Do you have any family traditions in your household?

I always have my Sims go to the first flea market of a save (or their life) and have them buy a piece of furniture to pass down the generations. Usually, its the same lamp (different swatches though) that I prefer my Sims to buy. Rarely, that lamp isn't there, so I'll have them buy something else. Usually another lamp, preferably.

No idea why this become a thing... In every save, every household, but it brings me joy and makes me smile.

"ChelleJo;c-17061278" wrote:
I always have my Sims go to the first flea market of a save (or their life) and have them buy a piece of furniture to pass down the generations. Usually, its the same lamp (different swatches though) that I prefer my Sims to buy. Rarely, that lamp isn't there, so I'll have them buy something else. Usually another lamp, preferably.

No idea why this become a thing... In every save, every household, but it brings me joy and makes me smile.

I do that too! But I usually do it with the Trash or Treasure couches I believe it was called.

The GOD holiday - Good Old Days. To celebrate my legacy. Nothing else much.

In previous versions I used to have each family member have their portrait painted, down the generations, and hung in the family home. I haven't got through any generations in TS4 though, cos I suffer restartitis worse than ever before.

In some families at random, when someone who creates something, I'll pick their item..like a painting or sculpture, that moves around or stays in the main house as part of the inheritance for the youngest that takes the house. Writers I'll make a copy of their books and put a little note of who it was by and their generation. Then there is basic collection like those "once in a lifetime" finds so instead of completing a collection whatever that one family member found would be given to the child they were closer to or just the firstborn. I have some family specific things sometimes but a wider spread one I haven't really done in a while is to make sure the main cook of the family brings a dish to the kids as they move out or if they have the always welcome trait just go over and cook them a last meal. Little things like that I had to try and think of it actually, ha it's one of those things that you do so often they become second nature and once it's not in front of you..who knows :smiley: .

I don’t have too many traditions since I always like changing things up, but one thing is my sims always have wedding photos. They always get married in the park and get their photo taken after their vows.

I have a Llama shrine -they do 'appreciate an object' on Llama Day to honour the Great Llama.

I've also made it a tradition to donate to charity on every holiday. (Usually 'Llama International', of course.)

I try to do "movie nights" with my close families using movie hangout since I did it as part of the not so berry challenge.

I also tend to pick a collectible for the family (gardening if they're florist or chefs, paintings if they're artists, elements for scientists etc) that I'll try to complete through the generations

I usually end up taking lots of photographs of family moments for their walls as well so when they've passed there's evidence they were there.

One of my rotation game rules is the oldest son inheriting parents house. Then he chooses another sibling to stay or move back in once parents are gone. I try to limit number of households in my rotation. I have 15 at the moment. Each household celebrating Christmas, Thanksgiving and NYE and must invite family to the parties. It gives me another dilemma. Families are super large, so I have to make sure each house has large dining rooms and lots of seating. My current YA family moved to a tiny house. I had to change house plan to make sure they have huge dining room.

Just what kind of holidays they celebrate and how they celebrate some of them.