Ideas at a Glance for Toddlers
So as an aside from the family play thread chat I wanted to offer people a place to suggest their ideas for a perfect scenarios for toddlers in TS4 in a bite size format as suggested by a couple of us...
Forum Discussion
I want to see so many different moods and interactions! I loved the way that they were made in The Sims 3 with learning how to walk, talk, and potty. But there's so much more. Such as trying to cuddle a rambunctious scamp and them pushing you away so that they can go play with a toy. Running around in circles! Putting toy buckets on their head (and getting stuck in them) for some hilarious moments that can leave them tense or dazed.
I'd love to see toddlers able to jump on beds (kids too). Toddlers love balls! They have a huge fascination with anything that rolls! (Oh, and a toddler playing fetch with a puppy is the most hilarious thing you'll ever see! Same thing with a laser pointer. LOL) Oh, and those big balls they like to use to roll around on their stomachs!
Interactions from Adult to Toddler: Help brush teeth, read to them, tell them bedtime story, dress up with, Play Toys With... (which could improve social and skills), potty train, teach to speak, Teach to walk, Teach to Read, Teach to Write/Draw/Color, Cuddle, Daydream/Stargaze with..., Give Piggy Back Ride, Play Pretend (encompassing dressing up, play horsey, tea time, monsters), Tickle Fight, Watch Television With... (Toddler sitting in the adult's lap, laughing and pointing, clapping at the tv if they're in a good mood but frowning and struggling if they are in a bad mood. This can also be the same for "Sit Here With/")
Interactions w/ Other Toddlers: Patty cake, hug, splash, dance (mostly just jumping around and waving arms. LOL), Play With... (such as with building blocks, etc.)
Toys Ideas: Grocery store set, Bath toys. Play-Doh, Swingsets (for children too!), Building blocks, Easels (w/ fingerpainting!)
Costumes!
Adorable costumes for parties! (And maybe seasonal holidays in the future. ;) ) Lions, princesses, bears, dogs, robots, monsters, etc.
Furniture:
Furniture with bright colors, alphabet and numbers, cars, princesses, dinosaurs. All of this would also be functional for children age as well. Toddler beds could double as kids beds with shapes such as cars, fire trucks, etc. Or the toddler beds could just be smaller. Shorter dressers for little fingers, toy boxes, and easels. Nothing too tall in their room because toddlers -love- to climb! Foam number puzzle object for the toddlers to put together.
Day Care venue or Playscape, social event Play Date (can be held at the park or Sims' house), Babysitter NPC for playing toddlers while the parents are at work, Interactions to get into Fridge and "Make Mess"
There's so much more I could add, but I'm kinda rambling now. Lol.
I'd love to see toddlers able to jump on beds (kids too). Toddlers love balls! They have a huge fascination with anything that rolls! (Oh, and a toddler playing fetch with a puppy is the most hilarious thing you'll ever see! Same thing with a laser pointer. LOL) Oh, and those big balls they like to use to roll around on their stomachs!
Interactions from Adult to Toddler: Help brush teeth, read to them, tell them bedtime story, dress up with, Play Toys With... (which could improve social and skills), potty train, teach to speak, Teach to walk, Teach to Read, Teach to Write/Draw/Color, Cuddle, Daydream/Stargaze with..., Give Piggy Back Ride, Play Pretend (encompassing dressing up, play horsey, tea time, monsters), Tickle Fight, Watch Television With... (Toddler sitting in the adult's lap, laughing and pointing, clapping at the tv if they're in a good mood but frowning and struggling if they are in a bad mood. This can also be the same for "Sit Here With/")
Interactions w/ Other Toddlers: Patty cake, hug, splash, dance (mostly just jumping around and waving arms. LOL), Play With... (such as with building blocks, etc.)
Toys Ideas: Grocery store set, Bath toys. Play-Doh, Swingsets (for children too!), Building blocks, Easels (w/ fingerpainting!)
Costumes!
Adorable costumes for parties! (And maybe seasonal holidays in the future. ;) ) Lions, princesses, bears, dogs, robots, monsters, etc.
Furniture:
Furniture with bright colors, alphabet and numbers, cars, princesses, dinosaurs. All of this would also be functional for children age as well. Toddler beds could double as kids beds with shapes such as cars, fire trucks, etc. Or the toddler beds could just be smaller. Shorter dressers for little fingers, toy boxes, and easels. Nothing too tall in their room because toddlers -love- to climb! Foam number puzzle object for the toddlers to put together.
Day Care venue or Playscape, social event Play Date (can be held at the park or Sims' house), Babysitter NPC for playing toddlers while the parents are at work, Interactions to get into Fridge and "Make Mess"
There's so much more I could add, but I'm kinda rambling now. Lol.
