Chores

LuiseLovex3

We need something new that brings up closer to real life like regular routine chores for children and teenagers.
like Vacuuming, cleaning up after animals in the yard or while on a walk, mopping, cleaning windows and tables, dusting ect.
the don't have to be just chores for kids, when the house needs cleaning from either excess dust or animal fur (when Pet is introduced).

DerekJohnson

Great ideas that I support!

LavieGirl

That sounds like awesome ideas. I used to make my TS3 children make the beds as "chores", but it seems that TS4 sims are so smart that they make their beds automatically.

Shadoza2

Kind of reminds me of lawn mowing in TS2. It sounded fun, until it had to be done so often it became annoying. Chores would be good, but not if the house actually needs these tasks done. In TS3 children can be told to take out the trash and it was a problem as it did not need doing too often.

HCSau

I've always wanted that. The S3 generations would have been even better if a sim parent could give chores and the teen/child actually do them instead of what they said, which was "You better do something to get in my good books", or something like that.
TS4 generations should definitely work on that.

luthienrising

LuiseLovex3 wrote: »

We need something new that brings up closer to real life like regular routine chores for children and teenagers. <br />
like Vacuuming, cleaning up after animals in the yard or while on a walk, mopping, cleaning windows and tables, dusting ect. <br />
the don't have to be just chores for kids, when the house needs cleaning from either excess dust or animal fur (when Pet is introduced).

I love this idea!

MegandtheMoon

Yep, I like this idea. and maybe the children/teens could earn pocket money, or earn a sleepover or something from their parents.

SimsILikeSims

Now we have a family chore chart...

Makova1

I hate chores in real life, I can live witout them in Sims :D But no, seriously, it actually is a good idea, it would make the game more realistic for sure

Mak27

Lawn mowing
Pool cleaning
Composting
Woodchopping
Ironing

redrogue60

• Adding mulch to the flower beds
• Brooming the walls to remove cobwebs
• Caulking the Tub
• Changing batteries and testing the fire alarms
• Changing the filter on the HVAC intakes
• Changing light bulbs
• Cleaning the gutters
• Cleaning the window tracts
• Dusting the baseboards
• Dusting Fan blades and light fixtures while standing on a step stool
• Hosing out the AC Unit
• Flipping the mattress twice a year
• Lint rolling the pet beds
• Polishing silverware and brassware
• Power washing the porch
• Pulling everything out of the cabinets and wiping down the shelves
• Pulling the fridge out and sweeping behind it
• Removing limescale from coffee pots and shower heads
• Re-organizing the pantry
• Repainting the mailbox
• Rinsing the filter out for the Dishwasher
• Shoveling ashes from the fireplace
• Shoveling snow
• Staining/painting the fence every couple of years
• Sweeping out the garage with a broom
• Throwing down pre-emergent on the grass coming out of dormancy in Spring
• Washing the Curtains and re-hanging them
• Washing down the outdoor furniture
• Waxing the wood floors
• Wiping mirrors
• Weeding the lawn
• Vacuuming underneath sofa cushions

GalacticGal

Good idea, but I don't know that we need a game pack for that. I already have the kids in my household rotate on the chores that require attention. Their Rock Star father runs a bit of a ranch. The animals (3 horses) eight Chickens, and two mini-sheep all require the basic; cleaning, feeding, socializing, et al. I took care of the chickens by upgrading the coop to feed them. But eggs still need collecting and the coop still needs cleaning. There is a total of six YAs, one Teen and a Child able to take some of the pressure off. In fact, just had a slight mishap in my game the other day . . . Relax, he's fine. But he was feeling a tad crispy for a time.

crocobaura

redrogue60 wrote: »

• Adding mulch to the flower beds
• Brooming the walls to remove cobwebs
• Caulking the Tub
• Changing batteries and testing the fire alarms
• Changing the filter on the HVAC intakes
• Changing light bulbs
• Cleaning the gutters
• Cleaning the window tracts
• Dusting the baseboards
• Dusting Fan blades and light fixtures while standing on a step stool
• Hosing out the AC Unit
• Flipping the mattress twice a year
• Lint rolling the pet beds
• Polishing silverware and brassware
• Power washing the porch
• Pulling everything out of the cabinets and wiping down the shelves
• Pulling the fridge out and sweeping behind it
• Removing limescale from coffee pots and shower heads
• Re-organizing the pantry
• Repainting the mailbox
• Rinsing the filter out for the Dishwasher
• Shoveling ashes from the fireplace
• Shoveling snow
• Staining/painting the fence every couple of years
• Sweeping out the garage with a broom
• Throwing down pre-emergent on the grass coming out of dormancy in Spring
• Washing the Curtains and re-hanging them
• Washing down the outdoor furniture
• Waxing the wood floors
• Wiping mirrors
• Weeding the lawn
• Vacuuming underneath sofa cushions

I like most of these but if they add them I hope it won't take all your sims time to attend to them. Some things could be options, just be available for extra feel good points and not because of dust bunnies taking over your house. But I do like the idea of sims houses aging and showing dirt and stains and wear and tear. Like maybe if you dance a lot on the wooden floor at home, it might get some scratches and you need to replace some tiles. Or children scribbling on the walls or clumsy sims splattering tomato sauce on the kitchen wall while cooking and you need to repaint the walls. In TS2 they had those shadows left behind on the wall where a painting had been, hope they bring that back.