunth
In order to pick up
Children's Week from
Orphan Matron Battlewail in
Orgrimmar, you must be
level 10 or above. Summon your orphan using the
Orcish Orphan Whistle and complete the quest.
Three quests become available once you turn in
Children's Week:
Once you complete these three quests, two more quests become available:
Once you complete these two quests, the final quest becomes available:
As a reward, you will be given a choice between a
Pet Care Package,
Curmudgeon's Payoff, or one of these pets:
Blood Elf Orphan - Salandria
In order to pick up
Children's Week from
Orphan Matron Mercy in
Shattrath City, you must be
level 60 or above. Summon your orphan using the
Blood Elf Orphan Whistle and complete the quest.
Three quests become available once you turn in
Children's Week:
Once you complete these three quests, two more quests become available:
Once you complete these two quests, the final quest becomes available:
As a reward, you will be given a choice between a
Pet Care Package or one of the following pets:
Alliance Orphans
You can adopt the Human orphan Randis from
Orphan Matron Nightgale in
Stormwind City and the Draenei orphan Dornaa from
Orphan Matron Mercy in
Shattrath City. You can adopt both orphans at the same time and complete their quest simultaneously.
Human Orphan - Randis
In order to pick up Children's Week from
Orphan Matron Nightgale in
Stormwind City, you must be
level 10 or above. Summon your orphan using the
Human Orphan Whistle and complete the quest.
Three quests become available once you turn in
Children's Week:
Once you complete these three quests, two more quests become available:
Once you complete these two quests, the final quest becomes available:
As a reward, you will be given a choice between a
Pet Care Package,
Curmudgeon's Payoff or one of these pets:
Draenei Orphan - Dornaa
In order to pick up
Children's Week from
Orphan Matron Mercy in
Shattrath City, you must be
level 60 or above. Summon your orphan using the
Draenei Orphan Whistle and complete the quest.
Three quests become available once you turn in
Children's Week:
Once you complete these three quests, three more quests become available:
Once you complete these two quests, the final quest becomes available:
As a reward, you will be given a choice between a
Pet Care Package or one of the following pets:
Neutral Orphans
Horde and Alliance players can choose either the Oracle orphan Roo or the Wolvar Orphan Kekek from
Orphan Matron Aria in
Dalaran (Northrend). You can only choose one orphan per character, so if you want both pets in the same year you can do so with an alt. In order to pick up these quests you must be
level 70 or above.
Oracle Orphan - Roo
Talk to
Orphan Matron Aria and choose
Little Orphan Roo Of The Oracles to receive the
Oracle Orphan Whistle. Summon your orphan and you will be offered these quests.
Once you complete these quest, the final quest becomes available:
The first time you complete this quest on a character, you will be rewarded with the
Curious Oracle Hatchling. If you complete it again on the same character, you will be able to choose between a
Pet Care Package or a
Curmudgeon's Payoff.
Wolvar Orphan - Kekek
Talk to
Orphan Matron Aria and choose
Little Orphan Kekek Of The Wolvar to receive the
Wolvar Orphan Whistle. Summon your orphan and you will be offered these quests.
Once you complete these quest, the final quest becomes available:
The first time you complete this quest on a character, you will be rewarded with the
Curious Wolvar Pup. If you complete it again on the same character, you will be able to choose between a
Pet Care Package or a
Curmudgeon's Payoff.
Toys
Two toys are available from
Blax Bottlerocket in
Orgrimmar and
Craggle Wobbletop in
Stormwind City only during Children's Week. You can only use these toys during the holiday as well.
Achievements
Complete the following achievements to complete
For The Children which awards you with the title '
Matron' or '
Patron' depending on your character's gender.
For The Children is also required for
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been that rewards the
Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake, so be sure not to skip out if you're going for the mount!
The only achievement that is not part of the meta is Veteran Nanny.