Rules for this challenge originally created by TreyNuts2.

My amended rules can be found at my Livejournal and at Boolprop.com.

Toddler Mania Challenge #2

By mountainshade1

Mum and children were moved into Desiderata Valley and onto a 2x2 lot after I had made sure I had set the season (or rather ALL the seasons) to spring.

This challenge attempt will be without using any money cheats which is worth a whooping +10 points.

My youngest daughter created this family (I think I’m mentioning this more as a disclaimer) and I must say she showed great talent in finding CC skin/eyes/make-up/clothes which I didn’t even know I existed in my downloads folder. I gave her free reigns concerning looks, names and personalities (though I

do wish she’d made more variety in the personalities – oh well).

Needless to say she had a whale of a time and that’s what counts, right?

Glitter August

Mark AugustFio August

Eva August

Lucy August

Ryan AugustFred AugustAlice August

Family/Popularity

Aquarius 3/6/4/6/6 Aquarius 4/4/4/7/6 Aquarius 4/4/4/7/6 Aquarius 4/4/4/7/6

Aquarius 4/6/4/6/5 Aquarius 4/5/3/6/7 Aquarius 4/4/4/7/6 Aquarius 4/6/3/7/6

I made use of all Glitter’s five Lifetime Aspiration Benefits to help slow her motives and to give her a second aspiration in the hope she might roll a variety of wants that I can hopefully fulfil, and then purchase some smartmilk before the challenge is over.

Just showing you that though I used a CC wall cover (paint in this case) I made sure it was no cheaper than Maxis wall cover from the same catalogue.

The Toddlers had, as I knew they would, all rolled a want for toy.

I had aimed to have at least 7.000 simoleons in the bank after building the house but I actually managed to have 8.119. Go me!

The floor dividers are very clever but they annoy me a bit because they make indoor pictures look like I have walls down. I guess I’ll just have to get used to it.

Floor dividers between all cots Floor dividers to stop

bad environment being “felt” in playroom

High comfort bed for mum

(Neighbour is Tot Challenge #1)

High hygiene bath/shower

I moveobject’ed the toddlers inside the house, aspiration points icons and all.

Outside, Glitter was holding Eva whom she gave a quick aspiration points boost in the shape of a tickle….

…before carrying her inside to start the potty training.

While Glitter was dealing with Eva I made Fred crawl over to her to minimise time spent waiting for him to drop his toy and for Glitter to fetch him.

While Glitter sorted out Fred I had made Alice crawl over.

You get the idea from here I’m sure.

I greeted a walk-by and thus fulfilled Glitter’s want to Meet Someone New and this chap (whose name escapes me) was not too bad, though he never earned me any points.

The next doable want Glitter had rolled was to Play with Lucy. Then she rolled a want to Read to Lucy which I did not want to fulfil, nor did I want to fulfil the want for a bookcase, because that “Read to X” action takes up a lot of time which Glitter simply doesn’t have.

So you know which want I locked? Have a Party.

As I had hoped Morgana, the mum from my first Toddler Mania challenge came along in the welcome wagon. I let Glitter welcome her and Mr Mole.

Then I set the toddlers to interact with the visitors.

What I hadn’t realised was that visitors will sometimes pick up rubbish from the floor and throw it into the rubbish chute. Wonderful!

Even if Mr Whatshisname wasn’t much help he was quite amusing to watch.

Though, when he started making this face while trying to pick upa very tired Lucy I decided it was time for him to leave.

At 5.54pm I finally had Glitter call for a nanny.

Yes, Glitter is wearing Pyjamas as she has already tried to catch a bit of sleep. I have to make sure that next time I play this challenge I insist that the mum is

high in Active points so she doesn’t tire so quickly.

Look: It’s nanny MacPee!

All will be well now.

The first day hasn’t passed and yet Glitter is already dreaming of feeling trapped.

Some toddler pic-spam, because surely that is a Toddler Mania must.

Not long after nanny MacPee left Glitter needed to call her again.

She also called the maid.

Later, the next day, I had Glitter call Morgana over for a party so Glitter could get some aspiration points. The sooner I can get that smartmilk the better.

Very annoying that my screenshots don’t always come out right, I wish I knew why this happens.

It seemed quite mad to have a party in the middle of a toddler challenge but both nanny MacPee and the maid were there to take care of the practical stuff.

Once the party was underway Glitter of course rolled a want for it to be a successful party, which then meant I had to make sure Morgana was well

catered for and was having fun.

Interesting. The score went form Snoozer to Not Bad when Glitter went to use the toilet and Morgana went to help Lucy out of her cot.

Nice as it is that Morgana is giving Lucy a bath I couldn’t help worry that it would make the party score go down.

After Morgana let Lucy go, Glitter managed to squeeze a few Pillow Fights andRed Hands in which made the party score go up to Good Time.

I knew Glitter was getting very tired but I had hoped she’d have enough energy to see her to the end of the party, but she didn’t.

Amazingly the passing out didn’t affect the party score.

Then Glitter got a whooping 5.000 aspiration points, so now there will be smartmilk all round.

From here I will simply tally up what happened:

Nanny MacPee was hired seven times.

Nanny MacPee lived up to her name four times.

Toddlers sicked up on other people twice.

Toddlers drank spoilt milk four times.

(Silly Alice did it twice)

There were four nappy changes.

Ryan twice and Alice twice (that girl cost me a lot of points).

Eight instances of toddlers passing out.

Lucy three times, Mark twice, Eva once, Ryan once and Fred once.

All seven toddlers were potty trained.

Three learnt to walk. Mark, Lucy and Eva.

And all seven grew up well.

Memories on the next page.

Print screen of their memories was taken the day after the challenge was over but you can still see how they grew up well and what toddler skills they learnt.

FioGrew up wellPotty trained

MarkGrew up wellPotty trained

Learnt to walk

LucyGrew up wellPotty trained

Learnt to walk

AliceGrew up wellPotty trained

EvaGrew up wellPotty trained

Learnt to walk

FredGrew up wellPotty trained

RyanGrew up wellPotty trained

Challenge Scores:

+10 points for NOT using any money cheats 10+3 points for each toddler skill (potty, walk, talk, nursery rhyme) 3 x10 = 30+3 points for each toddler that grows up well 3 x 7 = 21+1 point for each skill point earned by a toddler 1 x 49 = 49+1 point each time a nanny pees him/herself 1 x 4 = 4+1 point for every child the parent is Best Friends with 1 x 5 = 5+1 point for each time a toddler sicks up on a visitor or the nanny 1 x 2 = 2+1 point for every toddler who has more than 5.000 aspiration points 1 x 7 = 7-1 point for each toddler that passes out on the floor -1x 8 = -8-1 point each time a toddler drinks spoilt milk -1x 4 = -4-1 point for each nappy changed -1x 4 = -4-2 points each time you hire a babysitter -2x 7 = -14-2 points each time the maid comes -2x 3 = -6-5 points each time parent passes out -5x 1 = -5

TOTAL = 87

The August family thanks you for watching, and so do I.

Guess what the kids are going to do when you tune out? �

7 x homework. *-*