Ideas to improve gameplay for Children

Yes, if they just did everything kids could do in sims2 and sims3, that would be excellent.

Just a few things off the top of my head I remember were being able to play tag and hopscotch, play clap games together, ask to be swung around, go trick or treating. There were also slides and merry go rounds in addition to swings, and spring rides, tree houses, and a lot of afterscool club options.

To be honest, I haven't ever been a fan of playing any age but adults and sometimes teens.
But I have very fond memories of TS3 children gameplay because of the imaginary friends... it took me by surprise at first (well it scared me lmao) but then I absolutely loved it, made it more fun. So yeah... maybe add that back again? That's all I got.

I do miss so much having fun kids in the Sims 4. It's for me a BIG lack for a life simulation. I want to see kids running after each other, playing together, laughing outloud, jumping on beds...

I'm so sad that kids aren't playing together in our game actually. It's really not realistic. I loved imaginary friends and seeing kids playing Cops and Robbers. That would be so fun if we could see the kids running in the house and be noisy. Parents could ask them to be calm, to play in their room or to stop screaming.

Kids could fall and cry after playing too much, they could ask more attention to their parents, etc.

We could definitely use more stuff for kids to do, and more aspirations as well.

New animations are the key - real life kids move, so if whatever gets added for kids has tight or reused animations, it won't add to them feeling alive. Kids should be able to play with each other.

Sadly @Eleri, I never played Sims 1 2, or 3, It would work as a scale with 3 levels (maybe more) of maturity, I saw a lot of players saying "Kids need to be like kids, break rules" which is true but not all kids are like that, so this could be a way to have the best of both worlds. :smiley:

Yes! Kids desperately need more to do--even some functions in game already could be updated to have kids use them. They're one of my favorite life stages!

It would be cool if we could go to school with the kids like we can now for teens! I also think it would be nice if we could really sign up for multiple extracurriculars since IRL kids usually do multiple

I would a void critters competition like a battle competition. Also have like a tree house and play hand clap games like ms mary mack, play tag, play make believe or dress up, play jump rope, have sleep overs, do more after school activities like ballet, soccer, basketball, flag football, gymnastics.

I don't even need more exclusive stuff for kids, they've got their fair share of that. I would be happier if they just weren't always left out of everything not designed specifically for them. It frustrates me when a pack introduces new activities that kids can't do even though they should realistically be able to, or only with pointless limitations. Some examples:

* Realm of Magic - Magic. Some say animations were the problem, but a spell-casting animation for kids does exist in CAS. Why not use that in Live Mode, too? And the chemistry table could double as a cauldron for potions, no new animations required.
* Other occult packs - Same problem. I can understand that the idea of vampire or werewolf children may be off-putting, but not even cute little mermaids? Really?
* Discover University - Bikes and ping-pong tables. Two things I used to love as a kid, but sim kids can't use them. Bikes have actually been introduced two more times since, yet there still isn't a single kid-sized version.
* Eco Lifestyle - Candle-making. Dipped candles work, but not rectangular or cylindrical ones, even though it's literally just pouring wax into a jar and waiting for it to dry. I realise the other candles unlock at higher levels of the fabrication skill that kids can't build, but the activity could have been incorporated into one of their own skills, like creativity.

That being said, it should also be acknowledged that the treatment of kids has gotten better lately, with them being able to assist in cooking and do basic gardening and wellness activities as of last year. But there's still room for improvement, and if I got to choose one thing I want for kids right now, I think it would be faster ways of transportation. With how slowly they walk, and being unable to ride bikes, fly on brooms or teleport, they take forever to get from A to B. One of my child sims lives fairly close to a playground that she never uses properly because it's the middle of the night by the time she gets there.