Dream Daycare is the second Live Event in The Sims Freeplay during the Daycare Update in April 2017 and for a second time in the Downtown High Update. Like the previous French Romance event, it unlocks new items and a toddler playground. It lasts for 11 days.
When the timer for the 11 days ends, there will be a 2 day period afterwards to purchase any of the remaining prizes. You will not be able to collect anymore arts and crafts resources or constructor coins. Once the timer for that period ends, the resources will convert into Simoleons.
Available: April 2017 and 17th - 27th September 2017.
Tutorial
The tutorial is the same for all Live/Community Events.
- Place a craft station
- Craft candles (tap on the candle station -- make 50 candles for 10 seconds)
- Restock a station (tap on a station; you can either use 10 SPs for 18 uses or stock 2 uses for 10 seconds)
- Buy the first prize (tap on the playhouse button in the corner, scroll down and tap 'Purchase')
- Use the spin flower (buy plant patch from Event Items tab in buy mode, tap on it and spin)
- Check personal progress (tap on the button in the corner and your progress will show)
- Check daily goals (tap on the button and tap on the first tab with a tick)
- Collect bonuses (wait a few minutes and a candle will float above your Sims' head; tap on it)
- Continue collecting items
Note: the goal for restocking lasts 10 seconds. When a station requires restocking during the event, it will take 2 hours 30 minutes.
Coin flower patch
The coin flower patch (shown right) is used to earn Constructor Coins. Constructor coins (CC for short) are the fifth required resource alongside the craft resources to progress along the bar and earn the prizes. During the tutorial (shown above) the first spin from the patch is free; after that you can either spend 450 candles or 25 SPs to earn constructor coins. Each Live/Community Event has the same garden patch, except it changes colour and uses a different resource (for example, in the Prince and the Pocket Sized Princess event, the patch was purple and required 450 daisies to use).
Craft stations
There are four different craft stations, each with different amounts but the same times. You use these to progress through the Personal Progress bar to unlock and purchase prizes.
Candle making
Candle Station -- maximum of four
Costs:
1st -- free
2nd -- S2,000
3rd -- S4,000
4th -- S10,000
- Make 250 Candles -- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Make 360 Candles -- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Make 455 Candles -- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Make 510 Candles -- 8 hours 30 minutes
Pottery
Pottery Station -- maximum of four
Costs:
1st -- S5,000
2nd -- S7,500
3rd -- S10,000
4th -- S15,000
- Make 375 Pottery -- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Make 540 Pottery -- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Make 680 Pottery -- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Make 765 Pottery -- 8 hours 30 minutes
Jewelry making
Jewelry Station -- maximum of three
Costs:
1st -- S7,500
2nd -- S15,000
3rd -- S20,000
- Make 565 Jewelry -- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Make 810 Jewelry -- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Make 1025 Jewelry -- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Make 1150 Jewelry -- 8 hours 30 minutes
Glass blowing
Glassware Station -- maximum of two
Costs:
1st -- S15,000
2nd -- S25,000
- Make 620 Glass
- Make 890 Glass
- Make 1125 Glass
- Make 1260 Glass
Prizes
These are the prizes that can be earned throughout the event. Six items are for Babies, seven are for Toddlers. You must meet the requirements in order to purchase each item (shown under each item below). The first one of each item is free, after that they cost Simoleons.
Moonlight Siesta
- Pack of 2 nightlights
- Requires 50 Candles for purchasing
- Each costs S500
Royal With Cribs
- Vintage Naptime
- Requires 900 candles and 5 CC
- Each costs S10,000
- Royal Cribs
- Requires 2,700 candles and 15 CC
- Each costs S20,000
Playtime Prodigy
- Little Scribbler
- Requires 7,300 candles, 3,750 pottery and 60 CC
- Costs S8,000
- Master Cook
- Requires 10,900 candles, 5,600 pottery and 90 CC
- Costs S5,500
Designer Daycare
- Haughty Highchairs
- Requires 8,400 pottery, 8,300 jewelry and 135 CC
- Each highchair costs S4,500
- Tidy Tots
- Requires 11,250 pottery, 11,000 jewelry and 180 CC
- Each ranges from S3,000 to S4,500
Little Bookworms
- Cozy Reader
- Requires 14,000 pottery, 14,000 jewelry, 15,500 glass and 225 CC
- Costs S10,000
- Creative Coloring
- requires 15,000 pottery, 15,000 jewelry, 17,000 glass and 240 CC
- Chairs cost S900, small tables cost S1,400 and large tables cost S1,800
Dreams and Diapers
- Foreverland Beds
- Requires 16,000 pottery, 15,500 jewelry, 18,000 glass and 255 CC
- Each bed costs S15,000
- Contemporary Changer
- Requires 17,500 pottery, 17,500 jewelry, 20,000 glass and 285 CC
- Each changer costs S10,000
Toddler Playground
The playground includes a forest-themed playhouse, see-saw, swing, a slide and flower and mushroom seats for Toddlers to use. There are colourful benches, picnic tables and grills for Adult Sims to use.
