Santa is not welcome!

@cornflake88 That is what I do too! It gives my sims time to really enjoy the holidays! I do the same with New Years, having New Years Eve for the partying, and New Years Day for the grand meal and sports on TV. I add other activities depending on my family I am playing.

"cornflake88;c-18211180" wrote:
How about adding Winterfest Eve holiday the day before? Have decorate and Father Winter on that holiday and keep the next day as Winterfest?
Have just grand meal, holiday spirt and open presents for that day.
You can check/uncheck got to work or school for either holiday.

"maggiemae8135;c-18211187" wrote:
@cornflake88 That is what I do too! It gives my sims time to really enjoy the holidays! I do the same with New Years, having New Years Eve for the partying, and New Years Day for the grand meal and sports on TV. I add other activities depending on my family I am playing.

Yes!! You guys have great ideas. When the Seasons Pack came out I learned all about using the calendar and then over the years ... forgot. I'm so glad I asked. :)

Yep, I have edited out Father Winter and the Flower Bunny. For reasons stated above, Father Winter is a pest, staying way past his welcome.

Forget the Flower Bunny, throwing flowers everywhere. If they were good ones, tulips, lilies I wouldn't mind, but no, he just throws the cheap ones...mizer. :D

I have Christmas Festive Lights day, right before Christmas so I can leave the decorations up for longer than one sim day. I work way too hard, lol. :D

I'm a two-day gal too! Winterfest needs a big celebration cos it's the best time of year. Everyone gets both days off school and work in my game.

Winterfest Eve: my sims clean their house, put the deccies up, watch a movie together and then Santa arrives in the evening.

Winterfest Day: everyone opens the presents from the gift pile, they sing songs around the tree and have their grand meal.

@bshag4lv How/where do you see the flower bunny? What pack does he come with? I have all the expansions and have never seen him, nor trick or treaters. :/

Trick or Treaters and Flower Bunny come with the Seasons pack, or at least used to. I've tried setting up a Halloween holiday with trick or treating but it appears to be glitched. I haven't tried an Easter/Spring holiday, so I don't know if the Flower Bunny still works.

If you delete the Clement Frost Father Christmas, doesn't the game generate a new one? Just wondering.

"lanlyn;c-18211325" wrote:
If you delete the Clement Frost Father Christmas, doesn't the game generate a new one? Just wondering.

Only once the event rolls around again and he'd be set to spawn and visit I've noticed, like the Grim Reaper I've never had either appear in manage households after deleting the holiday tradition for Winter and using the Mortem mod for no more Reaper.

@Liebeslottchen sorry for asking a question in your thread. @Eleri thanks for letting me know it's more game glitches. :#

"Atreya33;c-18210932" wrote:
For winterfest I replaced one of the traditions with baking because no Christmas without Christmas cookies for me.

Oh, see, this is why I mostly left Winterfest as it is, but added a Winterfest Eve holiday for the night before, with baking, decorating, lighting candles, and attending a service. (I think maybe also, telling stories?). My sims bake some cookies, get them ready to put out for Santa the next day, decorate the tree and the house, and then head out for what I imagine is a midnight candlelight service.

Then Winterfest itself is for exchanging presents, having a grand holiday meal, and a visit from Santa.