

How much space you need for certain activites? (a football field needs much more squares than for example a toddler play area) Think of how you want to place your desired activity types in the lot. (You shouldn’t start building and decorating a house before you decide what rooms you want the house to consist of and how the rooms are connected to each other) Plan the layout aka map out the activities on the lot. Leave grass for unplanned activites like water balloon fights (you know.things that you only come up with when you bring your sims to the park)ģ. Also it’s important not to use all the space. Unless you don’t want to create a nature park go with smaller lots because they are more intimate and the park will look much more realistic and natural if it’s scaled down to the number of activities of your choice and your sims scale as well (human scale in real life ) Choose your lot based on the over all space the activities need The same goes with different sounds.įor my park, I wanted mainly a grilling/eating area, a toddler play area and big kids play area.Ģ. Water always lightens the mood in any space, especially if it moves. Live performance stage ( music, stand up, acting) Don’t forget the animals! Feeding plates, toys… Elders maybe like to play chess, talk to each other, watch children and other people, they also like to exercise.ĥ. For Adults, can things in which they can build their fitness, like outdoor gymsĤ. Hang out places for teenagers since they don’t play anymore (This can for example be a small outdoor auditorium made with sittable rocks)Īlso stereos and a little dance floor for “street dancing” could be interestingģ. It’s good to have activites for all age groups from toddlers to elderly.ĭifferent age group activity examples in Sims:Ģ. What types of things you want your sims to do there? The tutorial can seem quite long but you can get far with only looking at the images too.įirst you need to think the purpose the park is going to serve in your neighorhood. I made this park to use as a guide to tell you my ideas. This is made with sims 2 but the over all idea stands for sims 1, sims 3 and sims 4 as well


These things concern mostly about how to make your parks and gardens look more realistic but since no nature’s laws abide in sims you are of course free to discard this tutorial if you wish. In this tutorial I’ll tell & show you things like how to design a park / garden layout, how to use park furniture and plants and where to put them plus over all landscaping tips (sims related)
