Field Trip!

[Musenapper]

So on my second day of playing Generations, I got a pop up as the kids were about to leave school asking did I want to give permission for them to go on a field trip.  I thought it was a really neat new thing I hadn't heard about so I said sure.

So the next day comes and of course one of the kids gets singed from the chemistry set right before going to school!  (Thankfully sim city social services didn't come knocking on my sims door!)  So anyway I thought they were going to the museum, well it turns out they went to the graveyard!

It's not really interactive or anything but you get to see them tromping off to the mausoleum!  And they came home with souveniers.  One came home with a spookey cemetary poster and a common seed.

So has anyone else been on a field trip yet?

[Teresa]

My decadynasty heir has gone on several.  She came home with a nice moodlet and a theater mirror for her trip to the theater.

[Esther1981]

My kids went on two. One to the science lab and came back with a molecular model and once to the theater and came back with a theater mirror. They are cool!

[Leto85]

The items you'll are mentioning are items you only can achieve by field trips?

[NancyJ]

I think so - my kids all got sick from the Jail food but they got a mounted police badge as a souvenir

[pallyndrome]

This sounds really cool. I love new nicknacks

[Esther1981]

They might also be in buydebug Leto. I'm pretty sure I saw the mirror in there.

[Leto85]

I think so - my kids all got sick from the Jail food but they got a mounted police badge as a souvenir

How cool. They also can use those badges on their clothes? Or is it decoration that improve their environment rating?

[MoMoll]

Can't wait to see this in my game. I have two toddlers approaching school age!

[RunAmokSims]

My kids have gone on two so far. The first was to the science lab. One of my kids is an eccentric genius and there were pop-ups in the corner constantly. The teacher kept says, "don't touch that", "get out of there" and "put that down". He had a great time.  For some reason the second time one of my kids skipped school on field trip day. When the mother realized that he had she scolded him.
 
(I found that I could not cancel the scold interaction.)

[Leto85]

(I found that I could not cancel the scold interaction.)

I was wondering about that. The fact you control both childs as parents could give you the possibility to give your child sims complete freedom. How wrong I was!

[lvrugger]

I had three elementary aged kids go to the science center and come back with a point in the fishing skill. I'd rather have an object I think.

[Ausette]

I've had three field trips so far (the theatre, the police station and the bistro) and so far they've all brought back souvineers. My favourite was this adorable little Bento box from the bistro:



Oh, and I'm so glad I gave the eldest child the Evil trait  . At every trip so far I've been getting these really cute popups from her teacher. "Only adults can use that, Angie." "That's enough Angie, let the nice policeman out of his cell now." "Angie! Put that knife down!"

[blktauna]

LOL I got the same sort of messages about Niall who is both Evil and Insane. Carenza just got logic skill from the science lab, unless I issed something. Now I'm going to have to go through their inventories!

[Legacy11]

All of the souveniers are available in buydebug.  Your kids could receive:

Bistro Bento Art (Bistro)
Molecular Model (Science Facility)
Mounted Police Badge (Police Station)
Spooky Graveyard Poster (Graveyard)
Theatre Dressing Room Mirror (Theatre)

I think you can purchase the first four for $100 in buydebug, and those give an environment boost of +1.  The exception is the mirror which is $500 and gives an environment boost of +3.