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What holidays and objectives have you guys created?
BatmanFanGirl
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The ones I have so far are New Years Eve, Valentines Day, Superbowl, Easter, 4th of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. I'm obviously from the USA but I want ideas for all holidays. Just trying to think of some other ideas.
Does anyone have Mothers Day or Fathers Day? If so what objections would you think?
Does anyone have Mothers Day or Fathers Day? If so what objections would you think?
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I haven't created any, but perhaps you could assist me with a query I have?
Did Seasons originally have Halloween in the calendar as an event? I was certain it did but I messed around with aging length and season length and now I've only got Valentine's, Harvest, Christmas and NYE.
Sometime in the spring I plan to make a day for getting in shape for their summer bod.
Already love to do a Naked Gardening Day - streaking, gardening, give gifts (they share their unique seeds with other families in my rotation) and this is the day the gnomes come (instead of Harvestfest) because it just makes more sense with the seeds.
Instead of whatever the game calls Easter I call it Egg Fest - grand meal is the grand breakfast, if there’s kids in the house they have the egg hunt and the flower bunny, and this is the day I have reserved for family photos
Summer Games - I plan on setting up a vacation home where they have activities they will “compete” against each other like horseshoes, who does the best jump into a pool, a bike race, and a pie or hot dog eating contest.
Roller Derby - travel to a skating rink and lighting fireworks
I always make a couple extra holidays leading up to Winterfest to set the mood. One day to decorate, get a tree and bake, then Winterfest Eve they invite guests for a grand meal and Father Winter comes, then Winterfest.
I wish we had more activities to set on holidays and more icons (I don’t want to get a mod for that).
Hahah I said in my post I'm obviously from the USA. It should have had "Spooky Day" on the Calendar.
Yeah I got a mod for more Icos but honestly its TOO many more icons and is overwhelming to sort through. I wish we had more activities too. I wonder if there is a mod for that? I'm thinking things like go dancing, go out to eat, go to the movies, go bowling, go bar hopping, there are so many things I can think of. Its kind of a bummer we don't have the option to add activities.
I also have a Preparation Day - 2 days before Winterfest, to go shopping and i make sure they all have a gifts to give each other.
I have a Spring Clean day too, with cleaning and gardening I don't always fill up all the activity slots either, that way it doesn't become burdensome.
We also have a Summer BBQ, Water Fun day too with Invite Guests and Drinks. I like First day of..Season.. Days too. Just thought, these would be a good time to plan outfits too.
Off to think up some new ideas.
I also create empty holidays as a way to keep track of the months. First /Middle/Last Day of Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter
One holiday I'm proud of is Holiday Shopping where I use the appreciate object tradition and also the attend holiday ceremony tradition to simulate Sims going "shopping" by leaving the house lol.
I really really wish they would update the game to use more icons in the game and also more tradition types as a console gamer I cannot use mods. 😟
I know 😂
Ah, thanks. Shall recreate it.
I, too, am from the USA, born and bred. I have Ancestors who go back to the Revolutionary War, like others have. I created (borrowing from another Simmer's statement) Church for my future game save and Sunday Go to Meetin' for my 18th century game save. All that is required in the first one is attend holiday services. The second one they also have to serve a Grand Meal. As per some of the 'traditions' I read about describing the culture of the Colony of Virginia.
I have Liberty Day in the future game save and since in my ancestral game save Liberty hasn't yet been achieved, I don't. But, it occurs to me I should think of something for them.
Thanksgiving in the future save and Harvest Day in the 18th century. I have Christmas in both saves; I have Love Day in both saves (that the game comes with) and I put in place Pascha for the future game save. New Year's in both saves, although I may change the time of year in the 18th century, learning fairly recently that the new year used to begin in March. (Before we switched calendars. Chew on that one for a bit.
And right now, that's about it.
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I usually delete Brawl Day and sometimes Prank Day, and remove the gnomes from Harvest Fest, and often add a day off of work in the summer but unless I'm playing a themed game, that's about it really.
I also try to delete the Brawl and Prank Days.
I really wish there was a master calendar you could set up and drop into every game so you didn't have to keep setting it up every time you start a new game. I'd also really like to have Brawl and Prank days not hidden so I could remove them from the get-go.
Cool! My husband's family dates dates back to the settling of New York. In fact, a nearby town is named after his family.
I am planning a knitting holiday. I haven't figured out the specifics yet but I think it will be fun.
Winter Wellness - just a day off to chill and relax - I have a mod that adds activities....so for this holiday, it's all about yoga, relax in sauna, meditation, sleep etc.
Bowl-A-Thon - holiday for bowling; activities are bowling, drinking, invite guests
Shake & Bake - holiday for baking and cooking; activities are baking, and going to a cooking competition
Music Monday - holiday I created on a Monday in any season; activities are play instrument and some other custom ones (forgot)
I use a mod by LittleMSSam that adds activities which this game desperately needs. Hoping they'll add some other activities soon, as I enjoy having holidays in my game.
