Read an article on gamerant - they gave a tip that if you can't see the chair in the options, you have to claim the reward, which is the chair.
You need to do the “Have a Sim spend time Outdoors” or “Return to Desert Bloom Park” first so that you can get the points needed to claim the wooden throne. You don’t have to do the tasks in the order that they are shown on the screen. You need to do the other tasks first, to get the required points. Then you will have enough points, so you can claim the wooden throne. Then the option will appear to craft it on the woodworking table.
FIXED 8-1-25: Actually I didn't have to do anything at all! I had already finished those steps (I had been outdoors and to that park with my sims multiple times, why didn't it trigger before?) and there was nothing left to do so I was stuck at -5ep. I just logged in this morning and it's suddenly bumped forward and opened up the recipe on the handycraft table. Didn't do anything different or change anything, just logged in...maybe I just needed yet another restart of the game? Anyway, it's all better now and I'm very happy I can continue. Thanks! :)
