Toddler sleeps/naps: I used to try to send them for a short nap at about 12-1pm so they'd then have a productive afternoon. Once it gets to 4pm, they try to sleep through to the morning.
I think they need less naps in the days as their skills increase but I'm not 100% on that.
Nowadays I don't plan but just skill in between meeting red needs. The play tents seem to be the best for naps but they take up more room than cots and sometimes collapse if it rains on them.
I love your Moroccan courtyard. Blue patterened tiles for the blue gen! Excellent choice
Thank you for sharing your experience with toddlers.
Up to now, I've also been sending toddlers to their tents when their Energy got near-red/red, but I was wondering if a more scheduled sleep/skill cycle might work better for the entire household. No playing airplane at 3 am and such.
Wait, I've never seen the Fantastical Tent collapse in the rain. Do your sims then have to repair it? Or does it require replacing?
I'd thought I'd mentioned the tent thing in a previous update, but here are the Energy ratings available to toddlers.
*Energy 4: Regular tents of any size (best option)
*Energy 3: All toddler beds
*Energy 2: Fantastical Tent
The Fantastical Tent's description didn't initially mention its Energy rating, but I noticed last month or earlier that it now includes "Energy 2," making it the worst option for restoring Energy.
Regarding regular tents, I'd read a Reddit thread a few months ago by someone who tested all the sleep options, without and without upgrades.
At the time, I'd simply assumed the Fantastical Tent, by association, would give Energy 4 as well.
It's hard to tell between the blue and green swatches. I first had the courtyard surrounded by blue-swatch columns until I realized that it wasn't the green swatch.
For the tiles, the green swatch has its X design outlined in green. The blue swatch looks rather similar but with a blue outline.
This is Jade's home so it will have a green theme except, perhaps, for the children's rooms.
"Earn Money Twerking" was such a great line! I may have chuckled out loud for that one ;=)
Ira is lovely and the wiener line was ridiculous!
Welcome to the triplets! In my usual form, I saw the picture and immediately picked a non-heir. There's just a softness to the set of Nami's eyes and her slightly more-rounded face (compared to Ai) that I found instantly endearing. But yes, all three were adorable toddlers and have grown into super cute kiddos!
I'm so glad that Isaac is letting Shay know how things are going. And of course, the Cordovas know a thing or two about triplets ;=)
All around, a lovely update and I can't wait to see the triplet trio as teen!
So glad those two lines tickled your funny bone. They were both corny as heck, but I may have been sitting on them for (don't laugh) months.
I have never actually tried the "Earn Money Turking" perk and wonder if it's lucrative.
Not at all surprised that you champion Nami.
I did my best to capture all three in the same pose. They have the same features, but Ai's seem a little sharper due to her darker complexion.
Last night, when I was putting together their collage as children, I thought: "Oh, Pippin will surely stand behind Nami!"