
Creating a Preteen – Needs – Activities for Preteens – Relationships – Ageing a Preteen
Creating a Preteen
To be able to age a toddler into a preteen you need to complete the Preparing for Preteens Quest
You will then be able to bake a birthday cake on a stove which takes 24 hours to bake and costs 5LP. Once the birthday cake is ready click on it to store and then you can click on your toddler and select the option to have birthday, they will then age into a preteen. You can then take them to a wardrobe to change their hair and clothes. This post explains in more detail birthday cake ageing

If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest then you no longer need to bake birthday cakes, they will age automatically.
Needs
and how to fulfil them
Preteens can look after themselves without an adult to help using the items below to increase their needs:

- Hunger- use a fridge or eat a meal
- Bladder- use a toilet
- Energy- use a bed, chair or coffee machine
- Hygiene- use a shower, bath or sink
- Social- talk to another sim or use a phone
- Fun- lots of things including watching TV or using a trampoline!
Activities for Preteens
What hobbies can a preteen do?
What school do preteens go to?
Simtown elementary- once built you need to enrol them the same way you give an adult a job, use the preteen study desk to increase a preteens grade faster.
Relationships
Preteen to Preteen
FRIENDSHIP
- Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP - Acquaintances: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming friends: 150XP - Friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP - Good friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP - Best friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to rude option
| FRIENDSHIP LEVELS |
OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 3 times | 1 time | |
| Acquaintance | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 3 times | 1 time | |
| Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 9 times | 3 times | |
| Good Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 18 times | 6 times | |
| Best Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
RUDE
- Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming disliked: 100XP
- Disliked: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming enemy: 200XP
- Enemy: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming nemesis: 300XP
- Nemesis: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to friendship option
| RUDE LEVELS |
OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 3 times | 1 time | |
| Disliked | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 9 times | 3 times | |
| Enemy | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 18 times | 6 times | |
| Nemesis | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
Preteen to Teenager/Adult/Senior
FRIENDSHIP
- Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP - Acquaintances: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming friends: 150XP - Friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP - Good friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP - Best friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to rude option
| FRIENDSHIP LEVELS |
OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Cuddle 30 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 3 times | 3 times | 1 time | |
| Acquaintance | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Cuddle 30 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 3 times | 3 times | 1 time | |
| Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Cuddle 30 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 9 times | 9 times | 3 times | |
| Good Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Cuddle 30 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
| 18 times | 18 times | 6 times | |
| Best Friend | Be Funny 10 seconds |
Cuddle 30 seconds |
Be Nice 1 minute |
RUDE
- Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming disliked: 100XP
- Disliked: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming enemy: 200XP
- Enemy: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
Reward for becoming nemesis: 300XP
- Nemesis: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to friendship option
| RUDE LEVELS |
OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 3 times | 1 time | |
| Disliked | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 9 times | 3 times | |
| Enemy | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
| 18 times | 6 times | |
| Nemesis | Be Rude 10 seconds |
Complain 1 minute |
Preteen to Infant
Preteens cannot interact with babies
Preteen to Toddler
- Strangers: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
- Acquaintance: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
- Friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
- Good friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP - Best friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
| FRIENDSHIP LEVELS |
OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Play Hide and Seek 10 seconds |
Talk to 45 seconds |
Pat-a-cake 2 minutes |
| 2 times | 1 time | 3 times | |
| Acquaintance | Play Hide and Seek 10 seconds |
Talk to 45 seconds |
Pat-a-cake 2 minutes |
| 1 time | 1 time | 3 times | |
| Friend | Play Hide and Seek 10 seconds |
Talk to 45 seconds |
Pat-a-cake 2 minutes |
| 5 times | 3 times | 9 times | |
| Good Friend | Play Hide and Seek 10 seconds |
Talk to 45 seconds |
Pat-a-cake 2 minutes |
| 9 times | 6 times | 18 times | |
| Best Friend | Play Hide and Seek 10 seconds |
Talk to 45 seconds |
Pat-a-cake 2 minutes |
Ageing a Preteen?
If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest when your preteen reaches the end of that life stage they will age automatically to a teenage sim. Before this, you need to complete the Teenagers Quest and bake a birthday cake to be able to age your preteen to a teenage sim.
Read all about Teenage Sims here
👍 Preteens have a lot of hobbies to choose from and can look after themselves without help from adults
👎 Preteens don’t make a lot of money at school and they can’t bake or garden
Related Posts:
Infant Sims – Toddler Sims – Teenage Sims – Adult Sims – Senior Sims