World of Warcraft’s Children’s Week 2023 event has kicked off, giving both retail and Classic players a chance to take the orphans of Azeroth with them on their adventures. Doing so lets you complete achievements and obtain unique rewards between its start and end dates.
Aside from its usual rewards, the Children’s Week 2023 event also lets you obtain additional Trader’s Tender, which you can spend at the relatively new Trading Post for limited-time goodies.
World of Warcraft Children's Week 2023 Event Start and End Dates
WoW’s Children’s Week 2023 event has locked down its start date to May 1. It is then set to end one week later, on May 8. This applies to both the retail and Classic versions of the MMORPG.
- World of Warcraft Children's Week 2023 event start date: May 1
- World of Warcraft Children's Week 2023 event end date: May 8
To take part, you’ll need to have at least one character who’s reached level 10, then talk to specific NPCs found in different areas of Azeroth.
For the Kul Tiran orphan questline, you’ll want to seek out Orphan Matron Westerson in Boralus, while Padae in Zuldazar lets you start the Zandalari orphan questline.
Orphan Matron Nightingale in Stormwind lets you set off on the Human orphan questline, while Orphan Matron Battlewail in Orgrimmar is glad to help you show Orc orphans what adventuring is like.
For the Draenei and Blood Elf quests, you’ll need to speak with Orphan Matron Mercy in Shattrath. Lastly, Orphan Matron Aria in Dalaran lets you start the Wolvar and Oracle questlines.
Retail players have access to all of the above quests, while Classic players can only access the Human, Orc, Draenei, and Blood Elf questlines, reflecting the state of the event during the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
Completing these quests during World of Warcraft’s Children’s Week 2023 event lets you earn the following rewards:
- Boralus and Zuldazar: Mr. Crabs, Beakbert, Froglet, and Scaley
- Orgrimmar and Stormwind: Whiskers the Rat, Speedy, Scooter the Snail, Mr. Wiggles
- Shattrath: Egbert, Peanut, Willy, Legs
- Dalaran (Northrend): Curious Oracle Hatchling, Curious Wolvar Pup
If you’ve kept busy during previous years and have already added all the above battle pets to your collection, you’ll instead receive a Pet Care Package, “which provides a variety of items, including pug costumes, Magical Pet Biscuit, and a Flawless Battle-Stone.”
WoW’s Children’s Week 2023 event is also a great time to work towards a handful of exclusive achievements, which you can find listed below.
Meta-Achievement: For the Children: Complete the following Children’s Week achievements listed below, and you’ll earn the title reward of Matron or Patron:
- Home Alone; Daily Chores; Bad Example; Aw, Isn’t It Cute?; and Hail to the King, Baby.
Home Alone (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Use your Hearthstone while your orphan is with you.
Daily Chores (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Complete five daily quests with your orphan out.
School of Hard Knocks (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Take your orphan into the Battlegrounds and complete the feats listed below:
- Capture the flag in Eye of the Storm, assault a tower in Alterac Valley, assault a flag in Arathi Basin, return a fallen flag in Warsong Gulch
Bad Example (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Eat the sweets listed below while your orphan is watching.
- Tigule’s Strawberry Ice Cream, Tasty Cupcake, Red Velvet Cupcake, Delicious Chocolate Cake, Lovely Cake Slice, Dalaran Brownie, Dalaran Doughnut
Aw, Isn’t It Cute? (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Obtain one of the Children’s Week reward pets through questing.
Hail to the King, Baby (Part of the Meta-Achievement): Defeat King Ymiron in Utgarde Pinnacle with your orphan out.
Veteran Nanny: Acquire Egbert’s Egg, Sleepy Willy, and Elekk Training Collar on one character.
- These are the items that unlock the battle pets Egbert, Willy, and Peanut.
You can learn more about World of Warcraft’s Children’s Week 2023 event, its start and end dates, alongside its rewards, in its dedicated post on the game’s website.
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