Which Way Do You Think Is Better?

I downloaded a mod from Little Miss Sam that added more holiday traditions including separated school and work holidays, so I use the calendar and the only tradition is school holidays. Adults get up and go to work like normal. Just remember to uncheck the school/work holiday box.

I don't give them the entire summer but I do give them a week of summer vacation with the holidays. I usually send the household to Sulani for the week.

I also do that between WinterFest and New Years Eve, and send them to Mt. Komorebi.

I hadn't thought of using MCCC.

"DoloresGrey;c-18015071" wrote:
But make the Fridays free using the calendar. That's what I do, so that is obviously the best solution, lol. Just kidding.

I could do that, but Erik ends up having concerts and photoshoots, daily. Plus, I want him to have enough time to cut more albums and to write more music since for the first time since I began playing this Sim, he's now earned two Starlight Accolades for Best Song. That was always, always, always out of my reach until I was put onto a mod that stops the cooldown time in between licensing songs. that along with some very good pointers. The goal is to have ten albums under his belt prior to Uni. Then enough recorded songs so he can release albums one each of the three Terms in Uni.

"SweetieWright_84;c-18015118" wrote:
I don't give them the entire summer but I do give them a week of summer vacation with the holidays. I usually send the household to Sulani for the week.

I also do that between WinterFest and New Years Eve, and send them to Mt. Komorebi.

I hadn't thought of using MCCC.

It's as easy as making the settings so that High School and Grade School kids can 'quit' school. You just need to have them resume school two days prior to when you want them to go back.

"Sindocat;c-18015134" wrote:
My kids just stay in school - I know the pace of the school week and drive kids well in it.

But if I were taking time off, I'd "Quit Job" via MCCC. No idea if that sets them back to a C grade, or whether grades are retained.

The grades are retained, I believe and if not, I can always use the mod to reset them.

I don't have Seasons, so that mechanic never applies to my game in the first place. Also, I consider my sims' worlds to have year-round school because I'd get too bored to play occupy-the-kids for very long. :lol: But from what I understand of your play style and storyline, I think it would suit your family to have them take that break, then resume in the fall.

I give the adults and kids in the house summer vacation using the calendar, but only for one week. I have 14 day seasons, so they do go to school for part of the summer. I use that week of vacation usually to actually send them on vacation, usually Sulani or Mt. Komorebi.

I really enjoy using the calendar for this. Fun for making vacation time for kids too for camping or going to Disneyland aka Journey to Batuu.

"GalacticGal;c-18015119" wrote:
It's as easy as making the settings so that High School and Grade School kids can 'quit' school. You just need to have them resume school two days prior to when you want them to go back.

I know how, I just hadn't thought of using MCCC for a summer vacation. That's a good idea.

I use the calendar to create seasonal breaks. If you're on long life, go ahead & give them the whole week off, if it's normal lifespan just give them one or two days, so they sill have enough time to get their grades to an A. I usually do Tuesdays & Fridays, mainly because Geek Con happens during the day on Tuesdays, and Fridays to give them a long weekend.

Since I don't use any mods, MCCC isn't an option for me, but I'm sure it would be a nice way to give child and teen sims a vacation. I don't really try to give them a whole season off, because I've made my seasons two weeks (since otherwise it seemed like it was always transitioning from one season to another, never in the full season), but I play on normal lifespan. I usually just add a couple holidays or have child sims take a few of their vacation days during summer.