Holidays:
- Streaking
- Talk Like a Pirate
- Mischief Spirit
- Holiday Gnomes
- Purchase a Lottery Ticket
Fitness Day * (spring)
- Exercise
- Fasting
- Water Fun
Egg Day * (spring)
- Egg Hunt
- Flower Bunny
- Grand Meal
Love Day * (spring)
- Romantic Spitit
- Give Flowers
- Go on a Date
- Free Food and Drink
- Watch Romantic TV
Earth Day * (spring)
- Cleaning
- Gardening
- Make Resolutions
- Skill Improvement
- Thankful Spirit
Family Day * (spring)
- Thankful Spirit
- Give Gifts
- Games
- Shopping Rebate
- Arts & Music Spirit
4th of Summer * (summer)
- Fireworks
- Bar-B-Que
- Drinking
- Shopping Rebate
- Water Fun
Leisure Day * (summer)
- Go on a Vacation or Travel
- Water Fun
- Bar-B-Que
- Shopping Rebate
- Drinking
Midsummer * (summer)
- Art & Music Spirit
- Fire
- Give Flowers
- Invite Guests
- Holiday Gnomes
Skill Day * (fall)
- Fishing
- Skill Improvement
- Baking
- Dancing
- Play an Instrument
Deal Day * (fall)
- Fighting
- Shopping Rebate
- Purchase a Lottery Ticket
Harvestfest * (fall)
- Grand Meal
- Thankful Spirit
- Sports TV
- Air Grievances
- Baking
Spooky Day * (fall)
- Tell Stories
- Carve Pumpkin
- Wear Costumes
- Trick or Treat
- Watch Movies
Souls Day * (winter)
- Attend Holiday Ceremony
- Remembrance
- Spooky Spirit
- Party Spirit
Lazy Day * (winter)
- Sleep
- Games
- Eat Popcorn
- TV Season Premiere
Winterfest * (winter)
- Decorate
- Festive Spirit
- Open presents
- Grand Meal
- Father Winter
New Year's Eve * (winter)
- Party Spirit
- Make Resolutions
- Countdown to Midnight
- Drinking
- Fireworks
Just for fun... Bob Day
- Baking
- Bar-B-Que
- Go Bowling
- Polar Bear Plunge
- Drinking
Mods:
Random Holiday Traditions
School Holiday (New Holiday Tradition)
More Holiday Icons
S3 simblr: http://simplysimming.tumblr.com/
S4 simblr: http://simlogic.tumblr.com/
Depending on the year, I may add additional random holidays (like a Sports Day).
I'm kind of from the US.
Last day of winter is New Year's Eve. Drinking, Party Spirit, Countdown to Midnight and Fireworks.
First day of spring is New Year's Day. It has Make Resolutions for sure, and maybe Be Thankful. Can't remember what else.
Middle of the first week of spring is Love Day. I didn't change it much from what the game came with.
Second Sunday of spring is Blossomfest, the day of the Flower Bunny and the egg hunts, with a religious ceremony. Grand Meal is generally a breakfast or a ham dinner. Used to have baking but it irritates me that eating the baked goods doesn't fill the tradition the way the grilled food does.
Middle of the third week of spring is Fool's Day. I always try to delete the popup holidays and stick with planned ones, so this is basically a regularly scheduled Prank Day.
Last week of spring we have Parent's Day. kind of Mother's and Father's day together. Give Flowers is a tradition, and I believe I put Travel, so my sims can go visit their parents, or take them out for dinner if they still live with them. I might have put in the Art and Music spirit so children would make crafts for their parents, but I can't remember for sure.
Summer starts with the 4th of Memorial, on the first Monday. There's Remembrance, Fireworks, Grilling and Drinking.
The weekend in the middle of summer is Summer Break/Vacation and the tradition is traveling. My sims usually schedule their vacations to include those two days.
Summer ends with Summer's End, which has Water fun, Fires, Grilling and Drinking.
In the middle of the first week of fall is Creative Day, which includes Art & music spirit, Baking and Gardening. No connection to real holidays, just wanted something to fill out the calendar.
Friday of the second week of fall is All Spook's Eve, with costumes, trick or treat, party spirit and mischief spirit. The next day is Day of the Departed, with Remembrance and Spooky Spirit.
Sometime the third week of fall is Anniversary Day, which involves giving gifts and going out. No matter when they got married, their anniversary is in the fall.
Last Thursday of fall is Harvestfest, without the gnomes.
First week of Winter ends with Winterfest Eve and Winterfest. I think they're Friday and Saturday. Winterfest Eve has Father Winter and Decorating, while Winterfest proper has the Grand Meal and gift giving and receiving. One of them may have the religious ceremony.
The following week has Boxing Day I think on Monday, with the traditions of fighting and exercising because I'm into bad puns.
The third Sunday of winter is Big Game Day, with watching sports, playing games, party spirit, having company and drinking.
Later that third week I have Cabin Fever Day, which involves traveling and the polar plunge. For sims who can't stand being inside anymore.
Either the last Sunday of winter or the day before, I have the Holiday of Lights, which is mostly just about lighting the menorah or kinara.
And then we're back at New Year's Eve.
Summer: Leisure Day
Fall: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday
Winter: Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve
Just the usual holidays in the United States... the traditions are probably self explanatory.
*Leisure Day (named after Sims 3's holiday) is basically a combination of Memorial Day, Fourth Of July, and Labor Day.
*Easter Sunday also combines April Fool's Day as well.
Sims 1: Hot Date
Sims 2: Seasons
Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff
Sims 3: Seasons
Sims 3: 70's, 80's, & 90's Stuff
Sims 4: Seasons
Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff
Sims 4: Strangerville Game Pack
S3 simblr: http://simplysimming.tumblr.com/
S4 simblr: http://simlogic.tumblr.com/
I should give it a try!
Fireworks, bonfire sometimes BBQs and glow sticks