Kids are so Boring

I can't dispute this. Kids always felt left behind which is a shame because I really enjoy them.
I'm glad they are adding things for thing in New packs like kids being able to dance but at this point they really just need a whole dedicated pack.
I always wanted to my kids running around chasing eachother, jumping on couches and beds, hiding under tables and stuff for hide n seek, food fights, fighting over toys (actually tugging it back and forth) building forts, building cardboard box houses, tree houses, drawing on walls,(when I was a kid my favorite was drawing on walls under the table and blaming it on my sister lol)
pillow fights.
I also want to see them being taught how to ride bikes and roller blade with good animations! Not just parents standing there pointing.
And I can go on and on.

In addition I would love to see more affection too. The cuddling option is one of my favorites. It's sooooooo sweet. Would love for parents to be able to walk holding their hand, carry them, sit on the parents lap and watch TV etc.

But my kids are like mini adults. They clean all the time and sit around talking or playing with a toy hitting themselves in the head over and over.....?

BTW I hope they don't leave childish sims out if kids ever get more things.

7. Void Critters
8. Karaoke
9. Puppet Theatre
10. Piano/Keyboard/Pipe Organ
11. Knitting
12. Cross Stitching
13. Fishing
14. Skating
15. Skiing
16. Snowboarding
17. Sledding
19. Video console
17. Foosball
18. Basketball
19. Soccer
20. Chess
21. Reading/Being read to
22. Dollhouse
23. Write Dollhouse Stories
24. Gardening
25. Yoga/Meditation
26. Group Cooking
27. Collections
28. Blow Bubbles
29. Swingset
30. Play Sprinkler
31. Swimming
32. Snorkeling
33. Caged pets
34. Train dogs
35. Waterballon/Snowball fight
36. Face Masks
37. Carve pumpkins
38. Slow dancing
39. Play in sand/snow
40. Medium Skill Activities
41. Teach toddlers building Blocks
42. Acting after school activity
43. Scouting
44. Write/Sneak in diary
45. Motion gaming rig
46. Become Partners in crime
47. Play cards
48. Play wake the lama
49. Doctor playset
50. Play with globe bar
45. Care for cottage animals
46. Play in pond
47. Play in bathtub
48. Mold clay
49. Play horsehoe


Anyhow, I'm always all in for more stuff for kids.

@83bienchen
Most of the activities you listed aren't unique to kids, or have very limited gameplay & animations.
Take Play in Pond, do you consider watching a sim wave their arms and stomp in a pond for 3 seconds to be riveting gameplay?

I'd like activities that are unique for kids, not just activities any other sim can do. Something that would make that life stage more interesting to play.
Activities like:
1. playing tag
2. hopscotch
3. board games
4. trampolines
5. RIDE BIKES
6. playing with jump ropes
7. having slumber parties
8. unique kids' social events
9. playing soccer
10. marbles
11. Ball Pits (for kids, not just toddlers)
12. hula hoop
13. hide-and-seek
14. pillow fights
.....And many more, many of which were in the Sims 2 and 3 and are not in the Sims 4.

I wish there were more ways for kids to play with other kids, instead of just interacting with an object together. Sims 2 had some great options - playing tag, Mary Mack, Marco Polo...

Looking at Bienchen's list, I have to say that kids are the best young life phase in the game. I always enjoy them much more than toddlers and teens. Kids are the only age group I use for clubs. I also like the scout career.

"Phobostime;c-18077755" wrote:
I wish there were more ways for kids to play with other kids, instead of just interacting with an object together. Sims 2 had some great options - playing tag, Mary Mack, Marco Polo...

Totally agree, I'd love some more group interactions for kids in the game!

"alanmichael1;c-18077761" wrote:
Looking at Bienchen's list, I have to say that kids are the best young life phase in the game. I always enjoy them much more than toddlers and teens. Kids are the only age group I use for clubs. I also like the scout career.

Most of the actions on Bienchen's list are actions all sims can do in game. And the ones that are unique for kids often reuse animations or just aren't very interesting.
I'd like more interactions and objects that just kids can participate in.

"Babykittyjade;c-18077359" wrote:
I can't dispute this. Kids always felt left behind which is a shame because I really enjoy them.
I'm glad they are adding things for thing in New packs like kids being able to dance but at this point they really just need a whole dedicated pack.
I always wanted to my kids running around chasing eachother, jumping on couches and beds, hiding under tables and stuff for hide n seek, food fights, fighting over toys (actually tugging it back and forth) building forts, building cardboard box houses, tree houses, drawing on walls,(when I was a kid my favorite was drawing on walls under the table and blaming it on my sister lol)
pillow fights.
I also want to see them being taught how to ride bikes and roller blade with good animations! Not just parents standing there pointing.
And I can go on and on.

In addition I would love to see more affection too. The cuddling option is one of my favorites. It's sooooooo sweet. Would love for parents to be able to walk holding their hand, carry them, sit on the parents lap and watch TV etc.

But my kids are like mini adults. They clean all the time and sit around talking or playing with a toy hitting themselves in the head over and over.....?

BTW I hope they don't leave childish sims out if kids ever get more things.

That's a great list of unique interactions and special activities for kids!
I also agree that kids just feel like mini adults, there's nothing unique about them. They don't even behave like normal kids, going around cleaning the house rather than having fun or using their imaginations.

"bixters;c-18077821" wrote:

"alanmichael1;c-18077761" wrote:
Looking at Bienchen's list, I have to say that kids are the best young life phase in the game. I always enjoy them much more than toddlers and teens. Kids are the only age group I use for clubs. I also like the scout career.

Most of the actions on Bienchen's list are actions all sims can do in game. And the ones that are unique for kids often reuse animations or just aren't very interesting.
I'd like more interactions and objects that just kids can participate in.

Yes, but the fact thall ALL Sims can do an interaction is not a weakness, it's a strength of the game. Players always complain if children can't do certain things and Maxis has improved a lot in this respect. Instead of having unique child actions I would rather love if all age groups could play voidcritters or if children could immediately start to learn piano playing instead of going through ten senseless "unique" child creativity levels first. And I would of course like children to ride bikes (but not with the current routing).

"alanmichael1;c-18077840" wrote:

"bixters;c-18077821" wrote:

"alanmichael1;c-18077761" wrote:
Looking at Bienchen's list, I have to say that kids are the best young life phase in the game. I always enjoy them much more than toddlers and teens. Kids are the only age group I use for clubs. I also like the scout career.

Most of the actions on Bienchen's list are actions all sims can do in game. And the ones that are unique for kids often reuse animations or just aren't very interesting.
I'd like more interactions and objects that just kids can participate in.

Yes, but the fact thall ALL Sims can do an interaction is not a weakness, it's a strength of the game. Players always complain if children can't do certain things and Maxis has improved a lot in this respect. Instead of having unique child actions I would rather love if all age groups could play voidcritters or if children could immediately start to learn piano playing instead of going through ten senseless "unique" child creativity levels first. And I would of course like children to ride bikes (but not with the current routing).

But if all life-stages can do the same things, what makes those life-stages unique? Specific life-stages, in my opinion, should have unique interactions, abilities, and objects. If they don't, then it makes the game bland.