To complete the quest, use the King Skarl's Donation Dome Paint Roller on the Festival plaza. This paint roller and plaza preview are as shown below. You must use this roller to activate the event.
Crabby Hopbobbin is once again calling for donations from Dacardia. You can help by donating any items you have in your inventory.
The Donation Dome began on October 13, 2025 and will run through October 31, 2025.
Items can be donated by visiting the Festival Plaza. Once there, click the button to open the event:
Then, click on the "Attack Now" button in the bottom right corner:
Here, items can be turned in for Crabby Chips. These can be exchanged for prizes on Neopets.com! The number of Chips an item is worth is based on its item type and rarity. You can earn a maximum of 275 per calendar day, resetting at 1AM NST.
Basic
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Resources
1
2
8
16
Essences
15
30
60
-
Paint Brushes/Rollers
30
60
120
240
Hats
-
100
150
250
Omelettes/Food
-
10
25
40
Decor
-
15
30
60
There are also omelettes that are "Bonus" items. These items are marked with a icon in the upper left corner of their image. Although these are worth more points than items of equivalent type/rarity, your daily maximum remains at 275 even if you donate them, so you may not find much advantage in donating them over other items you have surplus of.
Appriberry Omelette 10 20
Apple Omelette 10 20
Berry Omelette 10 20
Cinnamon Heart Omelette 25 50
Clay Omelette 10 20
Crab Apple Omelette 25 50
Earthy Omelette 10 20
Fresh Fruit Surprise Omelette 25 50
Frozen Omelette 10 20
Green Omelette 10 20
Honey Omelette 25 50
Ice Pop Omelette 10 20
Seafood Omelette 25 50
Seaweed Omelette 10 20
Shellfish Omelette 25 50
Snowman Omelette 25 50
Sweetheart Candy Omelette 25 50
Strawberry Omelette 10 20
Strawberry Heartsicle Omelette 25 50
Sushi Omelette 40 80
How to Donate
Simply tap on any item on the lefthand side. You can use the tabs on the left to filter to certain types of items, but cannot sort the list overall. Bonus items will automatically appear at the top.
After tapping an item, you can use the slider to specify an exact quantity to donate, then press the yellow "Add" button.
The item will now appear in a box to the right. The total value of the item(s) selected will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can add additional items, up to 10 unique items at a time, each with any quantity.
When you are satisfied, press the green "Donate" button in the bottom right corner. Your items will be immediately removed from your inventory and will be credited with your Crabby Chips! If you have more than 10 unique items to donate, simply repeat this process multiple times.
If you attempt to donate above the daily maximum, you will receive a warning before proceeding. You can still donate the item(s), but they will be taken and you will not receive extra Crabby Chips. For example, donating 320 worth of items in one batch will consume all of the items, but only award you 275.
Notice this attempted donation was worth 285 points, but the daily limit is only 275 points, so the game provides a warning.
If you reenter the menu after you have donated your daily maximum, it will prevent you from executing any additional donations.
Recommended Donations
The best items to donate are any you simply don't want, especially including Hats, or the following decor and food items which are the most efficient for points requiring the fewest resources to craft:
Simple Fence 15
Simple Log 15
Appriberry Omelette 20
Seaweed Omelette 20
For this event, the following combos of these items total the 275 daily points exactly:
17 Decor + 1 Omelette
13 Decor + 4 Omelettes
9 Decor + 7 Omelettes
5 Decor + 10 Omelettes
1 Decor + 13 Omelettes
Milestone Prizes
Upon earning certain set amounts of Crabby Chips, you earn rewards on Neopets.com. You must have NeoPass connected to claim them.
Note that because this event's counter represents King Skarl's hit points, it will count down donation points from 5,225 rather than up from 0. The thresholds below represent how much you need to donate to earn them, but they are shown in the interface as their inverse from 5,225.
Milestone prizes will be awarded immediately and automatically after hitting the required thresholds.
Prize Shop
You can exchange your Crabby Chips for both Tales of Dacardia and Neopets.com prizes. To receive the Neopets.com prizes, you must have both your Neopets.com and Tales of Dacardia accounts linked to NeoPass.
The Donation Drive lasts over 19 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 5,225 for free, or up to 10,450 with a booster pass for the full event (see the next section for more info on this). The prize shop contains 10,450 worth of prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass. A booster pass for the full event would allow for exactly enough to purchase the entire prize shop.
The prize shop will remain open through the end of the day on October 31st. Any unused Chips will expire at this time.
Neopets.com Prizes
All Neopets.com prizes are limit 1. Unsure which Neopets.com prizes are the best value for your Crabby Chips? Check out our Prize Shop Value Guide
You can double your daily maximum limit from 275 to 550 by purchasing a Booster Pass.
There are two types of Booster Pass. The "1 Day Doubler" costs $2.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit for the date of purchase only, resetting at 1AM NST. The "Daily Doubler" costs $14.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit every date through the remainder of the event.
Click the white banner in the bottom right to open the Booster Pass purchase menu.
The Donation Drive lasts over 19 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 5,225 for free, or up to 10,450 with a booster pass for the full event (see the next section for more info on this). The prize shop contains 10,450 worth of prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass. A booster pass for the full event would allow for exactly enough to purchase the entire prize shop.
Pearly Parlour Exclusives
During the event, the Pearly Parlour offered a handful of limited-time exclusive items. It is not known if or when these may retire. None of the items within the bundles were available for individual purchase from the Pearly Parlour, only as part of these bundles—although some were previously available individually during prior events, questlines, or other means.
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